Five Things We Learned From This Weeks Afcon Qualifiers

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five things we learned from this weeks afcon qualifiers

The identity of all 24 teams set to participate at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is now known after the qualifying campaign concluded on Tuesday, November 19.

In this feature we look at some of the information gleaned from the final round of qualifiers as nine teams finished with unbeaten records.

Morocco the team to beat

Morocco have taken their game to another level in the last three months and their performances in Group B showed that they will be clear favourites on home soil when the tournament gets underway on 21 December 2025. The Atlas Lions were the only team to win all six of their matches in qualifying and they did it in style, scoring a remarkable 26 goals while only conceding two. Walid Regraguis side put the icing on the cake with a 7-0 demolition of Lesotho on November 18 to register their biggest win of 2024.

Nigeria still have some work to do