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The Super Eagles of Nigeria has been drawn in an a relatively easy group for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualification series.

The Gernot Rohr led lads who just finished 3^rd in the ongoing AFCON 2019 in Egypt, will take on Benin, Sierra Leone and Lesotho in group L to qualify for the 33rd AFCON in Cameroon.

The draw ceremony was conducted in Egypt on Thursday and anchored by Anthony Bafoe, CAF deputy secretary at the Marriot Hotel, Cairo.

Africa’s number one on FIFA rankings, Senegal, is in group I alongside DR Congo, Guinea Bissau, and eSwatini.

2019 AFCON host nation, Egypt will face Kenya, Togo, and Comoros in group G.

Almost every CAF member country entered for the competitions except Eritrea and Somalia.

At the end of the preliminary competitions, 24 teams will be at the Africa Cup of Nations while five represent the continent at the World Cup.

Preliminary Rounds:

Liberia vs Chad- Group A4

South Sudan Vs Seychelles- Group B4

Mauritius Vs São Tomé – Group C4

Djibouti Vs Gambia – Group B4

Group pairings:

Group A: Mali, Guinea, Namibia,

Group B: Burkina Faso, Uganda, Malawi

Group C: Ghana, South Africa, Sudan

Group D: Congo, Gabon, Angola,

Group E: Morocco, Mauritania, Central Republic, Burundi

Group F: Cameroon, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Rwanda

Group G: Egypt, Kenya, Togo, Comoros

Group H: Algeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana

Group I: Senegal, DR Congo, Guinea-Bissau, eSwatini

Group J: Tunisia, Libya, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea