DR Congo can secure AFCON 2027 qualification this weekend
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ghanaian Times
DR Congo, Ivory Coast and Morocco can secure their places at AFCON 2027 in the third and fourth rounds of qualifiers, co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. DR Congo face Sierra Leone, Morocco Niger and Ivory Coast Gambia, according to the Ghanaian Times.
The Democratic Republic of Congo can secure qualification for the AFCON 2027 finals with a victory over Sierra Leone in the third round of qualifiers, reports the Ghanaian Times. Ivory Coast and Morocco can also secure their places over the next seven days if they win their next matches, according to the same media outlet.
The three teams have won their opening two matches and are among the sides that can take a decisive lead in their groups. AFCON 2027 will bring together 24 teams in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from 19 June to 17 July 2027, while the final two rounds of qualifiers are scheduled for March, reports the Ghanaian Times.
Ghana, who lost their opening two matches against Ivory Coast and Gambia, will face Somalia in Sekondi and then on Monday. The Black Stars will be temporarily managed by Swede Kim Lars Bjorkegren, coach of Ghana’s women’s team, following the departure of Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, according to the Ghanaian Times.
Nigeria must also respond after their 3-0 defeat by Guinea-Bissau and will have to beat Tanzania twice, in Uyo on Friday and then in Dar es-Salaam on Tuesday, to revive their qualification hopes. Nigeria reached the semi-finals of the last AFCON, the Ghanaian Times recalls.
