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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Botswana has been handed a tough draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as they were paired against Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique and Somalia.<\/b><\/p>\n

The draw was conducted in Abidjan this evening. Only the group winners proceed to the finals, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico while the four best placed teams from all the groups meet to determine the side that will participate in a continental play-off<\/p>\n

The full draw: Somalia Group A Egypt Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Ethiopia Djibouti<\/p>\n

Group B Senegal Congo DR Mauritania Togo Sudan South Sudan<\/p>\n

Group C Nigeria South Africa Benin Zimbabwe Rwanda Lesotho<\/p>\n

Group D Cameroon Cabo Verde Angola Libya Eswatini Mauritius<\/p>\n

Group E Morocco Zambia Congo Tanzania Niger Eritrea<\/p>\n

Group F Co\u0302te d’Ivoire Gabon Kenya The Gambia Burundi Seychelles<\/p>\n

Group G Algeria Guinea Uganda Mozambique Botswana Somalia<\/p>\n

Group H Tunisia Equatorial Guinea Namibia Malawi Liberia Sa\u0303o Tome\u0301 and Pri\u0301ncipe<\/p>\n

Group I Mali Ghana Madagascar Central African Republic Comoros Chad.<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Botswana. Botswana has been handed a tough draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as they were paired against Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique and Somalia. The draw was conducted in Abidjan this evening. 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