Ghana among 16 countries confirmed for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Ghana are among the 16 countries set to compete for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations trophy after the final round of qualifiers were played across the continent on Wednesday night.

  In Group A,  South Africa  topped the group with 12 points after a 2-2 draw in Nigeria while  Congo  finished second on 10 points after a 1-0 win in Sudan.In Group B, dominant  Algeria  finished top with 15 points with  Mali  in second place on nine.

In Group C,  Gabon  ended unbeaten on 12 points with  Burkina Faso  on 11 points the runners-up.

In Group D,  Cameroon  also finished their campaign undefeated after a dull 0-0 draw with  Ivory Coast , who finished second on 10 points.

In Group E,  Ghana  topped the pool with 11 points after a 3-1 victory over Togo in their final qualifier, while  Guinea  earned the second spot after defeating Uganda 2-0.

In Group F,  Cape Verde Islands  and  Zambia  qualified with 12 and 11 points respectively, while in Group G,  Tunisia  on 14 and  Senegal  on 13 qualified as Egypt were unable to get the result they needed to qualify as the third-best-placed team.

That honour went to  DR Congo , who finished on nine points in Cameroon and Ivory Coast's Group D to complete the pool of 16 teams in  Equatorial Guinea  – who qualify as hosts – next year.

The draw for the tournament will be made on December 3.

VIEW: Final Afcon results and standings
2015 Africa Cup of Nations finalists
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo Brazzaville, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea (as hosts), Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia.