AFCON 2027 qualifiers: 12 matches on Friday's schedule!

The race to qualify for AFCON 2027 continues on Friday with 12 fixtures, including several direct contests that could shape the group standings.

Friday, 13 November 2026 brings another busy day of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, with 12 matches spread across four kick-off windows from 13:00 to 20:00 GMT. Tunisia and Libya meet in a North African derby, Morocco welcome Niger and Mali face Rwanda in a particularly significant Group K encounter after both teams won their opening two matches.

AFCON 2027 qualifiers: Friday 13 November fixtures

13:00 GMT: Comoros - Congo; Zambia - Burundi; Mozambique - Ethiopia.

16:00 GMT: Gabon - Lesotho; South Africa - Kenya; Burkina Faso - Mauritania; Tunisia - Libya; Cape Verde - Liberia; Nigeria - Tanzania.

19:00 GMT: Egypt - Malawi; Mali - Rwanda.

20:00 GMT: Morocco - Niger.

Morocco, Mali and Tunisia face important tests

Morocco enter their Group A meeting against Niger with six points from their opening two games. Another victory would strengthen their hold on first place. Tunisia, meanwhile, host Libya in a regional derby with implications for the closely contested Group H table.

In Group K, Mali and Rwanda have each taken the maximum six points. Their home-and-away meetings in Bamako and Kigali are therefore pivotal to the battle for top spot.

Elsewhere, Nigeria face Tanzania, one of the three co-hosts of the 2027 finals alongside Kenya and Uganda. Since those teams qualify automatically, only the highest-placed non-host nation can progress from each of their groups. Egypt - Malawi and Morocco - Niger complete Friday's evening programme, with more qualifying matches scheduled over the following days.

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