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Thursday Nov 14, 2024. 22:35
Stay with AfricanFootball.com as we bring you the latest updates in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers from across the continent.
The 2025 AFCON will be the 35th edition of the biennial continental tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and will be held in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.
Qualifying for the tournament will take place in three ‘blocks’ in September (Matchday 1 & 2), October (Matchday 3 & 4) and November (Matchday 5 & 6) of 2024. The top two teams in each qualifying group will advance to the AFCON tournament.
Matchday 5 and 6 fixtures are taking place from Wednesday 13 November to Tuesday 19 November 2024.
LIVE UPDATES:
22h35 – 72′ Benin 1-0 Nigeria: Onyemaechi continues to be the Super Eagles’ livewire. The lefty’s shot clips the near post with keeper Dandjinou well-beaten.
22:33 – Burkina Faso 0-0 – The Lions of Teranga seem eager to open the scoring but the lack of composure in front of goal appears to be standing in their way. 20 minutes of normal time remain.
22:29 – Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal – Mane goes for goal again but this time from distance. The shot is off target. 67 minutes have been played.
22:27 – Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal – The Stallions almost find themselves behind as Sadio Mane’s moment of individual brilliance gets him through on goal but the angle is too tight and the effort does not materialise.
22h25 – 62′ Benin 2-0 Nigeria: Olaitan finds himself in a one-on-one situation with keeper Nwabali, but somehow the France-based player fails to score.
22:17 – Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal – 54 minutes in and Burkina Faso have missed a good opportunity to open the scoring. Cedric Badolo misses a sitter and Mendy breathes easy as he gets away with not having to make the save.
22h12 – 48′ Benin 1-0 Nigeria: The second-half is underway at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny where the Super Eagles are trailing.
22:09 – Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal – The second half has been underway for about three minutes in Mali. Both sides with work to do but for Senegal, their aim will be to finish top of Group L.
21:53 – HALF-TIME – Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal – Nothing separates the two sides at the Stade du 26 Mars.
21h50 – Half-Time: Benin 1-0 Nigeria – The Cheetahs are leading in Ivory Coast courtesy of Ivory Coast-born defender Mohamed Tijani’s first-ever goal for Benin.
21h44′ – 44′ Benin 1-0 Nigeria: Onyemaechi crosses the ball to Osimhen who scores, but the referee blows for another offside.
21:43 – Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal – Edouard Mendy comes to the rescue as the Stallions try to take advantage of their opposition’s defence weaknesses. Five minutes to go before the half time break.
21:42 – Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal – It’s proving to be a challenging evening for both sides as the scoreline is still goalless as the half time whistle approaches.
21h37′ – 37′ Benin 1-0 Nigeria: Lookman finds himself in a one-on-one situation with goalkeeper Dandjinou, but the referee blows his whistle for offside.
21:28 – Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal – The scoreline remains goalless with 25 minutes played, both sides are pushing to score.
21:27 – 27′ Benin 1-0 Nigeria: The momentum is with the Super Eagles as they push for the equalising goal.
21h18 – GOAL! Benin 1-0 Nigeria: Mohamed Tjani breaks the deadlock to hand the Cheetahs the lead 17 minutes into the match.
21:18 – Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal – It’s a tale of two sides 15 minutes in as Bertrand Traore is at the centre of a counter attacking effort from the Stallions. It results in a corner as the match begins to take shape.
21:16 – Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal – Jackson again… after receiving a through pass from Sadio Mane gets through on goal but is ruled offside. 12 minutes have been played.
21:15′ – 15′ Benin 0-0 Nigeria | The Super Eagles have had a promising start to the match with Osimhen’s header being blocked and Iwobi’s effort hitting a Benin defender in the box.
21:14 – 10’ Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal – The Stallions show that they see dangerous on the counter attack as Senegal’s defence gets caught napping and almost pay the price.
21h12 – 9’ Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal – Jackson comes close to opening the scoring once again but his low shot is dealt with by the Burkina Faso defence.
21h10 – 6’ Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal: The Lions of Teranga have the first proper chance at goal with a Nicolas Jackson header that went over the crossbar, a corner was awarded and taken by Ismaila Sarr but nothing comes of it.
21h04 – Burkina Faso 0-0 Senegal: The match is underway at the Stade du 26 Mars. Senegal are gunning for top spot in Group L of the AFCON qualifiers.
21h03 – Benin 0-0 Nigeria | The Group D match is underway at the Stade Félix Houphouet-Boigny.
20h44 – Burkina Faso v Senegal starting line-ups
Burkina Faso: F. Ouedraogo, C. Badolo, H. Bande, S. Banse, O. Bouda, I. Dayo, I. Kabore, S. Simpore, E. Tapsoba, L. Traore, S. Yago
Senegal: E. Mendy, K. Diatta, M. Diouf, I. Gueye, N. Jackson, K. Koulibaly, S. Mane, I. Ndiaye, M. Niakhate, I. Sarr
20h40 – Benin vs Nigeria Starting Line-Ups
Benin XI: Dandjinou; Moumini, Ouorou, Roche; Tijani, D’Almeida, Dokou; Hassane, Olaitan, Mounie, Aiyegun.
Nigeria XI: Nwabali; Osho, Ekong, Bassey; Aina, Ndidi, Iwobi, Onyemachi; Iheanacho, Osimhen, Lookman
20h01- Madagascar 2-3 Tunisia: Full-time
Tunisia have officially booked their spot in the 2025 AFCON following a 3-2 win against Barea at Loftus.
19h57- Madagascar 2-3 Tunisia: Goal!
