Eritrea draw South Africa, Guinea, Kenya in AFCON 2027 qualifiers

Eritrea has been placed in Group D of the 2027 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) PAMOJA qualifiers.

In the draw conducted at the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) in Cairo, Eritrea have been drawn alongside South Africa, Guinea and Kenya.

The tournament will for the first time be co-hosted by three countries Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will be played from June 19 June to July 17.

Eritrea will have to top the group in order to qualify for AFCON 2027 because co-hosts Kenya with automatic qualification are in the same group.

The draw was conducted by former African football stars Max-Alain Gradel (Cote d’Ivoire), William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria), Essam El Hadary (Egypt) and Trésor Mputu (DR Congo).

The first matches of the group qualifiers will kick-off in September, 2026.

The 48 teams that will play in the qualifiers have been placed into 12 groups, with the top two in each pool advancing to the continental finals.

Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will take part in qualifiers but have secured their places as co-hosts, so one team from their pool will join them.

Group D

South Africa

Guinea

Kenya

Eritrea