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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter

THE Warriors will know the identity of their 2021 Caf Africa Cup Nations finals opponents on August 17 when the draw for the biennial showpiece is conducted in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Cameroon is also the host country for the biggest football tournament for the African continent.

“CAF together with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of Cameroon announce that the draw for the final phase of the 33rd edition of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations , Cameroon 2021, will take place on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at the Yaounde Conference Centre, Cameroon at 19h00 local time (18h00 GMT)

The draw will see the 24 countries that will participate in next year’s TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations descend in the country ahead of 09 January 2022 kick-off.

CAF will release more information in due course including the draw procedure and special guests,” said Caf in a statement on its official website.

Zimbabwe will be making their fifth appearance at the finals, having made their debut in 2004 under Sunday Chidzambwe as coach and the mercurial Peter Ndlovu who was the inaugural Afcon finals captain for the Warriors.

The countries who have qualified for the tournament are defending champions Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia and Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone.