AFCON 2027 qualifiers: matchday 3 and 4 fixtures and standings (November 2026)

The AFCON 2027 qualifiers return during the international break from 9 to 17 November 2026, with matchdays 3 and 4. Teams that meet on matchday 3 play the return fixture on matchday 4.

Format reminder: 48 teams in 12 groups of four. The top two in each group qualify for AFCON 2027. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania qualify automatically as hosts, so in their groups (D, H and L) only one other team will qualify.

Matchday 3 (11-14 November 2026)

Group	Match
A	Morocco vs Niger
A	Gabon vs Lesotho
B	Egypt vs Malawi
B	Angola vs South Sudan
C	Ivory Coast vs Gambia
C	Ghana vs Somalia
D	South Africa vs Kenya
D	Guinea vs Eritrea
E	DR Congo vs Sierra Leone
E	Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe
F	Burkina Faso vs Mauritania
F	Benin vs Central African Republic
G	Cameroon vs Namibia
G	Comoros vs Congo
H	Tunisia vs Libya
H	Uganda vs Botswana
I	Algeria vs Togo
I	Zambia vs Burundi
J	Senegal vs Sudan
J	Mozambique vs Ethiopia
K	Mali vs Rwanda
K	Cape Verde vs Liberia
L	Nigeria vs Tanzania
L	Madagascar vs Guinea-Bissau

Matchday 4 (up to 17 November 2026)

These are the return fixtures of matchday 3, for example Namibia vs Cameroon, Gambia vs Ivory Coast or Tanzania vs Nigeria. Exact dates and kick-off times are set by each federation.

Standings after two matchdays

Group A

Morocco 6 pts, Gabon 3, Niger 3, Lesotho 0. Morocco have a perfect record (2-0 vs Gabon, 2-0 in Lesotho).

Group B

Egypt 4 pts, Angola 4, Malawi 3, South Sudan 0. Egypt thrashed South Sudan 5-0 after a draw with Angola.

Group C

Ivory Coast 6 pts, Gambia 6, Ghana 0, Somalia 0. Ghana are in serious trouble: beaten by Ivory Coast (2-0), then by Gambia at home (2-4).

Group D (Kenya qualify as hosts)

South Africa 6 pts, Guinea 3, Kenya 1, Eritrea 1. Bafana Bafana beat Guinea 2-1 and Eritrea 5-0.

Group E

DR Congo 6 pts, Equatorial Guinea 3, Zimbabwe 3, Sierra Leone 0.

Group F

Burkina Faso 4 pts, Benin 4, Mauritania 3, Central African Republic 0. The tightest group on the continent.

Group G

Cameroon 4 pts, Comoros 3, Namibia 3, Congo 1. Cameroon host Namibia, then travel to Namibia.

Group H (Uganda qualify as hosts)

Uganda 4 pts, Tunisia 2, Botswana 2, Libya 1. Tunisia are still winless after two draws.

Group I

Algeria 4 pts, Zambia 3, Togo 3, Burundi 1.

Group J

Mozambique 4 pts, Senegal 4, Sudan 3, Ethiopia 0. Patrick Vieira's Senegal drew 1-1 with Mozambique before winning 1-0 in Ethiopia.

Group K

Mali 6 pts, Rwanda 6, Cape Verde 0, Liberia 0. Mali vs Rwanda could decide the group.

Group L (Tanzania qualify as hosts)

Guinea-Bissau 6 pts, Nigeria 3, Madagascar 1, Tanzania 1. Nigeria are under pressure: after a 3-0 defeat in Guinea-Bissau, they must finish above them to take the group's only qualifying spot.

Five games not to miss

1. Mali vs Rwanda: the two Group K leaders, both on 6 points.
2. Nigeria vs Tanzania: no more room for error for the Super Eagles.
3. Ghana vs Somalia: Ghana must win to stay alive.
4. Ivory Coast vs Gambia: two teams on 6 points.
5. Senegal vs Sudan: the Lions of Teranga need to retake top spot.

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