Egypt have been handed a tough draw in the new African Nations Championship (22 February – 8 March) as they will face Tunisia and Libya. In case of qualification, the Pharaohs will face the winner from Morocco and Algeria. The three nations has been handed a bye from the preliminary round. The competition will only feature footballers playing inside the Africa, and should be played every two years. CAF divided the continent into six geographic zones and only one country will go through from North Africa. The qualifiers will include only 30 teams as some Nations won't participate like Ghana, Zambia and Togo. Seven teams will reach the finals to join Ivory Coast, the host country. Here is the full draw North zone Preliminary Round 1.Libya - Tunisia 2.Tunisia - Libya First Round 3.Algeria - Morocco 4.Morocco - Algeria 5.Win. 1-2 - Egypt 6.Egypt - Win. 1-2 Second Round Win. 3-4 - Win. 5-6 Order of matches to be determined later Zone West A First Round 1.Senegal - Mali 2.Mali - Senegal 3.Mauritania - Guinea 4.Guinea - Mauritania Second Round Win. 1-2 - Win. 3-4 Order of matches to be determined later Zone West B First Round 1.Nigeria - Burkina Faso 2.Burkina Faso - Nigeria 3.Niger - Benin 4.Benin - Niger Second Round Win. 1-2 / Win. 3-4 Order of matches to be determined later Central Zone Preliminary Round 1.Cental Africa - Gabon 2.Gabon - Central Africa 3.Congo - Chad 4.Tchad - Congo First Round 5.Cameroon - Win. 1-2 6.Win. 1-2 - Cameroon 7.RD Congo - Win. 3-4 8.Win.3-4 - RD Congo Second Round Win. 5-6 - Win. 7-8 Order of matches to be determined later Southern Zone First Round 1.Mauritius - South Africa 2.South Africa - Mauritius Second Round 3.Win. 1-2 - Botswana 4.Botswana - Win. 1-2 5.Namibia - Angola 6.Angola - Namibia Central East Zone Preliminary Round Rwanda - Burundi Burundi - Rwanda First Round Sudan - Win. 1-2 Win. 1-2 - Sudan Tanzania - Uganda Uganda - Tanzania Second Round Win. 3-4 / Win. 5-6 Order of matches to be determined later
