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Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa and Equatorial Guinea will start their 2020 Olympics qualifiers in the second round after receiving byes.

The Mighty Warriors who made their first appearance at the event in 2016 will face Zambia who progressed after Angola withdrew from participating in qualifiers. Should the Mighty Warriors beat their northern neighbours, they will meet South Africa provided that they also go beyond the second round.

The preliminary ties are scheduled to take place in April 2019, with the first and second leg ties coming between April 1-9. The second and third round matches are scheduled for September and October 2019 respectively.