From the draw that took place on Thursday, Cameroon are drawn in Group B even when the outcome mean nothing to them because they are already in the competition as Host.
The first round of Qualification will see Comoros and Mauritius battle for the last spot in Group B before Joining Cameroon,Morocco and Malawi for the main race just as the same will occur in Group C with Djibouti and South Sudan slugging it out for the final spot to complete the preliminary round with Mali,2017 Hosts Gabon and Burundi on the Queue.
In Group A,Senegal will face Guinea,Sudan and Sao Tome,Group D will make Algeria travel to West Africa three times courtesy of Togo,Benin and Gambia while Ghana will chase Ethiopia and Kenya to Freetown in Sierra Leone in a mouthwatering Group F but won't be compared to a Group G that has Congo Brazzaville,Congo Kinshasa with rising Zimbabwe and Liberia.
Elephants of Cote d'ivoire will contest Group H with Guinea, Central African Republic and Rwanda while Northern Africa will be on Fire as Carthage Eagles of Tunisia turn up against Pharaohs of Egypt, Niger and Swaziland.
Meanwhile, 2013 Champions of Africa Nigeria will have an opportunity of Revival for recent qualifications failure when they face Bafana Bafana of South Africa,Libya and Seychelles in Group E as Cape Verde,Uganda, Tanzania occupies Group L alongside Lesotho and 2013 Runners up Burkina Faso will contend Group I with Angola, Botswana and Mauritania.
Top team in each Group will secure automatic qualification alongside Cameroon while there will be three spots for best second placed teams.
The dates of the matches will be as follows:
20-28 March 2017: 2 Legs of the Preliminary Round
05-13 June 2017: Match Day 1
19-27 March 2018: Match Day2
03-11 September 2018: Match Day 3 & Match Day 4
08-16 October 2018: Match Day 5
05-13 November 2018: Match Day 6
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