The draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers was conducted on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Nairobi, Kenya. The tournament itself is scheduled to be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda from June 19 to July 17, 2027.
The qualifiers will involve 48 teams divided into 12 groups of four. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the final tournament, joining the three co-hosts. The draw was conducted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and featured representatives from the participating nations.
Notable groups include Group A with Senegal, Burkina Faso, South Sudan, and Malawi. Group B features Morocco, Gabon, Central African Republic, and Lesotho. Group C includes Egypt, Cape Verde, Mauritania, and Botswana. Group D has Nigeria, Benin, Libya, and Rwanda. Group E contains Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, and Liberia. Group F includes Cameroon, Namibia, Kenya (co-host), and São Tomé and Príncipe. Group G has Ivory Coast, Zambia, Sierra Leone, and Chad. Group H includes Tunisia, Madagascar, Comoros, and Gambia. Group I features Ghana, Angola, Sudan, and Niger. Group J has Mali, Guinea, Uganda (co-host), and Mozambique. Group K includes DR Congo, Congo, Tanzania (co-host), and Ethiopia. Group L has South Africa, Zimbabwe, Guinea-Bissau, and Eswatini.
The qualifiers are set to begin in September 2026 and conclude in November 2026. The final tournament will mark the first time three nations co-host the AFCON, with matches planned across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
