African Cup of Nations 7-28 February Presented by Coca Cola
BURKINA '98

THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 1997
The Organising Committee of the African Cup of Nations Burkina Faso 1998 takes the necessary decisions, organises and carries out the draw for the Final Competition of the African Cup of Nations 1998. The draw is held at the Congress Hall of the UEMOA (Union Economique et Monétaire de l'Ouest Africain) on the 25th of September 1997 at 18:30 (local time) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
The chairman of the CAF Organising Committee is Mr. Issa Hayatou, President of the African Football Confederation (CAF). His Committee is composed of 13 members from 13 different African countries.
THE PROCEDURE
The CAF Organising Committee has to split up the qualified 16 national teams into 4 groups of 4 teams each: A, B, C and D.
According to the regulations, the host and the title holder are at the head of groups A and C respectively.
For the remaining 14 teams the seeding is as follows.
1st seeds -
2nd seeds - -
3rd seeds - - - -
4th seeds - - -
The first 2 teams are drawn between the groups B and D. One of the 5 teams of the 3rd seeds is drawn and put in the group C (where South Africa is). The 3 teams of the 2nd seeds are drawn among the groups A, B and D. Then the remaining 4 teams of the 3rd seeds and the 4 teams of the 4th seeds are drawn among the groups A, B, C and D.
THE DRAW
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
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1
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1
2
2
2
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3
3
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4
4
4

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