AFCON is moving to summer, packing the next few months with important 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on the international docket.
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The tournament proper, set for June 19-July 17 in the East African nations of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda will look to build on and rebound from a controversial final that saw Senegal beat Morocco after walking off the pitch.
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That decision eventually saw the trophy delivered to the Moroccans.
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Africa Cup of Nations qualification format
Fifty-four teams are involved in qualifying, with 24 scrapping in the preliminary rounds in a bid to reach the group stage.
Those were held in March 2026, and the group stage begins this week.
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying scores: Next fixtures
Wednesday, November 11
Algeria vs Togo
Angola vs South Sudan
Benin vs Central African Republic
Burkina Faso vs Mauritania
Cameroon vs Namibia
Cape Verde vs Liberia
Comoros vs Congo
DR Congo vs Sierra Leone
Egypt vs Malawi
Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe
Gabon vs Lesotho
Ghana vs Somalia
Guinea vs Eritrea
Ivory Coast vs Gambia
Madagascar vs Guinea-Bissau
Mali vs Rwanda
Morocco vs Niger
Mozambque vs Ethiopia
Nigeria vs Tanzania
Senegal vs Sudan
South Africa vs Kenya
Tunisia vs Libya
Uganda vs Botswana
Zambia vs Burundi
Sunday, November 15
Botswana vs Uganda
Burundi vs Zambia
Central African Republic vs Benin
Congo vs Comoros
Eritrea vs Guinea
Ethiopia vs Mozambique
Gambia vs Ivory Coast
Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar
Kenya vs South Africa
Lesotho vs Gabon
Liberia vs Cape Verde
Libya vs Tunisia
Malawi vs Egypt
Mauritania vs Burkina Faso
Namibia vs Cameroon
Niger vs Morocco
Rwanda vs Mali
Sierra Leone vs DR Congo
Somalia vs Ghana
South Sudan vs Angola
Sudan vs Senegal
Tanzania vs Nigeria
Togo vs Algeria
Zimbabwe vs Equatorial Guinea
March 25, 2027
Angola vs Egypt
Benin vs Burkina Faso
Botswana vs Libya
Burundi vs Togo
Cape Verde vs Mali
Central African Republic vs Mauritania
Comoros vs Namibia
Equatorial Guinea vs DR Congo
Eritrea vs Kenya
Ethiopia vs Sudan
Gabon vs Morocco
Ghana vs Ivory Coast
Guinea vs South Africa
Guinea-Bissau vs Tanzania
Lesotho vs Niger
Liberia vs Rwanda
Madagascar vs Nigeria
Senegal vs Mozambique
Somalia vs Gambia
South Sudan vs Malawi
Uganda vs Tunisia
Zambia vs Algeria
Zimbabwe vs Sierra Leone
March 28, 2027
Algeria vs Burundi
Botswana vs Tunisia
Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic
Cameroon vs Congo
DR Congo vs Zimbabwe
Egypt vs South Sudan
Gambia vs Ghana
Ivory Coast vs Somalia
Kenya vs Guinea
Libya vs Uganda
Malawi vs Angola
Mali vs Liberia
Mauritania vs Benin
Morocco vs Lesotho
Namibia vs Comoros
Niger vs Gabon
Nigeria vs Guinea-Bissau
Rwanda vs Cape Verde
Senegal vs Ethiopia
Sierra Leone vs Equatorial Guinea
South Africa vs Eritrea
Sudan vs Mozambique
Tanzania vs Madagascar
Togo vs Zambia
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying results
Preliminary round
Djibouti def South Sudan 4-1 over two legs
Burundi def Chad 8-0 over two legs
Somalia def Mauritius 0-0 (4-2 on penalties after second leg)
