The highway to the historic TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) PAMOJA 2027 formally took form on Tuesday after the qualification draw was held on the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
The match, which will probably be hosted collectively by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, is scheduled to happen from 19 June to 17 July 2027, bringing collectively Africa’s high nationwide groups for a month-long continental showdown.
Uganda, one of many co-hosts, had been drawn in Group H alongside Tunisia, Libya, and Botswana. Though the Uganda Cranes have already secured computerized qualification as co-hosts, they’ll nonetheless participate within the qualifiers as a part of their preparations for the finals. Nonetheless, underneath CAF laws, just one further workforce from Group H will qualify for the match, establishing a decent battle between Tunisia, Libya, and Botswana for the one obtainable slot.
The qualifiers will probably be performed between September 2026 and March 2027, as nations throughout Africa start their journey towards securing locations on the AFCON PAMOJA 2027 finals in East Africa.
Throughout the continent, the draw produced the next teams:
Group A: Morocco,Gabon,Niger, Lesotho
Group B: Egypt,Angola,Malawi,South Sudan
Group C: Côte d’Ivoire,Ghana,The Gambia,Somalia
Group D: South Africa,Guinea,Kenya,Eritrea
Group E: DR Congo,Equatorial Guinea,Sierra Leone,Zimbabwe
Group F: Burkina Faso,Benin,Mauritania,Central African Republic
Group G: Cameroon,Comoros,Namibia,Congo
Group H: Tunisia,Uganda,Libya,Botswana
Group I: Algeria,Zambia,Togo,Burundi
Group J: Senegal,Mozambique,Sudan,Ethiopia
Group Ok: Mali,Cape Verde,Rwanda,Liberia
Group L: Nigeria,Madagascar,Tanzania,Guinea-Bissau
