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The 2024 African Nations Championship qualification is a men's football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2024 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who are playing in their country's own domestic league are eligible to compete in the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 October – 29 December 2024 |
| Teams | 40 (from 1 confederation) |
A total of 19 teams are going to qualify to play in the final tournament, including Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda who qualify automatically as hosts.[1]
Teams
[edit]A total of 40 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds, split into zones according to their regional affiliations. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on October 9 2024 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1]
| Zone | Spots (total 19) | Teams entering qualification | 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 +  Tanzania,  Kenya,  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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | 1-3 November 2024 | ||
| Second round | First round | First leg | 20-22 December 2024 |
| Second leg | 27-29 December 2024 | ||
Northern Zone
[edit]After Egypt and previous hosts Algeria withdrew before the draw, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco were the only teams entered: therefore, the Zone was scratched and all three teams automatically qualified.[3]
Western Zone A
[edit]First round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sierra Leone 
|
— | Liberia 
|
– | – |
Second round
[edit]Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner match 1 | – |  Senegal
|
– | – |
Mauritania 
|
– |  Mali
|
– | – |
Guinea-Bissau 
|
– |  Guinea
|
– | – |
| Winner match 1 | v | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| Senegal | v | Winner match 1 |
|---|---|---|
Western Zone B
[edit]First round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Togo 
|
— | Benin 
|
– | – |
Second round
[edit]Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner match 1 | – |  Niger
|
– | – |
Ivory Coast 
|
– |  Burkina Faso
|
– | – |
Ghana 
|
– |  Nigeria
|
– | – |
| Winner match 1 | v | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | v | Winner match 1 |
|---|---|---|
Central Zone
[edit]Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Congo 
|
– |  Equatorial Guinea
|
– | – |
Central African Republic 
|
– |  Cameroon
|
– | – |
Chad 
|
– |  DR Congo
|
– | – |
Central Eastern Zone
[edit]First round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Burundi 
|
– |  Somalia
|
– | – |
Ethiopia 
|
– |  Eritrea
|
– | – |
Sudan 
|
– | Tanzania
|
– | – |
South Sudan 
|
– | Kenya
|
– | – |
Djibouti 
|
– |  Rwanda
|
– | – |
Second round
[edit]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 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner match 1 | – | Uganda
|
– | – |
| Winner match 2 | – | Winner match 3 | – | – |
| Winner match 4 | – | Winner match 5 | – | – |
| Winner match 1 | v | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | v | Winner match 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner match 2 | v | Winner match 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner match 3 | v | Winner match 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner match 4 | v | Winner match 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner match 5 | v | Winner match 4 |
|---|---|---|
Southern Zone
[edit]First round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zimbabwe 
|
– |  Eswatini
|
– | – |
Lesotho 
|
– |  Namibia
|
– | – |
Second round
[edit]Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner match 1 | – |  Madagascar
|
– | – |
| Winner match 2 | – |  Angola
|
– | – |
Mozambique 
|
– |  Zambia
|
– | – |
| Winner match 1 | v | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | v | Winner match 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner match 2 | v | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | v | Winner match 2 |
|---|---|---|
Qualified teams
[edit]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 | 2 October 2024 | 0 (debut) |
| Uganda(co-hosts) |
2 October 2024 | 5 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) | |
| Tanzania(co-hosts) |
2 October 2024 | 2 (2009), 2020) | |
 Morocco |
Northern Zone | 9 October 2024 | 5 (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
 Libya |
9 October 2024 | 5 (2009, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022) | |
 Tunisia |
9 October 2024 | 2 (2011, 2016) | |
| TBD | Western Zone A | ||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | Western Zone B | ||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | Central Zone | ||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | Central Eastern Zone | ||
| TBD | Southern Zone | ||
| TBD | |||
| TBD |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Road to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania mapped out as TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship 2024 Qualifiers Draw conducted in Cairo". Road to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania mapped out as TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship 2024 Qualifiers Draw conducted in Cairo. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ CHAN Reglements – EN
- ^ "CHAN 2024: Ghana to face Nigeria in qualifier for finals in East Africa". BBC Sport. 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-10-12.