Ghana have been handed a relatively easy first round draw in next year's African youth championships. The silver medalist in Ethiopia will play against the winner of the preliminary round tie between Guinea Bissau v Liberia.

The complete draw for the preliminary and first round of the African youth championships:

Preliminary
Togo v Chad
Equatorial Guinea v Gabon
Guinea Bissau v Liberia
Burundi v Tanzania
Cameroon v Sao Tome e Principe
Kenya v Somalia
Sudan v Uganda
Zimbabwe v Swaziland
Sierra Leone v Mauritania
Namibia v Botswana
Mauritius v Madagascar
First leg: April 5-7, second: April 19-21

First
Angola (holders) v Togo/Chad
Senegal v Equatorial Guinea/Gabon
Ghana v Guinea Bissau/Liberia
Tunisia v Libya
Cameroon/Sao Tome e Principe v Burundi/Tanzania
Algeria v Ivory Coast
Nigeria v Kenya/Somalia
Morocco v Guinea
Egypt v Sudan/Uganda
Malawi v Zimbabwe/Swaziland
Mali v Sierra Leone/Mauritania
Mozambique v Namibia/Botswana
Ethiopia v Zambia
South Africa v Mauritius/Madagascar
First leg: July 19-21, second: August 9-11
Bye: Burkina Faso (hosts)