Soon after going a man down as a result of Wajdi Kechrida seeing red in the 89th minute, Ali Al-Abdi managed to put his side ahead in the 93rd minute of the match after a swift attacking move into the area. With Amor Layouni creating havoc on the right wing, the attacker whipped in a ball that was met by Al-Abdi who guided the ball home with a header from close range.
19h46- Madagascar 2-2 Tunisia: The Eagles of Carthage are now piling on the pressure and have been playing most of their football inside the Madagascar box en-route to the 80th minute mark. However, Barea look dangerous on the break, especially with the space behind Tunisia’s backline.
19h40- Madagascar 2-2 Tunisia: The score remains level as the clock hits the 70th minute as Madagascar and Tunisia struggle to make the most of their scoring opportunities. With fatigue setting in, both sets of players are now beginning to make mistakes in crucial areas of the pitch.
19h25- Madagascar 2-2 Tunisia: The pace of the game slowed down considerably at the start of the second-half with both nations taking their time on the ball, particularly when building from defensive positions.
19h09- Madagascar 2-2 Tunisia: We’re live with the second-half at Loftus!
18h54- Madagascar 2-2 Tunisia: Half-time
The referee has now summoned Madagascar and Tunisia to their respective lockers at the half-time break.
18h52- Madagascar 2-2 Tunisia: Goal!
Ibrahim Amada lets Tunisia know that they’re not leaving Loftus without a fight! As Madagascar made their way into the Tunisia half, Jean-Pierre Morgan found his national team captain, who beat Memmiche at his near post with a well taken left-footed shot from outside the area.
18h45- Madagascar 1-2 Tunisia: Goal!
Sayfallah Ltaief restores Tunisia’s lead in emphatic fashion following an incisive passing move that expertly breached the Madagascar offside trap. Played through on goal by Hazem Mestouri, Ltaief subsequently slotted the ball home with a clinical finish inside the 18-yard-area.
18h38- Madagascar 1-1 Tunisia: The Eagles of Carthage are beginning to see more of the ball after 30 minutes played at Loftus as Madagascar sit back in soaking up the opposition’s pressure. Madagascar however, remain aggressive in counter attacking situations.
18h25- Madagascar 1-1 Tunisia: Goal!
Madagascar are gifted with an equalizer following a dreadful error by Amanallah Memmiche in goal. In what was supposed to be a routine catch from a corner situation, the Tunisian goalkeeper mistimed his catch and subsequently saw the ball fumble into his own net.
18h22 – Madagascar 0-1 Tunisia: Madagascar are beginning to settle on the ball and appear to be unfazed by Tunisia’s 1-0 advantage.
18h10 – Madagascar 0-1 Tunisia: Goal!
Despite a bright start to the game by Barea, Tunisia take the lead through a well-taken effort by Hamza Rafia. After a fine save by the Madagascar goalkeeper, Rafia latched onto a lose ball on the edge of the area with an accurate shot toward the goal.
18h02 – Madagascar 0-0 Tunisia: We’re underway at the popular Loftus Versfeld!
17h56 – Madagascar vs Tunisia: Starting line-ups
Madagascar: Gardies, Rabemanantsoa, Fontaine, Tremoulet, Morgan, Ilaimaharitra, Amada, N’zi, Rakotoharimalala, Raveloson, Ponti
Tunisia: Memmiche, Abdi, Talbi, Meriah, Kechrida, Laidouni, Skhiri, Ltaief, Haj Mohamed, Rafia, Mestouri
17h15 – FULL TIME – South Sudan 3-2 Congo
17h13 – FULL TIME – Lesotho 1-0 Central African Republic: Despite their inspiring win, Likuena are set to miss out on the AFCON in Morocco next year. The defeat for Central African Republic confirms that they will also not feature in the upcoming tournament.
16h59 – Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria: Full-time
Following a fiery end to the 90 minutes, the referee called time in Malabo with the score level at 0-0.
16h48 – Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria: National Thunder look to their bench to change the complexion of the match as Algeria grow in confidence late on in the tie.
16h41 – Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria: Cooling break. The Desert Foxes have nothing to show for their attacking advances while National Thunder continue to dominate both on and off the ball.
16h27 – Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria: Equatorial Guinea have regained control of the ball after an hour played in this tightly contested affair as Algeria find themselves playing under the cosh once again.
16h17 – Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria: Following a positive start to the second-half, Algeria are beginning create goal scoring opportunities, while Equatorial Guinea commit numbers going forward.
16h09 – Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria: We’re back with the second-half in Malabo!
15h53 – Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria: Half-time
Equatorial Guinea ended the first 45 on a high and came close to opening the scoring during the stoppage time period as Alexandre Oukidja denied Louis Asue with a point blank save inside the six-yard-area.
15h29: Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria – It has been one way traffic at Estadio de Malabo as a result of Equatorial Guinea’s dominance midway through the first-half. However, Algeria are beginning to see more of the ball, particularly during build-up from defensive positions.
15h17: Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria – Algeria are struggling to match the early pace set by Equatorial Guinea and are yet to progress the ball toward the opposition 18-yard-area.
15h08: Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria – Postive start by Equatorial Guinea, Algeria chasing shadows inside the first five minutes of the match. National Thunder continue to apply early pressure while Algeria play on the back foot.
15h02: Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria – We’re underway at Estadio de Malabo!
15h01: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria – Starting line-ups
Equatorial Guinea: Owono, Ndong, Anieboh, Orozco, Akapo, Obiang, Mascarell, Machin, Buyla, Asue, Miranda
Algeria: Oukidja, Bensebaini, Mandi, Tougai, Nouri, Zorgane, Zerrouki, Benrahma, Farsi, Mahrez, Amoura
