2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying: 10 September 2024

by Staff Reporter

Tuesday Sep 10, 2024. 22:59

Stay with AfricanFootball.com as we bring you the latest updates in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers from across the continent.

The 2025 AFCON will be the 35th edition of the biennial continental tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and will be held in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.

Qualifying for the tournament will take place in three ‘blocks’ in September (Matchday 1 & 2), October (Matchday 3 & 4) and November (Matchday 5 & 6) of 2024. The top two teams in each qualifying group will advance to the AFCON tournament.

Matchday 1 and 2 fixtures are taking place from Wednesday 4 September to Tuesday 10 September 2024.

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22:58 – Full time. Chad 0-2 Ivory Coast.

The Elephants make it two wins from as many qualifiers and top Group G with six points. Emerse Fae’s team are firmly on course to be present in Morocco next year in defence of their AFCON title.

22h44 – Zambia 3-2 Sierra Leone: Full-time

Kangwa’s effort proved to be the final bit of action in the tie as Zambia claimed maximum points in Ndola.

22:53 – Chad 0-2 Ivory Coast. There will be five minutes of added time in Yaounde.

22h45 – Zambia 3-2 Sierra Leone: GOAL!

In a moment than sent Zambian fans into a state of euphoria, Kings Kangwa gave the Copper Bullets a well-deserved lead moments before the 90th minute mark with a classy free-kick just outside the area.

22:39 – Chad 0-2 Ivory Coast. Less than a quarter hour of regulation time remaining, and the Elephants remain on course for a second straight win in Group G.

22h35 – Zambia 2-2 Sierra Leone: GOAL!

Zambia once again failed to hold onto their lead for more than four minutes as Hindolo Mustapha levelled matters for his nation with a calm finish inside the Copper Bullets box.

22h33 – Zambia 2-1 Sierra Leone: GOAL!

The Copper Bullets restore their lead via a well-taken effort by Kelvin Kampamba in the 70th minute of the match after yet another delicate passing move outside the 18-yard-box.

22h20 – Zambia 1-1 Sierra Leone: The game has reached a tacky period after an hour played at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium with neither side creating any notable scoring opportunities going forward.

22:19 – Goal! Chad 0-2 Ivory Coast. Oumar Diakite strikes 10 minutes into the second stanza and the Elephants take firm control of this Group G game.

22:07 – Chad 0-1 Ivory Coast. Back underway in the second half at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium.

22h05 – Zambia 1-1 Sierra Leone: The second-half has commenced!

21:50 – Goal! Half time. Chad 0-1 Ivory Coast.

The Elephants break the deadlock three minutes into injury time in Yaounde and will lead at the break. Jean-Philippe Krasso is the hero again, backing up the brace he scored against Zambia last Friday.

21h50 – Zambia 1-1 Sierra Leone: Half-time

After a thrilling end to the half, Zambia and Sierra Leone head into the break with a goal apiece.

21h36 – Zambia 1-1 Sierra Leone: GOAL!

The Leone Stars fight back immediately! With Zambia finding themselves in a vulnerable position in defence, Augustus Kargbo capped off a well-constructed passing move on the edge of the box with a clinical finish en-route to goal.

21:33 – Chad 0-0 Ivory Coast. Past the half hour mark and it remains goalless in Yaounde, where Chad are doing a fine job of frustrating the reigning AFCON champions.

21h30 – Zambia 1-0 Sierra Leone: GOAL!

Pressure paid off! After a quick passing move down the left-hand side of the pitch, Lubambo Musonda picked out Kennedy Musonda with a fine cross into the area before the attacker guided the ball home with an accurate header from close range.

21h20 – Zambia 0-0 Sierra Leone: The Copper Bullets are turning screws and are actively searching for an opener during the first 20 minutes of the encounter.

21:18 – Chad 0-0 Ivory Coast. A quarter hour played between Les Sao and the Elephants and it remains goalless. The West African heavyweights are dominating possession, but have yet to break down their opponent’s defence.

21h11 – Zambia 0-0 Sierra Leone: Zambia got the game off to a rapid start and had a go at goal on a couple of occasions.

21h06 – Zambia 0-0 Sierra Leone: …And the game is underway at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium!

21:03 – Kick-off. Chad 0-0 Ivory Coast. We are underway at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde, for this Group G match.

20h57 – Zambia vs Sierra Leone: Starting line-ups

Zambia: Mulenga, Chepeshi, Sunzu, Chongo, Banda, Chisala, Chama, Chaiwa, L.Musonda, K.Musonda, Kangwa

Sierra Leone: Kamara, Samadia, Caulker, Kabia, Kakay, Koroma, Sillah, Kargbo, Kaikai, Conteh, Kamara

20:40 – Starting line-ups, Chad v Ivory Coast:

Chad XI: Allabatna, Abderamane, Allarabaye, Damba, Marius, Ngouyamsa, Ninga, Osee, Tchouplaou, Thiam, Yeo.

Ivory Coast XI: Y. Fofana, Adingra, Agbadou, Diakite, Guessand, Kessie, Krasso, Ndicka, Operi, Seri, Singo.

20h10 – Full-Time: Zimbabwe 0-0 Cameroon: The Warriors held the Indomitable Lions in Uganda.

20h00 – Full-Time: Botswana 0-4 Egypt

Goals from Trezeguet (5′, 29′), Salah (56′) and Fathi (90’+4) earned the Pharaohs a convincing win over the a tired-looking Zebras in Francistown.

19h56 – Namibia 1-2 Kenya: Full-time

Hotto’s effort proved to be too little too late as Kenya managed to bag maximum points on their travels.

19h54 – Namibia 1-2 Kenya: GOAL!

After one last attack at the Kenya defence, Deon Hotto drew one back for his nation deep into stoppage time.

19h39 – Namibia 0-2 Kenya: GOAL!

Despite Namibia troubling the Kenya goal on numerous occasions, the Harambee Stars doubled their advantage in the 76th minute as Duke Abuya added his name to the scoreboard.

19h31 – Namibia 0-1 Kenya: The Harambee Stars are playing with a lot more confidence after taking the lead, however, Namibia have been direct at every attacking play going forward.

19h21 – Namibia 0-1 Kenya: GOAL!

In a moment that stunned the Namibian backline, John Avire gave Kenya the lead via a stunning free-kick on the edge of the 18-yard-area.

19h03 – Namibia 0-0 Kenya: The second-half has commenced at the Orlando Stadium…

18h53 – Namibia 0-0 Kenya: Half-time

The referee puts an end to the first 45 with limited scoring opportunities produced by both sides throughout the half.

18h43 – Namibia 0-0: With no real action to highlight as the half-time mark approaches, the score remains deadlocked at the Orlando Stadium.

18h30 – Namibia 0-0: Namibia go on the attack midway through the first-half but are swiftly shut down by the Kenyan midfielders. At the other end of the pitch, Kenya look dangerous in counter attacking situations.

18h27 – Zimbabwe 0-0 Cameroon: It remains goalless as we pass the 20th-minute mark.

18h23 – Namibia 0-0: There has been little to separate the two nations in Johannesburg after 15 minutes on the clock with the possession count shared evenly at this point.

18h21 – Botswana 0-1 Egypt: The Pharaohs took the lead thanks to Trezeguet’s 5th minute goal.

18h10 – Zimbabwe 0-0 Cameroon: The match is underway in Uganda.

18h08 – Namibia 0-0: We’re live at the Orlando Stadium!

18h03 – Botswana 0-0 Egypt – The match is underway in Francistown.

17h59 – Zimbabwe vs Cameroon – Zimbabwe XI: Arubi, Godknows, Garananga, Takwara, Musona, Munetsi, Rinomhota, Billiat, Zemura, Mapfumo, Dube.

Cameroon XI: Onana, Tchatchoua, Ngadeu, Wooh, Tolo, Baleba, Mbeumo, Anguissa, Hongla, Bassogog, Aboubakar

17h58 – Botswana vs Egypt – Botswana XI: Phoko; Velaphi, Kopelang, Ditlhokwe, Mangolo, Gaolaolwe, Majafi, Ramotse, Mohutsiwa, Orebonye, Seakanyeng

Egypt XI: El Shenawi, Hamdi, Fathi, Rabia, Hany, Attia, Sobhi, Trezeguet, Zizo, Salah, Faisal

17h54 – Namibia v Kenya: Starting XI

Namibia: Kazapua, Hambira, Amutenya, Hanamub, Kamberipa, Shidolo, Petrus, Hotto, Tjiueza, Shalulile, Muzeu

Kenya: Omondi, Ouma, Owino Chino, Okumu, Onyango, Abuya, Odada, Akumu, Avire, Ayunga, Nondi

17h05 – Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria: Full-time

Despite a late flurry of attempts by Nigeria at the end of the game, Rwanda held on as both nations ended the tie with a point in the bag.

17:00 – Full time. South Sudan 2-3 South Africa.

It’s a first win for South Africa in Group K, but only by the skin of their teeth! Mbatha’s superb late volley from the edge of the box sees Bafana Bafana rise to second on the log, level on four points with leaders Uganda.

