Defending champions Cameroon will face Ghana, Benin and Guinea-Bissau. Elsewhere, Sadio Mane's Senegal take on Algeria, Kenya and Tanzania in Group C.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F |
| Egypt | Guinea | Senegal | Morocco | Tunisia | Cameroon |
| DR Congo | Nigeria | Algeria | Cote D’Ivoire | Mali | Ghana |
| Uganda | Madagascar | Kenya | South Africa | Mauritania | Benin |
| Zimbabwe | Burundi | Tanzania | Namibia | Angola | Guinea-Bissau |
The top two teams in each group, as well as the four best third-placed sides, will qualify for the second round.
