The draw for FIFA World Cup 2022 African qualifying playoffs has been postponed, Primenews can confirm.
The draw which was initially scheduled to take place on December 18, 2021 has been postponed to January 22, 2022.
The ten qualified teams will be put into Two pots for next year's draw, with the pots determined by the teams’ FIFA Rankings.
The seeded teams in Pot 1 will be drawn against the unseeded teams in Pot 2 for two legged ties to determine the continent’s five representatives for Qatar 2022.
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Per October’s FIFA Rankings, Pot 1 will be made up of African Champions Algeria, Senegal, Morocco, Nigeria and Tunisia.
Pot 2 will contain Egypt, Mali, Ghana, DR Congo, and Cameroon.
This means Ghana will likely draw one of Algeria, Senegal, Morocco, Nigeria or Tunisia in the final round.
Seeded:
Senegal
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Nigeria
Unseeded:
Egypt
Mali
Ghana
DR Congo
Cameroon
The two-legged play-off round will take place in the next international window (March 24 and March 29, 2022).