Hosts Cameroon To Face Mali, Burkina Faso And Zimbabwe In African Nations Championships
18th February 2020
The tournament, which will kick off on April 4 when Cameroon take on Zimbabwe, is rounded off by Zambia, Guinea, Namibia and Tanzania in Group D
- Host nation Cameroon will face Mali, Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe in Group A of the African Nations Championship following the draw on Monday
- The tournament, which exclusively features players from each nation's respective national championships, was supposed to be hosted by Ethiopia but was moved to Cameroon after the Ethiopian football authorities admitted the country was not ready to hold the event
YAOUNDE,
Cameroon- Host
nation Cameroon will face Mali, Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe in Group A of the
African Nations Championship following the draw on Monday.
The tournament, which exclusively features players from each
nation's respective national championships, was supposed to be hosted by
Ethiopia but was moved to Cameroon after the Ethiopian football authorities
admitted the country was not ready to hold the event.
Elsewhere DR Congo will play neighbours Congo in Group B
alongside Libya and Niger, while in Group C holders Morocco face Togo, Rwanda
and Uganda.
The tournament, which will kick off on April 4 when Cameroon
take on Zimbabwe, is rounded off by Zambia, Guinea, Namibia and Tanzania in
Group D.
The event will be hosted by the cities of Yaounde, Douala
and Limbe and will also serve as a warm-up for Cameroon ahead of the arrival of
the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) next year.
The 2019 edition of the CAN was moved from Cameroon to Egypt
after delays to infrastructure works needed for the tournament to take place.
The country is also faced with two bloody conflicts. In the
north of the country, assaults from jihadist group Boko Haram have intensified
in recent months, while more than 3,000 people have died and at least 700,000
have been forced to flee their homes since October 2017 as English-speaking
separatist groups clash with security forces.
Groups at 2020 African Nations Championship:
Group A: Cameroon, Mali, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe
Group B: Libya, DR Congo, Congo, Niger
Group C: Morocco, Rwanda, Togo, Uganda
Group D:
Zambia, Guinea, Namibia, Tanzania