Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers third and fourth matchday schedule, Digi Mart USA News: The third and fourth matchdays of the Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers will be played from November 12 to 17, 2026. After two rounds, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Gambia, South Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda, Mali and Guinea-Bissau are among the teams that have made a convincing start to their campaigns.
Several matches carry significant stakes. Ghana, still searching for its first points after two rounds, will face Somalia twice.
Mali and Rwanda, both with six points, will meet in a two-legged confrontation between Bamako and Kigali.
Morocco will try to extend its unbeaten start against Niger, which it will face twice. In Group B, Egypt and Angola are level on four points, while Malawi remains within reach with three.
DR Congo will seek to preserve its perfect record against Sierra Leone.
The three host nations, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, are automatically qualified for the final phase regardless of their final group standings.
Third matchday schedule (all times GMT):
Group A: Gabon vs Lesotho (Nov. 13, 16:00), Morocco vs Niger (Nov. 13, 20:00)
Group B: Egypt vs Malawi (Nov. 13, 19:00), Angola vs South Sudan (Nov. 14, 19:00)
Group C: Ghana vs Somalia (Nov. 12, 15:00), Ivory Coast vs Gambia (Nov. 12, 19:00)
Group D: Guinea vs Eritrea (Nov. 12, 16:00), South Africa vs Kenya (Nov. 13, 16:00)
Group E: DR Congo vs Sierra Leone (Nov. 12, 16:00), Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe (Nov. 12, 16:00)
Group F: Benin vs Central African Republic (Nov. 12, 19:00), Burkina Faso vs Mauritania (Nov. 13, 16:00)
Group G: Cameroon vs Namibia (Nov. 12, 19:00), Comoros vs Congo (Nov. 13, 13:00)
Group H: Tunisia vs Libya (Nov. 13, 16:00), Uganda vs Botswana (Nov. 14, 16:00)
Group I: Zambia vs Burundi (Nov. 13, 13:00), Algeria vs Togo (Nov. 14, 19:00)
Group J: Senegal vs Sudan (Nov. 12, 19:00), Mozambique vs Ethiopia (Nov. 13, 13:00)
Group K: Cape Verde vs Liberia (Nov. 13, 16:00), Mali vs Rwanda (Nov. 13, 19:00)
Group L: Madagascar vs Guinea-Bissau (Nov. 12, 16:00), Nigeria vs Tanzania (Nov. 13, 16:00)
Fourth matchday schedule (all times GMT):
Group A: Lesotho vs Gabon (Nov. 17, 13:00), Niger vs Morocco (Nov. 17, 20:00)
Group B: Malawi vs Egypt (Nov. 17, 13:00), South Sudan vs Angola (Nov. 17, 13:00)
Group C: Somalia vs Ghana (Nov. 16, 15:00), Gambia vs Ivory Coast (Nov. 17, 16:00)
Group D: Eritrea vs Guinea (Nov. 16, 16:00), Kenya vs South Africa (Nov. 17, 16:00)
Group E: Zimbabwe vs Equatorial Guinea (Nov. 16, 13:00), Sierra Leone vs DR Congo (Nov. 17, 16:00)
Group F: Central African Republic vs Benin (Nov. 16, 16:00), Mauritania vs Burkina Faso (Nov. 17, 19:00)
Group G: Namibia vs Cameroon (Nov. 16, 13:00), Congo vs Comoros (Nov. 17, 19:00)
Group H: Libya vs Tunisia (Nov. 17, 16:00), Botswana vs Uganda (Nov. 17, 19:00)
Group I: Burundi vs Zambia (Nov. 17, 13:00), Togo vs Algeria (Nov. 17, 16:00)
Group J: Sudan vs Senegal (Nov. 16, 13:00), Ethiopia vs Mozambique (Nov. 17, 13:00)
Group K: Rwanda vs Mali (Nov. 17, 19:00), Liberia vs Cape Verde (Nov. 17, 19:00)
Group L: Tanzania vs Nigeria (Nov. 17, 13:00), Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar (Nov. 17, 16:00)
