{{Bafana Bafana have been drawn against arch-rivals Nigeria in Group A of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. }} <\/p>\n
Nigeria beat Bafana 3-1 in the last match between the two rivals.<\/p>\n
Africa Cup of Nations defending champions Nigeria were grouped with South Africa and Sudan when the 2015 qualifying draw was made in Cairo Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Group A line-up will be completed by the winners of a preliminary tie involving Namibia, Congo Brazzaville, Libya and Rwanda.<\/p>\n
Nigeria can be confident of making the 16-team finals between January 17 and February 8 in Moroccan cities Agadir, Marrakech, Rabat and Tangier.<\/p>\n
They are a bogey side for South Africa — never losing a competitive match to Bafana Bafana (The Boys) — and Sudan have struggled lately.<\/p>\n
Every draw creates a ‘group of death’ and Group G fits the bill with Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal and one from Burundi, Botswana, Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau.<\/p>\n
Egypt have lifted the Cup of Nations a record seven times, hosts Tunisia triumphed in 2004 and Senegal were the strongest third seeds.<\/p>\n
Another mini-league set to generate fierce competition is Group D, which includes Ivory Coast, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n
The remaining place in that group will be filled by Swaziland, Sierra Leone, Gambia or the Seychelles.<\/p>\n
Didier Drogba-skippered Ivory Coast started the last five Cup of Nations tournaments as title favourites, but the closest they came to glory was finishing runners-up twice.<\/p>\n
Cameroon have shown signs of recovery under German coach Volker Finke after failing to make the last two African tournaments.<\/p>\n
DR Congo rank among the sleeping giants of African football and much could hinge on who succeeds veteran Frenchman Claude le Roy as coach.<\/p>\n
Qualifiers Draw:<\/p>\n
Group A : Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Namibia\/Congo\/Libya\/Rwanda<\/p>\n
Group B : Mali, Algeria, Ethiopia, winner of SaoTome\/Benin\/Malawi\/Chad.<\/p>\n
Group C : Burkina Faso, Angola, Gabon, winner of Liberia\/Lesotho\/Kenya\/Comoros.<\/p>\n
Group D : Ivory Coast, Cameroon, DR Congo, winner of Swaziland\/SierraLeone\/Gambia\/Seychelles.<\/p>\n
Group E : Ghana, Togo, Guinea, winner of Madagascar\/Uganda\/Mauritania\/EqGuinea.<\/p>\n
Group F : Zambia, Cape Verde, Niger, winner of Tanzania\/Zimbabwe\/Mozambique\/SouthSudan.<\/p>\n
Group G : Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, winner of Burundi\/Botswana\/CAR\/GuineaBissau.<\/p>\n
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