The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced, this Monday, the dates and times of the draw for the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup qualifiers as well as the 2023 African Cup of Nations (CAN), set to take place in Cote d’Ivoire.
The draw for the qualifiers for the next AFCON will take place on Friday, January 21, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. (GMT) in Douala, Cameroon, CAF announced on its official website.
As for the draw for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, it will take place on Saturday 22, at the same place and time (15:00 GMT), specified the same source, adding Both draws will be broadcast live on CAF’s digital platforms.
The 10 qualified teams will be divided into two levels based on the official FIFA ranking, published in November 2021.
After the last round of rankings, the distribution of the teams on the two pots will be divided into two levels, according to the ranking published on November 19, 2021.
Level 1 includes Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Nigeria, while the second level involves Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, and Congo.
As for the next AFCON, the preliminary round will be played by a knock-out system: home and away matches, and will include the lower-ranked teams in accordance with the FIFA rankings, said CAF.
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