Countries will take to the field this weekend as the final qualification matches for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kick off, with teams competing for a coveted spot in the tournament. The qualifiers are scheduled to run from Thursday through Tuesday across various locations on the continent, marking the fifth and sixth matchdays of the competition.
Matchday 5 Fixtures:
– Nov 13, Wednesday
– Group E: Liberia vs. Togo (1600 GMT)
– Group G: Chad vs. Sierra Leone (1900 GMT)
– Group J: Namibia vs. Cameroon (1300 GMT)
– Nov 14, Thursday
– Group A: Madagascar vs. Tunisia (1600 GMT)
– Group B: Lesotho vs. Central African Republic (1300 GMT)
– Group D: Rwanda vs. Libya (1600 GMT); Benin vs. Nigeria (1900 GMT)
– Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs. Algeria (1300 GMT)
– Group F: Niger vs. Sudan (1600 GMT)
– Group K: South Sudan vs. Congo Brazzaville (1300 GMT)
– Group L: Burundi vs. Malawi (1500 GMT); Burkina Faso vs. Senegal (1900 GMT)
– Nov 15, Friday
– Group A: Gambia vs. Comoros (1900 GMT)
– Group B: Gabon vs. Morocco (1900 GMT)
– Group C: Botswana vs. Mauritania (1300 GMT); Cape Verde vs. Egypt (1600 GMT)
– Group F: Angola vs. Ghana (1900 GMT)
– Group G: Zambia vs. Ivory Coast (1600 GMT)
– Group I: Mozambique vs. Mali, Eswatini vs. Guinea-Bissau (both 1600 GMT)
– Group J: Zimbabwe vs. Kenya (1600 GMT)
– Group K: Uganda vs. South Africa (1300 GMT)
– Nov 16, Saturday
– Group H: Ethiopia vs. Tanzania (1600 GMT); Guinea vs. Democratic Republic of Congo (1900 GMT)
Matchday 6 Fixtures:
– Nov 17, Sunday
– Group E: Algeria vs. Liberia; Togo vs. Equatorial Guinea (both 1600 GMT)
– Nov 18, Monday
– Group A: Comoros vs. Madagascar; Tunisia vs. Gambia (both 1900 GMT)
– Group B: Central African Republic vs. Gabon; Morocco vs. Lesotho (both 1900 GMT)
– Group D: Nigeria vs. Rwanda; Libya vs. Benin (both 1600 GMT)
– Group F: Sudan vs. Angola; Ghana vs. Niger (both 1600 GMT)
– Group L: Malawi vs. Burkina Faso (1300 GMT)
– Nov 19, Tuesday
– Group C: Egypt vs. Botswana (1500 GMT); Mauritania vs. Cape Verde (1600 GMT)
– Group G: Sierra Leone vs. Zambia; Ivory Coast vs. Chad (both 1600 GMT)
– Group H: Democratic Republic of Congo vs. Ethiopia; Tanzania vs. Guinea (both 1600 GMT)
– Group I: Guinea-Bissau vs. Mozambique; Mali vs. Eswatini (both 1600 GMT)
– Group J: Kenya vs. Namibia; Cameroon vs. Zimbabwe (both 1300 GMT)
– Group K: Congo Brazzaville vs. Uganda (1300 GMT); South Africa vs. South Sudan (1600 GMT)
– Group L: Senegal vs. Burundi (1900 GMT)
The qualification rounds have seen intense competition, with each team hoping to secure a place in the prestigious tournament. The upcoming matches will be decisive, determining the final roster of nations competing for the AFCON 2025 title.
