Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification fixtures, results and statistics

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification is a cup competition tracked in the Xtra-Stats database. Use this page to follow live scores, fixtures, results, standings, and player and team statistics, while reviewing competition schedules and performance data across recorded seasons in one clear reference for regular score checks and detailed competition research and structured data review.

Upcoming matches, Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

Group Stage - 3

  • - Group Stage - 3
    Tunisia Tunisia
    Libya Libya
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Guinea
    No H2H
    Eritrea Eritrea
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
    Gambia
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Zambia Zambia
    Burundi
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Madagascar Madagascar
    No H2H
    Guinea-Bissau
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Mali Mali
    Rwanda Rwanda
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Uganda Uganda
    Botswana
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Morocco Morocco
    Niger Niger
  • - Group Stage - 3
    South Africa South Africa
    No H2H
    Kenya Kenya
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Mozambique Mozambique
    Ethiopia Ethiopia

Latest played matches, Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

Group Stage - 2

  • Group Stage - 2
    Angola Angola
    3 - 1
    Malawi Malawi
  • Group Stage - 2
    Guinea
    1 - 0
    Kenya Kenya
  • Group Stage - 2
    Eritrea Eritrea
    0 - 5
    South Africa South Africa
  • Group Stage - 2
    Gabon
    2 - 0
    Niger Niger
  • Group Stage - 2
    Congo Congo
    1 - 1
    Cameroon Cameroon
    Stade Alphonse Massamba-Débat
  • Group Stage - 2
    Somalia Somalia
    0 - 2
    Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
  • Group Stage - 2
    Liberia Liberia
    0 - 1
    Mali Mali
  • Group Stage - 2
    Benin Benin
    2 - 1
    Mauritania Mauritania
    Alassane Ouattara Stadium
  • Group Stage - 2
    Ghana Ghana
    2 - 4
    Gambia
    Baba Yara Stadium
  • Group Stage - 2
    Uganda Uganda
    1 - 0
    Libya Libya

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification Standings

Group A

Rank Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 		Morocco 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6 WW
2 		Gabon 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 WL
3 		Niger 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 3 LW
4 		Lesotho 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0 LL
Promotion - Africa Cup of Nations

Group B

Rank Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 		Egypt 2 1 1 0 5 0 5 4 WD
2 		Angola 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4 WD
3 		Malawi 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3 LW
4 		South Sudan 2 0 0 2 1 7 -6 0 LL
Promotion - Africa Cup of Nations

Group C

Rank Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 		Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6 WW
2 		Gambia 2 2 0 0 6 3 3 6 WW
3 		Somalia 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0 LL
4 		Ghana 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 0 LL
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Group D

Rank Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 		South Africa 2 2 0 0 7 1 6 6 WW
2 		Guinea 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 WL
3 		Eritrea 2 0 1 1 1 6 -5 1 LD
4 		Kenya 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 LD
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Group E

Rank Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 		Congo DR 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 6 WW
2 		Zimbabwe 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 LW
3 		Equatorial Guinea 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 3 WL
4 		Sierra Leone 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 0 LL
Promotion - Africa Cup of Nations

Group F

Rank Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 		Benin 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 4 WD
2 		Burkina Faso 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 WD
3 		Mauritania 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 3 LW
4 		Central African Republic 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0 LL
Promotion - Africa Cup of Nations

Group G

Rank Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 		Cameroon 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 4 DW
2 		Comoros 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 3 WL
3 		Namibia 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 LW
4 		Congo 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 DL
Promotion - Africa Cup of Nations

Group H

Rank Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 		Uganda 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 WD
2 		Botswana 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2 DD
3 		Tunisia 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 DD
4 		Libya 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1 LD
Promotion - Africa Cup of Nations

Group I

Rank Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 		Algeria 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 4 DW
2 		Zambia 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 WL
3 		Togo 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 3 LW
4 		Burundi 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1 DL
Promotion - Africa Cup of Nations

Group J

Rank Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 		Senegal 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 WD
2 		Mozambique 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 4 WD
3 		Sudan 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 3 LW
4 		Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0 LL
Promotion - Africa Cup of Nations

Group K

Rank Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 		Rwanda 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 6 WW
2 		Mali 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 6 WW
3 		Cape Verde Islands 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0 LL
4 		Liberia 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0 LL
Promotion - Africa Cup of Nations

Group L

Rank Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 		Guinea-Bissau 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 6 WW
2 		Nigeria 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 3 LW
3 		Tanzania 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1 DL
4 		Madagascar 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1 DL
Promotion - Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification Statistics

Top scorers 2027

# Player Goals
1 E. Colley
Gambia 		3
2 Chamito
Mozambique 		2
3 M. Badamosi
Gambia 		2
4 Omar Marmoush
Egypt 		2
5 Mama Baldé
Guinea-Bissau 		2
6 Franculino Djú
Guinea-Bissau 		2
7 N. Dorgeles
Mali 		2
8 R. Aloko
Benin 		2
9 A. Tia
Mali 		2
10 R. Mofokeng
South Africa 		2

