AFCON 2027 qualifiers fixtures: midweek schedule and kick-off times (12 November 2026)

9 matches are scheduled in AFCON 2027 qualifiers, on Thursday 12 November 2026 (Matchday 3). First kick-off: Thursday 12 November at 15:00 GMT, Ghana – Somalia.

Full schedule

Time	Home		Away	Venue
Thursday 12 November
15:00 GMT 16:00 in Paris	Ghana 4th	Preview	Somalia 3rd
16:00 GMT 17:00 in Paris	DR Congo 1st	Preview	Sierra Leone 4th
16:00 GMT 17:00 in Paris	Equatorial Guinea 3rd	Preview	Zimbabwe 2nd
16:00 GMT 17:00 in Paris	Guinea 2nd	Preview	Eritrea 3rd
16:00 GMT 17:00 in Paris	Madagascar 4th	Preview	Guinea-Bissau 1st
19:00 GMT 20:00 in Paris	Benin 1st	Preview	Central African Republic 4th
19:00 GMT 20:00 in Paris	Cameroon 1st	Preview	Namibia 3rd
19:00 GMT 20:00 in Paris	Ivory Coast 1st	Preview	Gambia 2nd
19:00 GMT 20:00 in Paris	Senegal 1st	Preview	Sudan 3rd

Times in GMT; Paris time below.

What is at stake, game by game

Ghana – Somalia

Thursday 12 November · 15:00 GMT (16:00 in Paris)
Form (last 5, latest on the right) : Ghana LL · Somalia LL

• A top-of-the-table clash
• Gap in the table: 0 points (3rd v 4th)
• A win would lift Ghana above Somalia
• Ghana at home: W0 D0 L1 · Somalia away: W0 D0 L1

DR Congo – Sierra Leone

Thursday 12 November · 16:00 GMT (17:00 in Paris)
Form (last 5, latest on the right) : DR Congo WW · Sierra Leone LL

• A top-of-the-table clash
• Gap in the table: 6 points (1st v 4th)
• DR Congo lead the table
• DR Congo at home: W1 D0 L0 · Sierra Leone away: W0 D0 L1

Equatorial Guinea – Zimbabwe

Thursday 12 November · 16:00 GMT (17:00 in Paris)
Form (last 5, latest on the right) : Equatorial Guinea LW · Zimbabwe WL

• A top-of-the-table clash
• Gap in the table: 0 points (2nd v 3rd)
• A win would lift Equatorial Guinea above Zimbabwe
• Zimbabwe (2nd) currently sit in the Promotion places
• Equatorial Guinea at home: W1 D0 L0 · Zimbabwe away: W1 D0 L0

Guinea – Eritrea

Thursday 12 November · 16:00 GMT (17:00 in Paris)
Form (last 5, latest on the right) : Guinea LW · Eritrea DL

• A top-of-the-table clash
• Gap in the table: 2 points (2nd v 3rd)
• A win would lift Eritrea above Guinea
• Guinea (2nd) currently sit in the Promotion places
• Guinea at home: W1 D0 L0 · Eritrea away: W0 D1 L0

Madagascar – Guinea-Bissau

Thursday 12 November · 16:00 GMT (17:00 in Paris)
Form (last 5, latest on the right) : Madagascar LD · Guinea-Bissau WW

• A top-of-the-table clash
• Gap in the table: 5 points (1st v 4th)
• Guinea-Bissau lead the table
• Madagascar at home: W0 D1 L0 · Guinea-Bissau away: W1 D0 L0

Benin – Central African Republic

Thursday 12 November · 19:00 GMT (20:00 in Paris)
Form (last 5, latest on the right) : Benin DW · Central African Republic LL

• A top-of-the-table clash
• Gap in the table: 4 points (1st v 4th)
• Benin lead the table
• Benin at home: W1 D0 L0 · Central African Republic away: W0 D0 L1

Cameroon – Namibia

Thursday 12 November · 19:00 GMT (20:00 in Paris)
Form (last 5, latest on the right) : Cameroon WD · Namibia WL

• A top-of-the-table clash
• Gap in the table: 1 point (1st v 3rd)
• A win would lift Namibia above Cameroon
• Cameroon lead the table
• Cameroon at home: W1 D0 L0 · Namibia away: W0 D0 L1

Ivory Coast – Gambia

Thursday 12 November · 19:00 GMT (20:00 in Paris)
Form (last 5, latest on the right) : Ivory Coast WW · Gambia WW

