40 teams will be divided into ten quartets.
African Football Confederation (AFC) held a draw for the qualifying groups for the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar.
40 teams will take part in the qualifying tournament. A total of 120 matches will be played - six rounds in each group.
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Algeria Tunisia Nigeria Cameroon Mali Burkina Faso Zambia Cape Verde Cote d'Ivoire Uganda Niger Mauritania CAR Mozambique Kenya Djibouti Equ. Guinea Liberia Malawi Rwanda Group F Group G Group H Group I Group J Egypt Ghana Senegal Morocco DR Congo Gabon South Africa Cong Guinea Benin Libya Zimbabwe Namibia Guinea-Bissau Madagascar Angola Ethiopia Togo Sudar Tanzania 10 group winners will play off.