DAMS. After several changes, the hours of roadblocks in Africa have finally been officially communicated.
[Mis à jour le 3 mars 2022 à 13h04] In a few weeks, Africa will distribute its five tickets for the World Cup and will see great nations not participating in the World Cup in Qatar since among the posters, we will find in particular a certain Cameroon – Algeria or even a Senegal – Egypt which was all simply the last CAN final.
Moreover, in Europe, Russia was officially excluded from the play-offs of the World Cup, causing upheaval in the world of football and a bitter reaction from the Russian Federation.
“The Russian Football Federation categorically disagrees with the decision of FIFA and UEFA to suspend all Russian teams from participating in international matches for an indefinite period. We believe that this decision is contrary to the norms and principles of the international competition, as well as the spirit of sport. It is clearly discriminatory and harms a large number of athletes, coaches, club and national team employees and, above all, millions of Russian and foreign fans, whose interests international sports organizations must protect in the first place. Such actions divide the world sports community, which has always adhered to the principles of equality, mutual respect and independence from policy. We reserve the right to challenge the decision of FIFA and UEFA in accordance with international sports law.”
Unlike Europe, the Africa zone cannot send teams directly to the World Cup. All nations will have to pass a 3rd round in the form of a home and away match. Here is the complete draw for the Africa zone play-offs for the 2022 World Cup, made this Saturday in Cameroon:
- Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo – Morocco
- Cameroon – Algeria
- Mali – Tunisia
- Egypt – Senegal
- Ghana – Nigeria
What is the draw for play-offs in Europe?
The draw for path A:
- Scotland – Ukraine
- Wales – Austria
The draw for path B
- Russia – Poland
- Sweden – Czech Republic
The draw for path C
- Italy – North Macedonia
- Portugal – Turkey
What is the play-off schedule?
After the draw and the separation of the twelve teams into three ways, the matches will be played next March. Here is the schedule:
Finals (Tuesday March 29)
- Track A
- Wales or Austria – Scotland or Ukraine (8:45 p.m.)
- Track B
- Poland – Sweden or Czech Republic (8:45 p.m.)
- C-track
- Portugal or Turkey – Italy or North Macedonia (8:45 p.m.)
Dates of dams in Africa
- First leg matches:
- March 25, 2022, 4 p.m.: DR Congo – Morocco, Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa.
- March 25, 2022, 6 p.m.: Mali – Tunisia, 26-Mars Stadium, Bamako.
- March 25, 2022, 6 p.m.: Cameroon – Algeria, Japoma Stadium, Douala.
- March 25, 2022, 8:30 p.m.: Egypt – Senegal, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo.
- March 25, 2022, 8:30 p.m.: Ghana – Nigeria, Cape Coast Stadium, Cape Coast.
- Return matches:
- March 29, 2022, 7 p.m.: Senegal – Egypt, Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar.
- March 29, 2022, 7:00 p.m.: Nigeria – Ghana, MKO National Stadium, Abuja.
- March 29, 2022, 9:30 p.m.: Algeria – Cameroon, Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida.
- March 29, 2022, 9:30 p.m.: Tunisia – Mali, Hammadi Agrebi Olympic Stadium, Tunis.
- March 29, 2022, 9:30 p.m.: Morocco – DR Congo, Complexe Mohammed V, Casablanca.