The road to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania Pamoja 2027 has officially begun with a preliminary round of qualifiers completed in Rabat, Morocco.
The twelve lowest ranked places on the continent in the FIFA World Rankings entered the draw with the six winners of the Preliminary Round ties advancing to join the other 42 CAF Member Associations in the group stage of the qualifiers.
Seychelles and Lesotho will face off in an all-Southern African tie that will see the Indian Ocean island nation host the first leg, while Djibouti and South Sudan meet in a fixture between two East African nations, with Djibouti at home first.
Chad will host Burundi in the first leg of their tie, while Somalia welcome Mauritius for the opening leg of their fixture.
Eritrea will be at home first when they host Eswatini, and São Tomé and Príncipe welcome Ethiopia for the first leg of their clash.
The ties will be played during the next FIFA International Window, between 25–31 March 2026.
The TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2027 will make history as the first time three nations have co-hosted African’s biggest show.
TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
Preliminary Round Draw
M1 & M2: Djibouti vs South Sudan
M3 & M4: Chad vs Burundi
M5 & M6: Somalia vs Mauritius
M7 & M8: Seychelles vs Lesotho
M9 & M10: Eritrea vs Eswatini
M11 & M12: Sao Tome e Principe vs Ethiopia