2010 Africa Cup of Nations - Draw

Draw

The draw for the final tournament took place on 20 November 2009 at the Talatona Convention Centre in Luanda, Angola. The 16 teams were split into four pots, with Pot 1 containing the top four seeded nations. Angola were seeded as hosts and Egypt as reigning holders. The remaining 14 teams were ranked based on their records in the three last editions of the competition. Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire had the two strongest records and so completed the top seeded Pot 1. The four seeded teams were placed into their groups in advance of the final draw.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Angola
Egypt
Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire

Ghana
Nigeria
Tunisia
Mali

Zambia
Benin
Algeria
Togo (withdrew)

Burkina Faso
Mozambique
Gabon
Malawi

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