CAF U-23 Championship: Olympic Eagles to Play CIV, Zambia and South Africa

Olympic Eagles have been drawn in a very competitive group ahead of the Confederations of African Football Youth Championship slated for Egypt.

The Dream Team are top drawn in Group B alongside West African foes, Ivory Coast while South Africa and Zambia completes the pool.

Hosts Egypt will slug it out with Mali,Ghana and Sydney 2000 Gold medalists, Cameroon.

Nigeria are the current champions, after the successful campaign four years ago in Senegal. Only the two finalists will represent Africa at the main Event in Tokyo come 2020.

Group A

Egypt

Mali

Ghana

Cameroon

Group B

Nigeria

Ivory Coast

South Africa

Zambia

By Olamide Oyetunji