The qualifying draw for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has pitted several former champions against one another.

Defending Champions Cameroon, who qualify automatically as hosts, are in Group B alongside 1976 champions Morocco, Malawi and either Comoros or Mauritius.

Zimbabwe were handed a tough qualification draw. Kalisto Pasuwa’s men were thrown into Group G, together with the continent’s sixth-ranked side Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congo Brazzaville and Liberia.

The first game will be played between June 5-13 against Liberia this year with the rest in 2018 and The Warriors will end campaign with a home tie against Congo.

Draw in full:
A: Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, Sao Tome/Madagascar
B: Cameroon, Morocco, Malawi, Comoros/Mauritius
C: Mali, Gabon, Burundi, Djibouti/South Sudan
D: Algeria, Togo, Benin, The Gambia
E: Nigeria, South Africa, Libya, Seychelles
F: Ghana, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Kenya
G: DR Congo, Congo, Zimbabwe, Liberia
H: Ivory Coast, Guinea, Central African Republic, Rwanda
I: Burkina Faso, Angola, Botswana, Mauritania
J: Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, Swaziland
K: Zambia, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia
L: Cape Verde, Uganda, Tanzania, Lesotho

The Warriors fixture for AFCON 2019 Qualifiers
June 5-13, 2017: Zimbabwe v Liberia
March 19-27, 2018: Congo vs Zimbabwe
September 3-11, 2018: DR Congo vs Zimbabwe
September 3-11, 2018: Zimbabwe vs DR Congo
October 8-16, 2018: Liberia vs Zimbabwe
November 5-11, 2018: Zimbabwe vs Congo