THE LoneStars of Liberia have been drawn alongside Ethiopia, Guinea, Niger in Group two of the qualifying rounds of Tunisia 2004 African Nations Cup.
     The draws which were held on Saturday at Palais De Congres, Bamako, Mali, has a record 49 entries. They were divided into 10 groups of four teams and three groups of three teams.

    The LoneStars  may not have problem emerging top in Group two which many people believe consists of weak teams apart from Guinea..

    The first teams of each group will directly qualify for the final
tournament in addition to the best second team from the groups of four teams.  Senegal, the loser of 2002 final in Bamako will compete in the qualifiers. The qualifying series will kick off September 6 this year and end July 8, 2003.

First seeded teams are Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, DR. Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Morocco, Togo, Zambia, Burkina Faso, and Algeria.

Second seeds are Cote d'Ivoire, Angola, Madagascar, Congo, Gabon, Uganda, Lesotho, Libya, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Sudan, Guinea.

Third seeds are Burundi, Mauritius, Malawi, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Swaziland, Cap Verde, Rwanda.

While fourth seeds are Benin, Botswana, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Niger Central Afrique, Sao Tome, Seychelles.

Groups

Group 1: Angola, Djibouti, Malawi, Nigeria

Group 2: Ethiopia, Guinea, Liberia, Niger

Group 3: Benin, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia

Group 4: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo, Mozambique

Group 5: Cape Verde Islands, Kenya, Mauritania, Togo

Group 6: Eritrea, Mali, Seychelles, Zimbabwe

Group 7: Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Morocco, Sierra Leone

Group 8: Gambia, Lesotho, Sao Tome and Principe