By Geraldine Duodu
Ghana's home-based national team will face South Africa, Zimbabwe and Niger at next year's African Nations Championship finals in Sudan.
The local Black Stars finished second in the maiden edition of the tournament meant only for home-based players.
Of the quartet in Group B, Zimbabwe are the only side to have played at last year's maiden edition.
The local Black Stars rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 with the Warriors in the Group B opener played in Bouake.
But the other teams in the group are expected to be tough as their local leagues have not been plagued by the cancer of player migration to Europe.
Holders DR Congo, Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire and Mali are in Group C and Hosts Sudan, Gabon, Uganda and Algeria are drawn in Group A.
Ghana lost 2-0 to DR Congo in the finals of the 2009 edition.
The 2011 African Nations Championship will run from 4-25 February.
Complete Groups:
Group A: Sudan, Gabon, Uganda, Algeria
Group B: Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Niger
Group C: DR Congo, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali
Group D: Senegal, Rwanda, Angola, Tunisia