2024 African Nations Championship qualification

2024 African Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates25 October 2024 – 9 May 2025
Teams59 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
Goals scored92 (2.36 per match)
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All statistics correct as of 8 March 2025.

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]

Teams

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 Repêchage re-engage teams 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

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

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

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] On 22 November 2024, Libya withdrew from the tournament due to fixture congestion and concerns that the national team's participation would halt the league, hence the Libyan Football Federation prioritized the league schedule over the CHAN.[4] On 28 November 2024, Tunisia also pulled out of the tournament following the clubs' rejection to the country's participation.[5]

Western Zone A

First round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sierra Leone 2–3 Liberia1–21–1
Sierra Leone 1–2 Liberia
Kalokoh 22' Report
  • Kumeh 3'
  • Kabia 58' (o.g.)
Liberia 1–1 Sierra Leone
Kumeh 63' Report Dumbuya 22'

Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Liberia 1–4 Senegal1–10–3
Mauritania 1–0 Mali1–00–0
Guinea 6–2 Guinea-Bissau4–12–1
Liberia 1–1 Senegal
Bilty 81' Report Mbaye 75'
Senegal 3–0 Liberia
  • Ba 3'
  • Ciss 38'
  • Mbaye 90+2'
 Report

Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.

Mauritania 1–0 Mali
Tetah 64' Report
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Mali 0–0 Mauritania
Report

Mauritania won 1–0 on aggregate.

Guinea 4–1 Guinea-Bissau
 Report Bidane 45+2'
Guinea-Bissau 1–2 Guinea
Baldé 45+3' (pen.) Report

Guinea won 6–2 on aggregate.

Western Zone B

First round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Togo 3–1 Benin2–01–1
Togo 2–0 Benin
  • Abalo 12'
  • Avotor 90+2'
 Report
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
Benin 1–1 Togo
Ramzi 90' Report Kloukpo 4'
Referee: Kouassi Frédéric Biro (Ivory Coast)

Togo won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Togo 1–1 (a) Niger1–10–0
Ivory Coast 2–2 (2–4 p) Burkina Faso2–00–2
Ghana 1–3 Nigeria0–01–3
Togo 1–1 Niger
Sama 37' Report Jules 64'
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Niger 0–0 Togo
Report
Referee: Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

1–1 on aggregate. Niger won on away goals.

Ivory Coast 2–0 Burkina Faso
Konaté 16', 52' Report
Referee: Dedjinnanchi Tanislas Ahomlanto (Benin)
Burkina Faso 2–0 Ivory Coast
  • Traoré 30'
  • Kanté 53'
 Report
Penalties
 4–2

2–2 on aggregate. Burkina Faso won 4–2 on penalties.

Ghana 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)
Nigeria 3–1 Ghana
  • Sodiq 19'
  • Junior 22'
  • Saviour 25'
 Report
  • Amankuna 73'
Referee: Hamza El Fareq (Morocco)

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Central Zone

Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Equatorial Guinea 6–0 Congo3–00–3
Central African Republic 2–2 (a) Cameroon0–12–1
Chad 2–4 DR Congo1–11–3
Equatorial Guinea 3–0
Awarded[6]		 Congo
Report
Congo 0–3
Awarded[6]		 Equatorial Guinea
  • Mankou 16'
  • Lendambi 25' (pen.)
 Report
  • Obiang 46'
Referee: Cregue Moukagni (Gabon)

Initially, Congo won 2–1 on aggregate. However, following a ruling by the CAF Disciplinary Committee in favor of Equatorial Guinea, Congo was found to have fielded an ineligible player in both matches.[6] As a result, both matches were declared forfeited by Congo, awarding Equatorial Guinea a 6–0 aggregate victory.[7]

Central African Republic 0–1 Cameroon
Report Fouda 50'
Cameroon 1–2 Central African Republic
 Report
Referee: Jean Pierre Nguiene Bissila (Congo)

2–2 on aggregate. Central African Republic won on away goals.

Chad 1–1 DR Congo
Yannick 27' Report Kabwit 19'
Referee: André Kolissala Mbangul (Central African Republic)
DR Congo 3–1 Chad
  • Kabwit 18'
  • Mokonzi 48'
  • Ntumba 52'
 Report

DR Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.

Central Eastern Zone

First round

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.[8]

Ethiopia Cancelled Eritrea
Report
Juba Stadium, Juba (South Sudan)
Eritrea Cancelled Ethiopia
Report
Juba Stadium, Juba (South Sudan)

Ethiopia won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Eritrea withdrew prior to the first leg.[9]

Sudan 1–0 Tanzania
Abdelrahman 23' Report
Tanzania 1–0 Sudan
Mhagama 33' Report
Penalties
  • Ibrahim
  • Bryson
  • Said
  • Kondo
  • Kassim
  • Peter
5–6

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

South Sudan 2–0 Kenya
  • E. Malish 50'
  • Paulino 68'
 Report
Kenya 1–1 South Sudan
Odhiambo 7' Report E. Malish 43'

South Sudan won 3–1 on aggregate.

