AFCON 2027 qualifiers
Yalew scores a brace as Ethiopia record win in AFCON 2027 qualifiers
Forward Abel Yalew netted a brace to help Ethiopia defeat Sao Tome & Principe 3-0 in a TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier tie played on Friday.
Kenean Markneh gave the visiting Ethiopia team the lead after 22 minutes at the El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida in Morocco.
The hosts tried to reorganize themselves, but Yalew made it 2-0 after 31 minutes. Yalew was on target against in the second half after 78 minutes to give Ethiopia the advantage ahead of their home return leg to be played on March 31st.
In the other matches played Burundi humbled hosts Chad 4-0 in the first leg played at the Stade Olympique Maréchal Idriss Déby Itno in N’Djamena.
Jordi Liongola, Bienvenue Kanakimana, Abdoul Karim and Mossi Nduwumwe were all on target.
Elsewhere, Somalia and Mauritius played out a goalless draw in their first-leg clash, leaving their tie finely balanced heading into the return fixture.
Teams that qualify from the preliminary stage will join the better ranked team to be drawn for the group stage of the qualifiers.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will host AFCON 2027.
The Bright Star of South Sudan have defeated Djibouti 4-0 in the first leg preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027.
Teng Mawiern Kuol gave South Sudan the lead after 31 minutes at the Juba National Stadium.
The Djibouti team tried to fight back strongly, but failed to break through the South Sudan defending line.
After recess Justin Bangasi made it 2-0 for the Bright Star four minutes into the second half. Peter Manyanga and Keer Manger added two more goals to ensure South Sudan picked a comfortable win ahead of the return leg to be played on March 29th at the same Stadium.
Action continues on Friday with Somalia hosting Mauritius in Mozambique, while Burundi and Ethiopia play away to Chad and Sao Tome & Principe respectively.
Teams that qualify from the preliminary round will join others to be drawn for the group stage of the qualifiers.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will host the AFCON 2027.
Eritrea have made a good start in the preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 qualifiers.
The Red Sea Camels defeated Eswatini 2-0 in the first leg played on Wednesday night at the Stade d’Honneur in Morocco.
Ali Sulieman Ibrahim and skipper Ablelom Teklezghi netted two second half goals to ensure Eritrea carry the advantage going into the second leg on March 31st.
The Egyptian based professional Ali Sulieman Ibrahim had his penalty saved in the first half, but came good to get his name on the score sheet later in the second half.
“I am happy that the players pushed and made sure we got this win. Now we need to prepare for the second leg on March 31st,” said Eritrea’s coach Yakan.
Action in the AFCON 2027 preliminary round qualifiers continues today with Djibouti facing South Sudan at the Juba National Stadium.
On Friday three teams from the CECAFA Zone will be in action with Somalia facing Mauritius, Burundi playing away to Chad, and Ethiopia battling Sao Tome & Principe.
Teams that qualify from the preliminary stage will join the higher ranked teams to be drawn in the group qualifiers.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will host the 2027 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The national of Somalia, the Ocean Stars are prepared to kick start their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 qualifiers on a positive note
Somalia will host Mauritius in the first leg of the preliminary round on March 27th in Mozambique, before they travel for the return leg.
Yusuf Ali Nur, Somalia’s head coach told cecafaonline.com that he is optimistic they have a chance to progress to the next stage of the qualifiers.
“The players are all determined and ready to carry the flag of Somalia high. We are aware we have two matches and we must get an early advantage in the first leg,” added Nur.
But before Somalia take to the field, another team from the CECAFA Zone Eritrea will play the first match in the preliminary round of the qualifiers against Eswatini on Wednesday in Morocco.
The Eritrean team also returns to International stage after over five years as they look to make it to the next stage of the qualifiers.
On Thursday Djibouti will take on South Sudan in the first leg to be played in Juba, while Burundi and Ethiopia play away on Friday to Chad and Sao Tome & Principe respectively.
The teams that qualify after the preliminary stage will join other tams that will be drawn in the group stage of the qualifiers.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will host the AFCON 2027.
The Red Sea Camels of Eritrea will kick start their preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 qualifiers under new coach Hesham Yakan.
The Egyptian was unveiled over a week ago by the Eritrean National Football Federation (ENFF) on a one year contract.
He will lead the team when they face Eswatini on March 25th in the first leg of the qualifiers at Stade d’Honneur Stadium in the Morocco. The return leg will be played six days later at the same Stadium, with the winner joining other teams in the group stage of the qualifiers.
Five other teams from the CECAFA Zone will play also play in the preliminary round of the AFCON 2027 qualifiers with Djibouti and South Sudan playing the two matches in Juba between March 26-29th.
Somalia will take on Mauritius, while Burundi battle Chad, and Ethiopia face Sao Tome & Principe. The winners at the preliminary stage with join other teams to tussle it out in the group stage of the qualifiers.
The AFCON 2027 will be hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. It will be the first time that the AFCON is hosted in East Africa.
Preliminary round AFCON 2027 qualifiers
Djibouti vs South Sudan
Somalia vs Mauritius
Chad vs Burundi
Eritrea vs Eswatini
Sao Tome & Principe vs Ethiopia
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