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African Nations Cup

Ghana get Ivory Coast

AFP,Luanda
World Cup qualifiers Ghana and Ivory Coast will clash in the first round of the African Nations Cup after the draw here Friday placed them in Group B with Burkina Faso andTogo.
Defending champions Egypt, seeking a record third consecutive title in the biennial continental football showpiece, are in Group C with Nigeria, Mozambique and Benin.
Angola, the first Portuguese-speaking country to stage the 52-year-old competition, are in Group A with Mali. Malawi and Algeria and appear capable of finishing among the top two and reaching the quarterfinals.
Cameroon, winners of the premier African Football Confederation tournament four times, are the team to beat in Group D, which is completed by Gabon, Zambia and TUnisia.
Capital city Luanda will host the opening match on January 10 and the final on January 31 and provincial centres Benguela, Cabinda and Lubango complete the venue line-up.
This Nations Cup is expected to attract massive international attention as it falls five months before South Africa stages the first World Cup to be held in Africa.
The Ghana-Ivory Coast showdown will bring together Chelsea team-mates Didier Drogba, the source of many Ivorian goals, and Michael Essien, the midfield dynamo who powers the Ghanaians.
Another English Premiership star in the Group of Death will be Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor, inspirational leader of Togo, while Burkina Faso boast little known but deadly Moumouni Dagano.
The Qatar-based goal poacher finished leading scorer in the 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup
qualifying competition with 12 goals, including a hat-trick against the Seychelles.
Angola Portuguese coach Manuel Jose hoped for an easy draw and he got it with Algeria, who clinched a 2010 World Cup place two days ago at the expense of bitter rivals Egypt, likely to pose the greatest threat.
Despite boasting Spanish La Liga stars in Mahamadou Diarra, Frederic Kanoute and Seydou Keita, Mali were a major disappointment in the qualifiers under Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi while Malawi appear the Cup whipping boys.
Egypt and Nigeria should fight for top spot in their pool, although both need to be wary of well-drilled if goal-shy Mozambique and Benin, recent conquerors of Ghana.
Cameroon are a revitalised side since French coach Paul le Guen took over in mid-year and made Inter Milan striker and three-time African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o captain.
Gabon, who also have a French coach in former midfield star Alain Giresse, will not relish facing the 'Indomitable Lions' again having lost twice to them within four days during the qualifiers.