Nigeria was drawn against Sierra Leone in Thursday’s West African Football Union Cup draw in Accra. Hosts Ghana, meanwhile, will face Gambia for a quarter-final place, while Mali will play against Mauritania. The regional competition organised for home-based professionals will hold between September 9-24 in a format that will see teams play single games before proceeding to the quarter finals.
In other matches, Cote d’Ivoire meet Togo, while Benin Republic will lock horns with Cape Verde. Also, Senegal will challenge Liberia for a place in the quarter-final.
Ghana, Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Mali , Mauritania, Guinea and Guinea Bissau make up Group A, with Group B comprising of Senegal, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Niger Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, Benin Republic and Cape Verde.
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