The CAF Executive Committee at its meeting on Thursday, 11 April 2019, in Cairo, Egypt approved the draw procedure for the final tournament of the Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019. The procedure was proposed by the Organising Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations at its meeting 24-hours earlier.
Draw Procedure finalised, Pots revealed
The pots and seedings of the 24 qualified teams were decided based on the latest FIFA World rankings (released 4th April 2019), which is globally accepted and portrays a true reflection of the state of the qualified teams.
According to the Article 73.1 of the regulations of the competition; – The organizing country (Egypt) shall be the head of group A. – The holder of the trophy (Cameroon) will be the head of one of the five other groups in addition to 4 other head of groups determined in accordance to the ranking.
Procedures of the draw:
The following 4 pots will be on stage:
Pot 4: Containing the 6 teams of level IV
Pot 3: Containing the 6 teams of level III
Pot 2: Containing the 6 teams of level II
Pot 1: Containing the 5 teams of level I (Host country is in position A1)
Step 1:
Pot 4: The 6 less seeded teams of level IV will be in pot 4
The first ball drawn will go directly to group A; in position A4.
The second ball drawn will go directly to group B; in position B4
The third ball drawn will go directly to group C; in position C4
The fourth ball drawn will go directly to group D; in position D4
The fifth ball drawn will go directly to group E; in position E4
The sixth ball drawn will go directly to group F; in position F4
Step 2:
Pot 3: The 6 teams of level III will be in pot 3
The first ball drawn will go directly to group A; in position A3.
The second ball drawn will go directly to group B; in position B3
The third ball drawn will go directly to group C; in position C3
The fourth ball drawn will go directly to group D; in position D3
The fifth ball drawn will go directly to group E; in position E3
The sixth ball drawn will go directly to group F; in position F3
Step 3:
Pot 2: The 6 teams of level II will be in pot 2
The first ball drawn will go directly to group A; in position A2.
The second ball drawn will go directly to group B; in position B2
The third ball drawn will go directly to group C; in position C2
The fourth ball drawn will go directly to group D; in position D2
The fifth ball drawn will go directly to group E; in position E2
The sixth ball drawn will go directly to group F; in position F2
Step 4:
Pot 1: The Host team is already in position A1; the holder of the title and the other 4 teams of level I will be in pot 1
The first ball drawn will go directly to group B; in position B1.
The second ball drawn will go directly to group C; in position C1 o
The third ball drawn will go directly to group D; in position D1
The fourth ball drawn will go directly to group E; in position E1
The fifth ball drawn will go directly to group F; in position F1
Source: www.cafonline.com
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