New dates for African qualifiers for 2026 WC

Date:

Share post:

By Vincent Obi

Cairo, May 30, 2024 – African Nations will resume their qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 2026 next week.

Match Day 3 and Match Day 4 of the Qualifiers will be played between 5 and 11 June, 2024.

Nine African teams are guaranteed to compete in the World Cup.

More will participate in the Play-off Tournament as the global showpiece will host 48 teams for the first time ever.

Winners of each Group will automatically qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2026.

The four best runners-up (from the Groups) will play in a CAF Play-Off tournament.

The winner of the CAF Play-Off Tournament will play in the FIFA Play-off Tournament.

Below are the fixtures for the matches to be played over the next seven days.

Match Day 3

Wednesday – 5 June, 2024

Sierra Leone v Djibouti (Group A)
Togo v South Sudan (Group B)
Central African Republic v Chad (Group I)
Namibia v Liberia (Group H)
Tunisia v Equatorial Guinea (Group H)

Thursday – 6 June, 2024

Malawi v Sao Tome e Principe (Group H)
Guinea Bissau v Ethiopia (Group A)
Mauritania v Sudan (Group B)
Libya v Mauritius (Group D)
Congo v Niger (Group E)
Egypt v Burkina Faso (Group A)
Senegal v DR Congo (Group B)
Benin v Rwanda (Group C)
Algeria v Guinea (Group G)
Mali v Ghana (Group I)

Friday – 7 June, 2024

Zimbabwe v Lesotho (Group C)
Mozambique v Somalia (Group G)
Kenya v Burundi (Group F)
Uganda v Botswana (Group G)
Madagascar v Comoros (Group I)
Angola v Eswatini (Group D)
Nigeria v South Africa (Group C)
Morocco v Zambia (Group E)
Cote d’Ivoire v Gabon (Group F)

Saturday – 8 June, 2024

Cameroon v Cape Verde (Group D)
Gambia v Seychelles (Group F)

Match Day 4

Sunday – 9 June, 2024

Sao Tome e Principe v Liberia (Group H)
Djibouti v Ethiopia (Group A)
Congo DR v Togo (Group B)
Mauritania v Senegal (Group B)
Namibia v Tunisia (Group H)

Monday – 10 June, 2024

Somalia v Botswana (Group G)
Equatorial Guinea v Malawi (Group H)
Madagascar v Mali (Group I)
Guinea Bissau v Egypt (Group A)
Benin v Nigeria (Group C)
Uganda v Algeria (Group G)
Guinea v Mozambique (Group G)
Ghana v Central African Republic (Group I)
Burkina Faso v Sierra Leone (Group A)

Tuesday – 11 June, 2024

South Sudan v Sudan (Group B)
Mauritius v Eswatini (Group G
Zambia v Tanzania (Group E)
Kenya v Cote d’Ivoire (Group F)
Lesotho v Rwanda (Group C)
Cape Verde v Libya (Group D)
South Africa v Zimbabwe (Group C)
Congo v Morocco (Group E)
Chad v Comoros (Group I)
Angola v Cameroon (Group D)
Gabon v Gambia (Group F)
Seychelles v Burundi (Group F).

Related articles

Ezenwa Challenges APGA Candidates To Display Tinubu’s Pictures On Campaign Materials

Chief Okey Ezenwa, Anambra Coordinator of Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA), has challenged candidates of the All Progressives Grand...

Orji Uzor Kalu Stresses Need For Lean Presidential Campaign Team

By Ogechi Nwachukwu Former governor of Abia and the senator representing Abia North, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, has...

Let Plateau Breathe Again: Governor Mutfwang Confronts The Painful Truth About Cattle Rustling And Violence

By: Zagazola Makama There are moments in the life of a troubled society when the most important thing a...

Hamzat Support Group Launches Digital Platform For Lagos Residents

The KOH Impact Network, a support group for Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has launched a digital platform to enable...