(Reuters) - Kenya and Zimbabwe have been booted out of qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals after failing to have their FIFA suspensions set aside by this week's deadline, the continent's governing body said. The football associations of both countries have been suspended for "political interference" and were only included in the draw for the qualifiers on the proviso they would be cleared by FIFA to compete. "The two associations; Football Kenya Federation and the Zimbabwe Football Association will be considered losers and eliminated from the competition," the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said in a statement on Tuesday. Zimbabwe were in Group K with Morocco, South Africa and Liberia. Both Kenya and Zimbabwe’s associations were dissolved by their respective governments last year and subsequently suspended by FIFA in February.

Source: Libya Today May 24, 2022 14:10 UTC