CAF AFCON 2027
AFCON 2027
⚽ AFCON 2027 Qualifiers
Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria
Zimbabwe vs DR Congo
South Africa vs Guinea
Ghana vs Gambia
Senegal Press Conference after Victory against Ethiopia
Congo Brazzville vs Cameroon
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AFCON 2027
⚽ AFCON 2027 Qualifiers Matchday 1: The Full Round-Up
The road to Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda began in earnest this week as the group stage of the AFCON 2027 qualifiers kicked off across the continent. 24 matches produced 63 goals on Matchday One, with 16 home sides claiming all three points and just two away teams managing to win. Here is everything that happened.
THE HEADLINE RESULT — Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
The headline result came in Bouaké, where reigning African champions Ivory Coast handed Ghana a damaging 2-0 defeat in Group C. Yalcouye and Kessie — from the penalty spot — did the damage as the Elephants sent an immediate statement of intent to the rest of the continent.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24
DR Congo beat Equatorial Guinea 2-0, Sierra Leone lost 3-2 to Zimbabwe, Mauritania beat Central African Republic 3-1, Namibia edged Congo Brazzaville 1-0, Cameroon beat Comoros 3-1, Libya drew 2-2 with Botswana, and Tunisia drew 1-1 with Uganda.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25
Tanzania fell 2-0 at home to Guinea-Bissau, Gambia beat Somalia 2-1, Malawi beat South Sudan 2-1, Niger beat Lesotho 2-1, Nigeria beat Madagascar 2-1, Rwanda beat Liberia 3-1, Sudan beat Ethiopia 1-0, Togo beat Burundi 1-0, Algeria beat Zambia 3-1, Burkina Faso drew 1-1 with Benin, Egypt drew 0-0 with Angola, Mali beat Cape Verde 3-1, Morocco beat Gabon 2-0 — and Mozambique held Sénégal to a 1-1 draw.
Nigeria vs Madagascar
Mozambique vs Senegal
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26
Bafana Bafana 2-1 Guinea — Mosimane's winning start
The most eagerly awaited fixture on home soil delivered. South Africa got their 2027 AFCON qualifying campaign off to a winning start, defeating Guinea 2-1 in a Group D match at Orlando Stadium in Soweto. Ime Okon broke the deadlock in the 30th minute after Teboho Mokoena's in-swinging cross from the left produced a blocked effort that Okon drove home at the back post.
Guinea equalised in the 69th minute when a free-kick deflected off the defensive wall and fell kindly to Seydouba Cissé, who slotted in from close range. But substitute Samukele Kabini struck in the 77th minute to seal victory for Pitso Mosimane's side. It was a winning start for the new Bafana era.
Kenya 1-1 Eritrea
Kenya and Eritrea played to a 1-1 draw in another Group D qualifier in Nairobi, meaning South Africa lead Group D after Matchday 1.
LOOKING AHEAD
Several matches from the first round of fixtures remain to be played. South Africa travel to Eritrea on Wednesday 30 September, while further Group D action sees Guinea host Kenya. The second leg of fixtures in this window runs through to October 6, before the campaign resumes in November.
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AFCON 2027
⚽ CAF President Motsepe Holds AFCON 2027 Press Conference
The countdown to AFCON 2027 is well and truly under way.
Motsepe was in Tanzania on an oversight visit ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 — the continent's premier international football tournament, which Tanzania will host. The visit underlines CAF's commitment to ensuring preparations are on track and that the host nation is ready to deliver a tournament worthy of African football's biggest stage.
Let's watch the video below.
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