Queens, Meteors face Cameroun, Nigeria in tough All Africa Games draw

Ghana's football teams which have qualified to compete in this year's All Africa Games in Congo have been handed tough groups at the football draw in Cairo yesterday.

The Queens, already in camp preparing for the 2016 Olympic qualifiers, have been drawn against Cameroun, South Africa and Egypt in Group B while the Meteors, are also in Group B, alongside Senegal, Egypt and Nigeria.

Group A for the women's draw has hosts, Congo, Nigeria, Tanzania and Cote d'Ivoire, while the men's group is made up of Congo, The Sudan, Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso.

Reacting to the draw, the coach of the Black Queens admitted they had been drawn in a 'Group of Death', but was confident they will survive.

"To have three top teams in the same group is not an easy draw, but as the saying goes, to be the best, you have to conquer all. Now that the draw is out, we will prepare well to go and give the tournament our best shot."

Coincidentally, even before the All Africa Games, the Queens and Cameroun will clash in Yaounde next week in the first leg of their 2016 Olympic qualifier and the two will meet again in Congo, further heightening the growing rivalry between the two teams.

The tournament will be held from September 3-18, 2015 in Brazzaville, Congo with winners and runners up of each group qualifying for the semis, with the eventual progression to the final.