The African qualifying section for the 2010 World Cup has seen some interesting combinations drawn.
World Cup draw made
The African qualifying section for the 2010 World Cup has seen some interesting combinations drawn.
Hosts South Africa, already qualified for the World Cup, were also drawn out as the groups double up as qualifiers for the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
Bafana Bafana have been drawn alongside Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea in one of the toughest looking groups.
Another strong quartet saw Senegal drawn with Liberia, Gambia and Algeria.
Groups
Group 1
Cameroon
Cape Verde Islands
Tanzania
Mauritius
Group 2
Guinea
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Kenya
Group 3
Angola
Benin
Uganda
Niger
Group 4
Nigeria
South Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Sierra Leone
Group 5
Ghana
Libya
Gabon
Lesotho
Group 6
Liberia
Algeria
Senegal
Gambia
Group 7
Ivory Coast
Mozambique
Botswana
Madagascar
Group 8
Morocco
Rwanda
Ethiopia
Mauritania
Group 9
Burkina Faso
Tunisia
Seychelles
Group 10
Mali
Congo
Sudan
Chad
Group 11
Togo
Eritrea
Zambia
Swaziland
Group 12
Epypt
Congo DR
Malawi
Djibouti
The 12 group winners and the eight best runners-up will contest the next stage in the qualification process.
Qualifiers will advance into a system of five groups of four teams. Each winner of such a group will qualify for the World Cup along with hosts South Africa.
