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4th in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying2024 Fixtures
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign is in the books, with all 24 qualifiers for next year's biennial competition now confirmed. ESPN present the definitive recap on all things AFCON.
It was a frantic and intense AFCON qualifying group stage, with high-profile sides like Ghana missing the finals and some of the continent's lesser lights looking forward to a shot at Africa's grandest prize.
Ghana failed to reach the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2004 after drawing with Angola 1-1 in qualifying on Friday.
Puma have gone early with the first batch of brand-new home and away kits for AFCON 2025. ESPN breaks down the best (and worst) of the lot.
A 96th-minute winner from Sadio Mane earned Senegal a 1-0 win over Malawi and a place at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco next year, but Ghana are in serious danger of missing out after a surprise loss to Sudan on Tuesday.
Wasteful Ghana were held to a 0-0 home draw by Sudan in Africa Cup of Nations qualification on Thursday to leave them in a perilous position midway through the campaign, but several sides edged closer to the finals in Morocco late next year.
From unforgettable debuts to African heavyweights being humbled, here's the current state of affairs across the continent following the first international break of the 2024-25 season.
The international break was an intriguing one for Africa's team as they hunt for 2026 World Cup qualification, with Nigeria doing themselves no favours, Morocco doing the most, and a Gabon return for Aubameyang.
Nigeria vs Ghana is always a highly-anticipated match up, and on Friday two new coaches, Finidi George and Otto Addo, will be looking to cement their contracts with a 'friendly' win.
Former Ghana international and Borussia Dortmund talent coach Otto Addo will reclaim the head coaching job for the Black Stars, on a 34-month contract, at the end of the current Bundesliga season.
AFCON Qualifying Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Angola | 6 | +5 | 14 |
2 | Sudan | 6 | -2 | 8 |
3 | Niger | 6 | +1 | 7 |
4 | Ghana | 6 | -4 | 3 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nathaniel Adje.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Elisha Owusu | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alidu Seidu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nathaniel Adje.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Elisha Owusu | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alidu Seidu | 0 | 0 | 0 |