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| Dates | 20 March – 19 November 2024 |
| Teams | 52 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 151 |
| Goals scored | 331 (2.19 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Brahim Díaz(7 goals) |
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| FIFA World Cup |
| Africa Cup of Nations |
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches were organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, the 35th edition of the international men's football championship of Africa. The qualification began with the preliminary round, which ran from 20 to 26 March 2024, and concluded with the group stage, which was played in September, October and November, all in 2024. A total of 24 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including automatically-qualified hosts Morocco.
Entrants
All CAF member associations entered the competition, except Eritrea and Seychelles, who were excluded from the qualifiers. The seeding was based on the FIFA World Ranking from 15 February 2024, with teams ranked 1st to 44th received a bye to the qualifying group stage, while the teams ranked 45th to 52nd had to participate in the preliminary round.
The preliminary round draw was held on 20 February 2024, 14:00 CAT (UTC+2) at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
For the first time since their suspensions, Kenya and Zimbabwe made their phased returns to the qualifying stage.
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Schedule
The schedule of the qualifying tournament was as follows.
| Round | Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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| Preliminary round | First leg | 20–22 March 2024 | Team 1 vs. Team 2 |
| Second leg | 26 March 2024 | Team 2 vs. Team 1 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 2–10 September 2024 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
| Matchday 2 | Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 1 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 7–15 October 2024 | Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4 | |
| Matchday 4 | Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 11–19 November 2024 | Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3 | |
| Matchday 6 | Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 4 |
Preliminary round
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary roundThe eight teams were split into four ties which were played in home-and-away two-legged format.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Somalia  | 2–5 |  Eswatini | 0–3 | 2–2 |
São Tomé and Príncipe  | 1–1 (a) |  South Sudan | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Chad  | 3–1 |  Mauritius | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Djibouti  | 0–2 |  Liberia | 0–2 | 0–0 |
Group stage
Draw
The group stage draw took place on 4 July 2024 at 2:30 pm (UTC+2) in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 48 national teams involved were divided into twelve groups of four each, which consisted of the 44 teams that entered directly, in addition to the four winners of the preliminary round, and were seeded into four pots of twelve each based on the June 2024 FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses).
Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
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Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 14):
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Away goals scored in all group matches;
- Drawing of lots
Group A
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Comoros
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Tunisia
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Gambia
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Madagascar
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — |
Group B
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Morocco
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 18 | Final tournament | — | 4–1 | 7–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Gabon
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 | 1–5 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Lesotho
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Central African Republic
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — |
Notes:
- Morocco had already qualified for the final tournament as the host nation.
Group C
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Egypt
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Botswana
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 8 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Mauritania
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 7 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Cape Verde
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |
Group D
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Nigeria
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | Final tournament | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Benin
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Rwanda
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | ||
| 4 | Libya
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
Notes:
- ^ Head-to-head points: Benin 3, Rwanda 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Benin +2, Rwanda –2
- Nigeria were awarded a 3–0 win following an incident upon their arrival in Libya, where they were stranded at the airport for over 12 hours, before ultimately refusing to play and pulling out.
Group E
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Algeria
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 16 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Togo
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Liberia
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
Group F
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group F| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Angola
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Sudan
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Niger
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Ghana
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — |
Group G
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group G| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Zambia
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 13 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Ivory Coast
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Sierra Leone
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Chad
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Group H
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group H| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | DR Congo
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| 2 | Tanzania
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Guinea
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | Ethiopia
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |
Group I
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Mali
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Mozambique
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Eswatini
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
Group J
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Cameroon
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Zimbabwe
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Kenya
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Namibia
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Group K
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group K| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | South Africa
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Uganda
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Congo
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | South Sudan
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group L
Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group L| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Senegal
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 16 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Burkina Faso
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Burundi
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Malawi
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | — |
Notes:
Goalscorers
There were 331 goals scored in 151 matches, for an average of 2.19 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- Vincent Aboubakar
- Ryan Mendes
- Oumar Diakité
- Jean-Philippe Krasso
- Kamory Doumbia
- Dorgeles Nene
- Youssef En-Nesyri
- Soufiane Rahimi
- Stanley Ratifo
- Innocent Nshuti
- Habib Diarra
- Sadio Mané
- Teboho Mokoena
2 goals
- Mohamed Amoura
- Houssem Aouar
- Saïd Benrahma
- Baghdad Bounedjah
- Mabululu
- Felício Milson
- Zini
- Andréas Hountondji
- Steve Mounié
- Dango Ouattara
- Lassina Traoré
- Louis Mafouta
- Mahamat Thiam
- Youssouf M'Changama
- Rafiki Saïd
- Christopher Ibayi
- Meschak Elia
- Ibrahim Adel
- Mohamed Salah
- Luis Nlavo
- Sabelo Ndzinisa
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Shavy Babicka
- Musa Barrow
- Franck Kessié
- William Gibson
- Mohammed Sangare
- Yves Bissouma
- El Bilal Touré
- Eliesse Ben Seghir
- Abde Ezzalzouli
- Azzedine Ounahi
- Ismael Saibari
- Hakim Ziyech
- Geny Catamo
- Ousseini Badamassi
- Oumar Sako
- Daniel Sosah
- Ademola Lookman
- Victor Osimhen
- Mohamed Awad
- Oswin Appollis
- Lyle Foster
- Patrick Maswanganyi
- Thalente Mbatha
- Iqraam Rayners
- Data Elly
- Ebon Ezibon
- Simon Msuva
- Feisal Salum
- Yaw Annor
- Kévin Denkey
- Ali Abdi
- Denis Omedi
- Walter Musona
1 goal
- Ramy Bensebaini
- Riyad Mahrez
- Aïssa Mandi
- Adem Zorgane
- Randy Nteka
- Hassane Imourane
- Junior Olaitan
- Mohamed Tijani
- Gilbert Baruti
- Omaatla Kebatho
- Tumisang Orebonye
- Thabang Sesinyi
- Hassane Bandé
- Sacha Bansé
- Ousseni Bouda
- Issoufou Dayo
- Mohamed Konaté
- Bertrand Traoré
- Mokono Eldhino
- Jean-Claude Girumugisha
- Bienvenue Kanakimana
- Christian Bassogog
- Boris Enow
- Martin Hongla
- Bryan Mbeumo
- Georges-Kévin Nkoudou
- Goduine Koyalipou
- Ousmane Hissein
- Amine Hiver
- Mons Bassouamina
- Chandrel Massanga
- Yacine Bourhane
- Myziane Maolida
- Faïz Selemani
- Dylan Batubinsika
- Théo Bongonda
- Edo Kayembe
- Fiston Mayele
- Mostafa Fathi
- Omar Marmoush
- Taher Mohamed
- Ramy Rabia
- Kenean Markneh
- Mohammednur Nasir
- Jannick Buyla
- Dorian Jr.
