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Sports News of Saturday, 30 July 2011

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Ghana gets Zambia in Group D

Ghana's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying opponents have been revealed with the Black Stars handed a Group D draw alongside Zambia, Sudan and either Lesotho or Burundi.

This followed the draw made in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday as 52 sides from the continent were paired in ten four-team sections.

Brazilian stars Cafu and Neymar assisted in the draw for the African Zone.

The Black Stars, seeded, who enjoyed a memorable last eight place at last year's World Cup after a debut round of 16 finish in 2006 would be attempting a third consecutive appearance when the begin the campaign in the second qualifying round.

Countries from the continent would be competing for five qualifying berths when the African qualifiers start in June 2012 and conclude in September 2013.

203 countries will be part of the 824 qualifiers for the right to claim one of 32 berths at the 2014 World Cup finals.

Brazil will host the competition from 12 June - 13 July 2014.

AFRICAN ZONE DRAW

Group A: South Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Somalia or Ethiopia

Group B: Tunisia, Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar

Group C: Cote d'Ivoire, Morocco, Gambia, Chad or Tanzania

Group D: Ghana, Zambia, Sudan, Lesotho or Burundi

Group E: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger, Sao Tome e Principe or Congo

Group F: Nigeria, Malawi, Seychelles or Kenya, Djibouti or Namibia

Group G: Egypt, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Comoros or Mozambique

Group H: Algeria, Mali, Benin, Eritrea or Rwanda

Group I: Cameroon, Libya, Guinea-Bissau or Togo, Swaziland or Congo DR

Group J: Senegal, Uganda, Angola, Mauritius or Liberia