AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Schedule, fixtures, telecast & more
Matchday 3 of the qualifiers will begin from 22nd March 2023.
Matchday 3 of the AFCON 2023 Qualifiers is fast approaching. The 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations or AFCON 2023 is scheduled to take place in Ivory Coast. The host nation will be organizing the tournament for the second time.
Initially, the tournament was planned to be held in the northern hemisphere summer for the third time since the 2019 edition to avoid scheduling conflicts with European club teams and competitions. However, CAF announced the postponement of the event to January and February 2024 on 3 July 2022 due to weather concerns in the host nation during the summer.
2023 AFCON Qualifiers
A total of 48 national teams, consisting of 42 direct entries and six winners from the preliminary round, were divided into twelve groups of four teams from Group A to Group L. Earlier, the 48 national teams were seeded into four pots of twelve based on the FIFA World Rankings that came out on 31 March 2022.
Ivory Coast, the hosts of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, will take part in the qualifiers, but their guaranteed spot in the finals means only the highest-ranked team in their group apart from them will qualify. The other teams' qualifications will be determined by their matches and results against Ivory Coast.
Kenya and Zimbabwe have been disqualified from the qualifying race for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations due to FIFA suspensions over "political interference" in football administration. CAF had included them in the official draw on the condition that the suspensions must be lifted two weeks before their first matchday, but this did not happen, and the two teams cannot vie for a spot in the 2023 AFCON. CAF stated that Groups C and K, which included Kenya and Zimbabwe, will still produce two qualified teams, despite their disqualification.
Now that two matchdays have passed, it's time to shift our focus to matchday 3, which is set to commence from March 22, 2023.
Which country will host the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations?
Ivory Coast will host the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
When will the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations take place?
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Jan-Feb 2024.
Who are the defending champions of the Africa Cup of Nations?
Senegal is the defending champions of the Africa Cup of Nations.
When will the qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations take place?
The qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will take place from 23rd March 2022 to September 2023.
How many teams qualify for the final tournament?
The twelve group winners and runners-up will qualify for the final tournament.
Qualification Schedule
AFCON 2023 qualifiers Matchday 3 schedule
22nd March 2023
Benin vs Rwanda
Sierra Leone vs Sao Tome and Principe
23rd March 2023
Madagascar vs Central African Republic
Congo vs South Sudan
Zambia vs Lesotho
Ghana vs Angola
24th March 2023
Gabon vs Sudan
Algeria vs Niger
DR Congo vs Mauritania
Uganda vs Tanzania
Ivory Coast vs Comoros
Cape Verde vs Eswatini
Nigeria vs Guinea-Bissau
South Africa vs Liberia
25th March 2023
Mali vs Gambia
Equatorial Guinea vs Botswana
Senegal vs Mozambique
Egypt vs Malawi
Burkina Faso vs Togo
Tunisia vs Libya
Cameroon vs Namibia
Guinea vs Ethiopia
AFCON 2023 qualifiers Matchday 4 Schedule
26th March 2023
Lesotho vs Zambia
Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone
27th March 2023
Rwanda vs Benin
South Sudan vs Congo
Central African Republic vs Madagascar
Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria
Angola vs Ghana
Niger vs Algeria
28th March 2023
Sudan vs Gabon
Ethiopia vs Guinea
Eswatini vs Cape Verde
Malawi vs Egypt
Botswana vs Equatorial Guinea
Namibia vs Cameroon
Liberia vs South Africa
Tanzania vs Uganda
Mozambique vs Senegal
Gambia vs Mali
Comoros vs Ivory Coast
Togo vs Burkina Faso
Libya vs Tunisia
Mauritania vs DR Congo
Telecast details
India – CAF TV youtube channel
UK – Eurosport or Eurosport app
USA – beIN Sports
Nigeria – SuperSport
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