FIFA announces the draw for the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, which took place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Today, Thursday, the draw for the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, which is co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, was drawn.
The 54 teams were divided into 9 groups, so that each group includes 6 teams, and the champion of each group qualifies directly for the World Cup, in which 48 teams will participate instead of 32.
As for the teams that rank second, the best 4 of them are selected to compete in an African play-off, then the winner qualifies and participates in an international play-off with 5 teams from the six FIFA federations, with the exception of the European Football Association, in addition to one additional team from the host continental federation. CONCACAF.
The @CAF_online draw results are here!🔥
🤩 Africa is on the road to #WeAre26!
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The groups came as follows: 👇
Group A: Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Djibouti.
Group B: Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritania, Togo, Sudan, South Sudan.
Group C: Nigeria, South Africa, Benin, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Lesotho.
Group D: Cameroon, Cape Verde, Angola, Libya, Eswatini, Mauritius.
Group E: Morocco, Zambia, Congo, Tanzania, Niger, Eritrea.
Group Six: Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Kenya, Gambia, Burundi, Seychelles.
Group G: Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana, Somalia.
Group H: Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia, Sao Tome and Principe.
Group N: Mali, Ghana, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Comoros, Chad.
It is reported that the teams were divided into 6 levels, distributed as follows: 👇
Pot 1: Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Cameroon, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire.
Pot 2: Burkina Faso, Ghana, South Africa, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Zambia, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea.
Pot Three: Uganda, Benin, Mauritania, Kenya, Congo, Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia, Angola.
Pot 4: Mozambique, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic, Malawi, Libya.
Pot five: Niger, Comoros, Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Botswana, Liberia.
Pot 6: Lesotho, South Sudan, Mauritius, Chad, Sao Tome and Principe, Djibouti, Seychelles, Eritrea, Somalia.
2023-07-13 18:33:13
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