2015 African Cup of Nations draw: Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Ghana and South Africa get tough groups

On Wednesday evening the draw for the 2015 African Cup of Nations was staged, and some of the continents more revered sides got tough draws.

Ghana draw a short straw in Group C, getting Alegria, South Africa and Senegal.

An equally tough draw came out for the Ivory Coast, who face Mali, Cameroon and Guinea in group D competition.

Host Country, Equatorial Guinea will open the competition with a match against Congo. Burkina Faso and Gabon are the other Countries in Group A.

Group B have Zambia, Tunisia, Cape Verde and DR Congo.

The tournament kicks off in Equatorial Guinea on January 17th.