- Iban Salvador
- Justice Figuareido
- Bongwa Matsebula
- Thubelihle Mavuso
- Lindo Mkhonta
- Kwakhe Thwala
- Denis Bouanga
- Rody Effaghe
- Guélor Kanga
- Abdoulie Ceesay
- Alassana Jatta
- Yankuba Minteh
- Ali Sowe
- Jerry Afriyie
- Jordan Ayew
- Alidu Seidu
- Mama Baldé
- Beto
- Burá
- Carlos Mané
- Mohamed Bayo
- Seydouba Cissé
- Abdoulaye Touré
- Simon Adingra
- Emmanuel Agbadou
- Vakoun Issouf Bayo
- Nicolas Pépé
- Duke Abuya
- John Avire
- Jonah Ayunga
- Michael Olunga
- Neo Mokhachane
- Sera Motebang
- Oscar Dorley
- Sampson Dweh
- Faisal Al Badri
- Subhi Al-Dhawi
- Fahd Saad Mohamed
- Ibrahim Amada
- Carolus Andriamatsinoro
- Clément Couturier
- Lloyd Aaron
- Chawanangwa Kawonga
- Richard Mbulu
- Gabadinho Mhango
- Lanjesi Nkhoma
- Zeliat Nkhoma
- Sidi Bouna Amar
- Aboubakary Koïta
- Mouhamed Soueid
- Jérémy Villeneuve
- Ayoub El Kaabi
- Achraf Hakimi
- Jamal Harkass
- Domingues
- Elias
- Guima
- Bruno Langa
- Godwin Eiseb
- Deon Hotto
- Youssouf Oumarou
- Samuel Chukwueze
- Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
- Djihad Bizimana
- Ange Mutsinzi
- Luís Leal
- Boulaye Dia
- Pape Gueye
- Nicolas Jackson
- Ismaïla Sarr
- Amadou Bakayoko
- Abu Dumbuya
- Augustus Kargbo
- Alhassan Koroma
- Hindolo Mustapha
- Bathusi Aubaas
- Elias Mokwana
- Thapelo Morena
- Yohanna Juma
- Tito Okello
- Valentino Yuel
- Mohamed Abdelrahman
- Ahmed Al-Tash
- Abo Eisa
- Mustafa Karshoum
- Mudathir Yahya
- Roger Aholou
- Thibault Klidjé
- Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
- Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
- Sayfallah Ltaief
- Yassine Meriah
- Hamza Rafia
- Ferjani Sassi
- Aziz Kayondo
- Rogers Mato
- Bevis Mugabi
- Travis Mutyaba
- Jude Ssemugabi
- Emmanuel Banda
- Kelvin Kampamba
- Kings Kangwa
- Khama Billiat
- Prince Dube
- Terrence Dzvukamanja
- Tawanda Maswanhise
1 own goal
- Chimwemwe Idana (against Burundi)
- Alfred Leku (against Uganda)
- Clement Mzize (against DR Congo)
- Amenallah Memmiche (against Madagascar)
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
- Bold indicates champions for that year. Italics indicates hosts for that year.
References
- "Draw for TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Preliminary Round set for Tuesday". CAFOnline.com. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Preliminary Draw conducted". CAFOnline.com. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- "Men's Ranking". FIFA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- Oyebola, Mike (25 December 2023). "CAF announces kick-off date for AFCON 2025 qualifiers". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- "Draw for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Qualifiers set for 04 July in Johannesburg". Draw for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Qualifiers set for 04 July in Johannesburg. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- "Men's Ranking". FIFA. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم "كاف" يقرر خسارة المنتخب الليبي أمام نظيره المنتخب النيجيري" [The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that the Libyan national team will lose to its Nigerian counterpart.]. beIN Sports (in Arabic). 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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