By James Robert Kayindi
At the draws for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations’ qualifiers that were held yesterday, Uganda was seeded in Group D along with the 2013 runners up Burkina Faso.
The draws’ ceremony took place yesterday in Cairo, Egypt at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) President Eng. Moses Magogo attended the ceremony as Uganda was being grouped with Burkina Faso, Botswana and Comoros with whom they will be competing for a slot at the 2017 AFCON finals that will be played in Gabon.
Group A:
Tunisia
Togo
Liberia
Djibouti
Group B:
DR Congo
Angola
Central African Republic
Madagascar
Group C:
Mali
Equatorial Guinea
Benin
South Sudan
Group D:
Burkina Faso
Uganda
Botswana
Comoros
Group E:
Zambia
Congo
Kenya
Guinea Bissau
Group F:
Cape Verde
Morocco
Libya
Sao Tome
Group G:
Nigeria
Egypt
Tanzania
Chad
Group H:
Ghana
Mozambique
Rwanda
Mauritius
Group I:
Cote d’Ivoire
Sudan
Sierra Leone
Gabon
Group J:
Algeria
Ethiopia
Lesotho
Seychelles
Group K:
Senegal
Niger
Namibia
Burundi
Group L:
Guinea
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Swaziland
Group M:
Cameroon
South Africa
Gambia
Mauritania
Email Robert: Robert.k.cirlces@gmail.com
