AFCON 2027 qualifiers: next fixtures (Matchday 3, from 11 November), results, all 12 group tables, key numbers. Updated daily.
What’s at stake
Matchday 3 of the AFCON 2027 qualifiers brings 24 matches on 11 November, all kicking off at 17:00 UTC. In Group C, Ivory Coast (1st, 6 points) host Gambia (2nd, 6 points). In Group K, Mali (2nd) face Rwanda (1st), both teams on 6 points with a goal difference of +3.
Elsewhere, Ghana, 4th with 0 points, meet Somalia, 3rd with 0 points, and Cape Verde host Liberia, who are also pointless. In Group I, Algeria (1st, 4 points) host Togo (3rd, 3 points). DR Congo, on 6 points, play Sierra Leone, who have no points, while Guinea-Bissau, on 6 points, travel to Madagascar, 4th with 1 point.
Fixtures: Matchday 3 (GMT)
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Algeria – Togo Group I
Angola – South Sudan Group B
Benin – Central African Republic Group F
Burkina Faso – Mauritania Group F
Cameroon – Namibia Group G
Cape Verde – Liberia Group K
Comoros – Congo Group G
DR Congo – Sierra Leone Group E
Egypt – Malawi Group B
Equatorial Guinea – Zimbabwe Group E
Gabon – Lesotho Group A
Ghana – Somalia Group C
Guinea – Eritrea Group D
Ivory Coast – Gambia Group C
Madagascar – Guinea-Bissau Group L
Mali – Rwanda Group K
Morocco – Niger Group A
Mozambique – Ethiopia Group J
Nigeria – Tanzania Group L
Senegal – Sudan Group J
South Africa – Kenya Group D
Tunisia – Libya Group H
Uganda – Botswana Group H
Zambia – Burundi Group I
Latest results: Matchday 2
Monday 28 September 2026
Central African Republic 0-1 Burkina Faso Group F
Equatorial Guinea 1-0 Sierra Leone Group E
Zimbabwe 1-2 DR Congo Group E
Tunisia 2-2 Botswana Group H
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Burundi 2-2 Algeria Group I
Comoros 1-0 Namibia Group G
Ethiopia 0-1 Senegal Group J
Lesotho 0-2 Morocco Group A
Mozambique 4-1 Sudan Group J
South Sudan 0-5 Egypt Group B
Madagascar 1-1 Tanzania Group L
Cape Verde 1-2 Rwanda Group K
Ghana 2-4 Gambia Group C
Guinea-Bissau 3-0 Nigeria Group L
Uganda 1-0 Libya Group H
Zambia 2-0 Togo Group I
Benin 2-1 Mauritania Group F
Congo 1-1 Cameroon Group G
Gabon 2-0 Niger Group A
Liberia 0-1 Mali Group K
Somalia 0-2 Ivory Coast Group C
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Eritrea 0-5 South Africa Group D
Thursday 1 October 2026
Guinea 1-0 Kenya Group D
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Angola 3-1 Malawi Group B
Tables
Group A
#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Morocco
2
2
0
0
+4
6
2
Gabon
2
1
0
1
0
3
3
Niger
2
1
0
1
-1
3
4
Lesotho
2
0
0
2
-3
0
Group B
#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Egypt
2
1
1
0
+5
4
2
Angola
2
1
1
0
+2
4
3
Malawi
2
1
0
1
-1
3
4
South Sudan
2
0
0
2
-6
0
Group C
#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Ivory Coast
2
2
0
0
+4
6
2
Gambia
2
2
0
0
+3
6
3
Somalia
2
0
0
2
-3
0
4
Ghana
2
0
0
2
-4
0
Group D
#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
South Africa
2
2
0
0
+6
6
2
Guinea
2
1
0
1
0
3
3
Eritrea
2
0
1
1
-5
1
4
Kenya
2
0
1
1
-1
1
Group E
#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
DR Congo
2
2
0
0
+3
6
2
Zimbabwe
2
1
0
1
0
3
3
Equatorial Guinea
2
1
0
1
-1
3
4
Sierra Leone
2
0
0
2
-2
0
Group F
#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Benin
2
1
1
0
+1
4
2
Burkina Faso
2
1
1
0
+1
4
3
Mauritania
2
1
0
1
+1
3
4
Central African Republic
2
0
0
2
-3
0
Group G
#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Cameroon
2
1
1
0
+2
4
2
Comoros
2
1
0
1
-1
3
3
Namibia
2
1
0
1
0
3
4
Congo
2
0
1
1
-1
1
Group H
#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Uganda
2
1
1
0
+1
4
2
Botswana
2
0
2
0
0
2
3
Tunisia
2
0
2
0
0
2
4
Libya
2
0
1
1
-1
1
Group I
#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Algeria
2
1
1
0
+2
4
2
Zambia
2
1
0
1
0
3
3
Togo
2
1
0
1
-1
3
4
Burundi
2
0
1
1
-1
1
Group J
#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Senegal
2
1
1
0
+1
4
2
Mozambique
2
1
1
0
+3
4
3
Sudan
2
1
0
1
-2
3
4
Ethiopia
2
0
0
2
-2
0
Group K
#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Rwanda
2
2
0
0
+3
6
2
Mali
2
2
0
0
+3
6
3
Cape Verde
2
0
0
2
-3
0
4
Liberia
2
0
0
2
-3
0
Group L
#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Guinea-Bissau
2
2
0
0
+5
6
2
Nigeria
2
1
0
1
-2
3
3
Tanzania
2
0
1
1
-2
1
4
Madagascar
2
0
1
1
-1
1
Key dates
Round
Dates
Matches
Status
Preliminary Round
25–31 March 2026
12
Played
Matchday 1
24–26 September 2026
24
Played
Matchday 2
28 September – 6 October 2026
24
Played
Matchday 3
Wednesday 11 November 2026
24
Upcoming
Matchday 4
Sunday 15 November 2026
24
Upcoming
Matchday 5
Wednesday 24 March 2027
24
Upcoming
Matchday 6
Sunday 28 March 2027
24
Upcoming
So far: 60 matches played, 152 goals, an average of 2.5 per match.
FAQ
AFCON 2027 qualifiers: when are the next matches?
Next up: Matchday 3, on Wednesday 11 November 2026. 24 matches scheduled, first kick-off at 17:00 GMT.
How many teams and matches are there?
The schedule has 156 matches and 54 teams. 60 have been played so far.
Who leads each group?
Group A: Morocco (6 pts); Group B: Egypt (4 pts); Group C: Ivory Coast (6 pts); Group D: South Africa (6 pts); Group E: DR Congo (6 pts); Group F: Benin (4 pts); Group G: Cameroon (4 pts); Group H: Uganda (4 pts); Group I: Algeria (4 pts); Group J: Senegal (4 pts); Group K: Rwanda (6 pts); Group L: Guinea-Bissau (6 pts).
Data: SNA sports data provider, updated automatically. Times are GMT. Competition page
