Qatar 2022 WCQs: Zambia placed in pot two… Draws to be made on Tuesday

Zambia national team has been placed in pot two for the second round of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Zambia who is still searching for their maiden appearance at the World football showpiece finds themselves in pot two alongside the Ivory Coast, South Africa, Uganda, Gabon, Cape Verde among others.

Zambia can not face any of their pot two mates but will face one of the top-seeded teams that include current AFCON Champions, Algeria, Senegal, Egypt, Cameroon, and Morocco.

The draw for the second round of the continent’s qualifying competition will take place in the Egyptian capital of Cairo tomorrow, Tuesday 21st January.

The ten group winners will be drawn into five two-legged knockout ties to be played in November 2021 for the third and final round of these qualifiers.

The pots

Pot 1: Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana, Egypt, Cameroon, Mali, Congo DR

Pot 2: Burkina Faso, South Africa, Guinea, Uganda, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Benin, Zambia, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire

Pot 3: Madagascar, Mauritania, Libya, Mozambique, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Niger, Central African Republic, Namibia, Guinea-Bissau

Pot 4: Malawi, Angola, Togo, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Djibouti