Ghana among 16 countries confirmed for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Published on: 20 November 2014
Ghana among 16 countries confirmed for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
Ghana are among the 16 countries set to compete for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations trophy

Ghana are among the 16 countries set to compete for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations trophy after the final round of qualifiers were played across the continent on Wednesday night.

 

In Group A, South Africa topped the group with 12 points after a 2-2 draw in Nigeria while Congo finished second on 10 points after a 1-0 win in Sudan.In Group B, dominant Algeria finished top with 15 points with Mali in second place on nine.

In Group C, Gabon ended unbeaten on 12 points with Burkina Faso on 11 points the runners-up.

In Group D, Cameroon also finished their campaign undefeated after a dull 0-0 draw with Ivory Coast, who finished second on 10 points.

In Group E, Ghana topped the pool with 11 points after a 3-1 victory over Togo in their final qualifier, while Guinea earned the second spot after defeating Uganda 2-0.

In Group F, Cape Verde Islands and Zambia qualified with 12 and 11 points respectively, while in Group G, Tunisia on 14 and Senegal on 13 qualified as Egypt were unable to get the result they needed to qualify as the third-best-placed team.

That honour went to DR Congo, who finished on nine points in Cameroon and Ivory Coast's Group D to complete the pool of 16 teams in Equatorial Guinea – who qualify as hosts – next year.

The draw for the tournament will be made on December 3.

VIEW: Final Afcon results and standings

2015 Africa Cup of Nations finalists

Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo Brazzaville, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea (as hosts), Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia.

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