Black Stars hopeful despite tough draw for 2012 Cup of Nations

Title favourites Ghana and Ivory Coast were handed tough draws for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.
The Black Stars will play Mali, Guinea and Botswana in Group D of the tournament to be based in Frenchville.
The Elephants will play Burkina Faso, Sudan and Angola who will be based in Malabo.
Morocco will face Tunisia, Gabon and Niger in Group C while Senegal will play in Group A along with Equatorial Guinea, Libya and Zambia.
Libya, who qualified for the tournament in fairytale fashion, were drawn to play in the tournament's opening game.
They meet co-hosts Equatorial Guinea in Group A in Bata on 21 January to launch the three-week event.
The north Africans will have a reasonable chance of making the second round after also being paired with Senegal and Zambia.
Libya finished second in their qualifying section and went through to the finals as one of the best runners-up.
Ghana will face tough West African rivals Mali and Guinea who have proven to be no pushovers in their recent appearances in the continental tournament.
With Botswana being the first to qualify for the competition, the Black Stars are up for some tricky matches in Group D.
"Group D is a very well-balanced group but we are the favourites," former Ghana international defender Tony Baffoe said.
"In the last few Cup of Nations, Ghana was among the favourites. We have to live with that and we have to contain the pressure."
 
Source: BBC