{"id":225319,"date":"2016-06-24T19:56:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T19:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=225319"},"modified":"2016-06-24T19:56:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T19:56:43","slug":"ghana-face-egypt-congo-uganda-in-2018-world-cup-qualiyfing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/ghana-face-egypt-congo-uganda-in-2018-world-cup-qualiyfing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana face Egypt, Congo, Uganda in 2018 World Cup qualiyfing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Stars will face very familiar foes, Egypt, in Group E of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers which starts later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The other teams in the group are Congo Brazzaville and Uganda.\u00a0The draw was done in Cairo on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>20 teams were in the hat as they waited to see their route for the next World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>While Ghana will consider its group as relatively kind, some teams will look at theirs with a lot more worry.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria find themselves in Group B with Zambia, Cameroon and the continent&#8217;s top ranked side, Algeria. The group boasts former AFCON winners and former World Cup campaigners.<\/p>\n<p>Defending African champions, Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, are in Group C with Mali, Gabon and Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal, South Africa, Burkina Faso and Cape Verde are in Group D.<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia are in Group A with Libya, Congo DR, and Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>The qualifiers begin in October and they run until November 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is the full draw:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-225321 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CAFgroups.jpg\" alt=\"CAFgroups\" width=\"960\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Nathan Quao\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Stars will face very familiar foes, Egypt, in Group E of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers which starts later this year. 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