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World Cup 2022: Check out the 10 teams who have qualified for the African play-offs

By Vincent Ashitey
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Cameroon and Tunisia completed the roster for the play-off round of the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup after they picked victories in their final group matches on Tuesday.

The Indomitable Lions edged out Côte d'Ivoire by a solitary goal in Yaounde to finish top of Group D while Tunisia beat Zambia 3-1 in Rades while Tunisia eased to a 3-1 win over Zambia as the winners sealed top spots in their respective groups.

With all ten teams confirming their place for the play-offs, the draw is set to be held in December 2021.

The ten teams will be put into Two pots for next month’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).