The preliminary draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations will hold in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, reports Completesports.com.
12 teams will take part in the preliminary round, which contains the lower placed sides in the latest FIFA World Rankings.
The remaining 42 nations have qualified directly for the group stage of the qualifiers.
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The 12 teams, in ranking order, are Lesotho, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eswatini, South Sudan, Mauritius, Chad, São Tomé and Príncipe, Djibouti, Somalia, Seychelles and Eritrea.
The preliminary round will see the 12 teams divided into two Pots. The six highest-ranked teams in Pot 1 will face the six lowest-ranked teams in Pot 2, with the first leg of each tie played at the home venue of the lower-ranked team.
Six winning teams will advance to join the 42 highest-ranked nations in the draw for the Group Stage matches of the qualifiers.
AFCON 2027 finals will be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
