| Tourney Name: | African Nations Championship qualification |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Num Teams: | 40 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 14 |
| Goals: | 25 |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2026 |
| Updated: | 3 November 2024 |
Qualification for the 2024 African Nations Championship began on 25 October and will conclude on 29 December 2024 to determine the 19 nations, including co-host nations, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, expected to qualify for the final tournament.[1]
A total of 40 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered qualification that was split into zones based on their regional affiliations and had its draw held on 9 October 2024 at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
| Zone | Spots (total 19) | width=500 | Teams entering qualification | Did not enter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Zone (UNAF) | 3 spots | valign=top | valign=top | |||
| Western Zone A (WAFU-UFOA A) | 3 spots | valign=top | valign=top | |||
| Western Zone B (WAFU-UFOA B) | 3 spots | valign=top | valign=top | |||
| Central Zone (UNIFFAC) | 3 spots | valign=top | valign=top | |||
| Central Eastern Zone (CECAFA) | 1 spot + , , (hosts) | valign=top |
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| Southern Zone (COSAFA) | 3 spots | valign=top | valign=top |
Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[2]
The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.
| Zone / Round | Matchday | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Zone A Western Zone B Central Eastern ZoneSouthern Zone | Central Zone | ||
| First round | — | First leg | 25–27 October 2024 |
| Second leg | 31 October – 3 November 2024 | ||
| Second round | First round | First leg | 20–22 December 2024 |
| Second leg | 27–29 December 2024 | ||
After Egypt and previous hosts Algeria withdrew before the draw, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia were the only teams entered: therefore, the Zone was scrapped and all three teams qualified automatically.[3]
Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
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Togo won 3–1 on aggregate.
Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
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Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
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Burundi won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Somalia withdrew prior to the first leg due to financial challenges.[4] ----Ethiopia won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Eritrea withdrew prior to the first leg.[5] ----1–1 on aggregate. Sudan won 6–5 on penalties.----
South Sudan won 3–1 on aggregate.----Rwanda won 3–1 on aggregate.
Since the three hosts from this region have automatically qualified themselves, only the best performing nation (excluding the hosts) can additionally qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
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Eswatini won 4–0 on aggregate.----1–1 on aggregate. Lesotho won 4–3 on penalties.
Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
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The following 19 teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualifying zone | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in African Nations Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (co-hosts) | Central Eastern Zone | 0 (debut) | ||
| (co-hosts) | 2 (2009, 2020) | |||
| (co-hosts) | 6 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) | |||
| Northern Zone | 5 (2009, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022) | |||
| 4 (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) | ||||
| 2 (2011, 2016) | ||||
| TBD | Western Zone A | |||
| TBD | ||||
| TBD | ||||
| TBD | Western Zone B | |||
| TBD | ||||
| TBD | ||||
| TBD | Central Zone | |||
| TBD | ||||
| TBD | ||||
| TBD | Central Eastern Zone | |||
| TBD | Southern Zone | |||
| TBD | ||||
| TBD |