Bafana Bafana handed easy Afcon 2025 qualifying draw
Bafana Bafana received a favourable draw for in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying competition in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Bafana Bafana received a favourable draw for in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying competition made in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Hugo Broos’s side were drawn in Group K alongside Uganda, Congo Brazzaville, South Sudan
A look at the latest FIFA rankings shows that Uganda are ranked 94th in the world, Congo Brazzaville are 113th and South Sudan find themselves in 167th place.
Bafana Bafana are ranked 59th.
Winners and runners-up will qualify from each group, except that containing Morocco, who will take part to gain competitive match practice.
Morocco qualify automatically as hosts so only the best placed of the other three teams in their section will secure a place.
Morocco will host the next African Cup of Nations (Afcon) from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.
Ivory Coast are the defending champions.
Matchday dates
September 2-10: Matchdays 1, 2
October 7-15: Matchdays 3, 4
November 11-15: Matchdays 5, 6
GROUP DRAW
Group A
Tunisia, Madagascar, Comoros, Gambia
Group B
Morocco (hosts), Gabon, Central African Republic, Lesotho
Group C
Egypt, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Botswana
Group D
Nigeria, Benin, Libya, Rwanda
Group E
Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Liberia
Group F
Ghana, Angola, Sudan, Niger
Group G
Ivory Coast, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Chad
Group H
Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Tanzania, Ethiopia
Group I
Mali, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Eswatini
Group J
Cameroon, Namibia, Kenya, Zimbabwe
Group K
South Africa, Uganda, Congo Brazzaville, South Sudan
Group L
Senegal, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Burundi
Notes
Liberia, Eswatini, South Sudan and Chad won preliminary ties, while the other 44 qualifiers received byes.
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