Tough fixtures awaits Leone Stars in the 2023 Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers starting next month.

Although the group stage draws are yet to be done, CAF has released the schedule of how the Africa Cup qualifiers will be played.

Sierra Leone have been placed in Pot Two and could face reigning African champions Senegal, losing finalists Egypt or former winners and African powerhouses Morocco and Algeria or indeed any of the other eight teams that are in Pot One.

According to the schedule released by Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA on Monday, the teams will have to play four games in a space of 14 days when the race for the Ivory Coast Africa Cup starts.

The teams will play their first Africa Cup qualifiers on May 30 and will go on a break on June 15.

Here are the 4 pots for the 2023 TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations qualifiers draw

POT 1:
Senegal🇸🇳, Morocco🇲🇦, Nigeria🇳🇬, Egypt🇪🇬, Tunisia🇹🇳, Cameroon🇨🇲, Algeria🇩🇿, Mali🇲🇱, Ivory Coast🇨🇮, Burkina Faso🇧🇫, Ghana🇬🇭, DR Congo🇨🇬.

POT 2:
South Africa🇿🇦, Cape Verde🇨🇻, Guinea🇬🇳, Gabon🇬🇦, Benin🇧🇯, Uganda🇺🇬, Zambia🇿🇲, Congo🇨🇬, Equatorial Guinea🇬🇶, Madagascar🇲🇬, Kenya🇰🇪, Sierra Leone🇸🇱.

POT 3:
Namibia🇳🇦, Guinea-Bissau🇬🇼, Niger🇳🇪, Libya🇱🇾, Mozambique🇲🇿, Malawi🇲🇼, Togo🇹🇬, Zimbabwe🇿🇼, Gambia🇬🇲, Angola🇦🇴, Comoros🇰🇲.

POT 4:
Tanzania, Central African Republic, Sudan🇸🇩, Rwanda🇷🇼, Burundi, Ethiopia, Swaziland, Lesotho🇱🇸, Botswana🇧🇼, Liberia🇱🇷 – South Sudan🇸🇸, Sao Tome & Principe🇹🇱.