Algeria to face Burkina Faso in World Cup qualifying

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CAIRO - African football champions Algeria, led by Riyad Mahrez, will take on Burkina Faso, Djibouti and Niger in the second round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup after Tuesday's draw. Other heavyweights such as Senegal, relying on 2020 African Footballer of the Year Sadio Mane, and Mohamed Salah's Egypt will take on less-fancied nations.

Madagascar, surprise quarter-finalists in last year's Africa Cup of Nations, will face the Democratic Republic of Congo. All five African teams failed to reach the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup, the first time that had happened since 1982.Winners from the first round join 26 top-seeded sides based on FIFA's world rankings.Group winners will advance to the third round which will be played in November 2021.

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