After the draw took place on Thursday we take a look at how the rest of the continent reacted on social media
There were a few surprises following the draw to map the African nations' route to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday 21 January in Cairo, Egypt.
The draw saw the 14 first-round winners and the 26 highest-ranked African nations drawn into ten groups of four.
Amongst the few surprises was confirmation that either Cameroon or Ivory Coast will miss out on Qatar after the two were drawn against each other in Group D alongside Mozambique and Malawi
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The Indomitable Lions have represented Africa at a record seven World Cups, while Ivory Coast have made three appearances and African fans had their share of thoughts on this contest.