Will Zambia draw Egypt in 2015 CAN qualifiers?

Zambia faces the prospect of being drawn against Egypt or cameroon when the 2015 Africa Cup qualifying draws are made on Sunday in Cairo.

Zambia go into the draw in Pot 1 meaning they will avoid Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali and Tunisia thanks to the seven sides classification points accumulated in the qualifiers and participation in the 2010, 2012 and 2013 tournaments.

Pot 2 contains Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Togo, Egypt, South Africa and Cameroon.

And so a possible debut meeting against Cape Verde too is a possibility.

Pot 3 has DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Niger, Guinea, Senegal and Sudan.

All 21 teams enjoy knockout round byes and go straight into the group stage.

Meanwhile Pot 4 has yet to be determined with 28 teams battling over two knockout qualifying rounds for the seven places left in the group stage.

Group stage games will be played over three months from September 5 to November 19.

The top two teams in each group qualify for the finals together with third best overall placed side from the 28 teams.

Morocco will host the 2015 tournament from January 17 to February 8.