Can 2017 Shedule

Africa’s flagship football tournament the African Cup of Nations takes place in Gabon next January. A key process in the lead up to the tournament is the group draw which takes place today in Gabon.

The specific location is at the Stade de l’Amitie in the capital, Libreville, where teams will know who they will face when the tournament finally kicks off.

As part of our build up to the final draw which takes place at 17:30 GMT, we give a background to today’s event. We look at the pots that will be available. We take a tour of the various venues that Gabon has put together. We also take you down memory lane to look at past winners of the tournament.

GROUP A – Libreville
Gabon
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Guinea Bissau
GROUP B – Franceville
Algeria
Tunisia
Senegal
Zimbabwe
GROUP C – Oyem
Ivory Coast
DR Congo
Morocco
Togo
GROUP D: Port Gentil
Ghana
Mali
Egypt
Uganda