Four more nations have secured their places at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after Tuesday’s fourth round of qualifiers.
Senegal, DR Congo, Angola and Egypt joined hosts Morocco, who were already assured of participation but enhanced their campaign with a 4-0 victory over Central African Republic.
Algeria, Cameroon and Burkina Faso had already qualified in earlier matches.
However, four-time champions Ghana are facing a historic elimination after losing 2-0 to Sudan in Benghazi. The Black Stars, who have appeared in every tournament since 2004, are now winless in Group F and trail leaders Angola by 10 points.
Liverpool’s Sadio Mané scored deep into stoppage time to secure Senegal’s qualification with a 1-0 win in Malawi, while DR Congo secured their spot after Meschak Elia’s late double earned victory in Tanzania.
Angola qualified after Zini’s early goal proved enough against Niger in Casablanca.
Egypt became the eighth team to qualify after Ibrahim Adel’s late strike secured a 1-0 win in Mauritania.
In other significant results, South Africa’s hopes suffered a setback after a 1-1 draw with Congo in Brazzaville, while Sierra Leone dented Ivory Coast’s qualification hopes with a surprise 1-0 victory.
The scheduled match between Libya and Nigeria was cancelled after the Super Eagles were stranded at an airport and boycotted the fixture in protest.
The final round of qualifiers will take place in November 2024.
Qualified teams so far:
- Morocco (hosts)
- Senegal
- DR Congo
- Angola
- Egypt
- Algeria
- Cameroon
- Burkina Faso
- Results of Sunday 13 October
- Group L
- Burundi 0-2 Burkina Faso
- Scorers: Konate 5, Traoré 90pen
- Monday 14 October
- Group A
- Gambia 1-0 Madagascar
- Scorer: Barrow 62
- Group E
- Liberia 1-2 Equatorial Guinea
- Scorers: Gibson 53 / Asue 20, Hanza 90+4
- Togo 0-1 Algeria
- Scorer: Bensebaini 18 pen
- Group I
- Eswatini 0-3 Mozambique
- Scorers: Domingues 11, Ratifo 41, Catamo 59
- Group J
- Kenya 0-1 Cameroon
- Scorer: Boris Enow 63
- Zimbabwe 3-1 Namibia
- Scorers: Musona 50, 61pen, Dube 89 / Eiseb 90
- Tuesday 15 October
- Group L
- Malawi 0-1 Senegal
- Scorers: S. Mané 90+6’
- Group H
- Tanzania 0-2 DR Congo
- Scorers: M. Elia 88’, 90+4’
- Group F
- Sudan 2-0 Ghana
- Scorers: A. A. Tash 62’, M. Abdel-Rahman 65’
- Niger 0-1 Angola
- Scorers: Zini 1’
- Group G
- Chad 0-1 Zambia
- Scorers: K. Musonda 70’
- Sierra Leone 1-0 Ivory Coast
- Scorers: A. Bakayoko 85’
- Group C
- Botswana 1-0 Cape Verde
- Scorers: T. Sesiny 52’
- Mauritania 0-1 Egypt
- Scorers: Ibrahim Adel 85’
- Group I
- Guinea-Bissau 0-0 Mali
- Group K
- South Sudan 1-2 Uganda
- Scorers: Y. Juma 21’ / D. Omedi 15’, A. Leku 66’ (OG)
- Congo 1-1 South Africa
- Scorers: M. Bassouamina 45+3’ / E. Mokwana 33’
- Group B
- Lesotho 0-1 Gabon
- Scorers: S. Babicka 55’
- Central African Republic 0-4 Morocco
- Scorers: Seghir 34, 38, En-Nesyri 50pen, Ezzalzouli 66
- Group D
- Rwanda 2-1 Benin
- Scorers: I. Nshuti 70’, D. Bizimana 75’ (pen) / A. Hountondji 42’
- Cancl. Libya vs. Nigeria
- Group A
- Comoros 1-1 Tunisia
- Scorers: Selemani 49 / Meriah 69
- Group H
- Ethiopia 0-3 Guinea
- Scorers: Guirassy 16, 23pen, Toure 19
