AFCON 2021: Nigeria set to face Egypt in Group D [Full Draw]

Ahead of the 2021 African Cup Of Nations football competition which will be staged in Cameroon, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday made the group stage draw where the 24 teams that qualified from the preliminary rounds were grouped into six.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have drawn seven-time Nations Cup champions, Egypt, in Group D of the 2021 Nations Cup tournament scheduled for Cameroon from January 9, 2022.

The other countries in Group D are Sudan and Guinea-Bissau.

The African Cup of Nations football competition will kick off on Sunday, 9th January 2022, In Yaounde, Cameroon. The first game of the competition will see the host country, Cameroon going into a challenge with Burkina Faso to declare the competition opened.

Check out the group stage draw results below

Group A:

Cameroon

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Cape Verde

Group B:

Senegal

Zimbabwe

Guinea

Group C:

Morroco

Ghana

Comoros

Gabon

Group D:

Nigeria

Egypt

Sudan

Guinea-Bissau

Group E:

Algeria

Sierra Leone

Equatorial Guinea

Côte d’Ivoire

Group F:

Tunisia

Mali

Mauritania

Gambia