CAF have finally revealed the official drawing pots for the draw of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, with Bafana Bafana being placed in pot three, which means they could receive a potential Group of Death.
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The draw for the tournament in Egypt will take place in Cairo on Friday night and CAF confirmed the drawing pots one day ahead of the spectacle.
"The CAF Executive Committee at its meeting on Thursday, 11 April 2019, in Cairo, Egypt approved the draw procedure for the final tournament of the Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019," reads an official statement on CAF's website.
"The procedure was proposed by the Organising Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations at its meeting 24-hours earlier.
"The pots and seedings of the 24 qualified teams were decided based on the latest FIFA World rankings (released 4 April 2019), which is globally accepted and portrays a true reflection of the state of the qualified teams."
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South Africa, who sit in 73rd position overall in the latest FIFA ranking and in 13th on the continent, were placed in drawing pot three alongside Uganda, Benin, Mauritania, Madagascar and Kenya, which means Stuart Baxter's men cannot face these five sides.
Here are the four drawing pots, as confirmed by CAF:
Pot 1: Egypt (hosts) – Cameroon – Nigeria – Senegal – Tunisia – Morocco
Pot 2: DR Congo – Ghana – Mali – Ivory Coast – Guinea – Algeria
Pot 3: South Africa – Uganda – Benin – Mauritania – Madagascar – Kenya
Pot 4: Zimbabwe – Namibia – Guinea Bissau – Angola – Tanzania – Burundi
The draw will take place in Cairo on Friday night at 20:00 SA time and Soccer Laduma will keep you up to date about Bafana's group.
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Six groups with four teams, one from each drawing pot, will be drawn, which means South Africa could face a potential Group of Death alongside Egypt, Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe.
Which teams would you like to see in Bafana's group? Have your say in the comments section below.
