The draw for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series was conducted on Tuesday evening.

Nigeria have been put in Group A alongside Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe.

The Super Eagles failed to get past the Round of 16 in the last edition of the tournament played in January/February this year.

Current holders Senegal are in Group L with Benin Republic, Mozambique and Rwanda.

There are 12 groups with the top two teams of each group automatically qualifying for the tournament.

The qualifiers for the 2023 AFCON will kick-off across the continent in June 2022.

See full draws below:

Group A

Nigeria

Sierra Leone

Guinea Bissau

Sao Tome & Principe/Mauritius

Group B

Burkina Faso

Cape Verde

Togo

Eswatini

Group C

Cameroon

Kenya

Namibia

Burundi

Group D

Egypt

Guinea

Malawi

Ethiopia

Group E

Ghana

Madagascar

Angola

Central African Republic

Group F

Algeria

Uganda

Niger Republic

Tanzania

Group G

Mali

Congo Brazzaville

Gambia

South Sudan

 

Group H

 

Cote d’Ivoire (Hosts)

Zambia

Comoros Island

Lesotho

 

Group I

 

DR Congo

Gabon

Mauritania

Sudan

 

Group J

 

Tunisia

Equatorial Guinea

Libya

Botswana

 

Group K

Morocco

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Liberia

Group L

Senegal

Benin Republic

Mozambique

Rwanda