Cameroon and South Africa will start their World Cup preparations in earnest next month while Angola have been invited to take on their former colonial power in a friendly as Portugal also begin their build-up.
Cameroon have been invited to play the South American champions Colombia in New York on November 2 - the first game in charge for their new German coach Winfried Schafer.
The Indomitable Lions, who are the reigning African champions, have
not played since their last World Cup qualifier against Zambia in July.
The game is scheduled to take place at New York`s Shea Stadium, the home of baseball`s New York Mets.
It will be the first major soccer game in the American city since the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11.
South African officials have confirmed they will play a friendly on November 14 but have not yet identified their opponents.
