CAF has today confirmed the dates and the times for the upcoming TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 and FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, African Qualifiers.The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Preliminary Round draw will be conducted on Friday, 21 January 2022 at 16h00 (15h00 GMT, 18h00 EAT) in Douala.The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, African Qualifiers Third Round draw will be conducted on Saturday, 22 January 2022 at 16h00 at the same venue, in Douala. (15h00 GMT, 18h00 EAT)Both draws will be live on CAF platforms.CAF has announced that the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers playoff draw will be held on Saturday 22 January 2022 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.The draws for AFCON 2023 qualifiers will also be held.(Egypt,Cameroon,Nigeria,Mali or DR Congo)Which country will you like Ghana to face? pic.twitter.com/jtYq9teHCd— BaidooNews TV (@baidoonewstv) January 8, 2022 Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 preliminariesThe Preliminary Round will see the 12 least ranked teams. The 12 teams will be divided into two levels. The six highest ranked teams will play against the six least ranked teams (the 1st leg will be played at home of the lower ranked teams).The six aggregate winners will join the 42 highest ranked teams into the Group Stage of the qualifiers.Level 1: Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, Gambia, South Sudan, MauritiusLevel 2: Chad, Sao Tome & Principe, Djibouti, Somalia, Seychelles, Eritrea⚽️|With hosts Cameroon already sealing a place in the Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16, Burkina Faso and Cabo Verde are battling for the final automatic qualification slot in Group A.Preview📩#AFCON2021https://t.co/R2lnKRWmsa— Mozzart Sport Kenya (@MozzartSportKe) January 17, 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, African QualifiersThe 10 qualified teams will be divided into two levels based on the official FIFA ranking, published in November 2021.The five highest ranked teams will play against the five least ranked teams (the first leg will be played at home of the lower ranked teams).According to the ranking published on 19 November 2021 after the last round, the distribution of the teams on the two pots shall be as follows:Level 1: Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and NigeriaLevel 2: Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali and DR Congo☀️ The sun!🕺 The dancing!🎶 The music!🤩 The vibes!Everything about shouts African football! #TeamSierraLeone are living the dream!#TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | [🎥 @KanuVisuals]pic.twitter.com/YY7t1sPggt— #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 🏆 (@CAF_Online) January 17, 2022
