Africa Cup of Nations Qualification
FIFA Region
CAF
Season
2025
Location
Africa
Abbreviation
AFNCUPQ
Summary
The 2025 CAF African Cup of Nations Qualifying (AFNCUPQ) runs from 20 March 2024 to 19 November 2024. 52 CAF member countries entered into this tournament. Tournament seeds were based on the 2024 FIFA World Rankings (15 February 2024).
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 | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | 8 | 8 CAF teams ranked 45 to 52 | 4 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances to the Group Stage | |
| Group | 48 | 44 CAF teams ranked 1 to 44 | 4 winners from Preliminary Round | 12 groups of 4 with Home/Away matches against each team in group, the 1st and 2nd place team in each group advances to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFNCUP) |
Group Stage
| Group A | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Comoros | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | The Gambia | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | - | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Madagascar | 6 | 0 -2-4 | 2 | - | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 04.09.24 |  | 11 | The Gambia | Stade Saïd Mohamed Cheikh |
| 05.09.24 |  | 10 | Madagascar | Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi |
| 08.09.24 | | 12 | Tunisia | Independence Stadium (Bakau) |
| 09.09.24 | | 11 | Comoros | Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi |
| 11.10.24 | | 11 | The Gambia | Stade Larbi Zaouli |
| 14.10.24 | | 10 | Madagascar | Independence Stadium (Bakau) |
| 14.11.24 | | 23 | Tunisia | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| 15.11.24 | | 12 | Comoros | Independence Stadium (Bakau) |
| 18.11.24 | | 10 | Madagascar | Stade Saïd Mohamed Cheikh |
| 01 | The Gambia | Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi |
| Group B | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Morocco | 6 | 6 -0-0 | 18 | - | 26 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Gabon | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Lesotho | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | - | 2 | 13 | -11 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -9 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 6 | 1 -0-5 | 3 | - | 3 | 14 | -11 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 05.09.24 |  | 31 | Lesotho | Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi |
| 10.09.24 |  | 20 | Central African Republic | Stade de Franceville |
| 12.10.24 |  | 50 | Central African Republic | Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah |
| 04 | Morocco | Stade d'Honneur d'Oujda |
| 14.11.24 | | 10 | Central African Republic | Setsoto Stadium |
| 18.11.24 | | 01 | Gabon | Orlando Stadium |
| Group C | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Egypt | 6 | 4 -2-0 | 14 | - | 12 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Botswana | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | - | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Mauritania | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 4 | Cape Verde Islands | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | - | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 06.09.24 |  | 30 | Cape Verde Islands | Cairo International Stadium |
| 07.09.24 |  | 10 | Botswana | Stade Olympique (Montréal) |
| 20 | Mauritania | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde |
| 10.10.24 | | 01 | Botswana | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde |
| 11.10.24 | | 20 | Mauritania | Cairo International Stadium |
| 15.10.24 | | 01 | Egypt | Stade Olympique (Montréal) |
| 10 | Cape Verde Islands | Botswana National Stadium |
| 15.11.24 | | 11 | Mauritania | Botswana National Stadium |
| 11 | Egypt | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde |
| 19.11.24 | | 10 | Cape Verde Islands | Stade Olympique (Montréal) |
| Group D | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Nigeria | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | - | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Benin | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | - | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 3 | Rwanda | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | - | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 4 | Libya | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | - | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group E | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Algeria | 6 | 5 -1-0 | 16 | - | 16 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | - | 5 | 8 | -3 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| 3 | Togo | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | - | 7 | 10 | -3 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| 4 | Liberia | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | - | 4 | 12 | -8 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 05.09.24 |  | 20 | Equatorial Guinea | Stade Mustapha Tchaker |
| 09.09.24 | | 22 | Togo | Nuevo Estadio de Malabo |
| 11.10.24 | | 10 | Liberia | Nuevo Estadio de Malabo |
| 12 | Equatorial Guinea | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex |
| 14.11.24 | | 00 | Algeria | Nuevo Estadio de Malabo |
| 17.11.24 | | 30 | Equatorial Guinea | Stade de Kégué |
| Group F | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Angola | 6 | 4 -2-0 | 14 | - | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Sudan | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
| 3 | Niger | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 4 | Ghana | 6 | 0 -3-3 | 3 | - | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group G | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Zambia | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6 | 4 -0-2 | 12 | - | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | - | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| 4 | Chad | 6 | 0 -3-3 | 3 | - | 1 | 8 | -7 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 06.09.24 |  | 00 | Chad | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex |
 | 20 | Zambia | Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara |
| 10.09.24 | | 32 | Sierra Leone | National Heroes Stadium |
| 02 | Côte d'Ivoire | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex |
| 13.11.24 | | 11 | Sierra Leone | Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara |
| 15.11.24 | | 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | National Heroes Stadium |
| 19.11.24 | | 02 | Zambia | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex |
| 40 | Chad | Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara |
| Group H | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Congo DR | 6 | 4 -0-2 | 12 | - | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Tanzania | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Guinea | 6 | 3 -0-3 | 9 | - | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | - | 3 | 12 | -9 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group I | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Mali | 6 | 4 -2-0 | 14 | - | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Mozambique | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | - | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | - | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 4 | Eswatini | 6 | 0 -2-4 | 2 | - | 2 | 13 | -11 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -7 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 05.09.24 |  | 10 | Eswatini | Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro |
| 06.09.24 |  | 11 | Mozambique | Stade du 26 Mars |
| 10.09.24 | | 21 | Guinea-Bissau | Estádio do Zimpeto |
| 11.10.24 | | 11 | Eswatini | Estádio do Zimpeto |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | Stade du 26 Mars |
| 14.10.24 | | 03 | Mozambique | Mbombela Stadium |
| 15.10.24 | | 00 | Mali | Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro |
| 15.11.24 | | 01 | Mali | Estádio do Zimpeto |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | Mbombela Stadium |
| 19.11.24 | | 12 | Mozambique | Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro |
| Group J | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Cameroon | 6 | 4 -2-0 | 14 | - | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Kenya | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | - | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 4 | Namibia | 6 | 0 -2-4 | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group K | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | South Africa | 6 | 4 -2-0 | 14 | - | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Uganda | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Congo | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | - | 4 | 12 | -8 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
| 4 | South Sudan | 6 | 1 -0-5 | 3 | - | 6 | 12 | -6 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 05.09.24 |  | 10 | South Sudan | Stade Alphonse Massamba-Débat |
| 06.09.24 |  | 22 | Uganda | Orlando Stadium |
| 10.09.24 | | 23 | South Africa | Juba Stadium |
| 11.10.24 | | 10 | South Sudan | Mandela National Stadium |
| 50 | Congo | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| 15.10.24 | | 12 | Uganda | Juba Stadium |
| 11 | South Africa | Stade Alphonse Massamba-Débat |
| 14.11.24 | | 32 | Congo | Juba Stadium |
| 15.11.24 | | 02 | South Africa | Mandela National Stadium |
| 30 | South Sudan | DHL Stadium |
| Group L | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Senegal | 6 | 5 -1-0 | 16 | - | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 3 | Malawi | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | - | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| 4 | Burundi | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | - | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 06.09.24 |  | 11 | Burkina Faso | Diamniadio Olympic Stadium |
| 10.09.24 | | 31 | Malawi | Stade 26 Mars |
| 10.10.24 | | 41 | Burundi | Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara |
| 13.10.24 | | 02 | Burkina Faso | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
| 01 | Senegal | Stade du 26 Mars |
| 18.11.24 | | 30 | Burkina Faso | Bingu National Stadium |