The Confederation of African Football which is also known as the CAF has come out with the schedule for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations also called the AFCON qualifiers. This schedule is really packed with games, and it has 12 groups.
The teams will play their qualifying games over three times. The first two sets of games which are called Matchday 1 and 2 will take place from September 21 to October 6 2026.
Then the next two sets of games which are Matchday 3 and 4 will happen from November 9 to 17. After that the next two sets of games which are Matchday 5 and 6 will be from March 22 to 30 2027.
When they did the draw for the groups it made some interesting matchups, for instance, the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers will have Ivory Coast play against Ghana in Group C, which is a big deal. The Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers also has some teams, like Morocco, Egypt, Senegal, Nigeria and Algeria and they all have a good chance of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Group-by-Group Fixture Overview
Group A
Morocco, Gabon, Niger, Lesotho
MD1: Morocco v Gabon; Niger v Lesotho
MD2: Gabon v Niger; Lesotho v Morocco
MD3: Gabon v Lesotho; Morocco v Niger
MD4: Lesotho v Gabon; Niger v Morocco
MD5: Gabon v Morocco; Lesotho v Niger
MD6: Morocco v Gabon; Niger v Gabon
Group B
Egypt, Angola, Malawi, South Sudan
MD1: Egypt v Angola; Malawi v South Sudan
MD2: Angola v Malawi; South Sudan v Egypt
MD3: Angola v South Sudan; Egypt v Malawi
MD4: Malawi v Egypt; South Sudan v Angola
MD5: Angola v Egypt; South Sudan v Malawi
MD6: Egypt v South Sudan; Malawi v Angola
Group C
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Gambia, Somalia
MD1: Gambia v Somalia; Ivory Coast v Ghana
MD2: Ghana v Gambia; Somalia v Ivory Coast
MD3: Ghana v Somalia; Ivory Coast v Gambia
MD4: Gambia v Ivory Coast; Somalia v Ghana
MD5: Ghana v Ivory Coast; Somalia v Gambia
MD6: Gambia v Ghana; Ivory Coast v Somalia
Group D
South Africa, Guinea, Kenya, Eritrea
MD1: Kenya v Eritrea; South Africa v Guinea
MD2: Eritrea v South Africa; Guinea v Kenya
MD3: Guinea v Eritrea; South Africa v Kenya
MD4: Eritrea v Guinea; Kenya v South Africa
MD5: Eritrea v Kenya; Guinea v South Africa
MD6: Kenya v Guinea; South Africa v Eritrea
Group E
DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe
MD1: DR Congo v Equatorial Guinea; Sierra Leone v Zimbabwe
MD2: Equatorial Guinea v Sierra Leone; Zimbabwe v DR Congo
MD3: DR Congo v Sierra Leone; Equatorial Guinea v Zimbabwe
MD4: Sierra Leone v DR Congo; Zimbabwe v Equatorial Guinea
MD5: Equatorial Guinea v DR Congo; Zimbabwe v Sierra Leone
MD6: DR Congo v Zimbabwe; Sierra Leone v Equatorial Guinea
Group F
Burkina Faso, Benin, Mauritania, Central African Republic
MD1: Burkina Faso v Benin; Mauritania v Central African Republic
MD2: Benin v Mauritania; Central African Republic v Burkina Faso
MD3: Benin v Central African Republic; Burkina Faso v Mauritania
MD4: Central African Republic v Benin; Mauritania v Burkina Faso
MD5: Benin v Burkina Faso; Central African Republic v Mauritania
MD6: Burkina Faso v Central African Republic; Mauritania v Benin
Group G
Cameroon, Comoros, Namibia, Congo
MD1: Cameroon v Comoros; Namibia v Congo
MD2: Comoros v Namibia; Congo v Cameroon
MD3: Cameroon v Namibia; Comoros v Congo
MD4: Congo v Comoros; Namibia v Cameroon
MD5: Comoros v Cameroon; Congo v Namibia
MD6: Cameroon v Congo; Namibia v Comoros
Group H
Libya, Botswana, Tunisia, Uganda
MD1: Libya v Botswana; Tunisia v Uganda
MD2: Botswana v Tunisia; Uganda v Libya
MD3: Tunisia v Libya; Uganda v Botswana
MD4: Botswana v Uganda; Libya v Tunisia
MD5: Botswana v Libya; Uganda v Tunisia
MD6: Libya v Uganda; Tunisia v Botswana
Group I
Algeria, Zambia, Togo, Burundi
MD1: Algeria v Zambia; Togo v Burundi
MD2: Burundi v Algeria; Zambia v Togo
MD3: Algeria v Togo; Zambia v Burundi
MD4: Burundi v Zambia; Togo v Algeria
MD5: Burundi v Togo; Zambia v Algeria
MD6: Algeria v Burundi; Togo v Zambia
Group J
Senegal, Mozambique, Sudan, Ethiopia
MD1: Senegal v Mozambique; Sudan v Ethiopia
MD2: Ethiopia v Senegal; Mozambique v Sudan
MD3: Mozambique v Ethiopia; Senegal v Sudan
MD4: Ethiopia v Mozambique; Sudan v Senegal
MD5: Ethiopia v Sudan; Mozambique v Senegal
MD6: Senegal v Ethiopia; Sudan v Mozambique
Group K
Mali, Cape Verde, Rwanda, Liberia
MD1: Mali v Cape Verde; Rwanda v Liberia
MD2: Cape Verde v Rwanda; Liberia v Mali
MD3: Cape Verde v Liberia; Mali v Rwanda
MD4: Liberia v Cape Verde; Rwanda v Mali
MD5: Cape Verde v Mali; Liberia v Rwanda
MD6: Mali v Liberia; Rwanda v Cape Verde
Group L
Nigeria, Madagascar, Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau
MD1: Nigeria v Madagascar; Tanzania v Guinea-Bissau
MD2: Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria; Madagascar v Tanzania
MD3: Madagascar v Guinea-Bissau; Nigeria v Tanzania
MD4: Guinea-Bissau v Madagascar; Tanzania v Nigeria
MD5: Guinea-Bissau v Tanzania; Madagascar v Nigeria
MD6: Nigeria v Guinea-Bissau; Tanzania v Madagascar
