The final field for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) was completed on Tuesday by Tanzania, Botswana and Mozambique, as 13 matches were played across the continent to complete the qualification campaign.
The very last qualifier was played in the evening in Dakar, where Group L winners Senegal defeated already-eliminated Burundi 2-0 courtesy of two goals from Habib Diarra.
Tanzania became qualifier number 22 thanks to their 1-0 win over Guinea in Dar es Salaam in an afternoon kick-off in Group H.
Botswana were the 23rd qualifiers after they claimed a 1-1 draw away to Egypt in Cairo, ensuring they finished second behind the Pharaohs in Group C
The 24th and final nation to qualify were Mozambique, who only needed to avoid defeat away to Guinea-Bissau in order to join Group I winners Mali (who thumped Eswatini 6-0 in a concurrent match in Bamako) in qualification, but they went one better by beating the Djurtus 2-1 at Estadio 24 de Setembro.
The final list of 24 teams for the 2025 Afcon (in chronological order of qualification): Morocco (hosts), Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Algeria, DR Congo, Senegal, Egypt, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Uganda, South Africa, Tunisia, Nigeria, Mali, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Comoros, Sudan, Benin, Tanzania, Botswana and Mozambique.
The 2025 Afcon will be held from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026 across six venues in Morocco.
South Africa coach Hugo Broos hailed his team after they finished off their last assignment for the year by securing top place in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group as they marked a 200th win with a 3-0 victory over South Sudan in Cape Town.
This is what Broos said after the victory at the Cape Town Stadium
“First of all, I have to congratulate my team for the performance of today. Not only for the performance, but also for the mentality this team showed all for the 90 minutes. During the pre-match meeting, I showed them a few results of teams who were already qualified, but who lost last game – Tunisia, Nigeria, Burkina Faso. They all lose. I asked the players not to spoil the party today, and that shows, again, the mentality that we have in the team.”
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