The Black Satellites of Ghana have been handed a tough group comprising Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso for the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Ghana drew their West African neighbours at a ceremony in Niamey, Niger on Thursday evening.
Ghana will be based in Maradi and will open their campaign against against Burkina Faso who are making a third appearance.
The Young Stallions’ best performance in the history of the tournament was in 2003 where they finished fourth.
Jimmy Cobblah and his boys will then take on 2003 third placed team Mali in the second group fixture before facing Senegal in the final group game.
The 2019 Africa U20 Cup of Nations will run from 2-17 February with the four semi-finalists qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.
By: Ibrahim Zibrilla