Minnows Cape Verde will open Africa Cup of Nations when taking on hosts South Africa . Island nation of half a million inhabitants caused shock of qualifying when eliminating four-time winners Cameroon . Favorites Ivory Coast drawn in tough Group D with Algeria , Tunisia and Togo . TL;DR The U.S. women's national team is set to play its first game against the African country since it was suspended for failing doping tests last year.
Minnows Cape Verde will open Africa Cup of Nations when taking on hosts South Africa . Island nation of half a million inhabitants caused shock of qualifying when eliminating four-time winners Cameroon . Favorites Ivory Coast drawn in tough Group D with Algeria , Tunisia and Togo . Reigning champions Zambia must face Nigeria , Burkina Faso and Ethiopia .