The draws for the Orange African Cup of Nations, Morocco 2015 was held on Sunday in Cairo.
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The draws produced some tough groups with Cameroun facing Cote D’Ivoire in one group, Tunisia will face Egypt and Senegal while Ghana will facing Togo in another. Meanwhile, Champions, Nigeria will face South Africa and Sudan in another group.

The detailed groups are:

Group A
Nigeria
South Africa
Sudan
Namibia/Congo vs Libya/Rwanda

Group B
Mali
Algeria
Ethiopia
Sao Tome & Principe/Benin vs Malawi/Chad

Group C
Burkina Faso
Angola
Gabon
Liberia/Lesotho vs Kenya/Comoros

Group D
Cote d’Ivoire
Cameroon
DR Congo
Swaziland/Sierra Leone vs Gambia/Seychelles

Group E
Ghana
Togo
Guinea
Madagascar/Uganda vs Mauritania/Equatorial Guinea

Group F
Zambia
Cape Verde
Niger
Tanzania/Zimbabwe vs Mozambique/South Sudan

Group G
Tunisia
Egypt
Senegal
Burundi/Botswana vs Central African Republic/Guinea Bissau.

The group phase will be preceded by the First and Second stage of the qualifying series that will give birth to seven teams.

Group winners and runner-up of each group plus the third-best team will join hosts Morocco for the final tournament.

First Round
First leg: 16,17,18 May 2014
Second leg: 30,31 May or 1 June 2014

Second Round
First Leg: 18,19,20 July 2014
Second Leg: 1,2,3 August 2014

Final round
Day 1: 5-6 September 2014
Day 2: 10 September 2014
Day 3: 10-11 October 2014
Day 4: 15 October 2014
Day 5: 14-15 November 2014
Day 6: 19 November 2014

The 30th edition of the AFCON will be played from 17 January through to 8 February 2015.

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