16:58 – Goal! South Sudan 2-3 South Africa. Bafana Bafana steal it at the death and it’s Thalente Mbatha again! After his injury-time equaliser against Uganda last Friday, he now strikes again to make it 3-2 in favour of the visitors!

16:55 – South Sudan 2-2 South Africa. There will be six minutes of injury time in Juba.

16h51 – Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria: The Super Eagles pile on the pressure as the second-half comes to a close but are met with aggressive defending by the host nation.

16:45 – South Sudan 2-2 South Africa. Less than 10 minutes of regulation time remaining. Bafana Bafana are building some attacking pressure, but the Bright Stars are dangerous on the counter.

16h39 – Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria: Massive chance missed! Lookman forces a swift reaction save out of Fiacre Ntwari after a neat half-volley inside the 18-yard-area.

16:35 – South Sudan 2-2 South Africa. Less than 20 minutes to play in Juba, where it is now belting down with rain and hail.

16h30 – Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria: Nigeria are beginning to play with more purpose going forward, especially after Victor Osimhen’s introduction onto park.

16:22 – Goal! South Sudan 2-2 South Africa.

The Bright Stars level the game, with Valentino Yuel capitalising on some pinball in the penalty area before stabbing home from close range!

16h21 – Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria: It has been all Rwanda during the first 10 minutes of the new half, however, the home team are finding it hard to penetrate the Super Eagles backline.

16h11 – Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria: The second-half is underway at the Amahoro Stadium!

16:09 – South Sudan 1-2 South Africa. Back underway in the second half in Juba.

15h53 – Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria: Half-time

Following a tense half in which neither side were able to breach the opposing backline, the referee called time on the first 45.

15:52 – Half time. South Sudan 1-2 South Africa.

A breathless first 45 minutes in Juba, where SA have recovered from an early setback to lead at the break.

15:50 – Goal! South Sudan 1-2 South Africa.

Bafana’s growing pressure finally pays dividends, with Lyle Foster hitting the post, but Appollis latches onto the rebound, keeps his cool and strokes home a low shot to see the visitors into the lead for the first time.

15:48 – South Sudan 1-1 South Africa. Bafana agonisingly close to a second goal, with Thapelo Morena seeing a shot blocked by a defender on the goal line – with more than a hint of hand-ball – and he then hits the rebound onto the crossbar!

15h43 – Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria: Victor Boniface comes agonisingly close to opening the scoring after a shot inside the area struck the crossbar. In looking to follow up with a header toward goal, Ademola Lookman fails to generate enough power behind his effort which has been cleared away with ease.

15:37 – South Sudan 1-1 South Africa. Teboho Mokoena misses a great chance to give the visitors the lead and it remains 1-1 in Juba.

15h29 – Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria: Nigeria are beginning to show more dominance on the ball with Rwanda falling deeper into their own half as result of the constant pressure by the Super Eagles.

15:20 – Goal! South Sudan 1-1 South Africa. Bafana Bafana strike back immediately through a well-taken goal from Oswin Appollis!

15h19 – Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria: The possession count has been evenly shared during the first 15 minutes of the match, while both sides were presented with a couple of goal scoring opportunities in the process.

15:18 – Goal! South Sudan 1-0 South Africa. Okello fires home the penalty and South Sudan lead in Juba!

15:16 – South Sudan 0-0 South Africa. Penalty to South Sudan! Siyabonga Ngezana with a clumsy foul on Tito Okello and the hosts have the chance to open the scoring from 12 yards.

15h06 – Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria: The game has commenced at the Amahoro Stadium!

15:03 – Kick-off. South Sudan 0-0 South Africa. We are underway at the Juba Stadium in this Group K match.

14H58 – Starting line-ups: Rwanda vs Nigeria

Rwanda: Ntwari, Omborenga, Mutsinzi, Manzi, Bizimana, Muhire, Ntshuti, Niyomugabo, Kwizera, G.Mugisha, B.Mugisha

Nigeria: Nwabali, Bassey, Troost-Ekong, Ajayi, Bonemaechi, Ndidi, Dele-Bashiru, Aina, Lookman, Boniface, Chukwueze

The match between Botswana v Egypt will kick-off at 18h00.

14:45 – Starting line-ups, South Sudan v South Africa:

South Sudan XI: Mawith, Ladu, Mabok, Morgan, Manase, Kuach, Odong, Loki, Taban, Puk Kun, Mara.

South Africa XI: Chaine, Mudau, Ngezana, Dortley, Modiba, Sithole, Mokoena, Zwane, Appollis, Morena, Foster.