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Nigeria: Amodu Off to Angola For Nations Cup Draw

Lagos — Amodu Shaibu left Lagos yesterday for Luanda to attend the Nations Cup draw. He was accompanied by NFF Secretary General Bolaji Ojo-Oba. The super Eagles coach told KickOffNigeria.com that he expects to pick a good camp site for the Eagles as soon as the draws are made. "We have to make sure that we pick a site where we can concentrate properly and focus well for the tournament," he said.

"The important thing right now is for us to know who we are up against and start working out a programme that will give is a good performance at the World Cup."

The Super Eagles were dumped in the second tier of teams for draw. Defending champions Egypt join Africa's top-ranked team Cameroon and Ivory Coast along with hosts Angola in Pot 1, which contains the seeded teams.

Tunisia, Ghana and Mali are with Nigeria in Pot 2. Pot 3 will contain Zambia, Benin, Algeria and Togo while Pot 4 has Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Gabon and Malawi.

According to CAF, the seedings are based on performance criteria from the last three Africa Cup of Nations competitions as laid down in the regulations.

Angola, as host, will occupy the top position in Group A and will be based in Luanda. Egypt as the defending champions will be Group C top seeds and will be based in Benguela.

Cameroon and Ivory Coast, the remaining seeded teams, are placed in Group B (Cabinda) and Group D (Huila) respectively, for their performance in the three last editions of the competition. The draw rules are simple: no two teams from the same pot will be placed in the same


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