AFCON 2021 qualifiers: Full draw for continental tournament
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has finally announced the groups for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Ahead of the draw conducted on Thursday night, July 18, in Cairo, countries were divided into five pots according to the rankings by world football’s governing body, FIFA.
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Up to eight countries are however set to play a preliminary round of qualifiers, from which four teams will qualify to the group stage to complete Groups A, B, C and D.
The teams include Liberia, Chad, South Sudan, Seychelles, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, Djibouti and Gambia.
Meanwhile, Kenya's Harambee Stars have been pooled in Group G alongside Egypt, Togo and Comoros Islands.
This year's finalists Senegal have been drawn in Group I, and will face off against Congo, Guinea-Bissau and Estwatini.
Nigeria have been grouped alongside Benin, Sierra Leone and Lesotho.
Here is the full draw for AFCON 2021 qualifiers:
Group A: Mali, Guinea, Namibia, W1&2
Group B: Uganda Burkina Faso & Malawi.
Group C: Sudan, South Africa & Ghana.
Group D: DRC, Gabon & Angola
Group E: Morocco, Mauritania, Central Africa, Burundi
Group F: Cameroon, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Rwanda
Group G: Egypt, Kenya, Togo, Comoros Islands
Group H: Algeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana
Group 1: Senegal, Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Eswatini
Group J: Tunisia, Libya, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea
Group K: Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Madagascar, Ethiopia
Group L: Nigeria, Benin, Sierra Leone, Lesotho
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick has been removed as Confederation of African Football (CAF) 1st vice president.
According to sports journalist, Osasu Obayiuwana, who is currently in the North African nation, the decision to remove Pinnick was arrived at the ongoing CAF’s exco committee meeting.
Interestingly, Pinnick replaced Kwesi Nyantakyi, who resigned from the post last year amid corruption row that hit the Ghana Football Association.
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