2024 African Nations Championship qualification

2024 African Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates25 October – 29 December 2024
Teams40 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored25 (1.79 per match)
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All statistics correct as of 3 November 2024.

Qualification for the 2024 African Nations Championship began on 25 October and will conclude on 29 December 2024 to determine the 19 nations, including co-host nations, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, expected to qualify for the final tournament.[1]

Teams

A total of 40 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered qualification that was split into zones based on their regional affiliations and had its draw held on 9 October 2024 at 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 +  Kenya,  Tanzania,  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

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

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 31 October – 3 November 2024
Second round First round First leg 20–22 December 2024
Second leg 27–29 December 2024

Northern Zone

After Egypt and previous hosts Algeria withdrew before the draw, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia were the only teams entered: therefore, the Zone was scrapped and all three teams qualified automatically.[3] On 22 November 2024, Libya withdrew from the tournament due to fixture congestion and concerns that the national team's participation would halt the league, hence the Libyan Football Federation prioritized the league schedule over the CHAN.[4] On 28 November 2024, Tunisia also pulled out of the tournament following the clubs' rejection to the country's participation.[5]

Western Zone A

First round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sierra Leone 2–3 Liberia1–21–1
Sierra Leone 1–2 Liberia
Kalokoh 22' Report
Liberia 1–1 Sierra Leone
Kumeh 63' Report Dumbuya 22'

Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Liberia 1–4 Senegal1–10–3
Mauritania 1–0 Mali1–00–0
Guinea 6–2 Guinea-Bissau4–12–1
Liberia 1–1 Senegal
Bilty 81' Report Mbaye 75'
Senegal 3–0 Liberia
 Report

Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.

Mauritania 1–0 Mali
Tetah 64' Report
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Mali 0–0 Mauritania
Report

Mauritania won 1–0 on aggregate.

Guinea 4–1 Guinea-Bissau
 Report Bidane 45+2'
Guinea-Bissau 1–2 Guinea
Baldé 45+3' (pen.) Report

Guinea won 6–2 on aggregate.

Western Zone B

First round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Togo 3–1 Benin2–01–1
Togo 2–0 Benin
 Report
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
Benin 1–1 Togo
Ramzi 90' Report Kloukpo 4'
Referee: Kouassi Frédéric Biro (Ivory Coast)

Togo won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Togo 1–1 (a) Niger1–10–0
Ivory Coast 2–2 (2–4 p) Burkina Faso2–00–2
Ghana 1–3 Nigeria0–01–3
Togo 1–1 Niger
Sama 37' Report Jules 64'
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Niger 0–0 Togo
Report
Referee: Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

1–1 on aggregate. Niger won on away goals.

Ivory Coast 2–0 Burkina Faso
Konaté 16', 52' Report
Referee: Dedjinnanchi Tanislas Ahomlanto (Benin)

2–2 on aggregate. Burkina Faso won 4–2 on penalties.

Ghana 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)
Nigeria 3–1 Ghana
 Report
Referee: Hamza El Fareq (Morocco)

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Central Zone

Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Equatorial Guinea 1–2 Congo0–01–2
Central African Republic 2–2 (a) Cameroon0–12–1
Chad 2–4 DR Congo1–11–3
Equatorial Guinea 0–0 Congo
Report
Congo 2–1 Equatorial Guinea
 Report
Referee: Cregue Moukagni (Gabon)

Congo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Central African Republic 0–1 Cameroon
Report Fouda 50'
Cameroon 1–2 Central African Republic
 Report
Referee: Jean Pierre Nguiene Bissila (Congo)

2–2 on aggregate. Central African Republic won on away goals.

Chad 1–1 DR Congo
Yannick 27' Report Kabwit 19'
Referee: André Kolissala Mbangul (Central African Republic)
DR Congo 3–1 Chad
 Report

DR Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.

Central Eastern Zone

First round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Burundi w/o Somalia——
Ethiopia w/o Eritrea——
Sudan 1–1 (6–5 p) Tanzania1–00–1
South Sudan 3–1 Kenya2–01–1
Djibouti 1–3 Rwanda1–00–3
Burundi Cancelled Somalia
Report
Somalia Cancelled Burundi
Report

Burundi won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Somalia withdrew prior to the first leg due to financial challenges.[6]

Ethiopia Cancelled Eritrea
Report
Juba Stadium, Juba (South Sudan)
Eritrea Cancelled Ethiopia
Report
Juba Stadium, Juba (South Sudan)

Ethiopia won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Eritrea withdrew prior to the first leg.[7]

Sudan 1–0 Tanzania
Abdelrahman 23' Report

1–1 on aggregate. Sudan won 6–5 on penalties.

