Ivory Coast, Ghana, Algeria, Nigeria and Tunisia were seeded on Thursday for the World Cup Africa zone play-offs draw.
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Egypt, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Senegal and Ethiopia are the unseeded countries for the September 16 Cairo ceremony.
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The seedings were decided by the Fifa Africa rankings released Thursday, with the five best-placed nations getting 'seeded' status.
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Seeded and unseeded sides will be paired, creating five two-leg ties with a separate draw determining which country plays at home first.
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Matches are scheduled for October 11-15 and November 15-19 and the five overall winners qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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Cape Verde, who won Group B last Saturday, were disqualified for fielding ineligible defender Fernando Varela in an away win over Tunisia.
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The 2-0 victory for the island nation was changed to a 3-0 defeat, giving four-time World Cup qualifiers Tunisia top place.
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A Congo-Brazzaville appeal against the eligibility of Mali-born Niger striker Mahamane Cisse was rejected by Fifa.
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Cisse scored in a 2-2 Group E draw against the Congolese last Saturday – a result that allowed Burkina Faso to snatch top spot.
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Burkina Faso and Ethiopia, shock Group A winners ahead of 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa, are the only contenders never to have reached the finals.
Too bad for Cape Verde though cos it's a very bad situation for them right about now. Congratulations to Tunisia...