The draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminaries round will be conducted on Thursday, 13 July in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

This was revealed by CAF on Tuesday.

According to CAF, ” Member Associations of CAF will be divided into nine (9) Groups”.

”Winners of each Group will automatically qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The four best runners-up (from the Groups) will play in a CAF Play-Off tournament. The winner of the CAF Play-Off Tournament will play in the FIFA Play-off Tournament” CAF said via their website.

Morocco, Ghana, Tunisia and Cameroon were representatives of Africa in the 2022 edition of the FOFA World Cup In Qatar.