The draw for the 2019 African Nations Cup qualifiers was made in Libreville on Thursday, with Nigeria drawn along with South Africa, Libya and Seycheles.
In the Preliminary round Sao Tome and Principe v Madagascar; Comoros Islands v Mauritius, Djibouti v South Sudan will play two legs in March.
All the national teams in 12 groups will start their hostilities in June and continue on international match days in March, September, October and November 2018.
Here are the 12 groups.(The team named first plays at home in the opening leg.)
Group A: Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe or Madagascar.
Group B: Cameroon, Morocco, Malawi, Comoros Islands or Mauritius
Group C: Mali, Gabon, Burundi, Djibouti or South Sudan.
Group D: Algeria, Togo, Benin, Gambia
Group E: Nigeria, South Africa, Libya, Seychelles
Group F: Ghana, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Kenya
Group G: Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Zimbabwe, Liberia.
Group H: Ivory Coast, Guinea, Central African Republic, Rwanda
Group I: Burkina Faso, Angola, Botswana, Mauritania
Group J: Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, Swaziland
Group K: Zambia, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, Namibia.
Group L: Cape Verde Islands, Uganda, Tanzania, Lesotho.
The winners of each group will join hosts Cameroon in the tournament finals along with the
best three runners-up. (Reuters/NAN)
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