Africa Round One Draw

The first round of CAF qualifying will feature twenty-four teams matched up in twelve home-and-away aggregate-goals series with the twelve winners advancing to the second round. The CAF First Round matches are scheduled for 11 November 2011 and 15 November 2011. The lower seed will host the first leg, and the higher seed will host the second leg.

The higher seeded team is listed first. The number before the matchup is the series number that corresponds to the placement of the series winner in the second round group phase.

1: Kenya - Seychelles

2: Togo - Guinea-Bissau

3: Namibia - Djibouti

4: Liberia - Mauritius

5: Mozambique - Comoros

6: Madagascar - Equatorial Guinea

7: Ethiopia - Somalia

8: Burundi - Lesotho

9: Rwanda-. Eritrea

10: Democratic Republic of Congo - Swaziland

11: Congo - Sao Tome e Principe

12: Chad - Tanzania

Quite honestly, I do not see any of the lower seeds advancing. The closest matchup may be Equatorial Guinea, who are now pulling in Spanish players of Equatorial Guinean descent into the national side, but Madagascar have been a tough side recently. Madagascar drew Cote d'Ivoire and Mozambique in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and defeated Botswana.

The marquee matchup involves DR Congo and Swaziland. DR Congo were the first African team to grace a FIFA World Cup finals in 1974 but have not returned since. Swaziland defeated Togo and tied Zambia in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.