Fifa announces African seeds


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ZURICH // Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria were all among the seeded teams announced by football's world governing body Fifa today for next week's final-round draw in African qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. Algeria, Guinea, Mali, Morocco and Tunisia will be in pot two; Benin, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Kenya and Zambia in pot three; and Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan and Togo in pot four.

The draw in Zurich on Oct 20 will form five groups. The five group winners will join the hosts South Africa at the 2010 World Cup, and the top three teams in each group qualify for the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola. Seeds were based on the current Fifa rankings. *AP

Pot One Cameroon Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Nigeria Pot Two Algeria Guinea Mali Morocco Tunisia Pot Three Benin Burkina Faso Gabon Kenya Zambia Pot Four Malawi Mozambique Rwanda Sudan Togo