2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying: 15 October 2024

2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying: 15 October 2024
Ibrahim Adel of Egypt celebrates ©Weam Mostafa/BackpagePix

by Staff Reporter

Tuesday Oct 15, 2024. 23:01

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 3 and 4 fixtures are taking place from Thursday 10 October to Tuesday 15 October 2024.


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23h00: Today’s AFCON qualifiers have seen four teams – Senegal, DR Congo, Angola and Egypt – punch their tickets to the tournament. They join Morocco (hosts), as well as the trio of Algeria, Cameroon and Burkina Faso (who secured their berths in the past two days) for a total of eight confirmed nations.


22h58: Full time, Ethiopia 0-3 Guinea. The Syli National win comfortably to leapfrog into second place in Group H behind already-qualified DR Congo.


22h57: Full time, Comoros 1-1 Tunisia. A hard-fought draw in this Group A clash, as Tunisia remain just one point clear of Comoros at the top of the log (with Gambia only one point further back, and even bottom-placed Madagascar still mathematically in the running).


22h55: Full time, Central Africa 0-4 Morocco. Were the Atlas Lions not already qualified as hosts for 2025, this fourth straight win in Group B would have punched their ticket. CAR remain third in the group, four points adrift of second-placed Gabon.


22h45: Well past the 80-minute mark across all three 9pm CAT kick-offs.


22h30: GOAL! Comoros 1-1 Tunisia. The Carthage Eagles level via Yassine Meriah in the 69th minute.


22h26: GOAL! Central Africa 0-4 Morocco. This is turning into a rout in Oujda, as Morocco go four goals clear via Abde Ezzalzouli.


22h11: GOAL! Comoros 1-0 Tunisia. Comoros break the deadlock via Faiz Selemani. Could they complete a surprise ‘double’ over Tunisia?


22h10: GOAL! Central Africa 0-3 Morocco. The Atlas Lions add to their advantage just five minutes after the restart thanks to a penalty from Youssef En Nesyri.


22h09: Kick-off, second half. Ethiopia 0-3 Guinea. We resume in the Group H match in Abidjan.


22h07: Kick-off, second half. Comoros 0-0 Tunisia. Back underway in the Group A match in Abidjan.


22h06: Kick-off, second half. Central Africa 0-2 Morocco. Back underway in Oujda.


21h53: Half time, Ethiopia 0-3 Guinea. The Syli National enjoy a three-goal lead at the interval and are on course for second place in Group H behind already-qualified DR Congo.


21h51: Half time, Central Africa 0-2 Morocco. The North Africans are in control and headed for a fourth straight win in Group B.


21h50: Half time, Comoros 0-0 Tunisia. Goalless at the break between the Coelacanths and the Carthage Eagles in Abidjan.


21h39: GOAL! Central Africa 0-2 Morocco. Ben Seghir scores again and the AFCON hosts go two goals to the good.


21h35: GOAL! Central Africa 0-1 Morocco. The Atlas Lions break the deadlock in the 34th minute via Eliesse Ben Seghir.


21h27: GOAL! Ethiopia 0-3 Guinea. The West African are running rampant in Abidjan, as Guirassy nets a second – this time from the penalty spot – to make it 3-0.


21h23: GOAL! Ethiopia 0-2 Guinea. The Syli National double their advantage through Abdoulaye Toure.


21h20: GOAL! Ethiopia 0-1 Guinea. The Syli National claim the lead in Abidjan thanks to a 16th minute strike from Serhou Guirassy.


21h13: More than 10 minutes played across all three late AFCON qualifiers and it remains goalless: Central Africa 0-0 Morocco, Ethiopia 0-0 Guinea, and Comoros 0-0 Tunisia.


21h03: Kick-off, Ethiopia 0-0 Guinea. We are underway in the Group H match at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan.


21h02: Kick-off, Comoros 0-0 Tunisia. We are underway in the Group A match at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan.


21h00: Kick-off, Central Africa 0-0 Morocco. We are underway in the Group B match at the Honor Stadium in Oujda.


