Zimbabwe will this Wednesday wait in anxiety as the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations draw is conducted in Libreville, Gabon.
The Warriors will go into the pot ranked 113 on the FIFA Rankings and 35 on the CAF rankings, after having last made a dance at the continental showpiece during the Egypt finals in 2006 under the guidance of Charles Mhlauri.
Calisto Pasuwa is now in charge of the Warriors and ensured Zimbabwe qualify for Gabon 2017 with a game in hand.
The nation will follow proceedings in Libreville with keen interest.
The failure of South Africa and Zambia to qualify for Gabon 2017 leaves Zimbabwe as the only Southern African nation that will be participating at Africa’s biggest football spectacle.
In Pot 1 is title holders Cote d’Ivoire, hosts Gabon, 4 time African champions Ghana and Algeria.
Pot 2 will be made up of Tunisia, Mali, Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Cameroon will be in Pot 3 together with Senegal, Morocco and Egypt
Zimbabwe will be in Pot 4 alongside Togo, Uganda and Guinea Bissau.
Teams were seeded according to their performances at the 2012, 2013 and 2015 AFCON tournaments, their qualification process as well as 2014 World Cup and World Cup qualifier performances.
