Afcon holders Nigeria will battle Ethiopia
for a spot at the 2014 World Cup, as was
decided by the Africa zone play-off draw in
Cairo on Monday.
The Super Eagles will play away first to the
Walya Antelopes in October, before hosting the
second leg at home in Nigeria.
Ethiopia are the least-ranked of the 10 teams
that qualified for the final phase of the series,
with a FIFA ranking of 93 and 25th in Africa,
compared to Nigeria's 36th place. The odds favour the African champions in this
draw. In 7 previous meetings, they have won
5, drawn 1 and lost just once to Ethiopia.
By far the toughest draw of the round features
Ghana against Egypt, while Africa's top-ranked
team Côte d'Ivoire get to play Senegal in a
repeat of their 2013 African Nations Cup
qualifying.
The first leg of the ties happen in between
October 11-15 with the second legs taking
place between November 15-19.
Draw results:
Ethiopia v Nigeria
Ivory Coast v Senegal
Ghana v Egypt
Tunisia v Cameroon
Burkina Faso v Algeria
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