The draw for the qualifying phase of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations was concluded on Wednesday 4th July in Johannesburg as followed by Ghanasportsmarket.

Here’s everything you need to know about AFCON 2025 qualification series, with Ghana placed in Group F. 

What was the draw format?

A total of 48 African nations will be engaged in the qualification tournament to determine who qualifies for the finals of the 35th edition of the biggest event on African soil.

The participating national teams were grouped into four pots of 12. The draw consisted of seven groups of five countries, and three groups with six teams.

The highest ranked nations as per the latest FIFA Rankings issued out on 20 June 2024 occupied Pot 1, with the same procedure followed for Pot 2, 3 and 4 to make up the 48 nations.

What are the qualifying groups for AFCON 2025?

The concluded draw of the qualifiers was made up of 12 Groups of 4 teams each (Group A to L), where the first and runners-up in the eleven (11) groups that do not involve tournament hosts Morocco, will gain qualification to the competition.

For teams that finish first and second in a group consisting of Morocco, who by virtue of being tournament hosts gain automatic qualification, the following scenarios will be applied:

-If the host is ranked first, the host is qualified in addition to the second of the group.

-If the host is ranked second, the host will qualify in addition to the first of the group.

-If the host is ranked third or fourth, the host will qualify in addition to the first of the group.

Check out the 12 groups below: 

Group A

Tunisia

Madagascar

Comoros

The Gambia

Group B

Morocco

Gabon

Central African Republic

Lesotho

Group C

Egypt

Cape Verde

Mauritania

Botswana

Group D

Nigeria

Benin

Libya

Rwanda

Group E

Algeria

Equatorial Guinea

Togo

Liberia

Group F

Ghana

Angola

Sudan

Niger

Group G

Ivory Coast

Zambia

Sierra Leone

Chad

Group H

Dr. Congo

Guinea

Tanzania

Ethiopia

Group I

Mali

Mozambique

Guinea-Bissau

Eswatini

Group J

Cameroon

Namibia

Kenya

Zimbabwe

Group K

South Africa

Uganda

Congo

South Sudan

Group L

Senegal

Burkina Faso

Malawi

Burundi

When will the qualifying games of AFCON 2025 be played?

The preliminary round was played from 18th to 26th March 2024. The group stage is scheduled to take place between 2nd September and 19th November this year.

When is the final tournament?

The AFCON 2025 finals will be hosted in Morocco between 21st December, 2025 and 18th January, 2026.