The biggest football showcase in the world will be held in Brazil with the qualification battle starting in November this year.
The winner of the Mozambique-Comoros Islands match will be in the same group as the Warriors. Mwanjali said he was under no illusions about the tall order facing his troops. He believes the Warriors will have to build their campaign on a solid showing at home in order to have a realistic chance of going through.
But he said he was happy that they had avoided the preliminary round. "It is a tough draw. What we need is to make sure we win all our home games and then fight for a draw away. The qualification for the World Cup will be a not be an easy thing for us.
"Egypt may have gone down a bit since the revolts that rocked their country but they are still side a strong side. We cannot afford to underrate them at all.
Guinea are also a very strong side and if we play Mozambique it will be tricky again," said Mwanjali. The Mambas of Mozambique are ranked 39th in Africa and 103 on the world ratings.
The Pharaohs of Egypt retained their Nations Cup title in Angola in January last year but missed out on a place at the World Cup in South Africa five months later.
Egypt are ranked the second best African team behind Cote d'Ivoire. The Syli National, as Guinea are affectionately known are 14th in Africa and 68th in the world while the Warriors of Zimbabwe have risen to 86th in the world.
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