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Egypt will lock horns with Cape Verde in their opening 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Friday. Kick-off is at 9:00 pm CAT. The Group C encounter is scheduled to be played at the iconic Cairo International Stadium in the capital city of Egypt, Cairo. The

South Africa and Uganda will chase a fast start to Group K in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers when they clash at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on the evening of Friday 6 September, kick-off at 18:00 CAT. South Africa, who finished third at the last AFCON in Ivory Coast ear

Kenya will tussle it out with Zimbabwe in their opening 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Friday. Kick-off is at 3:00 pm CAT. The Group J match is poised to be played at Kenyas temporary home ground, Mandela National Stadium in the capital city of Uganda, Kampala.

The head coaches of Algeria, Ghana and Tunisia begin their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification journey hoping to fare batter than their predecessors. Algerias Vladimir Petkovic prepares to take on Equatorial Guinea at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran after replacing Djamel Belmadi

Tanzania and Ethiopia could only manage a point in their initial 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier following a 0-0 draw at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium on Wednesday evening. The game kicked-off to a timid pace in Dar es Salaam with neither side showing any kind of attacking im

Ghanas quest to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations begins with a home game against Angola at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Thursday, September 5. Kick-off is at 6pm CAT (SA, GMT+2) The Black Stars won the last of their four AFCON titles in 1982, although they regul

Guinea-Bissau will go head to head with Eswatini in their opening 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification Group I match on Thursday. Kick-off is at 6:00 pm CAT. The match will take place at the Estdio Nacional 24 de Setembro in the capital and largest city of Guinea-Bi

After falling short in numerous Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaigns in years gone by, Central African Republic and Lesotho will kick-start their bid to reach their first-ever AFCON tournament this week when they do battle at Stade El Abdi on Thursday evening. Kick-off is at 5:00pm CAT. </

All roads to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will begin on Wednesday, the 4th of September 2024, with a number of nations commencing their qualifying bid to feature at the showpiece that will be held in Morocco next year. Beginning in Group F, Sudan and Niger have been scheduled to squar