2024 African Nations Championship qualification

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2024 African Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates25 October – 29 December 2024
Teams40 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored25 (1.79 per match)
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All statistics correct as of 3 November 2024.

Qualification for the 2024 African Nations Championship began on 25 October and will conclude on 29 December 2024 to determine the 19 nations, including co-host nations, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, expected to qualify for the final tournament. [1]

Contents

Teams

A total of 40 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered qualification that was split into zones based on their regional affiliations and had its draw held on 9 October 2024 at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [1]

ZoneSpots (total 19)Teams entering qualificationDid not enter
Northern Zone
(UNAF)		3 spots
Western Zone A
(WAFU-UFOA A)		3 spots
Western Zone B
(WAFU-UFOA B)		3 spots
Central Zone
(UNIFFAC)		3 spots
Central Eastern Zone
(CECAFA)		1 spot + Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya , Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania , Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (hosts)
Southern Zone
(COSAFA)		3 spots
Notes

Format

Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played). [2]

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows. [1]

Zone / RoundMatchdayDate
Western Zone A
Western Zone B
Central Eastern Zone

Southern Zone

Central Zone
First round—First leg25–27 October 2024
Second leg31 October – 3 November 2024
Second roundFirst roundFirst leg20–22 December 2024
Second leg27–29 December 2024

Northern Zone

After Egypt and previous hosts Algeria withdrew before the draw, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia were the only teams entered: therefore, the Zone was scrapped and all three teams qualified automatically. [3]

Western Zone A

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg2–3Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 1–21–1
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg1–2Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
  • Kalokoh Soccerball shade.svg22'
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Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex , Monrovia (Liberia)
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg1–1Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
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Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex , Monrovia (Liberia)

Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal DecDec
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali DecDec
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea DecDec
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svgvFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex , Monrovia (Liberia)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svgvFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svgvFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Mali  Flag of Mali.svgvFlag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svgvFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svgvFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea

Western Zone B

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg3–1Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 2–01–1
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg2–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
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Stade de Kégué , Lomé (Togo)
Referee: Bashir Salisu (Nigeria)
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg1–1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Report
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium , Abidjan (Ivory Coast)

Togo won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg1Flag of Niger.svg  Niger DecDec
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso DecDec
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DecDec
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svgvFlag of Niger.svg  Niger
Stade de Kégué , Lomé (Togo)
Niger  Flag of Niger.svgvFlag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgvFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svgvFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgvFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svgvFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

Central Zone

Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg1Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea DecDec
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon DecDec
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg3Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo DecDec
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svgvFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svgvFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svgvFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svgvFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Chad  Flag of Chad.svgvFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svgvFlag of Chad.svg  Chad

Central Eastern Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi w/o Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia ——
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia w/o Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea ——
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–1 (6–5 p)Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–00–1
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 3–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2–01–1
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 1–3Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–00–3
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi CancelledFlag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Report
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia CancelledFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Report

Burundi won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Somalia withdrew prior to the first leg due to financial challenges. [4]

Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia CancelledFlag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Report
Juba Stadium , Juba (South Sudan)
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea CancelledFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
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Juba Stadium , Juba (South Sudan)

Ethiopia won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Eritrea withdrew prior to the first leg. [5]

Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report
Penalties
5–6

1–1 on aggregate. Sudan won 6–5 on penalties.

Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 2–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report
Juba Stadium , Juba (South Sudan)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–1Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Report

South Sudan won 3–1 on aggregate.

Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 1–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Report
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 3–0Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Report

Rwanda won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Since the three hosts from this region have automatically qualified themselves, only the best performing nation (excluding the hosts) can additionally qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship. [1]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda DecDec
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg2Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan DecDec
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg3Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda DecDec
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svgvFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svgvFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svgvFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svgvFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svgvFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Juba Stadium , Juba (South Sudan)
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svgvFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan

Southern Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–4Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 0–30–1
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg1–1 (4–3 p)Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–00–1
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–3Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Report
Obed Itani Chilume Stadium , Francistown (Botswana)
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Report
Mbombela Stadium , Mbombela (South Africa)

Eswatini won 4–0 on aggregate.

Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg1–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Kalake Soccerball shade.svg22' Report
Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein (South Africa)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg1–0Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
Report
Penalties
3–4
Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein (South Africa)

1–1 on aggregate. Lesotho won 4–3 on penalties.

Second round

Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg1Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar DecDec
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg2Flag of Angola.svg  Angola DecDec
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia DecDec
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svgvFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svgvFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svgvFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
Angola  Flag of Angola.svgvFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svgvFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svgvFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique

Qualified teams

The following 19 teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualifying zoneQualified onPrevious appearances in African Nations Championship
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya (co-hosts)Central Eastern Zone26 September 20240 (debut)
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania (co-hosts)26 September 20242 (2009, 2020)
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (co-hosts)26 September 20246 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Northern Zone 9 October 20245 (2009, 2014 , 2018, 2020, 2022)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 9 October 20244 (2014, 2016, 2018 , 2020 )
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 9 October 20242 ( 2011 , 2016)
TBD Western Zone A
TBD
TBD
TBD Western Zone B
TBD
TBD
TBD Central Zone
TBD
TBD
TBD Central Eastern Zone
TBD Southern Zone
TBD
TBD
Notes

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