The freeway to the historic TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) PAMOJA 2027 formally took type on Tuesday after the qualification draw was held on the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
The match, which is able to in all probability be hosted collectively by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, is scheduled to occur from 19 June to 17 July 2027, bringing collectively Africa’s excessive nationwide teams for a month-long continental showdown.
Uganda, considered one of many co-hosts, had been drawn in Group H alongside Tunisia, Libya, and Botswana. Although the Uganda Cranes have already secured computerized qualification as co-hosts, they’ll nonetheless take part throughout the qualifiers as part of their preparations for the finals. Nonetheless, beneath CAF legal guidelines, only one additional workforce from Group H will qualify for the match, establishing an honest battle between Tunisia, Libya, and Botswana for the one obtainable slot.
The qualifiers will in all probability be carried out between September 2026 and March 2027, as nations all through Africa begin their journey in the direction of securing places on the AFCON PAMOJA 2027 finals in East Africa.
All through the continent, the draw produced the subsequent groups:
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 Okay: Mali,Cape Verde,Rwanda,Liberia
Group L: Nigeria,Madagascar,Tanzania,Guinea-Bissau
