Kenya and Zimbabwe were removed from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification process after failing to comply with FIFA sanctions.
The football institutions of the two international locations have been suspended by using FIFA in February because of "undue involvement by way of a third party," and they had been suspended through the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for "political meddling."
Kenya and Zimbabwe had been covered within the 2023 AFCON draw by way of CAF in April on the circumstance that they correctly challenged their FIFA suspension.
However, CAF claims that the 2 nations "have not but finished the necessities wanted by the FIFA Congress as a prerequisite for removing their ban," in spite of qualification for the occasion starting subsequent month.
Only 3 groups will remain of their authentic agencies, with the top nonetheless qualifying for the tournament.
Kenya turned into assigned to Group C, which included Burundi, Cameroon, and Namibia. Zimbabwe become grouped alongside Liberia, Morocco, and South Africa in Group K.
The 2023 AFCON will take region in Ivory Coast.
