In the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco released on Thursday at the draw ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa, 48 countries across the Continent will participate in the tournament which will kick-off from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026 following the decision of CAF to adjust the schedule of the tournament for the congested FIFA calendar.
In the group stages broken into A to L with four teams each, Nigeria will feature in Group D with Benin, Libya and Rwanda
Below is the full draw for 2025 AFCON qualifiers made in Johannesburg on Thursday:
2025 AFCON QUALIFIER DRAW!
Group A:
1. Tunisia 🇹🇳
2. Madagascar 🇲🇬
3. Comoros 🇰🇲
4. The Gambia 🇬🇲
Group B:
1. Morocco 🇲🇦
2. Gabon 🇬🇦
3. Central African Republic 🇨🇫
4. Lesotho 🇱🇸
Group C
1. Egypt 🇪🇬
2. Cape Verde 🇨🇻
3. Mauritania 🇲🇷
4. Botswana 🇧🇼
Group D:
1. Nigeria 🇳🇬
2. Benin 🇧🇯
3. Libya 🇱🇾
4. Rwanda 🇷🇼
Group E:
1. Algeria 🇩🇿
2. Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶
3. Togo 🇹🇬
4. Liberia 🇱🇷
Group F:
1. Ghana 🇬🇭
2. Angola 🇦🇴
3. Sudan 🇸🇩
4. Niger 🇳🇪
Group G:
1. Ivory Coast 🇨🇮
2. Zambia 🇿🇲
3. Sierra Leone 🇸🇱
4. Chad 🇹🇩
Group H:
1. DR Congo 🇨🇩
2. Guinea 🇬🇳
3. Tanzania 🇹🇿
4. Ethiopia 🇪🇹
Group I:
1. Mali 🇲🇱
2. Mozambique 🇲🇿
3. Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼
4. Eswatini 🇸🇿
Group J:
1. Cameroon 🇨🇲
2. Namibia 🇳🇦
3. Kenya 🇰🇪
4. Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Group K:
1. South Africa 🇿🇦
2. Uganda 🇺🇬
3. Congo 🇨🇬
4. South Sudan 🇸🇸
Group L:
1. Senegal 🇸🇳
2. Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
3. Malawi 🇲🇼
4. Burundi 🇧🇮