20h50: Ethiopia v Guinea line-ups:


Ethiopia: Habtamu, Bekele, Dagnachew, Gezahegn, Gugsa, Hamid, James, Markneh, Panom, Solomon, Yalew

Guinea: Mou. Camara, Mad. Camara, Cisse, A. Conte, Diakite, Guirassy, Kamano, Sow, I. Sylla, M. Sylla, Toure


20h25: Comoros v Tunisia line-ups:


Comoros: Pandor, Bakari, Boura, Bourhane, M’Dahoma, Maolida, Mohamed, Omari, Said, Selemani, Youssouf

Tunisia: Memmiche, Ben Hamida, Bouchniba, Jaziri, Laidouni, Mejbri, Meriah, Msakni, Rafia, Skhiri, Talbi


20h20: Central African Republic v Morocco line-ups:


CAR: Lembet, Ato-Zandanga, Kondogbia, Koyalipou, Mafouta, Namnganda, Ndobe, Ngoma, Pirioua, Yambere, Yangao

Morocco: Munir, Aguerd, Amrabat, Belammari, Ben Seghir, En Nesyri, Ezzalzouli, Hakimi, Harkass, Ounahi, Rahimi


20h00: Across the remainder of the 6pm CAT kick-offs, here are the full-time scores: Botswana 1-0 Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau 0-0 Mali, Mauritania 0-1 Egypt, Niger 0-1 Angola, Rwanda 2-1 Benin and Sierra Leone 1-0 Ivory Coast.


19h58: Full time, Congo 1-1 South Africa. It ends all square between Bafana Bafana and the Red Devils – a result which favours the visitors and puts them one win away from a guaranteed ticket to Morocco 2025.


19h53: Congo 1-1 South Africa. Five minutes of injury time to be played in Brazzaville.


19h53: Egypt have claimed a 1-0 lead away to Mauritania thanks to Ibrahim Adel’s 85th minute strike.


19h46: Sierra Leone have claimed the lead against Ivory Coast, with Amadou Bakayoko scoring in the 85th minute.


19h44: Congo 1-1 South Africa. Less than 10 minutes of regulation time remaining at the Alphonse Massemba-Debat Stadium.


19h43: Elsewhere, Angola still lead 1-0 at Niger; Rwanda are 2-1 up against Benin; Botswana lead Cape Verde 1-0; and it’s 0-0 for all of Guinea-Bissau v Mali, Mauritania v Egypt and Sierra Leone v Ivory Coast.


19h35: Rwanda have completed a turnaround at home to Benin, as they now lead 2-1 thanks to a penalty from Djihad Bizimana.


19h34: Congo 1-1 South Africa. Less than 20 minutes of regulation time remaining in Brazzaville. A draw very much suits Bafana, while the Red Devils need to win to open the group back up.


19h31: Innocent Nshuti has made it 1-1 between Rwanda and Benin in their Group D clash.


19h22: Congo 1-1 South Africa. Past the hour mark in Brazzaville. The Red Devils have dominated since the restart, hitting the crossbar and having a strong shout for a penalty turned down by the referee.


19h10: Thabang Sesinyi has put Botswana 1-0 up against Cape Verde in Francistown.


19h07: Second half, kick-off, Congo 1-1 South Africa. Back underway in this Group K game.


18h52: Here are the half time scores across the continent for the 6pm CAT kick-offs: Congo 1-1 SA; Botswana 0-0 Cape Verde; Guinea-Bissau 0-0 Mali; Mauritania 0-0 Egypt; Niger 0-1 Angola; Rwanda 0-1 Benin; Sierra Leone 0-0 Ivory Coast.


18h50: Half time, Congo 1-1 South Africa. All level in Brazzaville at the interval!


18h49: GOAL! Congo 1-1 South Africa. Mons Bassouamina fires home a low shot to draw the Red Devils level in Brazzaville!


18h47: Congo 0-1 South Africa. There will be three minutes of added time. Congo have turned up the pressure late in the first half, even seeing a goal disallowed for offside.


18h42: Benin claim a 1-0 lead away to Rwanda thanks to a strike from Andreas Hountondji.


