Africa Cup of Nations Qualification
FIFA Region
CAF
Season
2023
Location
Africa
Abbreviation
AFNCUPQ

Summary

The 2023 CAF African Cup of Nations Qualifying (AFNCUPQ) runs from 21 March 2022 to 27 September 2022. 52 CAF member countries entered into this tournament. Tournament seeds were based on the 2023 AFNCUPQ Seeding (based on 23 December 2021 FIFA World Ranking.

This tournament applies the typical "WIN" = 3pts, "DRAW" = 1 pt to determine table positions. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head goal difference, (2) head-to-head goals scored, (3) head-to-head away goals scored, (4) in-group goal difference, (5) in-group goals scored, (6) in-group away goals scored, then (7) a drawing.

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Competition Structure

Stage# TeamsNew Teams Entering This RoundTeams From Previous RoundFormat
Preliminary Round1212 CAF teams ranked 43rd to 54th (Botswana, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gambia, Lesotho, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan) 6 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances to the Group Stage
Group4842 CAF teams ranked 1st to 42nd6 winners from Preliminary Round12 groups of 4 with Home/Away matches against each team in group, the 1st and 2nd place team in each group advances to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFNCUP)

Group Stage

 Group ALeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Nigeria 65 -0-115-2241832 -0-1682633 -0-0914212
2Guinea-Bissau 64 -1-113-115632 -0-1673432 -1-07422
3Sierra Leone 61 -2-35-1011-130 -2-1267-131 -0-23440
4São Tomé e Principe 60 -1-51-326-2330 -0-30013-1330 -1-21313-10
2022 AFNCUP
DateHome Status RoadVenue
09.06.22Nigeria 21 Sierra LeoneAbuja Stadium
 Guinea-Bissau 51 São Tomé e PrincipeGrand Stade d'Agadir
13.06.22São Tomé e Principe 010 NigeriaGrand Stade d'Agadir
 Sierra Leone 22 Guinea-BissauGeneral Lansana Conté Stadium
22.03.23Sierra Leone 22 São Tomé e PrincipeGrand Stade d'Agadir
24.03.23Nigeria 01 Guinea-BissauAbuja Stadium
26.03.23São Tomé e Principe 02 Sierra LeoneGrand Stade d'Agadir
27.03.23Guinea-Bissau 01 NigeriaEstádio Nacional 24 de Setembro
14.06.23São Tomé e Principe 01 Guinea-BissauEstádio Nacional 12 de Julho
18.06.23Sierra Leone 23 NigeriaSiaka Stevens National Stadium
10.09.23Nigeria 60 São Tomé e PrincipeAbuja Stadium
11.09.23Guinea-Bissau 21 Sierra LeoneEstádio Nacional 24 de Setembro
 Group BLeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Burkina Faso 63 -2-111-85332 -1-0730331 -1-14550
2Cape Verde Islands 63 -1-210-86232 -1-0751431 -0-2335-2
3Togo 62 -2-28-88031 -2-0565131 -0-2323-1
4Eswatini 60 -3-33-38-530 -0-3016-530 -3-03220
2022 AFNCUP
DateHome Status RoadVenue
03.06.22Togo 22 EswatiniStade de Kégué
 Burkina Faso 20 Cape Verde IslandsStade de Marrakech
07.06.22Eswatini 13 Burkina FasoFNB Stadium (Soccer City)
 Cape Verde Islands 20 TogoStade de Marrakech
24.03.23Cape Verde Islands 00 EswatiniEstádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
 Burkina Faso 10 TogoStade de Marrakech
28.03.23Eswatini 01 Cape Verde IslandsMbombela Stadium
 Togo 11 Burkina FasoStade de Kégué
18.06.23Eswatini 02 TogoSomhlolo National Stadium
 Cape Verde Islands 31 Burkina FasoEstádio da Várzea
08.09.23Burkina Faso 00 EswatiniStade du 4-Août
10.09.23Togo 32 Cape Verde IslandsStade de Kégué
 Group CLeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Cameroon 42 -1-17-63321 -1-0441321 -0-13220
2Namibia 41 -2-15-66021 -1-0432120 -1-1134-1
3Burundi 41 -1-24-47-321 -0-1333020 -1-1114-3
4Kenya 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
2022 AFNCUP
DateHome Status RoadVenue
04.06.22Namibia 11 BurundiFNB Stadium (Soccer City)
08.06.22Kenya CANC Namibia
09.06.22Burundi 01 CameroonBenjamin Mkapa National Stadium
18.09.22Kenya CANC Burundi
19.03.23Kenya CANC Cameroon
24.03.23Cameroon 11 NamibiaStade Ahmadou Ahidjo
27.03.23Namibia CANC Kenya
28.03.23Namibia 21 CameroonVolkswagen Dobsonville Stadium
20.06.23Burundi 32 NamibiaBenjamin Mkapa National Stadium
