2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round information
2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round
Tournament details
Dates
20–26 March 2024
Teams
8 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played
8
Goals scored
15 (1.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Sabelo Ndzinisa Mohamed Awad (2 goals each)
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The preliminary round of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament decided the four teams which advanced to the group stage of the qualification tournament. The preliminary round consisted of the eight lowest-ranked teams among the 52 entrants, and was held from 20 to 26 March 2024.
The eight teams were split into four ties which were played in home-and-away two-legged format.[1] The four winners: Chad, Eswatini, Liberia and South Sudan advanced to the group stage to join the 44 teams which entered directly.[2]
^"TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Preliminary Draw conducted". CAFOnline.com. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^"Chad and Eswatini reach group stage of TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 qualifiers". Confederation of African Football. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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Sabelo Ndzinisa
Mohamed Awad