DatesPreliminary rnd: Nov 30-Dec 2 and Dec 14-16, First rnd: June 21-23 and July 5-7, Second rnd: July 26-28 and Aug 9-11CAIRO - African Nations Championship (CHAN) title holders Tunisia were paired with Morocco Thursday when the qualifying draw for the 2014 tournament was made in Cairo.Algeria play Libya in the other match-up involving countries in the north of the continent with regional powerhouse Egypt a notable absentee from the zonal draw.Egypt (6) and Cape Verde Islands (15) are the only teams among the CAF top 20 not to enter a competition that has grown quickly in stature with the number of finalists doubling from eight to 16 for the second edition in Sudan last year.Tunisia defeated Angola 3-0 in the 2011 final of a championship restricted to footballers playing in their country of birth and the Democratic Republic of Congo upset Ghana 2-0 in the first decider two years earlier.West Africa was split into two zones and the highlight of the ‘B’ pairings is a showdown between Nigeria and Ivory Coast with the former wanting to atone for a shock qualifying loss to Niger in the previous eliminators.The winners of a preliminary tie between Burkina Faso and Togo stand between 2011 quarterfinalists Niger and a second appearance while Benin and Ghana square off for another slot.South Africa qualify automatically as hosts and three 2010 World Cup venues – Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Polokwane – will be used plus the GWK rugby union stadium in Northern Cape capital Kimberley.DrawNorth: First rnd Algeria vs Libya Tunisia (holders) vs MoroccoWinners qualify for finalsWest APreliminary rnd: Liberia vs Mauritania Guinea vs Sierra LeoneFirst rndSenegal vs Liberia/Mauritania, Mali vs Guinea/S. LeoneWinners qualifyWest BPreliminary rnd: Burkina Faso vs TogoFirst rnd: Benin vs Ghana Nigeria vs Ivory Coast B. Faso/Togo vs NigerWinners qualifyCentralPreliminary rnd: CAR vs Congo First rnd: Cameroon vs Gabon DR Congo vs C.A.R./CongoSecond rnd: Losers Cameroon/Gabon vs losers DR Congo/C.A.R./CongoFirst rnd and second rnd winners qualifyCentral-EastPreliminary rnd: Burundi vs Kenya Eritrea vs EthiopiaFirst rnd: Burundi/Kenya vs Sudan Eritrea/Ethiopia vs RwandaTanzania vs UgandaWinners qualifySouthPreliminary rnd: Mauritius vs Comoros IslandsFirst rnd: Mauritius/Comoros vs Zimbabwe Seychelles vs Namibia Swaziland vs AngolaBotswana vs ZambiaSecond rnd: Mauritius/Comoros/Zimbabwe vs Botswana/Zambia Seychelles/Namibia vs Swaziland/AngolaWinners qualify
