The Black Stars together with Ivory Coast, Algeria, Nigeria and Tunisia are seeded for a play-off draw with Egypt, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Senegal and Ethiopia, all unseeded.
Two-leg ties will be played between seeded and unseeded sides with the five aggregate winners going to the finals in Brazil.
Also a separate draw will determine who plays at home first.
The first legs are scheduled for October 11-15 and return matches for November 15-19.
Top five seeds in Pot 1
1. Ivory Coast
2. Ghana
3. Algeria
4. Nigeria
5. Tunisia
Unseeded five in Pot 2
6. Egypt
7. Burkina Faso
8. Cameroon
9. Senegal
10. Ethiopia
Story by Ghana/Joy Sports/Tony Bebli