Eagles missing, as AFCON 2015 draw holds today

LATEST UPDATE: Eagles missing, as AFCON 2015 draw holds today

All eyes in Africa will be on Equatorial Guinea today as the capital Malabo hosts the draw for the African Cup of Nations just weeks after Morocco were stripped of the right to host the event.

The ceremony to select the groups for the January 17 to February 6 continental showpiece had been set for Rabat before Morocco asked for the tournament to be postponed because of the Ebola outbreak, which has killed nearly 7,000 in west Africa. Morocco were instead stripped of the right to host the tournament and disqualified from the event as Equatorial Guinea stepped in as last-minute hosts.

Equatorial Guinea, who co-hosted in 2012 with Gabon, face a race to be ready with less than two months until kick-off, and the draw is set to unveil further indications of progress.

One aspect that has not changed is the format, with four groups of four teams drawn in a round-robin first round shared between the cities of Malabo, Bata, Mongomo and Ebebiyin.

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