Gabon named as host of 2017 AFCON, Qualifiers fixtures released

Gabon was named hosts of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.They beat Ghana and and Algeria to the hosting rights of the 31 st edition of Africa Cup of Nations. CAF Pesident Issa Hayatou announce the winner on Wednesday, 8 April 2015 following votes by the CAF Executive Committee. Delegations of the bidding countries presented their bids to the CAF Executive Committee.  Gabon co-hosted the 2012 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations with neighbours, Equatirial Guinea. Results of AFCON 2017 qualifiers draw Group A Tunisia Togo Liberia Djibouti Group B DR Congo Angola Central African Republic Madagascar Group C  Mali Equatorial Guinea Benin South Sudan Group D Burkina Faso Uganda Botswana Comoros Group E Zambia Congo Kenya Guinea Bissau Group F Cape Verde Morocco Libya Sao Tome Group G Nigeria Egypt Tanzania Chad Group H Ghana Mozambique Rwanda Mauritius Group I Cote d’Ivoire Sudan Sierra Leone Gabon Group J Algeria Ethiopia Lesotho Seychelles Group K Senegal Niger Namibia Burundi Group L Guinea Malawi Zimbabwe Swaziland Group M Cameroon South Africa Gambia Mauritania