Ivory Coast, which aims to reach its fourth straight World Cup, was grouped with Gabon, Mali and Morocco. Only one of Algeria, Cameroon and Nigeria will play at the next tournament in Russia after the Confederation of African Football made the draw for five qualifying groups on Friday. Group E: Ghana, Egypt, Congo, Uganda. Group C: Gabon, Mali, Ivory Coast, Morocco. CAIRO (AP) " Three of the five African teams at the 2014 World Cup have been drawn in the same group to qualify for the 2018 edition.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 24, 2016 16:55 UTC