12.09.23Cameroon 30 BurundiStade Omnisport Roumdé Adjia
 Group DLeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Egypt 65 -0-115-103733 -0-0940432 -0-16633
2Guinea 63 -1-210-97232 -0-1642231 -1-14550
3Malawi 61 -2-35-410-631 -1-1447-330 -1-2103-3
4Ethiopia 61 -1-44-58-331 -1-1443130 -0-3015-4
2022 AFNCUP
DateHome Status RoadVenue
05.06.22Malawi 21 EthiopiaBingu National Stadium
 Egypt 10 GuineaCairo International Stadium
09.06.22Guinea 10 MalawiGeneral Lansana Conté Stadium
 Ethiopia 20 EgyptBingu National Stadium
24.03.23Egypt 20 Malawi30 June Air Defence Stadium
 Guinea 20 EthiopiaStade Mohamed V
27.03.23Ethiopia 23 GuineaStade Prince Moulay Abdallah
28.03.23Malawi 04 EgyptBingu National Stadium
14.06.23Guinea 12 EgyptStade de Marrakech
20.06.23Ethiopia 00 MalawiAddis Ababa National Stadium
08.09.23Egypt 10 Ethiopia30 June Air Defence Stadium
09.09.23Malawi 22 GuineaBingu National Stadium
 Group ELeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Ghana 63 -3-012-83533 -0-0961530 -3-03220
2Angola 62 -3-19-65131 -2-0532131 -1-14330
3Central African Republic 62 -1-37-97231 -1-1443131 -0-23541
4Madagascar 60 -3-33-19-830 -2-1214-330 -1-2105-5
2022 AFNCUP
DateHome Status RoadVenue
01.06.22Angola 21 Central African RepublicEstádio 11 de Novembro
 Ghana 30 MadagascarCape Coast Sports Stadium
05.06.22Madagascar 11 AngolaMahamasina Municipal Stadium
 Central African Republic 11 GhanaEstádio 11 de Novembro
23.03.23Madagascar 03 Central African RepublicStade Kianja Barea Mahamasina
 Ghana 10 AngolaBaba Yara Sports Stadium
27.03.23Central African Republic 20 MadagascarStade de la Réunification
 Angola 11 GhanaEstádio 11 de Novembro
17.06.23Central African Republic 12 AngolaStade Barthélemy Boganda
18.06.23Madagascar 00 GhanaMahamasina Municipal Stadium
07.09.23Angola 00 MadagascarTundavala National Stadium
 Ghana 21 Central African RepublicBaba Yara Sports Stadium
 Group FLeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Algeria 65 -1-016-92732 -1-0741333 -0-09514
2Tanzania 62 -2-28-34-131 -0-2313-231 -2-05211
3Uganda 62 -1-37-56-130 -1-2124-232 -0-16321
4Niger 60 -2-42-38-530 -1-2114-330 -1-2124-2
2022 AFNCUP
DateHome Status RoadVenue
04.06.22Niger 11 TanzaniaStade de l'Amitié
 Algeria 20 UgandaStade 5 Juillet 1962
08.06.22Uganda 11 NigerSt Mary's Stadium (Kitende)
 Tanzania 02 AlgeriaBenjamin Mkapa National Stadium
23.03.23Algeria 21 NigerStade de Nelson Mandela (Baraki)
24.03.23Uganda 01 Tanzania Suez Canal Authority Stadium
27.03.23Niger 01 AlgeriaStade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi
28.03.23Tanzania 01 UgandaBenjamin Mkapa National Stadium
18.06.23Tanzania 10 NigerBenjamin Mkapa National Stadium
 Uganda 12 AlgeriaMandela National Stadium
07.09.23Niger 02 UgandaGénéral Seyni Kountché Stadion
 Algeria 00 TanzaniaStade du 19 Mai 1956
 Group GLeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Mali 65 -0-115-1521333 -0-091001032 -0-16523
2Gambia 63 -1-210-77032 -1-0742231 -0-2335-2
3Congo 62 -1-37-510-531 -0-2324-231 -1-1436-3
4South Sudan 61 -0-53-513-830 -0-3037-431 -0-2326-4
2022 AFNCUP
DateHome Status RoadVenue
04.06.22The Gambia 10 South SudanStade Lat Dior
 Mali 40 CongoStade du 26 Mars
08.06.22Congo 10 The GambiaStade Alphonse Massamba-Débat
09.06.22South Sudan 13 MaliSt Mary's Stadium (Kitende)
23.03.23Congo 12 South SudanStade Alphonse Massamba-Débat
24.03.23Mali 20 The GambiaStade du 26 Mars
27.03.23South Sudan 01 CongoBenjamin Mkapa National Stadium
28.03.23The Gambia 10 MaliStade Mohamed V
14.06.23South Sudan 23 The GambiaSuez Canal Authority Stadium
18.06.23Congo 02 MaliStade Alphonse Massamba-Débat
08.09.23Mali 40 South SudanStade du 26 Mars
10.09.23The Gambia 22 CongoStade de Marrakech
 Group HLeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Zambia 64 -1-113-126633 -0-0982631 -1-14440
2Côte d'Ivoire 64 -1-113-95433 -0-0972531 -1-1423-1
3Comoros 62 -1-37-68-231 -1-1433031 -0-2335-2
4Lesotho 60 -1-51-19-830 -1-2103-330 -0-3016-5
2022 AFNCUP
DateHome Status RoadVenue
03.06.22Comoros 20 LesothoStade Omnisports de Malouzini
