Eight countries have officially qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), which will take place in Morocco at the end of December 2025.
Qualified teams include Congo, Senegal, Egypt, Angola, Cameroon, Algeria, Burkina Faso and host country Morocco.
Congo, Senegal, Egypt and Angola were the last teams to secure their place after winning their respective matches on Tuesday.
Egypt will participate in CAN 2025 after beating Mauritania 1-0 despite the absence of their star player and captain Mohamed Salah.
They top Group C with four wins from four matches, with Botswana looking best placed to qualify from that group as well.
DR Congo beat Tanzania 2-0 to also sit on 12 points with four wins from four matches in Group H, while Cameroon’s 1-0 victory over Kenya was enough for them to progress from Group J.
Algeria beat Togo 1-0 thanks to a Ramy Bensebaini penalty to continue their winning streak in Group E, and Angola joined them in qualifying, beating Niger 1-0.
Group A is uncertain, with little room for maneuver between Tunisia, Comoros and Gambia, while Group D was marked by suspense after Nigeria withdrew from their match against Libya.
In Group G, Ivory Coast looked in a good position to secure qualification before suffering a surprise 1-0 defeat to Sierra Leone, although the defending champions remain in a good position at the top of the table with nine points.
Cameroon will look to secure their qualification to the next round, when Group J leaders face bottom-ranked Namibia in November.
Ghana look unlikely to qualify from Group F, with just two points up for grabs from four matches.
They lost 2-0 to Sudan on the final day and sit in third place with just two points, five less than second-placed Sudan, with Angola having already qualified from Group F.
The match was played in the Libyan city of Benghazi, with Sudan currently unable to play at home. But even playing on neutral ground didn’t help Ghana, who appeared to lack confidence throughout the match.
Ahmed Al-Tash opened the scoring in the 62nd minute, a clumsy goal that left the goalkeeper stranded after Seif Teiri hit the post.
Mohamed Abdelrahman then scored the second goal a few minutes later, leaving Ghana needing a result against group leaders Angola in their November 11 encounter.
As a reminder, there are still two qualifying rounds remaining next month, before next year’s tournament begins in December.
