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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) conducted the draw for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers in Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/p>\n

The qualifiers for the finals will start in July, with the full fixture schedule to be announced soon.<\/p>\n

The winners and runners up of each group will automatically qualify for the finals in June next year.<\/p>\n

AFCON 2023 hosts Ivory Coast will participate in the qualifiers, but as the hosts of the tournament, are guaranteed a spot in the finals.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe and Kenya, who are both banned from international football, were drawn for the qualifiers.<\/p>\n

However, the two nations will only participate in the competition if they meet FIFA\u2019s demands two weeks before the games begin.<\/p>\n

Should the two countries fail to have the suspensions lifted, the groups they are placed in will shrink from four nations to three.<\/p>\n

However, the top two finishers will still qualify for the finals.<\/p>\n

Here is the draw in full.<\/p>\n

Group A: S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe\/Mauritius, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Group B: Eswatini, Togo, Cape Verde, Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

Group C: Burundi, Namibia, Kenya, Cameroon.<\/p>\n

Group D: Ethiopia, Malawi, Guinea, Egypt.<\/p>\n

Group E: Central African Republic, Angola, Madagascar, Ghana.<\/p>\n

Group F: Tanzania, Niger, Uganda, Algeria.<\/p>\n

Group G: South Sudan, Gambia, Congo, Mali.<\/p>\n

Group H: Lesotho, Comoros, Zambia, Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

Group I: Sudan, Mauritania, Gabon, DR Congo.<\/p>\n

Group J: Botswana, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Tunisia.<\/p>\n

Group K: Liberia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Morocco.<\/p>\n

Group L: Rwanda, Mozambique, Benin, Senegal.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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