Black Stars head coach Chris Hughton has described Egypt as a 'very tough' team ahead of the two teams playing each other at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Ghana discovered their fate during Thursday night's draw in Abidjan which saw them pitched in Group B alongside Egypt, Cape Verde and Mozambique.

Hughton's boys will face Egypt in their second group game of the tournament, four days after the opening game against Cape Verde.

Egypt finished as silver medalists during the 2021 AFCON which was held in Cameroon last year, losing out to Senegal in the final.

Reacting to the challenge of coming up against the Pharaohs, the Irish-born Ghanaian coach said he is relishing the opportunity of facing a tough opposition.

"Egypt are a very experienced side, very experienced AFCON campaigners and I think they have more wins than any other country. For sure, they are very tough opposition," he told the GFA media team.

"But of course, it is a competition and we are very much looking forward to playing against certainly one of the best teams on the African continent at this particular moment."

The gaffer also added that he has very little information about Ghana's other two opponents.

"And of course, Mozambique and Cape Verde, are two teams that I don’t know so much about. However, we will do all of our homework, over these coming months, [and] watch their games from now, and before the tournament starts," he added.

"But I think whenever a group comes out, you always think that it could have been better for us, and could have been worse for us."

The Black Stars are currently in America where they are preparing for their two friendly games against Mexico and USA.