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The desert foxes were placed in group H with three states of southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana, in the draw held Thursday in Cairo.
There are no direct flights between Algiers and Lusaka, Harare and Gaborone, which will extend the travel time of a team currently headed by Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez.
This is a good draw for Algeria however, Zimbabwe having failed in the 2019 tournament, Zambia failed to qualify and Botswana took a point on a potential 18 during his last campaign.
Senegal, whose best player is Liverpool striker Sadio Mane, faces a slightly less intimidating travel schedule in Group I against Congo Brazzaville, Guinea-Bissau and eSwatini.
The Teranga Lions are expected to finish well with Congo and Guinea-Bissau, the most likely contenders for second place qualifying.
Madagascar, whose qualifications for the quarter-finals were the shock of the 2019 Nations Cup, were ranked in Group K with Côte d'Ivoire, Niger and Ethiopia.
The Ivorians seem to be the most stunning, while the Malagasy seek to prove that they are not wonders of a tournament.
Nigeria, which beat Tunisia 1-0 on Wednesday in third place, will meet other countries, West Africa, Benin, Sierra Leone and Lesotho.
Ghana and South Africa are in Group C and should qualify at the expense of Sudan and the winners of preliminary round preliminary round between Mauritius Sao Tome and Principe.
Although an automatic qualifier as a host, Cameroon will participate in the practice of competitive matches, leaving Cape Verde, Mozambique and Rwanda to dispute the other place of group F.
Uganda, the strongest country in East Africa at the 2019 tournament, competes alongside Burkina Faso, Malawi and South Sudan or Seychelles in Group B.
The four preliminary games will be held in October and the group stage will start the next month with two rounds.
Preliminary Round
Liberia v Chad
South Sudan / Seychelles
Mauritius / Sao Tome and Principe
Djibouti against Gambia
Second step: October 7-15
group A
Mali, Guinea, Namibia, Liberia / Chad
Group B
Burkina Faso, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan / Seychelles
Group C
Ghana, South Africa, Sudan, Mauritius / Sao Tome
Group D
Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Angola, Djibouti / Gambia
Group E
Morocco, Mauritania, Central African Republic, Burundi
Group F
Cameroon (hosts), Cape Verde, Mozambique, Rwanda
Group G
Egypt, Kenya, Togo, Comoros
Group h
Algeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana
Group I
Senegal, Congo Brazzaville, Guinea-Bissau, eSwatini (formerly Swaziland)
Group J
Tunisia, Libya, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea
Group K
Cote d'Ivoire, Niger, Madagascar, Ethiopia
Group l
Nigeria, Benin, Sierra Leone, Lesotho
Days: November 11th to 19th (two laps), August 31st to September 8th, 2020 (two laps), October 5th to 13th, November 9th to 17th
Note: The winners and finalists qualify in each group except F, where Cameroon automatically qualifies as the highest ranked of the other three teams.
Did not enter: Eritrea, Somalia
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