2027 AFCON Qualifiers: Matchday 3 games get underway on Thursday

The race for places at the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) resumes this week, with several crucial Matchday 3 fixtures scheduled across the continent.

Ghana will host Somalia on Thursday, November 12, as both sides seek to revive their qualification hopes in Group C.

The Black Stars, who have endured a difficult start to their campaign, will be desperate to secure their first points when they take on Somalia at 15:00 GMT.

The encounter will be followed by several other fixtures on Thursday, with DR Congo facing Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea taking on Zimbabwe and Madagascar playing Guinea-Bissau.

Group C leaders Côte d’Ivoire will also be in action against The Gambia at 19:00 GMT, while Benin host the Central African Republic. Cameroon will welcome Namibia, with Senegal taking on Sudan in another notable fixture.

The action continues on Friday, November 13, with 12 matches scheduled, including Nigeria’s meeting with Tanzania, Egypt’s clash against Malawi and Morocco’s encounter with Niger.

South Africa will also face Kenya, while Tunisia take on Libya, Burkina Faso meet Mauritania and Mali host Rwanda.

Other fixtures on Friday include Comoros against Congo, Zambia versus Burundi, Mozambique against Ethiopia, Gabon against Lesotho and Cabo Verde versus Liberia.

The Matchday 3 fixtures will conclude on Saturday, November 14, with three matches scheduled.

Uganda will face Botswana, Angola take on South Sudan, while Algeria host Togo.

The qualifiers form part of the road to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.