18h38: In other matches across the continent, Angola lead 1-0 away to Niger thanks to Zini’s early strike, and it’s 0-0 for Botswana v Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau v Mali, Mauritania v Egypt, Rwanda v Benin, and Sierra Leone v Ivory Coast.


18h35: GOAL! Congo 0-1 South Africa. Elias Mokwana puts Bafana Bafana a goal up in Brazzaville against the Red Devils. He bursts through the defence, sees an initial effort saved but is able to bundle home the rebound.


18h31: Congo 0-0 South Africa. Past the half hour mark, it remains goalless in Brazzaville. Bafana Bafana have looked the more potent team thus far.


18h25: Congo 0-0 South Africa. A couple of nervy moments for SA goalkeeper Ronwen Williams in trying to play out from the back on the synthetic surface at the Alphonse Massemba-Debat Stadium.


18h16: Congo 0-0 South Africa. Past the quarter hour mark in Brazzaville, it remains 0-0 between Congo and South Africa. Bafana Bafana have created one great chance, which saw Themba Zwane denied by goalkeeper Trey Vimalin.


18h01: Kick-off, Congo v South Africa. We are underway in this Group K clash at the Alphonse Massemba-Debat Stadium in Brazzaville.


17h45: Congo v South Africa starting line-ups:


Congo: Vimalin, Andzouana, Passi, Mbemba Kambamba, Poaty, Makouta, Ossette, Ndockyt, Bassouamina, Mboungou, Ganvoula.


SA: Williams, Mudau, Kekana, Dortley, Modiba, Aubaas, Mokoena, Zwane, Mokwana, Appollis, Rayners.


17h04: Malawi 0-1 Senegal – Full-time. In what was one of Mane’s most clutch moments of his career so far, the Lions of Teranga star’s free-kick goal proved to be the last bit of action in the tie as Senegal qualifies for the 2025 AFCON.


17h03: Malawi 0-1 Senegal – Goal! Senegal take the lead in dramatic fashion after Mane converted a free-kick on the edge of the Malawi area. Surely the result is in the bag for Senegal now!


16h58: Malawi 0-0 Senegal – Six minutes added on at the end of the 90.


16h57: Sudan 2-0 Ghana – Full-time. An efficient performance by Sudan as the star-studded Ghana are left frustrated at the Martyrs of February Stadium.


16h55: FULL TIME – Chad 0-1 Zambia – Chipolopolo walk away with all three points and Les Sao fail to move up the Group G standings. Zambia are now just two points behind Ivory Coast, who still have a game in hand.


16h52: Sudan 2-0 Ghana – The fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.


16h50: Sudan 2-0 Ghana – The Black Stars are showcasing visible signs of frustration as a result of Sudan’s stubbornness in defence. While Ghana go all out attack after the 85th minute mark, Sudan sit back in looking to preserve their precious lead.


16h47: Malawi 0-0 Senegal – In search of inspiration, Sadio Mane attempts to have a go at goal with a left-footed shot inside the box, however the veteran attacker misses from the mark.


16h45: Chad v Zambia – Five minutes of normal time remain and Chad take a penalty they were awarded after a foul in the box. The spot kick is saved as Toaster Nsabata guesses the right way and. Zambia keep their lead.


16h38: Sudan 2-0 Ghana – Sudan are yet to make a change with 75 minutes on the clock while Ghana have turn to Michael Baidoo and Jonas Adjetey late on in an attempt to get back into the tie.


16h31 : Chad v Zambia – GOAL! An error from Chad defensively leads to Joseph Sabobo taking advantage and driving a deflecting cross into the box. Kennedy Musonda finishes from close range and makes no mistake, giving Chipolopolo a much deserved lead in the 70th minute.


16h32: Malawi 0-0 Senegal – Senegal begin to mount on the pressure as the likes of Pape Gueye, Nicolas Jackson and Boulaye Dia produce scoring chances in quick succession. Nevertheless, Malawi are proving to be a tough nut to track so far.


