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2019 AFCON draw released
13 Jan 2017 at 13:51hrs | Views
Zimbabwe has been drawn to play DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville and Liberia in the qualifiers for the 2019 African Nations Cup following a draw held in Gabon this Thursday.
Zimbabwe is in Group G.
Neighbours South Africa will once again meet bitter rivals Nigeria in the 2019 qualifiers.
The top teams in each pool qualify for the 2019 finals in Cameroon, along with the three best runners-up.
A preliminary round will be played in March where a winner will be decided in ties between Sao Tome e Principe and Madagascar, Comoros and Mauritius, and Djibouti and South Sudan.
The dates of the matches will be as follows:
20-28 March 2017: 2 Legs of the Preliminary Round
05-13 June 2017: Match Day 1
19-27 March 2018: Match Day2
03-11 September 2018: Match Day 3 & Match Day 4
08-16 October 2018: Match Day 5
05-13 November 2018: Match Day 6
Group A
Senegal
Equatorial Guinea
Sudan
Sao Tome e Principe or Madagascar
Group B
Cameroon
Morocco
Malawi
Comoros or Mauritius
Group C
Mali
Gabon
Burundi
Djibouti or South Sudan
Group D
Algeria
Togo
Benin
Gambia
Group E
Nigeria
South Africa
Libya
Seychelles
Group F
Ghana
Ethiopia
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Group G
DR Congo
Congo-Brazzaville
Zimbabwe
Liberia
Group H
Ivory Coast
Guinea
Central African Republic
Rwanda
Group I
Burkina Faso
Angola
Botswana
Mauritania
Group J
Tunisia
Egypt
Niger
Swaziland
Group K
Zambia
Mozambique
Guinea-Bissau
Namibia
Group L
Cape Verde
Uganda
Tanzania
Lesotho
Source - zbc
