The draw, which was held in Rwandan city Gisenyi on Saturday, placed Senegal and Burkina Faso in the same group.

Group B features reigning champions Gambia, Congo, Ivory Coast and Mali.

The U-17 Championship will be played from 8-22 January, 2011. The semi-finalists will qualify for the World Cup, scheduled for July in Mexico.

Egypt won their sole African Championship in 1997 when it was played in Botswana.