South Africa are joined in the group by Cameroon, Gambia and Mauritania.
Cameroon are ranked 49th, Gambia are 168th and Mauritania are 115th. South Africa are currently 55th.
The group winners and two best second placed teams will join hosts Gabon at the finals.
Group A
Tunisia, Togo, Liberia, Djibouti
Group B
Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Central Africa Republic, Madagascar
Group C
Mali, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, South Sudan
Group D
Burkina Faso, Uganda, Botswana, Comoros
Group E
Zambia, Congo, Kenya, Guinea Bissau
Group F
Cape Verde, Morocco, Libya, Sao Tome
Group G
Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, Chad
Group H
Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Mauritius
Group I
Cote d'Ivoire, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Gabon
Group J
Algeria, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Seychelles
Group K
Senegal, Niger, Nambia, Burundi
Group L
Guinea, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland
Group M
Cameroon, South Africa, Gambia, Mauritania