CAF and FIFA confirm Dates and 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 | Yaounde, 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 
• 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
• Madagascar v Mali (Group I) | 1300 | Johannesburg, South Africa
• 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
• Chad v Comoros (Group I) | 1600 | Oujda, Morocco
• Zambia v  Tanzania (Group E) | 1600 | Ndola, Zambia
• Angola v Cameroon (Group D) | 1900 | Luanda, Angola
• Gabon v Gambia (Group F) | 1900 | Franceville, Gabon
• Seychelles v Burundi (Group F) | 1900 | Berkane, Morocco
• Congo v Morocco (Group E) | 1900 | Agadir, Morocco