Overview:
Guinea head coach Paulo Duarte has already expressed frustration in regards to the points referring to it as unfair for groups drawn in the identical qualifying teams because the co-host nations and that CAF ought to think about revising the system.
The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Pamoja qualifiers start in September with co-hosts Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda a part of the method regardless of being already certified.
Like the norm has been, even host nations take part within the qualifiers regardless of having already secured computerized qualification for the match by advantage of being co-hosts.
Kenya is drawn in Group D alongside 1996 winners South Africa, Guinea and Eritrea, Uganda are in Group H with 2004 champions Tunisia, Libya and Botswana whereas Tanzania are positioned in Group L alongside Nigeria, Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau.
As a consequence, all nations in teams which have co-hosts are successfully competing for one qualifying spot from these respective teams.
Guinea head coach Paulo Duarte has already expressed frustration in regards to the points referring to it as unfair for groups drawn in the identical qualifying teams because the co-host nations and that CAF ought to think about revising the system.
Could Duarte and his allies be proper?
The well-travelled Duarte has a degree particularly on the subject of Pamoja 2027 since all co-hosts are nations that aren’t usually current on the continent international showpiece.
Besides, the truth that a bunch nation is already certified no matter which place they earn within the qualifiers additionally leaves loads of query marks and can harm in case one, or all of them end in positions under second.
In comparability to teams that don’t have co-hosts, this sounds unfair because the positions to compete for are two – particularly reasonable.
AFCON 2027 Qualifiers Dates
Matchdays 1 & 2: September 21 to October 6, 2026
Matchdays 3 & 4: November 9 to 17, 2026
Matchdays 5 & 6: March 22 to 30, 2026
