Cameroon will be a third seed for African
countries qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, Fifa revealed on Monday.
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Cameroon reached the World Cup quarter-finals in
1990 but are struggling to recapture former glories
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The Indomitable Lions have appeared at the
tournament seven times - more than any other African country - but have
suffered in recent years.
Algeria,
Ghana and African champions Ivory Coast are among the top seeds based on Fifa's
rankings for June.
Twenty
African teams will be split into five groups, with only the winners making it
to the finals in Russia.
Nigeria,
who boast the second most World Cup qualifications from Africa with five, have
been included among the second seeds.
Eighteen
of the teams in the draw, which will take place on 24 June, are among the top
20 in the rankings with Gabon (22) and Libya (33) the exceptions.
Qualifying
kicks off in October, continues in November and there will be a further four
rounds during 2017 between August and November.
Cameroon's
last two appearances at the World Cup were a disaster. They lost all three of
their group games in South Africa in 2010 and in Brazil four years later.
They
have also suffered a miserable time on their continent, finishing bottom of
their group at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon failed to qualify for
the tournament in 2012 and 2013.
Seeding
Pot 1
Algeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal,
Tunisia
Pot 2
Cape Verde, Egypt, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Nigeria, Mali
Pot 3
Cameroon, Morocco, Guinea, South Africa,
Congo Brazzaville
Pot 4
Uganda, Burkina Faso, Zambia, Gabon, Libya
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