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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at the weekend, announced the dates for both the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 qualifiers and the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, Cote d\u2019Ivoire 2023 qualifiers draws.<\/p>\n

The AFCON, Cote d\u2019Ivoire 2023 qualifiers draw, will be conducted on 21 January, 2022, in Douala, Cameroon. The preliminary round will be played by a knock-out system \u2013 home and away fixtures.<\/p>\n

It will include the lower-ranked teams in accordance with the official FIFA rankings. The teams that would qualify from this round will reach the group stage composed of 48 teams.<\/p>\n

The FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 African qualifiers draws will be conducted on 22 January, 2022, in Douala, Cameroon. The ten qualified teams will be divided into two levels based on the official FIFA ranking, published last November.<\/p>\n

The five highest-ranked teams in Africa will play against the five least ranked teams. CAF disclosed this in a statement via their website on Saturday. Level 1 comprises Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Nigeria, while level 2 comprises Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali and DR Congo.<\/p>\n

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