Following are the second round fixtures for 2014 World Cup qualifying competition in Africa:
Nigeria has been drawn to play in Group `F’ with Namibia, Kenya and Malawi for the 2014 World Cup to be hosted by Brazil.
The grouping and fixtures are as follows:
Matchday 1 (June 1-5 2012)
Gp A: South Africa v Somalia/Ethiopia, Central African Republic v Botswana
Gp B: Tunisia v Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone v Cape Verde Islands
Gp C: Cote d’Ivoire v Tanzania, Gambia v Morocco
Gp D: Ghana v Lesotho, Sudan v Zambia
Gp E: Burkina Faso v Congo Brazzaville, Niger v Gabon
Gp F: Nigeria v Namibia, Kenya v Malawi
Gp G: Egypt v Mozambique, Zimbabwe v Guinea
Gp H: Algeria v Rwanda, Benin v Mali
Gp I: Cameroon v DR Congo, Togo v Libya
Gp J: Senegal v Liberia, Angola v Uganda
Matchday 2 (June 8-12 2012)
A: Botswana v S. Africa, Somalia/Ethiopia v C.A.R.
B: C. Verde v Tunisia, E. Guinea v S. Leone
C: Morocco v Cote d’Ivoire, Tanzania v Gambia
D: Zambia v Ghana, Lesotho v Sudan
E: Gabon v B. Faso, Congo v Niger
F: Malawi v Nigeria, Namibia v Kenya
G: Guinea v Egypt, Mozambique v Zimbabwe
H: Mali v Algeria, Rwanda v Benin
I: Libya v Cameroon, DR Congo v Togo
J: Uganda v Senegal, Liberia v Angola
Matchday 3 (Mar 22-26 2013)
A: S. Africa v C.A.R., Somalia/Ethiopia v Botswana
B: Tunisia v S. Leone, E. Guinea v C. Verde
C: Cote d’Ivoire v Gambia, Tanzania v Morocco
D: Ghana v Sudan, Lesotho v Zambia
E: B. Faso v Niger, Congo v Gabon
F: Nigeria v Kenya, Namibia v Malawi
G: Egypt v Zimbabwe, Mozambique v Guinea
H: Algeria v Benin, Rwanda v Mali
I: Cameroon v Togo, DR Congo v Libya
J: Senegal v Angola, Liberia v Uganda
Matchday 4 (June 7-11 2013)
A: C.A.R. v S. Africa, Botswana v Somalia/Ethiopia
B: S. Leone v Tunisia, C. Verde v E. Guinea
C: Gambia v I. Coast, Morocco v Tanzania
D: Sudan v Ghana, Zambia v Lesotho
E: Niger v B. Faso, Gabon v Congo
F: Kenya v Nigeria, Malawi v Namibia
G: Zimbabwe v Egypt, Guinea v Mozambique
H: Benin v Algeria, Mali v Rwanda
I: Togo v Cameroon, Libya v DR Congo
J: Angola v Senegal, Uganda v Liberia
Matchday 5 (June 14-18 2013)
A: Somalia/Ethiopia v S. Africa, Botswana v C.A.R.
B: E. Guinea v Tunisia, C. Verde v S. Leone
C: Tanzania v Cote d’Ivoire, Morocco v Gambia
D: Lesotho v Ghana, Zambia v Sudan
E: Congo v B. Faso, Gabon v Niger
F: Namibia v Nigeria, Malawi v Kenya
G: Mozambique v Egypt, Guinea v Zimbabwe
H: Rwanda v Algeria, Mali v Benin
I: DR Congo v Cameroon, Libya v Togo
J: Liberia v Senegal, Uganda v Angola
Matchday 6 (Sept 6-10 2013)
A: S. Africa v Botswana, C.A.R. v Somalia/Ethiopia
B: Tunisia v C. Verde, S. Leone v E. Guinea
C: I. Coast v Morocco, Gambia v Tanzania
D: Ghana v Zambia, Sudan v Lesotho
E: B. Faso v Gabon, Niger v Congo
F: Nigeria v Malawi, Kenya v Namibia
G: Egypt v Guinea, Zimbabwe v Mozambique
H: Algeria v Mali, Benin v Rwanda
I: Cameroon v Libya, Togo v DR Congo
J: Senegal v Uganda, Angola v Liberia
Third round (first leg: Oct 11-15, second: Nov 15-19 2013)
A draw will split 10 group winners into five two-leg ties and aggregate winners qualify for 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Previous qualifiers
1934 – Egypt
1970 – Morocco
1974 – Zaire (now DR Congo)
1978 – Tunisia
1982 – Algeria, Cameroon
1986 – Algeria, Morocco
1990 – Cameroon, Egypt
1994 – Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria
1998 – Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia
2002 – Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia
2006 – Angola, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, Tunisia
2010 – South Africa (hosts), Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d’ Ivoire, Nigeria