16h29: Sudan 2-0 Ghana – Goal! With momentum on their side, Sudan took the game to Sudan and doubled their advantage as Mohamed Abdelrahman joined Al Tash on the scoresheet.


16h23: Sudan 1-0 Ghana – Goal! Sudan take the lead against the run of play after making way into the Ghana box, as Ahmed Al Tash carved out a right-footed shot on the edge of the six-yard area.


16h23: Chad v Zambia – A potentially nervy ending to the game looms for Zambia if they do not find the back of the net…


16h22: Sudan 0-0 Ghana – The Blacks Stars summoned Abdul Issahaku and Jordan Ayew from the bench with the hope of taking the game to Sudan. With the hour-mark approaching, both nations have been struggling in the final third of the pitch.


16h19: Malawi 0-0 Senegal – Diouf, along with Formose Mendy look dangerous for Senegal after the restart while Patrick Mwaungulu produced a rare shot at goal for Malawi.


16h16: Chad v Zambia – 55 minutes have passed and it remains goalless at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium. Emmanuel Banda goes for goal with a free kick in a dangerous area and the balls makes its way into the box. Chad defend the threat well.


16h11: Malawi 0-0 Senegal – The second-half begins at the Bingu National Stadium.


16h08: Sudan 0-0 Ghana – We’re back with the second-half at the Martyrs of February Stadium.


15h53: Sudan 0-0 Ghana – Half-time. Following a tense first 45, the referee summoned both teams to the changing rooms with the scoreboard untouched.


15h52 – Chad v Zambia – The referee blows the halftime whistle. The scoreline is goalless, with Zambia dominating possession and needing to find the net in the second half to have some breathing room.


15h52: Malawi 0-0 Senegal – Half-time. Neither side were able to make the most of the scoring chances throughout the first 45 as the referee introduced the half-time break.


15h46: Chad v Zambia – A clash of heads between two players leads to a lengthy stoppage in the game as the medical team attend to the injured players.


15h44: Chad v Zambia – The half is nearing its end. Chad is doing a lot of work defensively as Zambia pile on the pressure.


15h39: Sudan 0-0 Ghana – There has been little to separate the two teams at the Martyrs of February Stadium at the half-hour mark, while Ghana kick on with the majority of the possession count.


15h38: Malawi 0-0 Senegal – The Lions of Teranga continue to pile on the pressure, with the likes of Moussa Niakhaté and Sadio Mane increasing the attempts at goal tally.


15h31: Chad v Zambia – Zambia start probing and looking for the goal but their latest effort sees the shot skied over the crossbar, the scoreline remains goalless.


15h26: Sudan 0-0 Ghana – Sudan are beginning to ask questions going forward, producing a couple very moments to the Ghana backline going forward. However, Inaki Williams has been Ghana’s main threat midway through the first 45.


15h24: Malawi 0-0 Senegal – Senegal come close! Kalidou Koulibaly rose highest at a corner situation but his header went wide of the mark after a telling ball into the area by El Hadji Diouf.


15h15: Chad v Zambia – With 15 minutes played, Chad have had two shots on goal but none were on target. Zambia haven’t managed to make much of an attacking threat as yet.


15h05: Malawi 0-0 Senegal – The match has commenced at the Bingu National Stadium!


15h03: Sudan 0-0 Ghana – We’re up and running at the Martyrs of February Stadium for this crucial Group F encounter!


14h58: Sudan v Ghana – Starting line-ups


Sudan: Mustafa, Khidir, Saaed, Abuaagla, Koko, Mahmoud, Thierry, Eisa, Yousif, Agab, Abdelrahman

Ghana: Ati, Seidu, Djiku, Salisu, Mensah, Sulemana, Owusu, Nuamah, Kudus, Semenyo, Williams


14h54: Malawi v Senegal – Starting line-ups


Malawi: Thole, Lameck, Mwase, Chembezi, Silwimba, Mpinganjira, Njaliwa, J.Banda, Nkhoma, Kaonga, Mwaungulu

Senegal: Dieng, Diouf, Niakhate, Koulibaly, Mendy, Diarra, I.Gueye, Mane, Sarr, Dia, Jackson







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