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2024 African Nations Championship qualification

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]

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.

Teams

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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]

Zone Spots (total 19) Teams entering qualification Did 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 +   Kenya,   Tanzania,   Uganda (hosts)
Southern Zone
(COSAFA) 		3 spots
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • Teams in italics received a bye to the second round in the qualifying draw.
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

Format

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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

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

Zone / Round Matchday Date
Western Zone A
Western Zone B
Central Eastern Zone

Southern Zone

Central Zone
First round — First leg 25–27 October 2024
Second leg 31 October – 3 November 2024
Second round First round First leg 20–22 December 2024
Second leg 27–29 December 2024

Northern Zone

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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

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First round

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Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sierra Leone  2–3  Liberia1–21–1
Sierra Leone  1–2  Liberia
  • Kalokoh   22'
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Liberia  1–1  Sierra Leone
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Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

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Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Liberia  1  SenegalDecDec
Mauritania  2  MaliDecDec
Guinea-Bissau  3  GuineaDecDec
Liberia  v  Senegal
Senegal  v  Liberia
Mauritania  v  Mali
Mali  v  Mauritania
Guinea-Bissau  v  Guinea
Guinea  v  Guinea-Bissau

Western Zone B

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First round

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Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Togo  3–1  Benin2–01–1
Togo  2–0  Benin
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Referee: Bashir Salisu (Nigeria)
Benin  1–1  Togo
Report

Togo won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

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Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Togo  1  NigerDecDec
Ivory Coast  2  Burkina FasoDecDec
Ghana  3  NigeriaDecDec
Togo  v  Niger
Niger  v  Togo
Ivory Coast  v  Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso  v  Ivory Coast
Ghana  v  Nigeria
Nigeria  v  Ghana

Central Zone

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Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Congo  1  Equatorial GuineaDecDec
Central African Republic  2  CameroonDecDec
Chad  3  DR CongoDecDec
Congo  v  Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea  v  Congo
Central African Republic  v  Cameroon
Cameroon  v  Central African Republic
Chad  v  DR Congo
DR Congo  v  Chad

Central Eastern Zone

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First round

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Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Burundi  w/o  Somalia——
Ethiopia  w/o  Eritrea——
Sudan  1–1 (6–5 p)  Tanzania1–00–1
South Sudan  3–1  Kenya2–01–1
Djibouti  1–3  Rwanda1–00–3
Burundi  Cancelled  Somalia
Report
Somalia  Cancelled  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]

Ethiopia  Cancelled  Eritrea
Report
Eritrea  Cancelled  Ethiopia
Report

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

Sudan  1–0  Tanzania
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1–1 on aggregate. Sudan won 6–5 on penalties.

South Sudan  2–0  Kenya
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Kenya  1–1  South Sudan
Report

South Sudan won 3–1 on aggregate.

Djibouti  1–0  Rwanda
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Rwanda  3–0  Djibouti
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Rwanda won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

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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 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Burundi  1  UgandaDecDec
Ethiopia  2  SudanDecDec
South Sudan  3  RwandaDecDec
Burundi  v  Uganda
Uganda  v  Burundi
Ethiopia  v  Sudan
Sudan  v  Ethiopia
South Sudan  v  Rwanda
Rwanda  v  South Sudan

Southern Zone

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First round

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Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Zimbabwe  0–4  Eswatini0–30–1
Lesotho  1–1 (4–3 p)  Namibia1–00–1
Zimbabwe  0–3  Eswatini
Report
Eswatini  1–0  Zimbabwe
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Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)

Eswatini won 4–0 on aggregate.

Lesotho  1–0  Namibia
Kalake   22' Report
Namibia  1–0  Lesotho
Report
Penalties
3–4

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

Second round

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Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Eswatini  1  MadagascarDecDec
Lesotho  2  AngolaDecDec
Mozambique  3  ZambiaDecDec
Eswatini  v  Madagascar
Madagascar  v  Eswatini
Lesotho  v  Angola
Angola  v  Lesotho
Mozambique  v  Zambia
Zambia  v  Mozambique

Qualified teams

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The following 19 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualifying zone Qualified on Previous appearances in African Nations Championship
  Kenya (co-hosts) Central Eastern Zone 26 September 2024 0 (debut)
  Tanzania (co-hosts) 26 September 2024 2 (2009, 2020)
  Uganda (co-hosts) 26 September 2024 6 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Libya Northern Zone 9 October 2024 5 (2009, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Morocco 9 October 2024 4 (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
  Tunisia 9 October 2024 2 (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
  • Years in bold indicate a championship in the respective tournament.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Road to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania mapped out as TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship 2024 Qualifiers Draw conducted in Cairo". CAFOnline.com. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Regulations of the CAF African Nations Championship" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. ^ "CHAN 2024: Ghana to face Nigeria in qualifier for finals in East Africa". BBC Sport. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Somalia pull out of CHAN 2025 qualifiers". cecafaonline.com. CECAFA. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Eritrea withdraws from the CHAN 2024 qualifiers". eyeradio.org. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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