Nigeria and South Africa have been placed in the same group for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games qualifying tournament games.
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The draw took place on Wednesday night (October 2) in Egyptian city Alexandria.
Nigeria and South Africa are in Group B with the Ivory Coast and Zambia, while in Group A, the hosts Egypt will take on Mali, Cameroon, and Ghana in the November 8-22 championship.
Teams are restricted to under-23 footballers and the finalists and the winners of the third-place play-off will represent Africa at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.
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In 1996, Nigeria won gold and silver in 2008 at the Olympic football tournaments.
