U20 Cecafa Championship winners Uganda have been pooled in Group A of the Africa U20 Cup of Nations.
The Hippos will have to battle for a quarter-final berth with hosts Mauritania, Central African heavyweights Cameroon and Mozambique.
Tanzania, who lost the Cecafa finals to Uganda, have been placed in a tough Group C that features Ghana, Gambia and Morocco while Group B has Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Namibia, and the Central African Republic.
Editors' Picks
- Lampard sacked by Chelsea and set to be replaced by Tuchel following poor Premier League run of form
The two winners from each group will be guaranteed a place in the quarter-finals of the biennial competition alongside the two best third-place finishers from any of the two groups.