Botswana came in the very final group K, with only four teams in the group then, with the other being Tunisia, Malawi and Chad.Having won the AFCON and appearing in numerous finals in the past, Tunisia was the clear favourites to qualify from the group. Perhaps the North Africans' only threat to qualification was Malawi, who had shown tremendous improvement lately appearing in the 2010 AFCON hosted by Angola.
CAF dropped another 'bombshell' before the beginning of the qualifiers. Togo, which has been suspended by CAF at the beginning of the year, saw their suspension lifted and they were a last-minute addition to group K, which now had five teams. Now the slightest hope that the Zebras would sneak to the finals evaporated. Togo is considered another African powerhouse. The Togolese had managed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup and having a couple of international stars in their side, the race for the top two spots in the group was now considered between them and the Tunisians.
