Kenya Excluded from Africa Cup Of Nations Preliminary Qualifying Round
The preliminary qualifying round of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is underway this weekend with several matches lined up.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
On Wednesday, In Port Louis, Mauritius, Seychelles will host Lesotho while in Alexandria, Egyptian, Djbouti will play host to South Sudan.
All teams except Mauritius were forced to play in other countries because their stadiums do not meet international standards. Aggregate winners qualify for the group phase with the first two matchdays scheduled for June.
However, Kenya's Harambee Stars will not feature in the qualifiers owing to a Fifa ban.
The fixtures are as follows;
In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Somalia vs Eswatini (1300)
In Yaounde, Cameroon
Chad vs Gambia (1600)
Thursday In Port Louis
Sao Tome e Principe vs Mauritius (1200)
Second legs Sunday In Port Louis
Mauritius vs Sao Tome e Principe (1300)
In Kampala, Uganda
South Sudan vs Djibouti (1400)
In Mbombela, South Africa
Eswatini vs Somalia (1400)
In Soweto, South Africa
Lesotho v Seychelles (1500)
Tuesday In Agadir, Morocco
Gambia vs Chad (1800)
Botswana walkover, Eritrea withdrew
