AFCON 2019 kicks off in March

The winner's trophy is on display prior to the start of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final football match between Egypt and Cameroon at the Stade de l'Amitie Sino-Gabonaise in Libreville on February 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO

As the curtain fell Sunday on the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, teams were already preparing for the first 2019 qualifiers next month.

Minnows Comoros, Djibouti, Madagascar, Mauritius, Sao Tome e Principe and South Sudan will get the ball rolling with two-leg ties between March 20 and 28.