Rite Sports can confirm that, The Black Stars will face the winner of the match between Comoros and Lesotho following the outcome of the 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw held in St. Petersburg, Russia on Saturday.
Ghana will begin the 2018 World Cup campaign in November after being drawn bye from the first round of the African qualifiers.
However, The 26 lowest-ranked African sides in FIFA rankings which includes Comoros and Lesotho will play each other in two-legged ties after which the 13 winners and 27 other countries will compete in two-leg ties with winners progressing to a group stage of the Africa qualifiers.
Drawn bye from the first round of the African qualifiers, Nigeria begins her campaign for a place at the 2018 finals in Russia in November 2015, away to the winner of the Djibouti vs Swaziland first round playoff.
The 20 winners from the second round knockout matches will be drawn in five groups of four (to be made at the end of the 2nd round).
The group winners will qualify for the 2018 World Cup which will be staged in Russia.
Below is the African Zone qualifying draw for 2018 World Cup made in St Petersburg on Saturday (five African sides qualify for finals in Russia):
1st round (October 2015)
Somalia v Niger
South Sudan v Mauritania
Gambia v Namibia
Sao Tome and Principe v Ethiopia
Chad v Sierra Leone
Comoros v Lesotho
Djibouti v Swaziland
Eritrea v Botswana
Seychelles v Burundi
Liberia v Guinea Bissau
Central African Republic v Madagascar
Mauritius v Kenya
Tanzania v Malawi
2nd round (November 2015)
Somalia or Niger v Cameroon
South Sudan or Mauritania v Tunisia
Gambia or Namibia v Guinea
Sao Tome and Principe or Ethiopia v Congo
Chad or Sierra Leone v Egypt
Comoros or Lesotho v Ghana
Djibouti or Swaziland v Nigeria
Eritrea or Botswana v Mali
Seychelles or Burundi v Democratic Republic of Congo
Liberia or Guinea Bissau v Cote d’Ivoire
Central Africa Republic or Madagascar v Senegal
Mauritius or Kenya v Cape Verde
Tanzania or Malawi v Algeria
Sudan v Zambia
Libya v Rwanda
Morocco v Equatorial Guinea
Mozambique v Gabon
Benin v Burkina Faso
Togo v Uganda
Angola v South Africa
Source: RITE SPORTS
