Nigeria is the defending champions,having won the 2013 edition staged in South Africa,and they will kick-off their campaign with games against Congo DR,then travel to Cape Town to play South Africa.
With the time-frame available for these qualifiers,all the qualifying matches are expected to be concluded before December when the draws for the tournament will be held.
Two teams from each of the groups will qualify automatically for the tournament,with one team going for a loser's spot.
Below in Italics is how BBC Sports rounded up a preview for the qualifiers:
The group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers begins on Friday as 28 countries chase 15 places at January's finals, hoping to join hosts Morocco.
Much of the build-up has been dominated by uncertainty over the venues of several ties due to the deadly Ebola virus.
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Source: BBC Sport
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