Draw date for CAN finals November 20, 2009

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CAF announces draw date for CAN finals

November 9, 2009 -- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will hold the draw for the Africa Cup of Nations finals on November 20th in Luanda, El Watan reported on Sunday (November 8th). Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and hosts Angola already qualified for the January 10th-31st event. The other nine countries will be known on November 15th, following the last combined CAN/World Cup qualifiers.

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Morocco determined to beat Cameroon, score CAN slot

November 11, 2009 -- Morocco coach Hassan Moumen said the Atlas Lions still believe in their chance to qualify for the 2010 CAN finals in Angola, MAP reported on Tuesday (November 10th). During the match against Cameroon on Saturday in Fez, "we will spare no effort" to win the important three points to ensure the qualification, the coach told the press. Key players Abdeslam Ouaddou, Mbarek Boussoufa and Kamal Chafni will be absent due to injuries, he said. To cope with the situation, the coach called players from the local championships, including Mourad Ainy of Raja Casablanca and Azzedine Hissa from HUSA.

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Morocco exit CAN qualifiers with home loss to Cameroon

November 15, 2009 -- Morocco gave up their last chance to qualify for CAN 2010 by losing 2-0 to Cameroon in Fez on Saturday (November 14th). The defeat ended a difficult African/World Cup qualifier run for the Atlas Lions. They finished their Group A combined qualifiers with only 3 points from six games

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Tirage au sort de la CAN 2010 :
L'Algérie dans le groupe A

Vendredi 20 Novembre 2009 -- L'Algérie évoluera dans le Groupe A avec l'Angola (pays organisateur), le Mali et le Malwi en phase finale de la 27e édition de la Coupe d'Afrique des nations CAN-2010 (du 10 au 31 janvier) à l'issue du tirage au sort effectué vendredi au Centre de conférences de Talatona à Luanda. L'Algérie disputera son premier match face au Malawi.

Tous les groupes

Groupe A: Angola, Mali, Algérie, Malawi
Groupe B: Cote d'ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Burkina Faso
Groupe C: Egypte, Nigeria, Bénin, Mozambique
Groupe D: Cameroun, Tunisie, Zambie, Gabon

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World Cup-bound Algeria gets favourable draw at African Cup of Nations

LUANDA, November 20, 2009 — After beating Egypt in a dramatic series of qualifying games to capture a place at the World Cup, Algeria has been drawn with host Angola, Mali and Malawi in a comparatively easy group at the African Cup of Nations. Defending champion and record six-time winner Egypt has been drawn to play Nigeria, Mozambique and Benin in the 16-team championship to be played in four Angolan venues January 10-31. The toughest group appears to be Group B, which has two World Cup qualifiers in Ivory Coast and Ghana, along with Togo, which played at the 2006 World Cup, and Burkina Faso. The last group has Cameroon, Gabon, Zambia and Tunisia. Two from each group advance to the quarter-finals.