 Côte d'Ivoire 31 ZambiaStade de Yamoussoukro
07.06.22Zambia 21 ComorosNational Heroes Stadium
09.06.22Lesotho 00 Côte d'IvoireVolkswagen Dobsonville Stadium
23.03.23Zambia 31 LesothoLevy Mwanawasa Stadium
24.03.23Côte d'Ivoire 31 ComorosStade de Bouaké
26.03.23Lesotho 02 ZambiaVolkswagen Dobsonville Stadium
28.03.23Comoros 02 Côte d'IvoireStade Omnisports de Malouzini
17.06.23Zambia 30 Côte d'IvoireLevy Mwanawasa Stadium
 Lesotho 01 ComorosSetsoto Stadium
09.09.23Côte d'Ivoire 10 LesothoStade Laurent Pokou
 Comoros 11 ZambiaStade International Saïd Mohamed Cheikh de Mitsamiouli
 Group ILeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Congo DR 64 -0-212-114732 -0-1652332 -0-16624
2Mauritania 63 -1-210-97232 -0-1654131 -1-14431
3Gabon 62 -1-37-35-231 -1-1412-131 -0-2323-1
4Sudan 62 -0-46-310-732 -0-1634-130 -0-3006-6
2022 AFNCUP
DateHome Status RoadVenue
04.06.22Congo DR 01 GabonStade des Martyrs
 Mauritania 30 SudanStade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya
08.06.22Gabon 00 MauritaniaStade de Franceville
 Sudan 21 Congo DRAl-Hilal Stadium
23.03.23Gabon 10 SudanStade de Franceville
24.03.23Congo DR 31 MauritaniaStade du TP Mazembe
27.03.23Sudan 10 GabonAl-Hilal Stadium
28.03.23Mauritania 03 Congo DRStade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya
 Congo DR wins 3-0 by walkover 
18.06.23Gabon 02 Congo DRStade de Franceville
20.06.23Sudan 03 MauritaniaStade de Al-Merrikh
09.09.23Mauritania 21 GabonStade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya
 Congo DR 20 SudanStade Huye
 Group JLeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Tunisia 64 -1-113-1111033 -0-091001031 -1-14110
2Equatorial Guinea 64 -1-113-97233 -0-0950531 -1-1447-3
3Botswana 61 -1-44-39-631 -1-1433030 -0-3006-6
4Libya 61 -1-44-28-631 -1-1422030 -0-3006-6
2022 AFNCUP
DateHome Status RoadVenue
01.06.22Libya 10 BotswanaMartyrs of February Stadium
02.06.22Tunisia 40 Equatorial GuineaStade Olympique de Radès
05.06.22Botswana 00 TunisiaFrancistown Stadium
06.06.22Equatorial Guinea 20 LibyaNuevo Estadio de Malabo
24.03.23Equatorial Guinea 20 BotswanaNuevo Estadio de Malabo
 Tunisia 30 LibyaStade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi
28.03.23Botswana 23 Equatorial GuineaFrancistown Stadium
 Libya 01 TunisiaMartyrs of February Stadium
17.06.23Equatorial Guinea 10 TunisiaEstadio de Bata
 Botswana 10 LibyaBotswana National Stadium
06.09.23Libya 11 Equatorial GuineaJune 11 Stadium (Tripoli)
07.09.23Tunisia 30 BotswanaStade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi
 Group KLeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Morocco 43 -0-19-83522 -0-0651421 -0-13321
2South Africa 42 -1-17-76121 -1-0443121 -0-13330
3Liberia 40 -1-31-39-620 -0-2014-320 -1-1125-3
4Zimbabwe 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
2022 AFNCUP
DateHome Status RoadVenue
 Morocco 21 South AfricaStade Prince Moulay Abdallah
 Liberia 02 MoroccoStade Mohamed V
24.03.23South Africa 22 LiberiaOrlando Stadium
28.03.23Liberia 12 South AfricaSamuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
17.06.23South Africa 21 MoroccoFNB Stadium (Soccer City)
17.10.23Morocco 30 LiberiaGrand Stade d'Agadir
 Group LLeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Senegal 64 -2-014-124832 -1-0793632 -1-07312
2Mozambique 63 -1-210-89-131 -1-1444032 -0-1645-1
3Benin 61 -2-35-89-130 -2-1223-131 -0-23660
4Rwanda 60 -3-33-39-630 -0-3006-630 -3-03330
2022 AFNCUP
DateHome Status RoadVenue
02.06.22Mozambique 11 RwandaFNB Stadium (Soccer City)
04.06.22Senegal 31 BeninDiamniadio Olympic Stadium
07.06.22Rwanda 01 SenegalDiamniadio Olympic Stadium
08.06.22Benin 01 MozambiqueStade de l'Amitié
22.03.23Benin 11 RwandaStade de l'Amitié
24.03.23Senegal 51 MozambiqueDiamniadio Olympic Stadium
28.03.23Mozambique 01 SenegalEstádio do Zimpeto
29.03.23Rwanda 03 BeninKigali Pelé Stadium
 Benin wins 3-0 by walkover 
17.06.23Benin 11 SenegalStade de l'Amitié
18.06.23Rwanda 02 MozambiqueStade Huye
09.09.23Mozambique 32 BeninEstádio da Machava
 Senegal 11 RwandaStade Huye

