{"id":470836,"date":"2011-07-31T08:45:16","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T08:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/"},"modified":"2011-07-31T08:45:16","modified_gmt":"2011-07-31T08:45:16","slug":"africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa: World Cup 2014 &#8211; All the African Draws"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"66.6443615621\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\" alt=\"Vanguard (Lagos)\" title=\"Visit Vanguard (Lagos)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patrick Omorodion<\/p>\n<p>30 July 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Nigeria was Saturday, in Brazil drawn in Group F of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers with Malawi and the winners of the preliminaries between Seychelles and Kenya and Djibouti versus Namibia as opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria and nine other countries namely South Africa, Tunisia, Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Algeria, Cameroon and Senegal were seeded and thus top their various groups.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa was drawn in Group A with Botswana, Central Africa Republic and the winner of the preliminary game between Somalia and Ethiopia while Tunisia top Group B and will battle Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, and the winner between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar.<\/p>\n<p>In Group C is Cote d&#8217;Ivoire as leaders with Morocco, Gambia and the winner of the tie between Chad and Tanzania while Ghana are in Group D with Zambia, Sudan and whoever wins the preliminary game between Lesotho and Burundi.<\/p>\n<p>Burkina Faso which was surprisingly seeded ahead of Morocco leads Group E with Gabon, Niger and the winner between Sao Tome &#038; Principe and Congo while Egypt are Group G leaders and face opposition from Guinea, Zimbabwe and the winner between the Comoros and Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>Algeria lead Group H and will contend with Mali, Benin Republic and the winner between Eritrea and Rwanda while Cameroon are pitched against strife-torn Libya and the winners in the ties between Guinea-Bissau and Togo as well as Swaziland versus Congo DR in Group I<\/p>\n<p>Senegal head Group H and will battle Uganda, Angola and the winner of the prelim tie between Mauritius and Liberia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Draw<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Group A: South Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Somalia or Ethiopia<\/p>\n<p>Group B: Tunisia, Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar<\/p>\n<p>Group C: Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, Morocco, Gambia, Chad or Tanzania<\/p>\n<p>Group D: Ghana, Zambia, Sudan, Lesotho or Burundi<\/p>\n<p>Group E: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger, Sao Tome e Principe or Congo<\/p>\n<p>Group F: Nigeria, Malawi, Seychelles or Kenya, Djibouti or Namibia<\/p>\n<p>Group G: Egypt, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Comoros or Mozambique<\/p>\n<p>Group H: Algeria, Mali, Benin, Eritrea or Rwanda<\/p>\n<p>Group I: Cameroon, Libya, Guinea-Bissau or Togo, Swaziland or Congo DR<\/p>\n<p>Group J: Senegal, Uganda, Angola, Mauritius or Liberia<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Patrick Omorodion 30 July 2011 Nigeria was Saturday, in Brazil drawn in Group F of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers with Malawi and the winners of the preliminaries between Seychelles and Kenya and Djibouti versus Namibia as opponents. Nigeria and nine other countries namely South Africa, Tunisia, Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Algeria, Cameroon and Senegal were seeded and thus top their various groups. South Africa was drawn in Group A with Botswana, Central Africa Republic and the winner of the preliminary game between Somalia and Ethiopia while Tunisia top Group B and will battle Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, and the winner between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar. In Group C is Cote d&#8217;Ivoire as leaders with Morocco, Gambia and the winner of the tie between Chad and Tanzania while Ghana are in Group D with Zambia, Sudan and whoever wins the preliminary game between Lesotho and Burundi. Burkina Faso which was surprisingly seeded ahead of Morocco leads Group E with Gabon, Niger and the winner between Sao Tome &#038; Principe and Congo while Egypt are Group G leaders and face opposition from Guinea, Zimbabwe and the winner between the Comoros and Mozambique. Algeria lead Group H and will contend with Mali, Benin Republic and the winner between Eritrea and Rwanda while Cameroon are pitched against strife-torn Libya and the winners in the ties between Guinea-Bissau and Togo as well as Swaziland versus Congo DR in Group I Senegal head Group H and will battle Uganda, Angola and the winner of the prelim tie between Mauritius and Liberia. The Draw Group A: South Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Somalia or Ethiopia Group B: Tunisia, Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar Group C: Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, Morocco, Gambia, Chad or Tanzania Group D: Ghana, Zambia, Sudan, Lesotho or Burundi Group E: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger, Sao Tome e Principe or Congo Group F: Nigeria, Malawi, Seychelles or Kenya, Djibouti or Namibia Group G: Egypt, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Comoros or Mozambique Group H: Algeria, Mali, Benin, Eritrea or Rwanda Group I: Cameroon, Libya, Guinea-Bissau or Togo, Swaziland or Congo DR Group J: Senegal, Uganda, Angola, Mauritius or Liberia More News on allAfrica.com AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-470836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Africa: World Cup 2014 - All the African Draws - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Africa: World Cup 2014 - All the African Draws - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Patrick Omorodion 30 July 2011 Nigeria was Saturday, in Brazil drawn in Group F of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers with Malawi and the winners of the preliminaries between Seychelles and Kenya and Djibouti versus Namibia as opponents. 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The Draw Group A: South Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Somalia or Ethiopia Group B: Tunisia, Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar Group C: Cote d&#039;Ivoire, Morocco, Gambia, Chad or Tanzania Group D: Ghana, Zambia, Sudan, Lesotho or Burundi Group E: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger, Sao Tome e Principe or Congo Group F: Nigeria, Malawi, Seychelles or Kenya, Djibouti or Namibia Group G: Egypt, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Comoros or Mozambique Group H: Algeria, Mali, Benin, Eritrea or Rwanda Group I: Cameroon, Libya, Guinea-Bissau or Togo, Swaziland or Congo DR Group J: Senegal, Uganda, Angola, Mauritius or Liberia More News on allAfrica.com AllAfrica - All the Time\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Africa: World Cup 2014 &#8211; All the African Draws\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-07-31T08:45:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/\"},\"wordCount\":373,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/\",\"name\":\"Africa: World Cup 2014 - All the African Draws - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-07-31T08:45:16+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Africa: World Cup 2014 - All the African Draws - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/31\/africa-world-cup-2014-all-the-african-draws\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Africa: World Cup 2014 - All the African Draws - Ghanamma.com","twitter_description":"Patrick Omorodion 30 July 2011 Nigeria was Saturday, in Brazil drawn in Group F of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers with Malawi and the winners of the preliminaries between Seychelles and Kenya and Djibouti versus Namibia as opponents. 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