2023 AFCON: Ghana drawn in Group B alongside Egypt, Cape Verde and Mozambique
The Black Stars of Ghana have been drawn in Group B for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations which will be hosted in Ivory Coast.
The West African giants have been grouped with Egypt, Cape Verde and Mozambique.
The Black Stars will be based in Abidjan where they will play most of their games at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium.
The top two countries will automatically advance to the Round of 16 stage with the third placed team advancing to the knockout stage based on ranking.
The Black Stars will be aiming to deliver and improve upon their last appearance where they finished bottom of Group C behind Comoros, Gabon and Morocco.
Hosts Ivory Coast were joined in Group A by Nigeria in the draw for the Africa Cup of Nations in Abidjan on Thursday.
Fast-improving Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, who have qualified for a fourth straight edition, complete the mini-league.
Other heavyweight pairings included defending champions Senegal with five-time winners Cameroon, while Africa’s first World Cup semifinalists Morocco face the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ivory Coast, seeking a third Cup of Nations title, will meet Guinea-Bissau in the opening match on 13 January in Abidjan, the economic hub.
The Ivorian clash with three-time champions Nigeria will attract most attention among the six Group A fixtures.
Nigeria were last crowned Cup of Nations winners in 2013 in South Africa and the Ivory Coast succeeded them two years later in Equatorial Guinea.
Morocco were drawn in Group F with DR Congo, Zambia and Tanzania. The Atlas Lions have won the premier African football competition only once, in 1976. Their best performance since then was finishing runners-up to 2004 hosts Tunisia.
Defending champions Senegal are in Group C with five-time winners Cameroon, Guinea and the Gambia.
South Africa will face Tunisia, Mali and Namibia in Group E while Ghana take on Egypt, Cape Verde and Mozambique in Group B.
Group D, comprising Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Angola, completes the line-up for a tournament that will reach a climax with the final on 11 February.
FULL DRAW
Group A: Ivory Coast, G. Bissau, Eq. Guinea, Nigeria
Group B: Mozambique, Cape Verde, Ghana, Egypt
Group C: Gambia, Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal
Group D: Angola, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Algeria
Group E: Namibia, South Africa , Mali, Tunisia
Group F: Tanzania, Zambia, DR Congo, Morocco
