Around this time one week from now we will know the 24 groups who will challenge the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, with the last two rounds of qualifiers set to hurl various champ brings home all the glory matches.
Ghana are the greatest name at risk for passing up the competition in Morocco, with the Black Stars expecting to get most extreme focuses and trust Sudan experience two losses.
The main two in every one of the 12 passing gatherings progress, with previous heroes Algeria, Cameroon, DR Congo, Egypt and Senegal previously guaranteed of their places close by Angola, Burkina Faso and the hosts.
Central African Republic are the main side still in conflict who are yet to make their Countries Cup debut, while Botswana and Rwanda are offering to show up.
BBC Game Africa runs the standard over who needs what to secure a spot at Africa's greatest game, which starts on 21 December one year from now and runs until 18 January 2026.
Tunisia sweat on ticket
Bunch An is the most secure to call, with each of the four countries still in with a yell.
Pioneers Tunisia are a point in front of Comoros and two before The Gambia, with pariahs Madagascar further back.
The Carthage Birds, who are pursuing a record-broadening seventeenth progressive appearance at the finals, have set Kais Yaacoubi in break charge in the wake of firing veteran supervisor Faouzi Benzarti.
Madagascar should beat the North Africans on Thursday to keep their weak expectations alive, while The Gambia face a crunch 'home' conflict against Comoros daily later in Berkane.
Contingent upon those outcomes, the last round of matches, when Tunisia invite the Scorpions and Comoros engage Madagascar, could be nerve-destroying for aficionados of every one of the four nations.
Group B looks more direct, with Morocco having proactively ensured best position and Gabon top picks to secure second.
The Pumas have Morocco on Friday and will be through in the event that they match Central African Republic's outcome against Lesotho.
Any other way, Gabon's visit to Vehicle on Monday will be another must-watch decider.
Super Eagles on verge as Zebras pursue history
Botswana are in the driving seat for the one excess billet available for anyone in Group C, holding a noteworthy lead over both Cape Verde and Mauritania.
The Zebras have the Mauritanians on Friday before Cape Verde engage Egypt, who have rested chief Mohamed Salah.
Straight on record could all around become possibly the most important factor to settle things when Botswana travel to Egypt and Mauritania invite the islanders on Tuesday.
Morena Ramoreboli takes interval charge of Botswana after Didier Gomes da Rosa quit to assume responsibility for Libyan club side Al Ahli Tripoli.
In the mean time, Nigeria need simply a highlight qualify from Gathering D, having been granted a 3-0 walkover against Libya in the wake of being abandoned at an air terminal in the nation short-term last month - albeit that approval is likely to pursue.
One of Benin and Rwanda seems set to go along with them, with Libya near the very edge of disposal.
The Mediterranean Knights should beat Rwanda and Benin and trust that the Super Falcons help them out by winning both of their experiences with similar adversaries.
Capability will go down to the last day except if Benin beat Nigeria and Rwanda neglect to enlist a triumph against Libya.
Black Stars look set for exit
In Gathering E, Togo should beat as of now wiped out Liberia in Monrovia on Wednesday to stretch out their bid to a last day must-win confrontation with Central Guinea in Lome on Sunday.
In any case, the Public Thunder could qualify with a game in excess on the off chance that they beat table-clinchers Algeria on Thursday.
Ghana's expectations are barely surviving in Gathering F after they got only two focuses from four games.
The four-time mainland champions might actually be killed when they take on Angola in Luanda on Friday, as Sudan will advance in the event that they stay away from rout 'away' against Niger in Lome the other day.
Ghana's last game is against Niger, however their thin expectations experienced another blow when safeguard Alexandre Djiku and advances Antoine Semenyo and Inaki Williams were among eight withdrawals from mentor Otto Addo's crew, while Arms stockpile midfielder Thomas Partey was not called up.
Kamara back to help Leone Stars
Group G could see a last day decider among Zambia and Sierra Leone, with ruling Afcon champions Ivory Coast likewise requiring another success to make certain of an opportunity to shield their title.
The Leone Stars can hold onto the drive and move level on focuses with Zambia assuming that they win 'away' against Chad in Abidjan on Wednesday.
The West Africans have been reinforced by 40-year-old striker Kei Kamara - the second-most elevated scorer throughout the entire existence of US Significant Association Soccer - emerging from global retirement.
Zambia engage the Ivorians on Friday however realize that a draw from their away match against Sierra Leone would be sufficient to advance on straight on subsequent to winning the main gathering between the sides.
Guinea and Tanzania are battling about the last spot in Gathering H, with the West Africans holding a two-point advantage.
Guinea have DR Congo as Tanzania travel to Ethiopia, and Guinea then go to Tanzania in the last round.
Ethiopia have a remote possibility of qualifying, yet should dominate both of their matches and trust Guinea lose both of theirs.
Cranes pursue point
Mozambique and Mali are both on eight points at the highest point of Group I, and either side will get section in the event that they win their gathering in Maputo on Friday.
Guinea-Bissau are four focuses behind and expecting to exploit any goof, however Luis Boa-Morte's men need to get back from their outing to as of now disposed of Eswatini with three places.
Guinea-Bissau have Mozambique in the last round of matches, when Mali engage Eswatini.
Zimbabwe are hot top picks to join Cameroon in qualifying from Gathering J and will do so in the event that they stay away from rout at home against Kenya in nonpartisan Polokwane on Friday.
The Harambee Stars should dominate that match to keep their own expectations alive, which would then leave them expecting to better Zimbabwe's outcome in Cameroon when they have Namibia on Tuesday.
In Group K, Uganda need only one point from their two apparatuses, at home against South Africa and away in Congo-Brazzaville, to get back to the finals interestingly starting around 2019.
South Africa require one triumph and will be sure of beating winless South Sudan at home next Tuesday in the event that they drop focuses in Uganda.
Congo sensibly need two major successes to over-indulge the party.
Capability in Group L is as of now settled, with both Burkina Faso and Senegal through with two games in excess to the detriment of Burundi and Malawi.
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