Live fixtures · season 2027
U-23 AFCON 2027 fixtures and results
U-23 AFCON: next fixtures (Semi-finals, from 9 November), results, key numbers. Updated daily.
What’s at stake
The U-23 AFCON semi-finals are played as 14 two-legged ties: first legs on 9 November, return legs on 17 November, all at 16:00 UTC. Ten of the teams involved come through from the quarter-finals, including Angola U23 (qualified 6-1 on aggregate against Namibia U23) and Zimbabwe U23 (6-1 against Mauritius U23). Angola U23 face Congo U23, while Zimbabwe U23 take on Mali U23.
Several qualifiers got through by a narrow margin. Kenya U23 won 5-4 on aggregate against Tanzania U23 and now meet Côte d'Ivoire U20. Tunisia U23 (2-1 against Benin U23) face Gabon U23, and Congo DR U23 (2-1 against Mauritania U23) meet Nigeria U23. Libya U23 (4-2 against Togo U23) are paired with Ghana U23, and South Sudan U23 (4-2 against Djibouti U23) with Senegal U23.
Fixtures: Semi-finals (GMT)
Monday 9 November 2026
- Angola U23 – Congo U23
- Botswana U23 – Guinea U23
- Burkina Faso U23 – Zambia U23
- Congo DR U23 – Nigeria U23
- Equatorial Guinea U23 – Niger U23
- Eswatini U23 – Algeria U23
- Ethiopia U23 – Morocco U23
- Kenya U23 – Côte d'Ivoire U20
- Libya U23 – Ghana U23
- Madagascar U23 – South Africa U23
- Rwanda U23 – Cameroon U23
- South Sudan U23 – Senegal U23
- Tunisia U23 – Gabon U23
- Zimbabwe U23 – Mali U23
Tuesday 17 November 2026
- Algeria U23 – Eswatini U23
- Cameroon U23 – Rwanda U23
- Congo U23 – Angola U23
- Côte d'Ivoire U20 – Kenya U23
- Gabon U23 – Tunisia U23
- Ghana U23 – Libya U23
- Guinea U23 – Botswana U23
- Mali U23 – Zimbabwe U23
- Morocco U23 – Ethiopia U23
- Niger U23 – Equatorial Guinea U23
- Nigeria U23 – Congo DR U23
- Senegal U23 – South Sudan U23
- South Africa U23 – Madagascar U23
- Zambia U23 – Burkina Faso U23
Latest results: Quarter-finals
Monday 28 September 2026
- Kenya U23 4-1 Tanzania U23
- Mauritania U23 1-0 Congo DR U23
Tuesday 29 September 2026
- Malawi U23 0-1 Eswatini U23
- Tunisia U23 2-0 Benin U23
Wednesday 30 September 2026
- Djibouti U23 0-3 South Sudan U23
- Angola U23 1-1 Namibia U23
- Rwanda U23 3-0 Sudan U23
- Togo U23 1-1 Libya U23
- Zimbabwe U23 2-0 Mauritius U23
Friday 2 October 2026
- Seychelles U23 1-2 Botswana U23
Sunday 4 October 2026
- South Sudan U23 1-2 Djibouti U23
Monday 5 October 2026
- Namibia U23 0-5 Angola U23
- Benin U23 1-0 Tunisia U23
Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Congo DR U23 2-0 Mauritania U23
- Eswatini U23 1-1 Malawi U23
- Sudan U23 1-1 Rwanda U23
- Tanzania U23 3-1 Kenya U23
- Botswana U23 2-1 Seychelles U23
- Mauritius U23 1-4 Zimbabwe U23
- Libya U23 3-1 Togo U23
Key dates
| Round | Dates | Matches | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 28 September – 6 October 2026 | 26 | In progress |
| Semi-finals | 9–17 November 2026 | 28 | Upcoming |
So far: 20 matches played, 55 goals, an average of 2.8 per match.
FAQ
U-23 AFCON: when are the next matches?
Next up: Semi-finals, 9–17 November 2026. 28 matches scheduled, first kick-off at 16:00 GMT.
How many teams and matches are there?
The schedule has 54 matches and 41 teams. 20 have been played so far.
Data: SNA sports data provider, updated automatically. Times are GMT. Competition page