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Nigeria’s Super Eagles will commence their defence of the WAFU
Cup of Nations with a game against the Eagles of Mali.

The draws ceremony on Thursday had the Super Eagles coming out
of the pot with the national teams of Niger and Liberia in Group A. Group B
consists of Senegal, Gambia, Togo and Ghana.

The ceremony took place under the supervision of the
secretary-general of the West Africa Football Union (WAFU), Aka Malan, in
Abeokuta and had in attendance football bigwigs, such as veteran Nigerian coach
Kashimawo Laloko and the sports commissioner of Ogun State, Bukola Olopade
amongst others.

The championship which will see eight countries competing for
the coveted trophy gets underway on May 5, 2011 at the 35,000 capacity Moshood
Abiola International Stadium, Abeokuta with the Nigerians taking on the
Malians.

It would be recalled that the WAFU Championship, which was
introduced in 1975, became moribund thereafter for nineteen years, but was
resuscitated by the Ogun State Government last year.

Nigeria won last year’s tournament after defeating Senegal in
the final.

In a related development, official draws of the 26th Edition of
the Eyadema Cup was also conducted yesterday with twelve clubs across West
Africa participating in the tournament scheduled to hold in Togo in December
2011.

The clubs include, Atletic De Coleah (Guinee), Horoya AC (Guinee), ASC Niary
Tally (Senegal), ASC Hlm (Senegal), Mighty Barrolle (Liberia), Watanga
(Liberia), Akonana FC d’ Arit (Niger), Dan Ka FC de Maradi (Niger), Aduana
Stars (Ghana), Kwara United (Nigeria) and Rangers International (Nigeria).