Preliminary Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateEritrea  06 Botswana  
20.03.22Eritrea 03 Botswana
 Botswana wins 3-0 by walkover 
28.03.22Botswana 30 Eritrea
 Botswana wins 3-0 by walkover 
AggregateSeychelles  13 Lesotho  
23.03.22Seychelles 00 LesothoNational Sports Complex (MRI)
27.03.22Lesotho 31 SeychellesVolkswagen Dobsonville Stadium
AggregateSomalia  15 Eswatini  
23.03.22Somalia 03 EswatiniBenjamin Mkapa National Stadium
27.03.22Eswatini 21 SomaliaMbombela Stadium
AggregateDjibouti  25 South Sudan  
23.03.22Djibouti 24 South SudanBorg El Arab Stadium
27.03.22South Sudan 10 DjiboutiSt Mary's Stadium (Kitende)
AggregateChad  23 The Gambia  
23.03.22Chad 01 The GambiaStade Ahmadou Ahidjo
29.03.22The Gambia 22 ChadGrand Stade d'Agadir
AggregateSão Tomé e Principe  11 Mauritius  
24.03.22São Tomé e Principe 10 MauritiusNational Sports Complex (MRI)
27.03.22Mauritius 10 São Tomé e PrincipeNational Sports Complex (MRI)