Ghana Gets Malawi In 2013 AFCON Qualifier

Ghana have been drawn against Malawi in the final round of qualifying for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Thursday's draw in Johannesburg saw 30 countries split into 15 home-and-away ties with the winners joining hosts, South Africa, who are automatic qualifiers for the Nations Cup. The Black Stars will host the first leg tie between 7-9 September with the return game scheduled for the weekend of 12-14 October. Next year's finals will mark the last time that the Nations Cup will be held in even-number years since Ethiopia staged the 1968 finals. The competition switches to uneven-number years from 2013 to avoid every second tournament being staged in the same year as a World Cup.