Ghana\u2019s Black Stars have been pooled with Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa and The Sudan for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying competition.<\/p>\n
Ghana, quarter-finalists at this year\u2019s AFCON in Egypt, are in Group C for the qualifiers which starts next month with a clash with South Africa\u2019s Bafana Bafana in Kumasi on Friday, November 15.<\/p>\n
After the opening group matches next month, the 2021 AFCON qualifiers will then take a nine-month break with Ghana next playing away to The Sudan in September next year.<\/p>\n
Sao Tome, ranked 190th in the world, earned their spot after a historic 5-2 aggregate win victory over Mauritius.<\/p>\n
The 48 qualified teams have been divided into 12 groups of four teams each and the top two sides from each group will earn a ticket to the 2021 AFCON in Cameroun.<\/p>\n
Host, Cameroun, have an automatic spot in the tournament, but will take part to gain competitive match practice, which means Cape Verde, Mozambique and Rwanda will contest the available two spots in Group F.<\/p>\n
Group A:<\/b>\u00a0Mali, Guinea, Namibia, Chad
\nGroup B:<\/b>\u00a0Burkina Faso, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan
\nGroup C:<\/b>\u00a0Ghana, South Africa,The Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe
\nGroup D:<\/b>\u00a0DR Congo, Gabon, Angola,The Gambia
\nGroup E:\u00a0<\/b>Morocco, Mauritania, Central African Republic, Burundi
\nGroup F:<\/b>\u00a0Cameroun (Q), Cape Verde, Mozambique, Rwanda
\nGroup G:\u00a0<\/b>Egypt, Kenya, Togo, Comoros
\nGroup H:<\/b>\u00a0Algeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana
\nGroup I:<\/b>\u00a0Senegal, Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Eswatini
\nGroup J:<\/b>\u00a0Tunisia, Libya, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea
\nGroup K:<\/b>\u00a0Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Niger, Madagascar, Ethiopia
\nGroup L:<\/b>\u00a0Nigeria, Benin, Sierra Leone, Lesotho<\/p>\n
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