CAF, FIFA confirm Dates & Kick-Off times for June’s World Cup 2026 African Qualifiers

The African Nations will resume their road to qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 next week.

Match Day 3 and Match Day 4 of the Qualifiers will be played between 05-11 June 2024.

Nine African teams are guaranteed to compete at the World Cup. Another will participate in the Play-off Tournament as the global showpiece will host 48 teams for the first time ever.

Winners of each Group will automatically qualify for the FIFA World Cup™ 2026.

The four best runners-up (from the Groups) will play in a CAF Play-Off tournament.
The winner of the CAF Play-Off Tournament will play in the FIFA Play-off Tournament.

Below are the fixtures for the matches to be played over the next seven days. (all kick-off times in GMT)

Match Day 3
Wednesday – 05 June, 2024
Sierra Leone v Djibouti (Group A) | 1600 | El Jadida, Morocco
Togo v South Sudan (Group B) | 1600 | Lome, Togo
Central African Republic v Chad (Group I) | 1600 | Oujda, Morocco
Namibia v Liberia (Group H) | 1600 | Johannesburg, South Africa
Tunisia v Equatorial Guinea (Group H) | 1900 | Rades, Tunisia

Thursday – 06 June, 2024
Malawi v  Sao Tome e Principe  (Group H) | 1300 | Lilongwe, Malawi
Guinea Bissau v Ethiopia (Group A) | 1600 | Bissau, Guinea Bissau
Mauritania v Sudan (Group B) | 1600 | Nouakchott, Mauritania
Libya v Mauritius (Group D) | 1600 | Tripoli, Libya
Congo v Niger (Group E) | 1600 | Kinshasa, DR Congo
Egypt v Burkina Faso (Group A) | 1900 | Cairo, Egypt
Senegal v DR Congo (Group B) | 1900 | Diamniadio, Senegal
Benin v Rwanda (Group C) | 1900 | Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Algeria v Guinea (Group G) | 1900 | Algiers, Algeria
Mali v Ghana (Group I) | 1900 | Bamako, Mali

Friday – 07 June, 2024
Zimbabwe v Lesotho (Group C) | 1300 | Johannesburg, South Africa
Mozambique v Somalia (Group G) | 1300 | Maputo, Mozambique
Kenya  v Burundi (Group F) | 1300 | Lilongwe, Malawi
Uganda v Botswana (Group G) | 1600 | Namboole, Uganda
Madagascar v Comoros (Group I) | 1600 | Johannesburg, South Africa
Angola v Eswatini (Group D) | 1600 | Luanda, Angola
Nigeria v South Africa (Group C) | 1900 | Uyo, Nigeria
Morocco v Zambia (Group E) | 1900 | Agadir, Morocco
Cote d’Ivoire v Gabon  (Group F) | 1900 | Korhogo, Cote d’Ivoire

Saturday – 08 June, 2024
Cameroon v Cape Verde (Group D) | 1300 | Douala, Cameroon
Gambia v Seychelles (Group F) | 1600 | Berkane, Morocco

Match Day 4
Sunday – 09 June, 2024
Sao Tome e Principe  v Liberia  (Group H) | 1300 | Oudja, Morocco
Djibouti v Ethiopia (Group A) | 1600 | El Jadida, Morocco
Congo DR v Togo (Group B) | 1600 | Kinshasa, DR Congo
Mauritania v Senegal (Group B) | 1600 | Nouachott, Mauritania
Namibia  v Tunisia  (Group H) | 1600 | Johannesburg, South Africa

Monday – 10 June, 2024
Somalia v Botswana (Group G) | 1300 | Maputo, Mozambique
Equatorial Guinea  v Malawi  (Group H) | 1300 | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Madagascar v Mali (Group I) | 1300 | Johannesburg, South Africa
Guinea Bissau v Egypt (Group A) | 1600 | Bissau, Guinea Bissau
Benin v Nigeria (Group C) | 1600 | Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Uganda v Algeria  (Group G) | 1600 | Namboole, Uganda
Guinea  v Mozambique (Group G) | 1900 | El Jadida, Morocco
Ghana  v Central African Republic  (Group I) | 1900 | Kumasi, Ghana
Burkina Faso v Sierra Leone (Group A) | 1900 | Bamako, Mali

Tuesday – 11 June, 2024
South Sudan v Sudan (Group B) | 1300 | Juba, South Sudan
Mauritius v Eswatini (Group G) | 1300 | St. Pierre, Mauritius
Zambia v  Tanzania (Group E) | 1300 | Ndola, Zambia
Kenya v Cote d’Ivoire (Group F) | 1300 | Lilongwe, Malawi
Lesotho v Rwanda (Group C) | 1600 | Durban, South Africa
Cape Verde  v Libya (Group D) | 1600 | Praia, Cape Verde
South Africa v Zimbabwe (Group C) | 1600 | Bloemfontein, South Africa
Congo v Morocco (Group E) | 1600 | Kinshasa, DR Congo
Chad v Comoros (Group I) | 1600 | Oujda, Morocco
Angola v Cameroon (Group D) | 1900 | Luanda, Angola
Gabon v Gambia (Group F) | 1900 | Franceville, Gabon
Seychelles v Burundi (Group F) | 1900 | Berkane, Morocco.

Credit: CAF MEDIA