Uganda draws South Sudan in CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers

Uganda Cranes have been drawn to face South Sudan in Group K of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 qualifiers.

Morocco are set to host the AFCON 2025 starting in December with 24 teams in the continent tussling it out.

During the draw conducted on Thursday in Johannesburg, South Africa and supervised by CAF Director for Tournaments and Events, Samson Adamu, Uganda who last qualified for Africa’s biggest tournament in 2019 were placed with South Sudan, Congo Brazzaville and 1996 champions South Africa.

Ivory Coast legend Emerse Faé, and Moroccan legend Marouane Chamakh conducted the draw.

Two teams from the CECAFA Zone that will also face-off are Tanzania and Ethiopia placed in Group H together with Guinea and DR Congo. The Taifa Stars are the only team from the CECAFA Zone that played at the AFCON early this year in Ivory Coast.

The Harambee Stars of Kenya who last featured at the AFCON 2019 in Egypt have been placed in Group J alongside Cameroon, Namibia and Zimbabwe, while Sudan are in Group F together with Ghana, Angola and Niger.

Rwanda are placed in Group D alongside Nigeria, Benin and Libya, while Burundi will battle Senegal, Burkina Faso and Malawi in Group L.

The qualifiers to be played on a home and away basis will start in September 2024 and climax in November 2024 with the first and runners-up in the eleven (11) groups that do not involve tournament hosts Morocco, will gain qualification to the competition. The Group that has Morocco will only qualify one team.

Group A

Tunisia
Madagascar
Comoros
The Gambia

Group B

Morocco
Gabon
Central African Republic
Lesotho

Group C

Egypt
Cape Verde
Mauritania
Botswana

Group D

Nigeria
Benin
Libya
Rwanda

Group E

Algeria
Equatorial Guinea
Togo
Liberia

Group F

Ghana
Angola
Sudan
Niger

Group G

Ivory Coast
Zambia
Sierra Leone
Chad

Group H

DR Congo
Guinea
Tanzania
Ethiopia

Group I

Mali
Mozambique
Guinea Bissau
Eswatini

Group J

Cameroon
Namibia
Kenya
Zimbabwe

Group K

South Africa
Uganda
Congo
South Sudan

Group L

Senegal
Burkina Faso
Malawi
Burundi