AFCON 2027 Qualifiers Draw Revealed as Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Egypt Learn Opponents

The official draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers has been completed in Cairo, with Africa’s top nations discovering their opponents for the road to AFCON 2027.

Defending champions Morocco were drawn in Group A alongside Gabon, Niger, and Lesotho.

The qualification campaign is scheduled to begin in September 2026 and will continue until March 2027, with teams battling for places at the next edition of Africa’s biggest football tournament.

Full AFCON 2027 Qualifiers Draw

Group A: Morocco, Gabon, Niger, Lesotho

Group B: Egypt, Angola, Malawi, South Sudan

Group C: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Gambia, Somalia

Group D: South Africa, Guinea, Kenya, Eritrea

Group E: Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe

Group F: Burkina Faso, Benin, Mauritania, Central African Republic

Group G: Cameroon, Comoros, Namibia, Congo Brazzaville

Group H: Tunisia, Uganda, Libya, Botswana

Group I: Algeria, Zambia, Togo, Burundi

Group J: Senegal, Mozambique, Sudan, Ethiopia

Group K: Mali, Cape Verde, Rwanda, Liberia

Group L: Nigeria, Madagascar, Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau