AFCON 2027: groups, qualifying results, dates and full schedule
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Key facts
- Teams
- 54
- 12 groups
- Matches played
- 80 / 84
- Goals
- 211
- 2.64 per match
- Host countries :
- 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Qualifiers :
- Wednesday, 25 March 2026 to Saturday, 14 November 2026 (80 / 84 matches)
- Title holder :
- 🇲🇦 Morocco (AFCON 2025)
Groups and standings — AFCON 2027 qualifiers
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | +10 | 7 |
| 2 | Angola | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Malawi | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| 4 | South Sudan | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Gambia | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Somalia | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Guinea | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Eritrea | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR Congo | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Comoros | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Namibia | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Republic of Congo | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Mozambique | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Sudan | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Rwanda | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Liberia | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Madagascar | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Tanzania | 3 | -4 | 1 |
Full schedule — AFCON 2027
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Results — AFCON 2027 qualifiers
Preliminary round
Top scorers — AFCON 2027
| # | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Achraf Hakimi | Morocco | 2 |
| 2 | Denis Bouanga | Gabon | 2 |
| 3 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | 2 |
| 4 | Tolu Arokodare | Nigeria | 2 |
| 5 | Tosin Aiyegun | Benin | 2 |
| 6 | Abu Aagla | Sudan | 1 |
| 7 | Alhassan Yusuf | Nigeria | 1 |
| 8 | Ali Almusrat | Libya | 1 |
| 9 | Alphonce Msanga | Tanzania | 1 |
| 10 | Ayoni Santos | Cape Verde | 1 |
The teams — AFCON 2027 qualifiers
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of Congo
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
The stadiums — AFCON 2027 qualifiers
- Juba National Stadium, Juba National Stadium4 matches
- Stade d'honneur de Meknès, Meknès3 matches
- Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein3 matches
- Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo3 matches
- Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi, El Jadida2 matches
- Stade Intwari, Bujumbura2 matches
- Stade Larbi Zaouli, Casablanca2 matches
- Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa2 matches
- Stade Olympique de Radès, Hammadi Agrebi Stadium2 matches
- Stade de Bouaké, Bouaké2 matches
- Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra2 matches
- Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo2 matches
- Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou2 matches
- Cairo International Stadium, Cairo2 matches
- Stade de 4 Aout, Ouagadougou2 matches
- Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako2 matches
- Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg2 matches
- Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé2 matches
- Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Iconi2 matches
- Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola2 matches
- National Stadium Cape Verde, Praia2 matches
- Hoima City Stadium, Hoima2 matches
- Stade de Franceville, Franceville2 matches
- Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan2 matches
- Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry2 matches
- Estádio 11 de Novembro, Estádio 11 de Novembro2 matches
- Campo da ABB, Matola1 matches
- Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre1 matches
- Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone1 matches
- 11 June Stadium, Tripoli1 matches
AFCON 2027 : in the news
- AFCON 2027: Elohim Kaboré gives Burkina Faso victory
- AFCON 2027: Tunisia lose 2-0 to Libya in Sfax
- Kenya snatch 2-2 draw in South Africa
- Football: Cape Verde beat Liberia 4-2 in 2027 AFCON
- Le Nigeria bat la Tanzanie 3-1, doublé d’Arokodare
- AFCON 2027: Gabon beat Lesotho 2-0
- Nigeria and Tanzania draw 1-1 in Uyo in 2027 AFCON qualifier
- AFCON 2027: Ethiopia beat Mozambique 1-0 in Maputo
Frequently asked questions
AFCON 2027: what are the dates?
Qualifiers : matches scheduled Wednesday, 25 March 2026 to Saturday, 14 November 2026.
AFCON 2027: where is it played?
Host countries : Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania.
AFCON 2027 qualifiers: how many teams and groups?
54 teams in 12 groups; 84 matches scheduled so far, 80 of them played.
AFCON 2027: what is the next match?
Uganda – Botswana, Saturday, 14 November 2026 at 16:00 (Casablanca time), Hoima City Stadium (Hoima).
AFCON 2027 qualifiers: who leads the groups?
Group A : Morocco (6 pts) ; Group B : Egypt (7 pts) ; Group C : Ivory Coast (9 pts) ; Group D : South Africa (7 pts) ; Group E : DR Congo (9 pts) ; Group F : Benin (7 pts) ; Group G : Cameroon (7 pts) ; Group H : Uganda (4 pts) ; Group I : Algeria (4 pts) ; Group J : Senegal (7 pts) ; Group K : Mali (9 pts) ; Group L : Guinea-Bissau (7 pts).
Who is the title holder?
Morocco, winners of the AFCON 2025.