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About thirteen countries have qualified to play at the AFCON tournament holding next year in January in Cote D’ Ivoire
This follows the completion of Matchday 5 qualifying fixtures this weekend.
Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau got their ticket on Sunday evening after the Super Eagles defeated Sierra Leone by 3-2 in Monrovia on Sunday.
Cape Verde island and Mali also booked their spots from group B and G respectively after winninf their games on matchday 5
They join hosts Ivory Coast, holders Senegal, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia in the finals that kicks off January 2024.
There are three more fixtures to complete the fifth rounds of qualifiers and they will all be played on Tuesday.
A total of 24 countries – the top two teams in each of the 12 qualifying groups -will qualify to play in the tournament.
List of already qualified teams
Senegal,
Algeria,
Burkina Faso,
Egypt,
Equatorial Guinea,
Morocco,
South Africa,
Tunisia
Zambia
Nigeria
Mali
Guinea Bissau
and Host Cote D’ Ivoire
14 countries have so far made it to the tournament while the continent await the remaining 10 teams.