WAFU Cup: Nigeria to lock horns with S’Leone as Ghana battle Gambia

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn against Sierra Leone in Zone A of the 2017 West African Football Union Cup of Nations.

The draw ceremony took place on Thursday in Accra, Ghana.

The competition has been scheduled for September 9-24, and teams are expected to feature wholly home-based professionals.

The Nigerian team is in the same group with host nation Ghana, Mali and Guinea. Other teams in Group A are The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Mauritania and Guinea Bissau.

2015 African champions Cote d’Ivoire leads Group B which also has Senegal, Burkina Faso, Benin Republic, Liberia, Niger Republic, Togo and Cape Verde.

Group A teams will play in Takoradi while teams in Group B will compete in Cape Coast.

GROUP A

Ghana Vs The Gambia

Nigeria Vs Sierra Leone

Mali Vs Mauritania

Guinea Vs Guinea Bissau

GROUP B

Senegal Vs Liberia

Burkina Faso Vs Niger Republic

Cote d’Ivoire Vs Togo

Benin Republic Vs Cape Verde