The draw for the group stage of the age-graded
tournament was held in Zurich on Thursday
Africa's representatives at the 2019 Fifa U17 World
Cup have been paired in different groups for their
respective campaigns in Brazil .


Nigeria have been drawn against Ecuador , Hungary
and Australia in Group B while Cameroon will battle
Spain , Argentina and Tajikistan in Group E.
Senegal are in Group D along with USA, Japan and
Netherlands while Angola will slug it out with host
nation Brazil, Canada and New Zealand in Group A.


The tournament will kick off on October 26 with Brazil
taking on Canada while Angola lock horns against
New Zealand at the Estadio Bezerrao.
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Nigeria stand as the most successful team in the U17
World Cup with five titles and they will be looking to
reclaim their crown after missing out of the 2017
edition in India .


Senegal took the place of Guinea in the competition
after the latter was found guilty of age falsification at
the 2019 Africa U17 Cup of Nations in Tanzania .
Cameroon are currently the African champions at U17
level while Angola qualified as the third-best team on
the continent.