TotalEnergies CAF AFCON PAMOJA 2027 Qualifiers
Qualifiers Table: All 12 Groups
Kwa Kiswahili: Msimamo wa Makundi
Last updated: Wednesday 7 October 2026 ยท Matchday 2 complete
Quick answer: AFCON 2027 qualifiers table after Matchday 2
After Matchday 2 of AFCON 2027 qualifying (updated 7 October 2026), eight teams have won both of their games: Morocco, Cรดte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, South Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda, Mali and Guinea-Bissau, all on 6 points. Co-hosts Uganda lead Group H with 4 points. Co-hosts Kenya and Tanzania have 1 point each from two games but are already qualified for the Finals. Matchday 2 is now complete, and Matchdays 3 and 4 are played on 9โ17 November 2026.
Who leads each group?
| Group | Leader | Also in a qualifying place |
|---|---|---|
| A | Morocco (6 pts) | Gabon (3) |
| B | Egypt (4 pts) | Angola (4) |
| C | Cรดte d’Ivoire (6 pts) | The Gambia (6) |
| D (Kenya host) | South Africa (6 pts) | Best non-host place: South Africa |
| E | DR Congo (6 pts) | Zimbabwe (3) |
| F | Benin (4 pts) | Burkina Faso (4) |
| G | Cameroon (4 pts) | Comoros (3) |
| H (Uganda host) | Uganda (4 pts) | Best non-host place: Botswana (2) |
| I | Algeria (4 pts) | Zambia (3) |
| J | Mozambique (4 pts) | Senegal (4) |
| K | Rwanda (6 pts) | Mali (6) |
| L (Tanzania host) | Guinea-Bissau (6 pts) | Best non-host place: Guinea-Bissau |
Full group tables
Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D ยท KenyaGroup EGroup FGroup GGroup H ยท UgandaGroup IGroup JGroup KGroup L ยท Tanzania
๐ Next up: Matchdays 3 & 4 (9โ17 November 2026)
| 11 Nov | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa v Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช (Group D) |
| 9โ17 Nov | ๐น๐ฟ Tanzania v Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ, home and away (Group L) ยท all 12 groups play twice |
Where to watch: TV & streaming guide ยท Fixtures: Matchday 1 & 2 (EAT)
How qualification works: In the nine standard groups, the top two qualify for AFCON 2027. In host groups D, H and L, co-hosts Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania HOST are already qualified, and only the highest-placed non-host joins them. The Finals run from 19 June to 17 July 2027 with 24 teams.
GROUP A ยท Morocco, Gabon, Niger, Lesotho
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| ๐ฌ๐ฆ Gabon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| ๐ณ๐ช Niger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| ๐ฑ๐ธ Lesotho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
MD1: Morocco 2โ0 Gabon ยท Niger 2โ1 Lesotho
MD2: Lesotho 0โ2 Morocco ยท Gabon 2โ0 Niger
GROUP B ยท Egypt, Angola, Malawi, South Sudan
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 4 |
| ๐ฆ๐ด Angola | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| ๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| ๐ธ๐ธ South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
MD1: Egypt 0โ0 Angola ยท Malawi 2โ1 South Sudan
MD2: South Sudan 0โ5 Egypt ยท Angola 3โ1 Malawi (Milson 2′; in Luanda)
GROUP C ยท Cรดte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Somalia, Ghana
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐จ๐ฎ Cรดte d’Ivoire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| ๐ฌ๐ฒ The Gambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| ๐ธ๐ด Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| ๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
MD1: Cรดte d’Ivoire 2โ0 Ghana ยท Gambia 2โ1 Somalia
MD2: Ghana 2โ4 Gambia ยท Somalia 0โ2 Cรดte d’Ivoire
GROUP D ยท Kenya (host), South Africa, Guinea, Eritrea
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
| ๐ฌ๐ณ Guinea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| ๐ฐ๐ช Kenya HOST | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| ๐ช๐ท Eritrea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
MD1: South Africa 2โ1 Guinea ยท Kenya 1โ1 Eritrea (Ogam 87′)
MD2: Eritrea 0โ5 South Africa (Mofokeng 2, Sithole, Rayners, Singh; in Cairo) ยท Guinea 1โ0 Kenya (Guirassy 32′, Conakry)
GROUP E ยท DR Congo, Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐จ๐ฉ DR Congo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| ๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| ๐ฌ๐ถ Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| ๐ธ๐ฑ Sierra Leone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
MD1: DR Congo 2โ0 Equatorial Guinea ยท Sierra Leone 2โ3 Zimbabwe
MD2: Zimbabwe 1โ2 DR Congo ยท Equatorial Guinea 1โ0 Sierra Leone
GROUP F ยท Benin, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Central African Rep.
