The hosts of the 2014 African Women's Championship, Namibia, are pitted in Group A alongside six-time winners Nigeria, fellow debutants Zambia and Ivory Coast as the draw for the tournament was held in the Namibian capital of Windhoek on Saturday.
Three-time runners-up South Africa, comprehensively beaten 4-0 by Equatorial Guinea in the final back in 2012, have a tough draw.
They will be in Group B alongside Cameroon, Ghana and Algeria.
The championship is scheduled for 11-25 October 2014 in two stadiums in Windhoek. It will also serve as qualification for the Fifa Women's World Cup to be held in Canada from 6 June to 5 July, 2015.
The top three nations from the two-week long event, which kicks off on 11 October, will represent Africa in Canada.
GROUP A
Namibia, Zambia, Nigeria, Ivory Coast
GROUP B
South Africa, Cameroon, Algeria, Ghana
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