Senegal face Ivory Coast in AFCON draw

Senegal have been draw against the Ivory Coast in the final qualifying draw for next year's Africa Cup of Nations.

The draw took place on Thursday, with 30 teams pitted against each other in the two-legged matches.

Elsewhere, Liberia will face Nigeria and holders Zambia will meet Uganda. South Africa have automatically qualified for the tournament as hosts.

The first legs will be played between September 7 and September 9 while the away fixtures will be held between October 12 and October 14.

The 16 winners will then be draw into four groups for the competition itself.

Africa Cup of Nations draw:

Mali vs. Botswana Zimbabwe vs. Angola Ghana vs. Malawi Liberia vs. Nigeria Zambia vs. Uganda Cape Verde vs. Cameroon Mozambique vs. Morocco Sierra Leone vs. Tunisia Guinea vs. Niger Sudan vs. Ethiopia Libya vs. Algeria Ivory Coast vs. Senegal DR Congo vs. Equatorial Guinea Gabon vs. Togo Central Africa vs. Burkina Faso