Top assists 2027

# Player Assists
1 Pedro Francisco
Angola 		2
2 O. Appollis
South Africa 		2
3 K. Doumbia
Mali 		2
4 M. Amoura
Algeria 		2
5 I. Maza
Algeria 		1
6 C. Azongnitode
Benin 		1
7 G. Kanga
Gabon 		1
8 Emam Ashour
Egypt 		1
9 A. Sulieman
Eritrea 		1
10 L. Sinayoko
Mali 		1

Top key passes

Top tackles

Top yellow cards

Top red cards

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification teams participation since 2021

History

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Team Nb participations
Senegal 3
Nigeria 3
Tunisia 3
Morocco 3
Egypt 3
Tanzania 3
Madagascar 3
Mauritania 3
Gambia 3
Namibia 3
Sao Tome and Principe 3
Malawi 3
South Sudan 3
Mauritius 3
Sierra Leone 3
Mali 3
Ivory Coast 3
Burkina Faso 3
Gabon 3
Ghana 3
Niger 3
Ethiopia 3
Zambia 3
Congo DR 3
Guinea 3
Sudan 3
Kenya 3
Mozambique 3
Guinea-Bissau 3
Rwanda 3
Benin 3
Congo 3
Lesotho 3
Uganda 3
Botswana 3
Equatorial Guinea 3
Zimbabwe 3
Chad 3
Comoros 3
Liberia 3
Libya 3
Central African Republic 3
Burundi 3
Angola 3
Cameroon 3

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification top scorer teams

Goals scored vs. conversion rate

Team Goals scored Total shots Conversion %
South Africa 7 44
15.9%
Burundi 6 29
20.7%
Gambia 6 19
31.6%
Algeria 5 32
15.6%
Mozambique 5 19
26.3%
Guinea-Bissau 5 22
22.7%
Egypt 5 34
14.7%
Rwanda 5 18
27.8%
Ethiopia 4 11
36.4%
Morocco 4 36
11.1%
Botswana 4 12
33.3%
Mali 4 32
12.5%
Ivory Coast 4 35
11.4%
Congo DR 4 29
13.8%
Zimbabwe 4 28
14.3%
Cameroon 4 37
10.8%
Mauritania 4 31
12.9%
Zambia 3 23
13%
Malawi 3 11
27.3%
Benin 3 21
14.3%
Angola 3 31
9.7%
Tunisia 3 38
7.9%
Sierra Leone 2 19
10.5%
Libya 2 38
5.3%
Cape Verde Islands 2 23
8.7%
Burkina Faso 2 21
9.5%
Guinea 2 20
10%
Madagascar 2 11
18.2%
Gabon 2 17
11.8%
Senegal 2 21
9.5%
Comoros 2 20
10%
Ghana 2 24
8.3%
Nigeria 2 34
5.9%
Niger 2 18
11.1%
Uganda 2 15
13.3%
Namibia 1 25
4%
Central African Republic 1 23
4.4%
Equatorial Guinea 1 13
7.7%
Togo 1 25
4%
Tanzania 1 32
3.1%
Somalia 1 7
14.3%
South Sudan 1 12
8.3%
Congo 1 23
4.4%
Sudan 1 10
10%
Lesotho 1 20
5%

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification About

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification is an African international football qualification competition, classified as a cup competition, whose purpose is to determine access to the Africa Cup of Nations. It forms part of the national-team pathway to Africa’s leading continental finals tournament, giving eligible sides the opportunity to compete for a place in the final event.

Purpose and place in African football

The competition exists to turn continental ambition into a defined qualification route. Rather than awarding a domestic club title, it concerns international football and the process of reaching the Africa Cup of Nations. Results therefore carry significance beyond individual matches: they can influence whether a national team reaches the continent’s principal finals stage.

The name also distinguishes this competition from the Africa Cup of Nations itself. The qualification phase is the access competition, while the Africa Cup of Nations is the finals tournament. Keeping those stages separate is important when interpreting fixtures, tables, results and historical records.

Format and qualification route

The supplied competition record confirms the competition’s qualification role but does not establish a single detailed format, draw procedure or allocation of places that can safely be presented as universal. Those elements may depend on the relevant edition’s regulations. Match schedules, group structures, progression rules and tie-break procedures should therefore be read in the context of the specific season rather than assumed to apply unchanged across the competition’s history.

This distinction is particularly useful for readers comparing different editions. A qualification competition can contain several stages or use different entry and progression arrangements over time, while retaining the same central purpose: deciding which national teams advance to the Africa Cup of Nations.

Historical coverage

The documented competition coverage runs from 2021 through 2025, with three seasons recorded. That span provides a focused basis for reviewing recent qualification results, standings and match histories. It should not be treated as a complete account of every edition played since the Africa Cup of Nations was established.

Why the competition matters

Qualification matches combine continental representation with high sporting stakes. Every result contributes to a team’s route towards the finals, making consistency across the campaign as important as individual performances. For supporters, the competition offers a way to follow national teams at the point where preparation, competitive pressure and the possibility of reaching the Africa Cup of Nations meet.

For reliable interpretation, the most useful starting points are the season, fixture stage and standings context attached to each record. Together, those details show how a result fits into the qualification campaign and whether it affected progress towards the finals.