2010 World Cup draw: The groups

  1. Posted on Wednesday 22 October 2008 - 11:30
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    Joseph Appiah-Dolphyne, AfricaNews editor in Accra, Ghana
    The draw for the final round of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations has taken place in Zurich, with interesting outcomes. Ghana has been handed a tough group in the final qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup as the Black Stars play Benin, Sudan and Mali in Group D.
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    The Black Stars have been paired against the three countries who played at the recent African Cup of Nations in Ghana. This shows that Ghana's three opponents have made important strides in their game over the past few years.

    Ghana will host Benin in their group opening game on 29 March while Mali travels to face Sudan.

    The Black Stars final game will be against Mali and the good news is that the game will be played at home for Ghana.

    Cameroon were perhaps the unluckiest of the seeded teams, having been drawn against Togo, Morocco and Gabon in Group 1.

    Group A
    Cameroon
    Morocco
    Gabon
    Togo

    Group B
    Nigeria
    Tunisia
    Kenya
    Mozambique

    Group C
    Egypt
    Algeria
    Zambia
    Rwanda

    Group D
    Ghana
    Mali
    Benin
    Sudan

    Group E
    Ivory Coast
    Guinea
    Burkina Faso
    Malawi

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