This archive report was first published on 18 July 2019.
AFCON 2021 Qualifiers: Full Draw for Continental Tournament ¶
On Thursday, July 18, 2019, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) conducted a draw in Cairo to determine the groups for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
According to FIFA rankings, countries were divided into five pots. Eight countries, including Liberia, Chad, South Sudan, Seychelles, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, Djibouti, and Gambia, will play a preliminary round of qualifiers to complete Groups A, B, C, and D.
Kenya's Harambee Stars have been pooled in Group G alongside Egypt, Togo, and Comoros Islands.
Cameroon will host the 2021 tournament after the CAF stripped it of the right to host the 2019 edition due to delays in preparations and security concerns.
Group A: Mali, Guinea, Namibia, W1
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
