Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers for 2023 | Groups Standings

The Africa Cup of Nations 2023, which is taking place in the Ivory Coast, is the 34th edition of the biggest football competition in Africa. And the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is organizing the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers to select the 24 teams that will play in the tournament in 2023.

AFCON Qualifiers Table

How Do the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers Work?

For the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, all 54 CAF countries participated in the first stage. However, this included Kenya and Zimbabwe, which were banned from international competitions. And CAF had to disqualify them from the competition as the ban was not lifted two weeks before their first matches.

The first stage of the qualifiers was to separate the 54 teams into two groups. The first group had 42 countries based on their ranking as of 23rd December 2021. The second group comprised 16 of the lowest-ranked African countries.

The second group participated in a preliminary stage. The organizers grouped these 12 teams into 2 teams, and they played a home and away fixture. The winners of this preliminary stage (6 countries) joined the initial 42 countries, bringing the total to 48 countries.

On 19th April 2022, CAF seeded these final 48 countries into groups of 4 teams each, a total of 12 groups. Each team in the group will play each other in a home and away format and have a position according to the points they get: 3 points for winning, 1 point for a draw, and none for losing. At the end of the qualifying stage, only the first and second from each group will compete in Ivory Coast in 2023.

The host country Ivory Coast has an automatic qualification. However, they will play the qualifiers to determine the position of the other teams in their group. So in the Ivory Coast group, only the best performing team will qualify for AFCON 2023.

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The Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers offer a sneak peek into the footballing talent we will see in Ivory Coast in 2023. You can also choose to bet on it, and we offer a betting guide on how to bet on AFCON qualifiers.

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Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers Predictions

In 2019, the organisers (CAF) increased the number of teams in the final competition from 16 to 24. And this increased the number of games played in the qualifying stage. That means there will be serious competition for a place in the biggest football tournament in Africa.

So, we will be analyzing a few teams from each of the qualifying pots that have what it takes to climb the qualification hurdle and secure a place in the main competition.

Nigeria

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have won the African Cup of Nations thrice and will be hoping to get their fourth title next year. But of course, they have to overcome the qualifying stage. They are the current leaders in their group after thrashing Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 and winning over Seria Leone 2-1.

Algeria

As a two-time winner of AFCON, Algeria will be hoping to make it to the main competition next year. And they have started a good qualification campaign. They have won their first two matches with two goals to nil each against Uganda and Tanzania, putting them first in Group F.

Ghana

Ghana is in the perfect group to qualify for the competition next year. Group E is made up of teams that are below 100 in the rankings. And Ghana won one game and drew the second of the two games they played. So barring an unlikely upset, the Black Stars of Ghana will participate in AFCON next year.

Cameroon

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have started the qualifiers for the 2023 African Cup of Nations. They have won the first match of their group and are in the first position. Kenya won’t play as CAF disqualified them. This means 2 out of 3 teams will qualify, and Cameroon is one of the 2.

Senegal

The winners of the 2021 AFCON, the Lions of Teranga, will be hoping to defend their title come 2023. After winning their first two matches and conceding one goal, it seems they are already on their way to Ivory Coast for their title defence next year.

Tunisia

The Eagles of Carthage will be hoping to add another AFCON trophy to their cabinet after winning it once in 2004. They are the first in their group after winning 4-0 over Equatorial Guinea and playing a goalless draw against Botswana.

Egypt

The Pharaohs of Egypt missed out narrowly to clinching their 8th AFCON trophy last year. And they’ve had a rough start with their qualifying campaign for the competition next year. They have won and lost the first two matches and are currently 4th in the group.

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Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers FAQs

As we come to the end of this article, we have answered some frequently asked questions about the qualifiers.