The draw for the second round of the African qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022, which took place today Tuesday in the Egyptian capital Cairo, resulted in a balanced draw for the Arab teams, while the Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire teams fell in one group.

The first group included the teams of Algeria, the African champions, Burkina Faso, Niger and Djibouti, while the second group included the teams of Tunisia, Zambia, Mauritania and Equatorial Guinea.

DRAW DONE ✅

1⃣2⃣0⃣ matches to be played before the next stage of the #WCQ ⚽

Which 🔟 teams will qualify to the knockouts? World # WorldCup 🏆 pic.twitter.com/RxGmI3YaDG

- CAF (@CAF_Online) January 21, 2020

Nigeria came on top of Group C with Cape Verde, Central Africa and Liberia, while Group D included Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Mozambique and Malawi.

Goosebumps. 🌍🏆 #WorldCup #WCQ @FIFAcom @FIFAWorldCup

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- CAF (@CAF_Online) January 21, 2020

The fifth group included the teams of Mali, Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda, the sixth group included the teams of Egypt, Gabon, Libya and Angola, the seventh group included the teams of Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia, and the eighth group was the teams of Senegal, Congo, Namibia and Togo.

More than a few African players & national teams have left their mark on the #WorldCup across the years! 🤩

Some records, some goals & lots of fun 🎬 # WCQ pic.twitter.com/h1gNKbztiJ

- CAF (@CAF_Online) January 20, 2020

The ninth group included the teams of Morocco, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Sudan, while the tenth group included the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Benin, Madagascar, and Tanzania.

2018: 🇪🇬🇲🇦🇳🇬🇸🇳🇹🇳
2022: ❔❔❔❔❔

🛣 The path to the #WorldCup will grow clearer tomorrow for Africa

🌍 On the eve of @ CAF_Online's #WCQ draw, let's look back on the continent's memorable moments from Russia 2018 ⏪ pic.twitter.com/MD3gAbYESD

- FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) January 20, 2020