Lesotho def Seychelles 2-1
Eritrea def Eswatini 4-1
Ethiopia def Sao Tome and Principe 4-0
Group stage
Thursday September 24
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
DR Congo 2-0 Equatorial Guinea
Sierra Leone 2-3 Zimbabwe
Mauritania 3-1 Central African Republic
Namibia 1-0 Congo
Cameroon 3-1 Comoros
Libya 2-2 Botswana
Tunisia 1-1 Uganda
Friday September 25
Tanzania 0-2 Guinea-Bissau
Gambia 2-1 Somalia
Malawi 2-1 South Sudan
Niger 2-1 Lesotho
Nigeria 2-1 Madagascar
Rwanda 3-1 Liberia
Sudan 1-0 Ethiopia
Togo 1-0 Burundi
Algeria 3-1 Zambia
Burkina Faso 1-1 Benin
Egypt 0-0 Angola
Mali 3-1 Cape Verde
Morocco 2-0 Gabon
Mozambique 1-1 Senegal
Saturday September 26
Kenya 1-1 Eritrea
South Africa 2-1 Guinea
Monday September 28
Central African Republic 0-1 Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea 1-0 Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe 1-2 DR Congo
Botswana 2-2 Tunisia
Tuesday September 29
Comoros 1-0 Namibia
Burundi 2-2 Algeria
Ethiopia 0-1 Senegal
Lesotho 0-2 Morocco
Madagascar 1-1 Tanzania
Mozambique 4-1 Sudan
South Sudan 0-5 Egypt
Cape Verde 1-2 Rwanda
Ghana 2-4 Gambia
Guinea-Bissau 3-0 Nigeria
Uganda 1-0 Libya
Zambia 2-0 Togo
Benin 2-1 Mauritania
Congo 1-1 Cameroon
Gabon 2-0 Niger
Liberia 0-1 Mali
Somalia 0-2 Ivory Coast
Wednesday September 30
Eritrea 0-5 South Africa
Thursday October 1
Guinea 1-0 Kenya
Tuesday October 6
Angola 3-1 Malawi
Africa Cup of Nations group stage table: Latest standings
Group A
- Morocco — 2-0-0, +4 GD — 6 points
- Gabon — 1-0-1, 0 GD — 3 points
- Niger — 1-0-1, -1 GD — 3 points
- Lesotho — 0-0-2, -3 GD — 0 points
Group B
- Egypt — 1-1-0, +5 GD — 4 points
- Angola — 1-1-0, +2 GD — 4 points
- Malawi — 1-0-1, -1 GD — 3 points
- South Sudan — 0-0-2, -6 GD — 0 points
Group C
- Ivory Coast — 2-0-0, +4 GD — 6 points
- Gambia — 2-0-0, +3 GD — 3 points
- Somalia — 0-0-2, -3 GD — 0 points
- Ghana — 0-0-2, -4 GD — 0 points
Group D
- South Africa — 2-0-0, +6 GD — 6 points
- Guinea — 1-0-1, 0 GD — 3 points
- Kenya — 0-1-1, -1 GD — 1 point
- Eritrea — 0-1-1, -5 GD — 1 point
Group E
- DR Congo — 2-0-0, +3 GD — 6 points
- Zimbabwe — 1-0-1, 0 GD — 3 points
- Equatorial Guinea — 1-0-1, -1 GD — 3 points
- Sierra Leone — 0-0-2, -2 GD — 0 points
Group F
- Benin — 1-1-0, +1 GD — 4 points
- Burkina Faso — 1-1-0, +1 GD — 4 points
- Mauritania — 1-0-1, +1 GD — 3 points
- Central African Republic — 0-0-2, -3 GD — 0 points
Group G
- Cameroon — 1-1-0, +2 GD — 4 points
- Comoros — 1-0-1, -1 GD — 3 points
- Namibia — 1-0-1, 0 GD — 3 points
- Congo — 0-1-1, -1 GD — 1 point
Group H
- Uganda — 1-1-0, +1 GD — 4 points
- Botswana — 0-2-0, 0 GD — 2 points
- Tunisia — 0-2-0, 0 GD — 2 points
- Libya — 0-1-1, -1 GD — 1 point
Group I
- Algeria — 1-1-0, +2 GD — 4 points
- Zambia — 1-0-1, 0 GD — 3 points
- Togo — 1-0-1, -1 GD — 3 points
- Burundi — 0-1-1, -1 GD — 1 point
Group J
- Mozambique — 1-1-0, +3 GD — 4 points
- Senegal — 1-1-0, +1 GD — 4 points
- Sudan — 1-0-1, -2 GD — 3 points
- Ethiopia — 0-0-2, -2 GD — 0 points
Group K
- Rwanda — 2-0-0, +3 GD — 6 points
- Mali — 2-0-0, +3 GD — 6 points
- Cape Verde — 0-0-2, -3 GD — 0 points
- Liberia — 0-0-2, -3 GD — 0 points
Group L
- Guinea-Bissau — 2-0-0, +5 GD — 6 points
- Nigeria — 1-0-1, -2 GD — 3 points
- Madagascar — 0-1-1, -1 GD — 1 point
- Tanzania — 0-1-1, -2 GD — 1 point
