Here are key details such as the group standings, results and fixtures to know about the highly anticipated 2027 AFCON qualifiers.
The race for places at the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations is set to begin, with 48 African teams competing across 12 qualifying groups for a spot at the continental showpiece in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
The group stage of the qualifiers officially gets underway on Thursday, September 24, 2026, with Matchdays 1 and 2 running through October 6. As a result, there are currently no group-stage results, while all participating teams begin the campaign on zero points.
The qualifiers will be played over six matchdays, with the third and fourth rounds scheduled for November 9–17, 2026, before the final two rounds take place between March 22 and 30, 2027.
2027 AFCON Qualifying Groups
Group A: Morocco, Gabon, Niger, LesothoGroup B: Egypt, Angola, Malawi, South SudanGroup C: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, The Gambia, SomaliaGroup D: South Africa, Guinea, Kenya, EritreaGroup E: DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, ZimbabweGroup F: Burkina Faso, Benin, Mauritania, Central African RepublicGroup G: Cameroon, Comoros, Namibia, CongoGroup H: Tunisia, Uganda, Libya, BotswanaGroup I: Algeria, Zambia, Togo, BurundiGroup J: Senegal, Mozambique, Sudan, EthiopiaGroup K: Mali, Cape Verde, Rwanda, LiberiaGroup L: Nigeria, Madagascar, Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau.
2027 AFCON Qualifiers Group Standings
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Group I
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Group J
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Group K
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Group L
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Matchday 1 Fixtures
Thursday, September 24
Namibia vs Congo — Group G
DR Congo vs Equatorial Guinea — Group E
Mauritania vs Central African Republic — Group F
Libya vs Botswana — Group H
Côte d’Ivoire vs Ghana — Group C
Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe — Group E
Cameroon vs Comoros — Group G
Tunisia vs Uganda — Group H
Friday, September 25
Tanzania vs Guinea-Bissau — Group L
Niger vs Lesotho — Group A
Malawi vs South Sudan — Group B
The Gambia vs Somalia — Group C
Togo vs Burundi — Group I
Sudan vs Ethiopia — Group J
Rwanda vs Liberia — Group K
Nigeria vs Madagascar — Group L
Morocco vs Gabon — Group A
Egypt vs Angola — Group B
Burkina Faso vs Benin — Group F
Algeria vs Zambia — Group I
Senegal vs Mozambique — Group J
Mali vs Cape Verde — Group K
Saturday, September 26
Kenya vs Eritrea — Group D
South Africa vs Guinea — Group D.
Matchday 2 Fixtures
The second round begins on September 28 and continues into early October.
September 28
Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe vs DR Congo
Central African Republic vs Burkina Faso
Botswana vs Tunisia
September 29
Gabon vs Niger
Lesotho vs Morocco
South Sudan vs Egypt
Ghana vs The Gambia
Somalia vs Côte d’Ivoire
Benin vs Mauritania
Comoros vs Namibia
Congo vs Cameroon
Uganda vs Libya
Zambia vs Togo
Burundi vs Algeria
Mozambique vs Sudan
Ethiopia vs Senegal
Cape Verde vs Rwanda
Liberia vs Mali
Madagascar vs Tanzania
Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria
September 30
Eritrea vs South Africa
October 1
Guinea vs Kenya
October 6
Angola vs Malawi.
Qualification Format
The top two teams from each regular group will qualify for the 2027 AFCON finals.
However, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have already qualified automatically as co-hosts. Kenya are in Group D, Uganda in Group H and Tanzania in Group L. In each of those groups, only the highest-ranked team apart from the host nation will earn an additional qualification place.
The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations will run from June 19 to July 17, 2027, with Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda becoming the first three countries to jointly host the competition.
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