Egypt are scheduled to kick the Cup of Nations off against Mali in Group A tomorrow as Cameroon and Ghana play in an evening kickoff.<\/p>\n
The hosts will bid to make amends for their senior side’s poor showing at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Ghana were the first African side to claim an Olympic medal when earning bronze at Barcelona 1992 but will need a change in fortunes if they are to make a first Olympic appearance since Athens in 2004.<\/p>\n
Cameroon’s last Olympic appearance came in Beijing 11 years ago but will hope to be contention for a place at Tokyo 2020 under coach Rigobert Song, the former Liverpool and West Ham United player.<\/p>\n
Group B is set to get underway on Saturday (November 9) when Nigeria face Ivory Coast and South Africa take on Zambia.<\/p>\n
The top two in each group will progress to the semi-finals on November 19, with the final due to be contested on November 22.<\/p>\n
Along with hosts Japan, France, Germany, New Zealand, Romania and Spain have already qualified for Tokyo 2020.<\/p>\n
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