Djibouti 1–0 Rwanda
Dadzie 79' Report
Rwanda 3–0 Djibouti
  • Dushimimana 17', 25'
  • Tuyisenge 89'
 Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Rwanda won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

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 0–2 Uganda0–10–1
Ethiopia 1–4 Sudan0–21–2
South Sudan 4–4 (a) Rwanda3–21–2
Burundi 0–1 Uganda
Report Ogwang 35'
Uganda 1–0 Burundi
Kiwanuka 90+1' Report

Uganda won 2–0 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 0–2 Sudan
Report
Sudan 2–1 Ethiopia
 Report Bekele 63'

Sudan won 4–1 on aggregate.

South Sudan 3–2 Rwanda
 Report
Rwanda 2–1 South Sudan
 Report Sebit 80'

4–4 on aggregate. Rwanda won on away goals.

Southern Zone

First round

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
  • Matse 6'
  • Magagula 38', 51'
Eswatini 1–0 Zimbabwe
Magagula 69' Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)

Eswatini won 4–0 on aggregate.

Lesotho 1–0 Namibia
Kalake 23' Report
Namibia 1–0 Lesotho
Doeseb 61' Report
Penalties
 3–4
  • Matšoele
  • Kalake
  • Kamela
  • Toloane
  • Fothoane
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

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

Second round

Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Eswatini 1–2 Madagascar0–21–0
Lesotho 1–2 Angola0–21–0
Mozambique w/o Zambia——
Eswatini 0–2 Madagascar
Report
  • Rarazafimanana 20'
  • Razafimaro 22'
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Madagascar 0–1 Eswatini
Report Simelane 86'
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre (Mauritius)

Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate.

Lesotho 0–2 Angola
Report
Angola 0–1 Lesotho
Report Kalake 43' (pen.)

Angola won 2–1 on aggregate.

Mozambique Cancelled Zambia
Report
Zambia Cancelled Mozambique
Report

Zambia won on walkover and qualified to the final tournament after Mozambique withdrew prior to the first leg due to post-election violence.[10]

Second qualifying stage

Following the withdrawals of Tunisia and Libya, it was decided to organise a second qualifier tournament between 7 'reengaged' teams: Algeria, Comoros, Egypt, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, South Africa to determine the final two slots. [11]

The draw was held on 13 February 2025 at 13:25 EST (UTC+2) at the Confederation of African Football Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[12] The 7 teams were drawn into 3 games, with Runners-up of the previous edition Algeria receiving a bye to the second round.

First round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Comoros 0–4 Malawi0–20–2
South Africa 4–2 Egypt1–13–1
Gambia 0–0 (5–3 p) Gabon0–00–0
Comoros 0–2 Malawi
Report
Malawi 2–0 Comoros
  • Lungu 50'
  • Katinji 59'
 Report

Malawi won 4–0 on aggregate.

South Africa 1–1 Egypt
Webber 80' Report Mohamed Antar 66'
Egypt 1–3 South Africa
  • Mohamed Shika 32'
 Report

South Africa won 4–2 on aggregate.

Gambia 0–0 Gabon
Report
Gabon 0–0 Gambia
Report
Penalties
 3–5
  • Tambedou
  • Sanyang
  • Camara
  • Gaye
  • Jobe

0–0 on aggregate. Gambia won 5–3 on penalties.

Second round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Malawi 1–2 South Africa1–00–2
Gambia 0–3 Algeria0–00–3
Malawi 1–0 South Africa
Nkhoma 87' Report
Referee: Numbi Kibingo (DR Congo)
South Africa 2–0 Malawi
 Report
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)

South Africa won 2–1 on aggregate.

Gambia 0–0 Algeria
Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Algeria 3–0 Gambia
 Report
Referee: Ibrahim Traoré (Ivory Coast)

Algeria won 3–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

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)
 Morocco Northern Zone 9 October 2024 4 (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Guinea Western Zone A 28 December 2024 3 (2016, 2018, 2020)
 Senegal 28 December 2024 3 (2009, 2011, 2022)
 Mauritania 29 December 2024 3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
 Burkina Faso Western Zone B 28 December 2024 3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
 Niger 27 December 2024 4 (2011, 2016, 2020, 2022)
 Nigeria 28 December 2024 3 (2014, 2016, 2018)
 Central African Republic Central Zone 28 December 2024 0 (debut)
 DR Congo 28 December 2024 6 (2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
 Equatorial Guinea 21 January 2025 1 (2018)
 Sudan Central Eastern Zone 28 December 2024 3 (2011, 2018, 2022)
 Angola Southern Zone 28 December 2024 4 (2011, 2016, 2018, 2022)
 Madagascar 29 December 2024 1 (2022)
 Zambia 15 December 2024 4 (2009, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Algeria Second qualifying stage winners 9 May 2025 2 (2011, 2022)
 South Africa 11 May 2025 2 (2011, 2014)
Notes
  • Years in bold indicate a championship in the respective tournament.

References

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  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. ^ "CHAN 2025".. The Libyan national team withdraws from the tournament". telquel.ma (in Arabic). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  5. ^ "La Tunisie renonce aussi au CHAN 2024 !". afrik-foot.com (in French). Prudence Ahanogbe. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "¡Habemus fase final de la CHAN para la selección local de Guinea Ecuatorial!".
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