Senegal's Mame Diouf (L) celebrates after scoring a goal against Egypt during their African Nations Cup qualifying soccer match in Cairo November 15, 2014. (Photo: REUTERS)
The teams are:
South Africa (Group A), Algeria (Group B), Burkina Faso, Gabon (Group C), Cameroon (Group D), Cape Verde, Zambia (Group F), Tunisia and Senegal (Group G) in addition to hosts Equatorial Guinea.
Places yet to be contested:
Group A: Nigeria and Congo both have seven points.
Group B: Malawi and Mali both have six points.
Group D: Ivory Coast (9 points) need one point to beat RD Congo (6 points) for the second spot of this group.
Group E: This group is wide open as Ghana are in the lead with 8 points, one ahead of Uganda and Guinea and two ahead of bottom-side Togo.
The best third-placed team from all seven groups will be determined after the end of Wednesday's matches.
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