Some African countries have Morocco to thank. The Cherifian Kingdom will serve as their home for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. A total of 7 African teams will contest the first and second days of the qualifiers in Morocco.
Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Niger and Zambia. But also Sao Tome and Principe, Namibia as well as Chad, Madagascar, Somalia, Guinea and Uganda are all involved. So, nine matches to be played in different stadiums: El Jadida, Marrakech, Agadir, Oujda and Berkane.
Matches scheduled in Morocco
November 15th
Ethiopia - Sierra Leone (Stade El-Abdi, El Jadida).
November 17
Guinea - Uganda (Stade Municipal, Berkane)
Burkina Faso - Guinea Bissau (Grand Stade, Marrakech)
November 18th
Niger - Tanzania (Grand Stade, Marrakech)
November 20th
Chad - Madagascar (Stade d'Honneur, Oujda)
November 21st
Somalia - Uganda (Stade Municipal, Berkane)
Sao Tomé - Namibia (Grand Stade d'Aadir)
Ethiopia - Burkina Faso (Stade El Abdi, El Jadida)
Niger - Zambia (Grand Stade de Marrakech)