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2024 African Nations Championship qualification

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Qualification for the 2024 African Nations Championship will begin on 25 October and 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)
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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 +   Tanzania,   Kenya,   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 1-3 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, Tunisia and Morocco 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 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sierra Leone   – Liberia   – –
Sierra Leone  v  Liberia
Liberia  v  Sierra Leone

Second round

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Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner match 1 –   Senegal – –
Mauritania   –   Mali – –
Guinea-Bissau   –   Guinea – –
Winner match 1v  Senegal
Senegal  vWinner match 1
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 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Togo   – Benin   – –
Togo  v  Benin
Benin  v  Togo

Second round

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Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner match 1 –   Niger – –
Ivory Coast   –   Burkina Faso – –
Ghana   –   Nigeria – –
Winner match 1v  Niger
Niger  vWinner match 1
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 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Congo   –   Equatorial Guinea – –
Central African Republic   –   Cameroon – –
Chad   –   DR Congo – –
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 and Eastern Zone

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burundi   –   Somalia – –
Ethiopia   –   Eritrea – –
Sudan   –   Tanzania – –
South Sudan   –   Kenya – –
Djibouti   –   Rwanda – –
Burundi  v  Somalia
Somalia  v  Burundi
Ethiopia  v  Eritrea
Eritrea  v  Ethiopia
Sudan  v  Tanzania
Tanzania  v  Sudan
South Sudan  v  Kenya
Kenya  v  South Sudan
Djibouti  v  Rwanda
Rwanda  v  Djibouti

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 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner match 1 –   Uganda – –
Winner match 2 – Winner match 3 – –
Winner match 4 – Winner match 5 – –
Winner match 1v  Uganda
Uganda  vWinner match 1
Winner match 2vWinner match 3
Winner match 3vWinner match 2
Winner match 4vWinner match 5
Winner match 5vWinner match 4

Southern Zone

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zimbabwe   –   Eswatini – –
Lesotho   –   Namibia – –
Zimbabwe  v  Eswatini
Eswatini  v  Zimbabwe
Lesotho  v  Namibia
Namibia  v  Lesotho

Second round

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Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner match 1 –   Madagascar – –
Winner match 2 –   Angola – –
Mozambique   –   Zambia – –
Winner match 1v  Madagascar
Madagascar  vWinner match 1
Winner match 2v  Angola
Angola  vWinner match 2
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 2 October 2024 0 (debut)
  Uganda(co-hosts) 2 October 2024 5 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
  Tanzania(co-hosts) 2 October 2024 2 (2009, 2020)
  Morocco Northern Zone 9 October 2024 4 (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
  Libya 9 October 2024 5 (2009, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  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.
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