Ghana vs tanzania

There are 48African countries battling for the 24 berths available to the next Africa Cup of Nations tournament (AFCON) to be held beginning in January 2024 in the Ivory Coast. Defending champions Senegal will be facing fierce competition from fellow African powers Egypt, Algeria, Cameroon, Morocco, host nation Ivory Coast, and others as they try to become the first back-to-back AFCON champions since Egypt won three straight in 2006, 2008, and 2010. To reach the AFCON finals in 2024, nations must progress through qualifying, which can be ruthless in deciding which countries achieve a spot in the tournament. The Sporting News brings you all the necessary details about how AFCON qualifying works, when the matches are, and how they play out. AFCON qualifiers format To qualify for AFCON, teams must progress through a group stage style qualification format. First, the lowest-ranked teams had to push through a preliminary stagewhich consisted of 12 teams paired up in six matchups contested over two legs. The losers on aggregate goals were eliminated, while the six winners advanced to join 42 others in the group stage. The remaining 48 teams were then grouped into 12 groups of four, with each group playing round-robin matches. The top two finishers in each group advance to AFCON, while the bottom two in each group are eliminated. This produces the 24 qualifiers who will reach the final tournament. Ivory Coast have already qualified for AFCON as hosts, but they will still play in ...