Uganda Cranes have been drawn in Group B for the qualification campaign to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon. The other countries in the group are Burkina Faso, Malawi and the winner between South Sudan and Seychelles in the preliminary round. The group draw was conducted at Mariott Hotel in Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt on Thursday, 18th July after the Caf Ordinary Annual General meeting. There are 12 groups and the winners and runners-up from each group will qualify for the 2021 AFCON tournament. Hosts Cameroon is guaranteed a place so only one other team qualify from their group. The two legged four preliminary ties will be played in October. Group stage matches will kickoff in November with two Match Days. The dates of the qualifiers will be confirmed by Confederation of African Football (CAF) in due course. Groups A: Mali, Guinea, Namibia, Liberia or Chad B: Burkina Faso, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan or Seychelles C: Ghana, South Africa, Sudan, Mauritius or Sao Tome and Principe D: Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Angola, Djibouti or Gambia E: Morocco, Mauritania, Central African Republic, Burundi F: Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Rwanda, Mozambique G: Egypt, Kenya, Togo, Comoros Islands H: Algeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana I: Senegal, Congo, Guinea Bissau, Eswatini J: Tunisia, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Tanzania K: Ivory Coast, Niger, Madagascar, Ethiopia L: Nigeria, Benin, Sierra Leone, Lesotho |