Five African nations will qualify for the 2022 World Cup in QatarThe opening group matches of Africa's qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup have been postponed. The group stage of the qualifiers were due to be played in June but Fifa has confirmed the campaign will now start in September. "The qualifiers are now scheduled to take place in the existing windows of September, October and November 2021, and March 2022." A total of 40 African nations are bidding for one of five places for the continent at the finals in Qatar. The teams haven been drawn into 10 groups of four nations with only the pool winners progressing to a final play-off phase to decide the teams going to Qatar.

Source: BBC May 06, 2021 09:56 UTC