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AFCON 2027 qualifiers
AFCON 2027 qualifiers: all 12 groups before matchdays 3 and 4
After two matchdays, Morocco, Ivory Coast, South Africa and DR Congo have a perfect record, while Ghana have yet to score a point. Matchdays 3 and 4 are on 11 and 15 November.
AFCON 2027, the “Pamoja” edition, will be played from 19 June to 17 July 2027 in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, with 24 teams. The three hosts are already through, leaving 21 places to be decided in qualifying.
How teams qualify
48 nations are split into 12 groups of four. In the 9 groups without a host, the top two qualify. In groups D (Kenya), H (Uganda) and L (Tanzania), only the best non-host team goes through.
Standings after 2 matchdays
| Group | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Morocco | 6 |
 Gabon | 3 | |
 Niger | 3 | |
 Lesotho | 0 | |
| B |  Egypt | 4 |
 Angola | 4 | |
 Malawi | 3 | |
 South Sudan | 0 | |
| C |  Ivory Coast | 6 |
 Gambia | 6 | |
 Somalia | 0 | |
 Ghana | 0 | |
| D |  South Africa | 6 |
 Guinea | 3 | |
 Eritrea | 1 | |
 Kenya | 1 | |
| E |  DR Congo | 6 |
 Zimbabwe | 3 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 3 | |
 Sierra Leone | 0 | |
| F |  Benin | 4 |
 Burkina Faso | 4 | |
 Mauritania | 3 | |
 Central African Rep. | 0 | |
| G |  Cameroon | 4 |
 Comoros | 3 | |
 Namibia | 3 | |
 Congo | 1 | |
| H |  Uganda | 4 |
 Botswana | 2 | |
 Tunisia | 2 | |
 Libya | 1 | |
| I |  Algeria | 4 |
 Zambia | 3 | |
 Togo | 3 | |
 Burundi | 1 | |
| J |  Senegal | 4 |
 Mozambique | 4 | |
 Sudan | 3 | |
 Ethiopia | 0 | |
| K |  Rwanda | 6 |
 Mali | 6 | |
 Cape Verde | 0 | |
 Liberia | 0 | |
| L |  Guinea-Bissau | 6 |
 Nigeria | 3 | |
 Tanzania | 1 | |
 Madagascar | 1 |
Key talking points
- Ghana in serious trouble (Group C): beaten 2-4 at home by Gambia, the Black Stars have 0 points, level with Somalia, whom they now face twice.
- Nigeria under pressure (Group L): after the 3-0 defeat in Guinea-Bissau, the Super Eagles must beat Tanzania twice. Only one place is available in this group.
- Ivory Coast v Gambia on 11 November: top-of-the-table clash in Group C, both on 6 points.
- Mali v Rwanda, then Rwanda v Mali: the same story in Group K, two teams on 6 points.
- Senegal (4 pts): winners in Ethiopia (0-1), they host Sudan, then travel to face them.
Fixtures
Matchday 3: Wednesday 11 November. Including Ivory Coast v Gambia, Ghana v Somalia, Nigeria v Tanzania, Senegal v Sudan, Cameroon v Namibia, Mali v Rwanda, Morocco v Niger, Egypt v Malawi, Algeria v Togo, DR Congo v Sierra Leone, South Africa v Kenya.
Matchday 4: Sunday 15 November, with the reverse fixtures (Gambia v Ivory Coast, Tanzania v Nigeria, Sudan v Senegal, Namibia v Cameroon, Rwanda v Mali…). Final kick-off times are confirmed match by match.
The results that shaped matchday 2
- Ghana2-4Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau3-0Nigeria
- Eritrea0-5South Africa
- Mozambique4-1Sudan
- Lesotho0-2Morocco
Standings for all 12 groups, results and live scores, updated after every match: