Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications - standings 2026/27

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The Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers This page has everything you need for the competition: live standings, upcoming matches, recent results, top scorers, full squads and AI predictions for every match – updated automatically every hour.

What's next:
The next 10 matches start on Thursday, 24 September. Every match has an AI prediction and Pro Tipster analysis.

Updated: 13 September 2026, 15:07 (Sofia time).

Fixtures · Upcoming matches (20)

NamibiaCongo
Congo DREquatorial Guinea
LibyaBotswana
MauritaniaCentral African Republic
CameroonComoros
Ivory CoastGhana
Sierra LeoneZimbabwe
TunisiaUganda
TanzaniaGuinea-Bissau
GambiaSomalia
MalawiSouth Sudan
NigerLesotho
NigeriaMadagascar
RwandaLiberia
SudanEthiopia
TogoBurundi
AlgeriaZambia
Burkina FasoBenin
EgyptAngola
MaliCape Verde Islands

Recent results (12)

MauritiusSomalia
00FTP
EswatiniEritrea
12FT
EthiopiaSão Tomé and Príncipe
10FT
BurundiChad
40FT
LesothoSeychelles
21FT
South SudanDjibouti
01FT
São Tomé and PríncipeEthiopia
03FT
SomaliaMauritius
00FT
ChadBurundi
04FT
DjiboutiSouth Sudan
04FT
EritreaEswatini
20FT
SeychellesLesotho
00FT

Frequently asked questions about Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications

When are the next Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications matches?

The next match is Namibia v Congo (Thursday, 24 September · 13:00). See the full fixture list above for the other 20 matches.

How are the AI predictions for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers calculated?

The free predictions use an ELO + Poisson model. Pro AI predictions use XGBoost with 23 variables and are retrained every night. See the methodology at /predictions/methodology/.

How often is the data on the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers updated?

Standings, fixtures and results are updated automatically every hour. Live scores are refreshed every 30 seconds whilst a match is in progress.