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Ghana has been handed a tough group at this year's Fifa World Youth Championship in Egypt after being drawn to play England, Uzbekistan and Uruguay in September.
The African champions are in Group D and have an uphill task to survive against countries with a well-structured youth football policy.
The last time the Black Satellites met South American participants Uruguay in the competition was at the 1995 edition in Malaysia.
Uruguay led by Zalayate and Oliveiria defeated the Ghana U-20s in the semi-final.
Ghana also played England at the 1993 edition in Australia but the Europeans have since restructured their youth football and have several youngsters who play regualrly in the English Premier League.
The Satellites are likely to come up against the likes of Theo Walcott of Arsenal and Manchester United's Danny Welbeck whose parents are Ghanaians.
The Black Satellites are yet play Uzbekistan in this competition but coach Sellas Tetteh's squad is expected to triumph over the Asian.
Nigeria are paired in Group B against Spain, Tahiti and Venezuela.
Cameroon have USA, Germany and Korea Republic in Group C and South Africa face UAE, Honduras and Hungary in Group E.
Hosts Egypt meet Trinidad and Tobbago, Paraguay and Italy in Group C.
The tournament kick-starts from 24 September to 16 October 2009.
The draw was made in the stunning 3500-year-old Luxor Temple on the banks of the River Nile in southern Egypt and saw the 24 teams separated into four pots of six in order to ensure that no two nations from the same confederation would be drawn out to face each other in the first group stage.
In addition, the three seeded teams were hosts Egypt, European Champions Germany and South American Champions Brazil who were given different coloured balls in their respective pots in order to be assigned to a particular venue out of the five host regions of Alexandria, Cairo, Ismailia, Port Said and Suez.
The full draw is as follows:-
Group A - Egypt, Trinidad & Tobago, Paraguay, Italy. In Cairo.
Group B - Nigeria, Venezuela, Spain, Tahiti. In Cairo.
Group C - USA, Germany, Cameroon, Korean Republic. In Suez.
Group D - Ghana, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, England. In Ismailia.
Group E - Brazil, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Australia. In Port Said.
Group F - United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Honduras, Hungary. In Alexandria.
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