To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. Match- day seven and Eight qualifiers matches are scheduled for October 7 and 13, 2022, while the next two rounds of the qualifiers are slated for November 12 and 17, 2020. Here's how he did it. [4] After the rescheduling of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament from June/July to January/February, the dates of Matchdays 1 and 2 of the second round were rescheduled. Sahel Moving Quickly Towards Looming Tragedy - UN Emergency Chief. A statement from CAF said the 2021 AFCON qualifiers will be held between November 2020 and March 2021. The second round of CAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification are played over 6 matchdays, from 31 May to 12 October 2021. Llewellyn Barnes made his debut in a professional golf debut last month, after decades living homeless in South Africa. What Future After Transitional Government? Last updated on 21 January 202021 January 2020.From the section African. A Tutsi on the verge of being killed by Hutu extremists in 1994 recalls how his life was saved as those who had come to kill him realised he played for one of Rwanda’s top clubs. Meet three golfers vying to become the first African women to win a major tournament. “The 40 teams in contention for the five slots for Qatar 2022 will commence the journey between 31 May and 15 June 2021 with the Day 1 and 2 matches. and finish in October 2021, prior to a final round of play-offs in November 2021. The qualifiers had been due to begin this March but the Confederation of African Football postponed them after re-scheduling the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations from a June kick-off to a January one. Kenya's Wilfred Bungei, who won Olympic 800m gold in Beijing, shares his story of battling alcoholism in a bid to "save someone". It will run through Oct. 12, 2021. A total of 5 slots in the final tournament are available for CAF teams.[1]. The first round has already been staged, and the second round will not begin until May 31, 2021. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. The Congolese basketballer racks up millions of views cooking unusual food on YouTube. By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. Russia 2018 - An Unf... Russia 2018 - An Unforgettable World Cup. The qualifiers were scheduled to kick off from March 25-31. The African section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification acts as qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Qatar, for national teams which are members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). “For Cameroon 2021, the qualifiers resume on 9-17 November 2020 with the Day 3 and 4 matches whilst the penultimate and ultimate matches take place on 22-30 March 2021.” Meanwhile, the African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, which are in the second round, will happen between May 2021 and November 2021. What a World Cup that was! Ghana and South Africa clash in Group G along with Zimbabwe and Ethiopia, while Egypt and Angola meet in Group F alongside Gabon and Libya. The five winners will advance to represent Africa at the World Cup. Can an African Woman-Led WTO Improve Trade Equity? The qualifiers for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations are set to resume in November while those of the next stage for the 2022 World Cup will begin in May 2021, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Wednesday. [5] Because of the interruption of the competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule of the second round was revised again and on 19 August 2020 CAF announced the new dates, and the entire second round was postponed to 2021. The playoff matches, in which the 10 group winners will then be drawn to play against each other in a two-legged tie, have been scheduled for November 8-16 2021. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Didier Drogba was the figurehead for Ivory Coast's 'golden generation'. Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman or Khabib Nurmagomedov - who will Conor McGregor fight next? 28 teams, that ranked the lowest by the African Football Confederation CAF are participating in the race for a spot in Football’s greatest tournament, FIFA World Cup. 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Africa will put five teams in the 2022 World Cup. China and Morocco: Major actors in the 75th session of the United Nations General... A typical strategic partnership between Morocco and China. The competition which had been suspended in March due to the Coronavirus pandemic is set to restart in October. African nations 2022 World Cup qualifying format revealed As one of the 26 highest-ranked teams in Africa, Bafana Bafana are exempt from the first round of 2022 World Cup qualifying. The second round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Africa had been scheduled to begin in March and run through to October next year.