Uganda football national team the Cranes is placed in group B along with Burkina Faso, Malawi and the winner between South Sudan and Seychelles.
This was confirmed at the draws held at Mariott Hotel in Zamalek, Cairo Egypt on Thursday evening.
Where African football legends Nkwankwo Kanu (Nigeria), Kalilou Fadiga (Senegal), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Mohamud El Khaleb (Egypt) and Rabah “Mustapha” Madjer (Algeria) graced the occasion, also attended by the CAF President Ahmad Ahmad.
Ghana Black Stars legend Anthony Baffoe was the master of ceremonies (MC).
The AFCON 2021 qualifying round is divided into 12 groups, each group comprises of four teams where the best two teams in each group will qualify for the final tournament to be held between June and July 2021.
The qualifiers are scheduled to kick off on 11th – 19th November 2019 and end on 9th to 17th November 2020.
Bellow are the groups:
Group A: Mali, Guinea, Namibia, Liberia/ Chad.
Group B: Uganda, Burkina Faso, Malawi, South Sudan/ Seychelles.
Group C: Ghana, South Africa, Sudan, Mauritius/ Soa Tome & Principe.
Group D: DR Congo, Gabon, Angola, DJIBOUTI/Gambia.
Group E: Morocco, Mauritania, Central Africa Republic, Burundi.
Group F: Cameroon, Cape Verde Island, Rwanda, Mozambique.
Group G: Egypt, Kenya, Togo, Comoros,
Group H: Algeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana.
Group I: Senegal, Congo Brazzaville, Guinea Bissau,
Group J: Tunisia, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Tanzania.
Group K: Ivory Coast, Niger, Madagascar, Ethiopia.
Group L: Nigeria, Benin, Sierra Leone, LiSotho.
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