Black Stars to know 2017 AFCON tournament opponents on 19 October

Published on: 05 September 2016

Ghana will know their Group opponents for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on 19 October when the draw is held in Libreville, the capital of the host country Gabon.

The Black Stars will be playing in their 21st Nations Cup finals after topping their Group which included Mozambique, Mauritius and Rwanda.

At the weekend all sixteen qualified nations were confirmed for the tournament to hosted by Gabon.

Togo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Zimbabwe will be represented.

Others are Uganda, Burkina Faso, debutants Guinea Bissau, Senegal, Mali, DR Congo alongside host nation Gabon.

The Black Stars are expected to be among the top seeds in the draw per their position on the FIFA/CAF rankings.

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