In the qualifiers for AFCON 2025, the nations were divided into four pots based on their position in theFIFA World Ranking. The 44 highest-ranked nations were joined by the four winners from the preliminary round. Here you’ll find the full pot allocation for the draw, the date and procedure, and the group-stage overview.
Below are the four pots into which the nations were seeded. The qualification draw was held on 4 July 2024, with 48 teams drawn into 12 groups of four. Each group could only contain one nation from each pot.
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Morocco (12, host)
Cape Verde (65)
Kenya (108)
Niger (128)
Senegal (18)
Burkina Faso (67)
Mauritania (112)
Zimbabwe (129)
Egypt (36)
Guinea (77)
Congo (113)
Rwanda (131)
Côte d’Ivoire (37)
Gabon (83)
Tanzania (114)
Gambia (132)
Nigeria (38)
Equatorial Guinea (89)
Guinea-Bissau (115)
Burundi (140)
Tunisia (41)
Zambia (90)
Libya (118)
Liberia (142)
Algeria (44)
Benin (91)
Comoros (119)
Ethiopia (143)
Cameroon (49)
Angola (92)
Togo (120)
Botswana (145)
Mali (50)
Uganda (94)
Sudan (121)
Lesotho (149)
South Africa (59)
Namibia (97)
Sierra Leone (122)
Eswatini (154)
DR Congo (61)
Mozambique (103)
Malawi (125)
South Sudan (167)
Ghana (64)
Madagascar (104)
Central African Republic (127)
Chad (178)
Based on the FIFA Ranking of 20 June 2024
AFCON 2025 Qualification Draw
The draw for the AFCON 2025 qualifiers took place on Thursday, 4 July 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa. It began at 14:30 CET, with several African legends, CAF officials, and representatives of the participating nations in attendance. Once the draw was completed, the fixturesfor September, October, and November 2025 were confirmed.
Qualification Draw Procedure
The draw began with Pot 4 and ended with Pot 1. The first team drawn from Pot 4 was placed into the first available group in alphabetical order. The position within the group depended on the pot: for example, a team from Pot 4 automatically occupied position 4 in their group.
Group Stage Overview
Each team plays the other nations in their group twice, once at home and once away. The top two teams in each group qualify for AFCON 2025.
However, there is an exception in Group B, which includes Morocco. As hosts, Morocco are automatically qualified but were still required to participate in the qualifiers. This means that only one additional team from Morocco’s group could secure a spot at AFCON 2025.
Morocco (12, host)
Cape Verde (65)
Kenya (108)
Niger (128)
Senegal (18)
Burkina Faso (67)
Mauritania (112)
Zimbabwe (129)
Egypt (36)
Guinea (77)
Congo (113)
Rwanda (131)
Côte d’Ivoire (37)
Gabon (83)
Tanzania (114)
Gambia (132)
Nigeria (38)
Equatorial Guinea (89)
Guinea-Bissau (115)
Burundi (140)
Tunisia (41)
Zambia (90)
Libya (118)
Liberia (142)
Algeria (44)
Benin (91)
Comoros (119)
Ethiopia (143)
Cameroon (49)
Angola (92)
Togo (120)
Botswana (145)
Mali (50)
Uganda (94)
Sudan (121)
Lesotho (149)
South Africa (59)
Namibia (97)
Sierra Leone (122)
Eswatini (154)
DR Congo (61)
Mozambique (103)
Malawi (125)
South Sudan (167)
Ghana (64)
Madagascar (104)
Central African Republic (127)
Chad (178)