2018 FIFA World Cup: Ghana to face either Comoros or Lesotho in second round qualifier

Published on: 25 July 2015
2018 FIFA World Cup: Ghana to face either Comoros or Lesotho in second round qualifier
Black Stars

Ghana will face either Comoros or Lesotho in the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals second qualifying round after Saturday’s draw in St.Petersburg, Russia.

The match will be played in November 2015 in a two-legged tie for a place in the second round.

Comoros and Lesotho will clash in the first round in October which comprises the 26 lowest-ranked African sides on the FIFA rankings.

After the two-legged ties, the 13 winners and 27 other countries will compete in two-leg ties with winners progressing to a group stage of the Africa qualifiers.

The 20 winners from the second round knockout matches will be drawn in five groups of four (to be made at the end of the 2nd round).

The group winners will qualify for the 2018 World Cup which will be staged in Russia.

Below is the African Zone qualifying draw for 2018 World Cup made in St Petersburg on Saturday (five African sides qualify for finals in Russia):

1st round (October 2015)

Somalia v Niger South Sudan v Mauritania Gambia v Namibia Sao Tome and Principe v Ethiopia Chad v Sierra Leone Comoros v Lesotho Djibouti v Swaziland Eritrea v Botswana Seychelles v Burundi Liberia v Guinea Bissau Central African Republic v Madagascar Mauritius v Kenya Tanzania v Malawi

2nd round (November 2015)

Somalia or Niger v Cameroon South Sudan or Mauritania v Tunisia Gambia or Namibia v Guinea Sao Tome and Principe or Ethiopia v Congo Chad or Sierra Leone v Egypt Comoros or Lesotho v Ghana Djibouti or Swaziland v Nigeria Eritrea or Botswana v Mali Seychelles or Burundi v Democratic Republic of Congo Liberia or Guinea Bissau v Cote d’Ivoire Central Africa Republic or Madagascar v Senegal Mauritius or Kenya v Cape Verde Tanzania or Malawi v Algeria Sudan v Zambia Libya v Rwanda Morocco v Equatorial Guinea Mozambique v Gabon Benin v Burkina Faso Togo v Uganda Angola v South Africa

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