African Nations Cup qualifying draw

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JOHANNESBURG, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The draw for the 2008 Africans Nations Cup qualifiers, released by the Confederation of African Football in Cairo on Thursday:

Group One: Djibouti, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Madagascar

Group Two: Botswana, Burundi, Egypt, Mauritania

Group Three: Lesotho, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda

Group Four: Mauritius, Seychelles, Sudan, Tunisia

Group Five: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Rwanda

Group Six: Angola, Eritrea, Kenya, Swaziland

Group Seven: Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania

Group Eight: Algeria, Cape Verde Islands, Gambia, Guinea

Group Nine: Benin, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo

Group 10: Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Libya, Namibia

Group 11: Chad, Congo, South Africa, Zambia

Group 12: Malawi, Morocco, Zimbabwe

The qualifying campaign starts in September and runs for 12 months before the 16 finalists are decided.

The winners of the groups and the top three runners-up qualify for the finals in 2008.

Hosts Ghana qualify automatically for the finals.