Egypt 2019 Afcon draws. |
All the African representatives from east to west, north to South gathered today in Egypt, Cairo for the draws. Among the those who took part in the draws were El Hadji Diof the ancient Teranger Lion of Senegal, Yaya Toure of Ivory Coast and the others.
Group D appears to be the tiger group of the competition represented by Morocco, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Namibia. Morocco and South Africa appears to be the Favorites of this group.
Group A which is made of Egypt, DR Congo, Zimbabwe and Uganda appears to be a mild group. The favorites of the group are Egypt and Zimbabwe though Dr Congo may be a stumbling block to the two teams.
Group B is a free pass for Nigeria while Guinea may easily pass to the next round but an unknown among Madagascar and Burundi may surprise us this year.
Group C made of Algeria, Kenya, Senegal and Tanzania sees Senegal and Algeria as favorites but a fat surprise awaits this group. Tanzania or Kenya may surprise us in Egypt.
Group E made of Mali, Tunisia, Mauritania, Angola is a sure for acme position for Tunisia while Mali and Angola appears to have the same points moving to the next step.
Group F is the Cameroon, Ghana, Benin, Guinea Bissau group. Cameroon appears to be the favorite followed by Ghana though both teams appear to be at the same level on the African stage.
Cameroon is the current holders of the 2017 AFCON. Are they going to let go the gold in Egypt?
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