• A top-of-the-table clash
• Gap in the table: 0 points (1st v 2nd)
• A win would lift Gambia above Ivory Coast
• Ivory Coast lead the table
• Gambia (2nd) currently sit in the Promotion places
• Ivory Coast at home: W1 D0 L0 · Gambia away: W1 D0 L0

Senegal – Sudan

Thursday 12 November · 19:00 GMT (20:00 in Paris)
Form (last 5, latest on the right) : Senegal DW · Sudan WL

• A top-of-the-table clash
• Gap in the table: 1 point (1st v 3rd)
• A win would lift Sudan above Senegal
• Senegal lead the table

The table before this round

Group A

#	Team	Pts	P	W-D-L	GD	Form
1	Morocco	6	2	2-0-0	+4	WW
2	Gabon	3	2	1-0-1	0	LW
3	Niger	3	2	1-0-1	-1	WL
4	Lesotho	0	2	0-0-2	-3	LL

Group B

#	Team	Pts	P	W-D-L	GD	Form
1	Egypt	4	2	1-1-0	+5	DW
2	Angola	4	2	1-1-0	+2	DW
3	Malawi	3	2	1-0-1	-1	WL
4	South Sudan	0	2	0-0-2	-6	LL

Group C

#	Team	Pts	P	W-D-L	GD	Form
1	Ivory Coast	6	2	2-0-0	+4	WW
2	Gambia	6	2	2-0-0	+3	WW
3	Somalia	0	2	0-0-2	-3	LL
4	Ghana	0	2	0-0-2	-4	LL

Group D

#	Team	Pts	P	W-D-L	GD	Form
1	South Africa	6	2	2-0-0	+6	WW
2	Guinea	3	2	1-0-1	0	LW
3	Eritrea	1	2	0-1-1	-5	DL
4	Kenya	1	2	0-1-1	-1	DL

Group E

#	Team	Pts	P	W-D-L	GD	Form
1	DR Congo	6	2	2-0-0	+3	WW
2	Zimbabwe	3	2	1-0-1	0	WL
3	Equatorial Guinea	3	2	1-0-1	-1	LW
4	Sierra Leone	0	2	0-0-2	-2	LL

Group F

#	Team	Pts	P	W-D-L	GD	Form
1	Benin	4	2	1-1-0	+1	DW
2	Burkina Faso	4	2	1-1-0	+1	DW
3	Mauritania	3	2	1-0-1	+1	WL
4	Central African Republic	0	2	0-0-2	-3	LL

Group G

#	Team	Pts	P	W-D-L	GD	Form
1	Cameroon	4	2	1-1-0	+2	WD
2	Comoros	3	2	1-0-1	-1	LW
3	Namibia	3	2	1-0-1	0	WL
4	Congo	1	2	0-1-1	-1	LD

Group H

#	Team	Pts	P	W-D-L	GD	Form
1	Uganda	4	2	1-1-0	+1	DW
2	Botswana	2	2	0-2-0	0	DD
3	Tunisia	2	2	0-2-0	0	DD
4	Libya	1	2	0-1-1	-1	DL

Group I

#	Team	Pts	P	W-D-L	GD	Form
1	Algeria	4	2	1-1-0	+2	WD
2	Zambia	3	2	1-0-1	0	LW
3	Togo	3	2	1-0-1	-1	WL
4	Burundi	1	2	0-1-1	-1	LD

Group J

#	Team	Pts	P	W-D-L	GD	Form
1	Senegal	4	2	1-1-0	+1	DW
2	Mozambique	4	2	1-1-0	+3	DW
3	Sudan	3	2	1-0-1	-2	WL
4	Ethiopia	0	2	0-0-2	-2	LL

Group K

#	Team	Pts	P	W-D-L	GD	Form
1	Rwanda	6	2	2-0-0	+3	WW
2	Mali	6	2	2-0-0	+3	WW
3	Cape Verde	0	2	0-0-2	-3	LL
4	Liberia	0	2	0-0-2	-3	LL

Group L

#	Team	Pts	P	W-D-L	GD	Form
1	Guinea-Bissau	6	2	2-0-0	+5	WW
2	Nigeria	3	2	1-0-1	-2	WL
3	Tanzania	1	2	0-1-1	-2	LD
4	Madagascar	1	2	0-1-1	-1	LD

Promotion

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