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FIFA World Cup 2026 African Qualifiers: CAF Reveal Date, Kick-off Time

FIFA World Cup 2026

The excitement continues! The African teams are back in action next week as they vie for a spot in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Mark your calendars for Match Day 3 and 4, happening between June 5th and 11th, 2024.

With the World Cup expanding to 48 teams for the first time ever, Africa has a chance to send a record number of participants! Nine teams will secure automatic qualification by winning their groups. The fight doesn’t end there though.

The four best runners-up will battle it out in a CAF Play-Off tournament, with the winner advancing to the FIFA Play-off Tournament for a final shot at glory.

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

See all fixtures and dates: https://www.cafonline.com/news/caf-and-fifa-confirm-dates-and-kick-off-times-for-junes-world-cup-2026-african-qualifiers/

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