Sports News of Friday, 12 April 2019Source: Myjoyonline.comAFCON 2019 draw: Does it matter what pot your country gets? The AFCON draw will be held in Giza this eveningAh, we get to hear the frayed phrase ‘luck of the draw’ once more when the Confederation of African Football (CAF) conducts the ritual for the 2019 African Cup of Nations on Friday evening. We can debate the politics, merits and demerits of the Fifa ranking vs CAF ranking another time. Generally, from history, it easier for a seeded team (in pot 1) to get an easier draw than being in pot 2. The most recent example is Zambia in 2012, when they won after having been third in Pot 2 of the draw.

Source: GhanaWeb April 12, 2019 09:33 UTC