Super Eagles to battle Guinea, Madagascar, Burundi in 2019 AFCON group

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn in Group B alongside Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The draw for the 32nd edition of the continental flagship tournament was made at the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx in Egypt on Friday night.

The Eagles are returning to the finals for the first time since 2013 when they won their third title, as they failed to qualify for the past two editions.

The Gernot Rohr side qualified for the 2019 edition with one game to spare, and striker Odion Ighalo finished as the overall highest goal scorer during the Qualifiers with 7 goals.

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The competition will be the first that will feature 24 teams and will hold between June 21 and July 19 in six cities in Egypt.

Seven-time champions and hosts Egypt will play against Zimbabwe in the opening match of the tournament.

And Nigeria will take on Burundi when they kick off their campaign.

Below are the groups for the Total AFCON 2019:

#TotalAFCON2019

A: Egypt, Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe

B: Nigeria, Guinea, Madagascar, Burundi

C: Senegal, Algeria, Kenya, Tanzania

D: Morocco, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, Namibia

E: Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Angola

F: Cameroon, Ghana, Benin, Guinea Bissau#Afcon2019Draw pic.twitter.com/Xs3pWq2ClK

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