SOUTH AFRICA 2013 IS HERE AGAIN
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations will be the 29th Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by
the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
It was
scheduled to be hosted by Libya, however a decision
by CAF to move the competition to South Africa means Libya will not host. Libya won
the right to host the tournament after defeating a Nigerian bid along with three other bid winning
nations, Angola, Gabon and Equatorial
Guinea. Bids from Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Senegal were rejected and did not reach the
shortlist. For the first time in CAF history, the hosts of three successive
tournaments were chosen at the same time; Angola was chosen to host in 2010,
Gabon/Equatorial Guinea were chosen as hosts for the 2012 Cup and South Africa
for the 2013 edition.
The winner
of the tournament will qualify for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the representative from
CAF in group B with Spain, Uruguay and Tahiti.
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North Africans Morocco and Algeria formed the base of Pot C, adding Niger and Burkina Faso to their section, leaving Togo, Cape Verde, DR Congo and east African hopefuls Ethiopia in the final Pot.
As host nation, South Africa qualified automatically as a top seed in Group A, and they were joined by minnows Cape Verde, north African giants Morocco and Angola.
On paper, it would seem that Group D is the most competitive of the four, as powerhouse national team Cote d'Ivoire find themselves selected in a section containing Togo, and the north African pairing of Algeria and Tunisia.
Other interesting clashes include Ghana against Mali in Group B, with DR Congo and Niger completing the group, while the Super Eagles of Nigeria will be facing the current Afcon title holders Zambia. The two remaining national teams in Group C are Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.
The 16 teams will play in five host cites throughout South Africa from January 19 to February 10, 2013, to determine the African champion who will represent the continent at the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup.
2013 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS FINAL DRAW
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