and Zimbabwe were included in the draw despite being temporary suspended by FIFA from all international football activities. However, if their suspension were not lifted two weeks before their first match of the qualifiers, both national teams would be eliminated from the competition. In that case, their groups would be composed of only three teams, with the group winners and runners-up qualifying to the finals. Both Kenya and Zimbabwe could not be drawn in the same group in order to avoid one group with only two teams in case the suspension is not lifted. On 23 May 2022, CAF announced that both teams had been disqualified from the qualifiers as a result of their suspension not being lifted by FIFA. The draw ceremony was conducted by the CAF Director of Competitions Samson Adamu with assistance by former South Africa defender Lucas Radebe and former Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou. Tiebreakers The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 14): Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above will be reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Away goals scored in all group matches; Drawing of lots Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I Group J Group K Group L Qualified teams The following teams have qualified for the final tournament. 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italics indicates hosts for that year. Notes References 2023 Qualification 2022 in African football 2023 in African football