CAF announces schedule for Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has scheduled dates for the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers.

According to the football governing body in Africa, the Preliminary Round of the 2025 AFCON Qualifiers will take place from March 18 – 26, 2024.

This will be followed by the first and second-round matches scheduled for September 2 – 10, 2024.

The third and fourth rounds of games will take place from September 7 -15, 2024.

The last rounds of the qualifiers are scheduled for November 11 – 19, 2024.

The qualified nations for the tournament will be determined at the end of the final round of games in November 2024.

Morocco will host the 2025 AFCON after the AFCON 2023 which will take place in January and February 2024.

AFCON 2025 will take place in June as Morocco prepares to hot another African showpiece after hosting the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), CAF Women’s Champions League, 2023 CAF Awards, and will host the 2024 WAFCON.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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