The qualifying jamboree -- in which all the 54 African teams affiliated to FIFA had initially been entered -- will burst into life on October 5 .
Sadly , Zimbabwe will now be the missing link due to the expulsion .
The qualifying jamboree -- in which all the 54 African teams affiliated to FIFA had initially been entered -- will burst into life on October 5 , but sadly , Zimbabwe will now be the missing link due to the expulsion .