FIFA has seeded Ghana among the top African countries for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Qatar.
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The final draw for the qualifiers has been scheduled to come on later today in Cairo.
The Black Stars of Ghana are in Pot 1 alongside Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, Desert Foxes of Algeria and Teranga Lions of Senegal. Other teams in pot 1 include Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Super Eagles of Nigeria, Mali and Congo Democratic Republic.
Pot 2 boast of Burkina Faso, Bafana Bafana of South Africa, Guinea, Uganda, Cape Verde, Gabon, Benin, Zambia, Congo, and Côte d’Ivoire.
Pot 3 comprises of Madagascar, Mauritania, Libya, Mozambique, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Niger, Central African Republic, Namibia and Guinea-Bissau while Pot 4 is made up of Malawi, Angola, Togo, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia and Djibouti.
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According to FIFA, the December, 2019 Rankings determine position of teams for seeding.
Pot 1
Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana, Egypt, Cameroon, Mali, Congo DR
Pot 2
Burkina Faso, South Africa, Guinea, Uganda, Cape Verde, Gabon, Benin, Zambia, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire
Pot 3
Madagascar, Mauritania, Libya, Mozambique, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Niger, Central African Republic, Namibia, Guinea-Bissau
Pot 4
Malawi, Angola, Togo, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Djibouti.
The schedule
Second round : The group phase starts in March 2020 and comes to an end in October 2021.
Third round : The ten group winners will be drawn into five two-legged knockout ties to be played in November 2021
