Full draw of AFCON 2027 qualifiers

Nigeria will begin its campaign for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) by facing Madagascar, Tanzania and Guinea‑Bissau, following the Confederation of African Football (CAF) draw for the qualifying stage.

The draw, which sets the path to the expanded 2027 finals that will be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, divided 48 teams into four pots of 12. Each group contains one team from each pot, and the top two teams in every group will qualify for the finals.

Defending champions Morocco were placed in Group A, joining Gabon, Niger and Lesotho.

South Africa, benefiting from recent progress under coach Hugo Broos, received a favourable draw and will compete in Group D.

A notable storyline in Group D is the encounter between South Africa and hosts Kenya, whose coach is former South African international Benni McCarthy, adding an emotional dimension to the fixture.

Other headline clashes include a heavyweight pairing in Group C between Ghana and Ivory Coast, a repeat of the 2015 AFCON final.

The qualifying campaign will start in September 2026 and run until March 2027.

FULL DRAW – AFCON 2027

Group A

Morocco
Gabon
Niger
Lesotho

Group B

Egypt
Angola
Malawi
South Sudan

Group C

Ivory Coast
Ghana
Gambia
Somalia

Group D

South Africa
Guinea
Kenya
Eritrea

Group E

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe

Group F

Burkina Faso
Benin
Mauritania
Central African Republic

Group G

Cameroon
Comoros
Namibia
Congo

Group H

Tunisia
Uganda
Libya
Botswana

Group I

Algeria
Zambia
Togo
Burundi

Group J

Senegal
Mozambique
Sudan
Ethiopia

Group K

Mali
Cape Verde
Rwanda
Liberia

Group L

Nigeria
Madagascar
Tanzania
Guinea-Bissau

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