Draw Set for 2010 Africa Cup of Nations

Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Algeria, and Cameroon will get a good warm-up for next summer's World Cup when they take part in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. The tournament, hosted by Angola, will feature 16 teams and begins on January 10.

The teams that qualified are the teams that finished in the top three of the five CAF World Cup qualifying groups, plus the hosts. On Friday, the draw took place in Luanda to set up four groups of four. Here is how the groups look:

Group A: Angola, Mali, Malawi, Algeria

Group B: Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo

Group C: Egypt, Nigeria, Mozambique, Benin

Group D: Cameroon, Gabon, Zambia, Tunisia


It looks like Group B will be the toughest in the tournament, with World Cup contenders Ivory Coast and Ghana being joined by Togo and a Burkina Faso side that had a solid qualifying campaign. Group D will also be hotly contested, as Cameroon and Gabon will renew acquaintances after battling in World Cup qualification. They will also be joined by a talented Tunisia side that missed out World Cup qualification on the last matchday.

The tournament runs until the final on January 31st, and we'll keep you updated on how things shape up.