South Sudan 2–0 Kenya
 Report
Kenya 1–1 South Sudan
Odhiambo 7' Report E. Malish 43'

South Sudan won 3–1 on aggregate.

Djibouti 1–0 Rwanda
Dadzie 79' Report
Rwanda 3–0 Djibouti
 Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Rwanda won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

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 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Burundi 0–2 Uganda0–10–1
Ethiopia 1–4 Sudan0–21–2
South Sudan 4–4 (a) Rwanda3–21–2
Burundi 0–1 Uganda
Report Ogwang 35'
Uganda 1–0 Burundi
Kiwanuka 90+1' Report

Uganda won 2–0 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 0–2 Sudan
Report
Sudan 2–1 Ethiopia
 Report Bekele 63'

Sudan won 4–1 on aggregate.

South Sudan 3–2 Rwanda
 Report
Rwanda 2–1 South Sudan
 Report Sebit 80'

4–4 on aggregate. Rwanda won on away goals.

Southern Zone

First round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Zimbabwe 0–4 Eswatini0–30–1
Lesotho 1–1 (4–3 p) Namibia1–00–1
Zimbabwe 0–3 Eswatini
Report
Eswatini 1–0 Zimbabwe
Magagula 69' Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)

Eswatini won 4–0 on aggregate.

Lesotho 1–0 Namibia
Kalake 23' Report
Namibia 1–0 Lesotho
Doeseb 61' Report
Penalties
 3–4
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

1–1 on aggregate. Lesotho won 4–3 on penalties.

Second round

Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Eswatini 1–2 Madagascar0–21–0
Lesotho 1–2 Angola0–21–0
Mozambique w/o Zambia——
Eswatini 0–2 Madagascar
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Madagascar 0–1 Eswatini
Report Simelane 86'
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre (Mauritius)

Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate.

Lesotho 0–2 Angola
Report
Angola 0–1 Lesotho
Report Kalake 43' (pen.)

Angola won 2–1 on aggregate.

Mozambique Cancelled Zambia
Report
Zambia Cancelled Mozambique
Report

Zambia won on walkover and qualified to the final tournament after Mozambique withdrew prior to the first leg due to post-election violence.[8]

Qualified teams

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 26 September 2024 0 (debut)
 Tanzania (co-hosts) 26 September 2024 2 (2009, 2020)
 Uganda (co-hosts) 26 September 2024 6 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Morocco Northern Zone 9 October 2024 4 (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Guinea Western Zone A 28 December 2024 3 (2016, 2018, 2020)
 Senegal 28 December 2024 3 (2009, 2011, 2022)
 Mauritania 29 December 2024 3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
 Burkina Faso Western Zone B 28 December 2024 3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
 Niger 27 December 2024 4 (2011, 2016, 2020, 2022)
 Nigeria 28 December 2024 3 (2014, 2016, 2018)
 Central African Republic Central Zone 28 December 2024 0 (debut)
 DR Congo 28 December 2024 6 (2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
 Congo 29 December 2024 4 (2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Sudan Central Eastern Zone 28 December 2024 3 (2011, 2018, 2022)
 Angola Southern Zone 28 December 2024 4 (2011, 2016, 2018, 2022)
 Madagascar 29 December 2024 1 (2022)
 Zambia 15 December 2024 4 (2009, 2016, 2018, 2020)
N/A To be confirmed Wildcard
N/A To be confirmed
Notes
  • Years in bold indicate a championship in the respective tournament.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Road to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania mapped out as TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship 2024 Qualifiers Draw conducted in Cairo". CAFOnline.com. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Regulations of the CAF African Nations Championship" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. ^ "CHAN 2024: Ghana to face Nigeria in qualifier for finals in East Africa". BBC Sport. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ "CHAN 2025".. The Libyan national team withdraws from the tournament". telquel.ma (in Arabic). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  5. ^ "La Tunisie renonce aussi au CHAN 2024 !". afrik-foot.com (in French). Prudence Ahanogbe. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Somalia pull out of CHAN 2025 qualifiers". cecafaonline.com. CECAFA. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Eritrea withdraws from the CHAN 2024 qualifiers". eyeradio.org. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Zambia Qualifies For CHAN After Mozambique Withdrawal". bolanews.co. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.