TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 Preliminary Qualifiers get underway on Wednesday

Following last month’s grand closing to the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations held in Cote d’Ivoire, where the hosts were crowned champions for the third time, Africa’s biggest competition is now shifting its focus to the 35^th edition set to be held in Morocco next year, CAFonline reports.

A total of 52 Nations will be engaged to compete for a place in the 24-nation competition.

To mark the start of the qualifiers following the draw that was held in Cairo on 20 February 2024, eight (8) lowest ranked nations will compete in the Preliminary Qualifiers starting on Wednesday, 20 March, over a two-legged format that will decide the four nations that will join the other 44 African nations to make up the group stages of the qualifiers.

The TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 journey officially gets underway on Wednesday, 20 March, with two fixtures: Somalia hosts Eswatini, while Djibouti faces Liberia.

Two days later, Chad locks horns with Mauritius before Sao Tome and Principe takes on South Sudan.

The return legs will conclude on Tuesday, 26 March, with all matches set to take place on the day to officially decide the preliminary phase of the competition.

TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 Preliminary Qualifiers:

First Leg Fixtures:

Wednesday, 20 March

18:00 GMT | Somalia – Eswatini

22:00 GMT | Djibouti – Liberia

Friday, 22 March

18:00 GMT | Chad – Mauritius

19:00 GMT | Sao Tome and Principe – South Sudan

Return Leg Fixtures:

Tuesday, 26 March

13:00 GMT | Eswatini – Somalia

16:00 GMT | Liberia – Djibouti