CAF confirms tough AFCON 27 qualifying groups

CAF have now confirmed the official draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The AFCON 2027 draw took place at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association in Cairo on Tuesday afternoon.

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The 2027 edition will be the first of its kind, as the tournament will be hosted by three different nations: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

With the draw conducted by high-profile African football figures such as Max Gradel (Côte d’Ivoire), William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria), Essam El Hadary (Egypt), and Trésor Mputu (DR Congo), all 48 participating teams discovered their opponents.

The 48 teams were drawn into 12 groups of four, with the final draw producing some mouth-watering qualifying clashes.

Group B: South Sudan, Malawi, Angola, Egypt

Group C: Somalia, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast

Group D: Eritrea, Kenya, Guinea, South Africa

Group E: Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo

Group F: Central African Republic, Mauritania, Benin, Burkina Faso

Group G: Congo, Namibia, Comoros, Cameroon

Group H: Botswana, Libya, Uganda, Tunisia

Group J: Ethiopia, Sudan, Mozambique, Senegal

Group K: Liberia, Rwanda, Cape Verde, Mali

Group L: Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, Madagascar, Nigeria

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