The draw for the FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs has been postponed to next year following a CAF decision on Friday at the Extraordinary Assembly.
The draw which was initially scheduled for 18th December, 2021 will now commence on the 26th of January, 2022.
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According to the decision, the January 2022 rankings will be used to seed the teams for the draw.
Top five ranked teams at the time of the draw will seeded and will paired against the other five unseeded countries.
Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, DR Congo, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Mali booked their places after the group stages of the qualifications.
The implication of the new date is that teams will have more time to get to know their opponents while the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is underway. Next year’s biennial continental competition will be held in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6.
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