Botswana has been handed a tough draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as they were paired against Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique and Somalia.
The draw was conducted in Abidjan this evening. Only the group winners proceed to the finals, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico while the four best placed teams from all the groups meet to determine the side that will participate in a continental play-off
The full draw: Somalia Group A Egypt Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Ethiopia Djibouti
Group B Senegal Congo DR Mauritania Togo Sudan South Sudan
Group C Nigeria South Africa Benin Zimbabwe Rwanda Lesotho
Group D Cameroon Cabo Verde Angola Libya Eswatini Mauritius
Group E Morocco Zambia Congo Tanzania Niger Eritrea
Group F Côte d'Ivoire Gabon Kenya The Gambia Burundi Seychelles
Group G Algeria Guinea Uganda Mozambique Botswana Somalia
Group H Tunisia Equatorial Guinea Namibia Malawi Liberia São Tomé and Príncipe
Group I Mali Ghana Madagascar Central African Republic Comoros Chad