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ง๐ฏ Benin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| ๐ง๐ซ Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| ๐ฒ๐ท Mauritania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| ๐จ๐ซ Central African Rep. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
MD1: Mauritania 3โ1 CAR ยท Burkina Faso 1โ1 Benin
MD2: CAR 0โ1 Burkina Faso ยท Benin 2โ1 Mauritania
GROUP G ยท Cameroon, Comoros, Namibia, Congo
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐จ๐ฒ Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| ๐ฐ๐ฒ Comoros | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| ๐ณ๐ฆ Namibia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| ๐จ๐ฌ Congo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
MD1: Namibia 1โ0 Congo ยท Cameroon 3โ1 Comoros
MD2: Comoros 1โ0 Namibia ยท Congo 1โ1 Cameroon
GROUP H ยท Uganda (host), Botswana, Tunisia, Libya
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐บ๐ฌ Uganda HOST | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| ๐ง๐ผ Botswana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ๐น๐ณ Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ๐ฑ๐พ Libya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
MD1: Libya 2โ2 Botswana ยท Tunisia 1โ1 Uganda
MD2: Tunisia 2โ2 Botswana ยท Uganda 1โ0 Libya
GROUP I ยท Algeria, Zambia, Togo, Burundi
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| ๐ฟ๐ฒ Zambia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| ๐น๐ฌ Togo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| ๐ง๐ฎ Burundi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
MD1: Algeria 3โ1 Zambia ยท Togo 1โ0 Burundi
MD2: Burundi 2โ2 Algeria ยท Zambia 2โ0 Togo
GROUP J ยท Mozambique, Senegal, Sudan, Ethiopia
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฒ๐ฟ Mozambique | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| ๐ธ๐ณ Senegal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| ๐ธ๐ฉ Sudan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| ๐ช๐น Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
MD1: Sudan 1โ0 Ethiopia ยท Senegal 1โ1 Mozambique
MD2: Mozambique 4โ1 Sudan ยท Ethiopia 0โ1 Senegal
GROUP K ยท Rwanda, Mali, Cape Verde, Liberia
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ท๐ผ Rwanda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| ๐ฒ๐ฑ Mali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| ๐จ๐ป Cape Verde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| ๐ฑ๐ท Liberia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
MD1: Mali 3โ1 Cape Verde ยท Rwanda 3โ1 Liberia
MD2: Cape Verde 1โ2 Rwanda ยท Liberia 0โ1 Mali
GROUP L ยท Tanzania (host), Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Madagascar
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฌ๐ผ Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| ๐ฒ๐ฌ Madagascar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| ๐น๐ฟ Tanzania HOST | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
MD1: Tanzania 0โ2 Guinea-Bissau (Zanzibar) ยท Nigeria 2โ1 Madagascar
MD2: Madagascar 1โ1 Tanzania ยท Guinea-Bissau 3โ0 Nigeria
Reports: Tanzania v Guinea-Bissau ยท Kiswahili
Matchday 2 talking points
- Angola go level with Egypt: Angola beat Malawi 3โ1 in Luanda, with Milson scoring after two minutes. Angola and Egypt both have 4 points in Group B, with Egypt ahead on goal difference, while Malawi drop to third on 3.
- Guirassy sinks Kenya: Serhou Guirassy’s 32nd-minute goal gave Guinea a 1โ0 win over co-hosts Kenya in Conakry. Guinea move up to second in Group D on 3 points, three behind South Africa, while Kenya have 1 point from two games. Kenya are already qualified as co-hosts.
- South Africa run riot: Bafana Bafana thrashed Eritrea 5โ0 in Cairo, with Relebohile Mofokeng scoring twice. They now lead Group D with six points and a +6 goal difference, a big step towards the group’s single non-host qualifying place.
- Guinea-Bissau are perfect in Group L: six points, five goals scored, none conceded. They beat Nigeria 3โ0 in Bissau with goals from Franculino Djรบ, Mama Baldรฉ and รlvaro Djalรณ, leaving the Super Eagles with a steep climb for the group’s single qualifying place.
- Taifa Stars get their first point: Tanzania drew 1โ1 away to Madagascar after the opening loss to Guinea-Bissau.
- Uganda top Group H: the co-hosts beat Libya 1โ0 and lead the group on four points. Botswana are the best-placed non-host.
- Ghana in trouble: Gambia came from two goals down to win 4โ2 in Ghana, leaving the Black Stars bottom of Group C with no points.
- Big wins: Egypt won 5โ0 in South Sudan without Mohamed Salah, and Mozambique beat Sudan 4โ1 to go top of Group J.
- Upset in Group I: Burundi led Algeria 2โ0 within 12 minutes before the Fennecs recovered for a 2โ2 draw.
AFCON 2027 qualifiers table: frequently asked questions
Who is top of Group L in AFCON 2027 qualifying?
Guinea-Bissau lead Group L with 6 points after beating Tanzania 2โ0 and Nigeria 3โ0. Nigeria have 3 points, and Madagascar and co-hosts Tanzania have 1 point each. Because Tanzania are already qualified as co-hosts, only one other team from Group L goes to the Finals.
How many teams qualify from each AFCON 2027 qualifying group?
In Groups A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J and K, the top two teams qualify. In host Groups D, H and L, co-hosts Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are already qualified, and only the highest-placed non-host team joins them. That makes 24 teams at the Finals.
Are Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda already qualified for AFCON 2027?
Yes. Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are qualified automatically as co-hosts. They still play the qualifiers, and their results count for the other teams in their groups.
When are the next AFCON 2027 qualifiers?
Matchday 2 is complete. Matchdays 3 and 4 are played on 9โ17 November 2026, and the final Matchdays 5 and 6 on 22โ30 March 2027.
When and where is AFCON 2027?
AFCON 2027 runs from 19 June to 17 July 2027 in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, the first Africa Cup of Nations co-hosted by three countries.
How are teams ranked when they are level on points?
Following CAF rules, teams level on points are separated first by their head-to-head results, then by overall goal difference and goals scored.
Teams level on points are separated by their head-to-head results first, then overall goal difference and goals scored, following CAF rules. Tables are updated after every match day.
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