Afcon 2027 qualifiers: South Sudan and Lesotho secure their spots in Group Stages

Sunday Results

• Lesotho 2-1 Seychelles [Agg: 2-1]
• South Sudan 0-1 Djibouti [Agg: 4-1]

South Sudan and Lesotho advanced to the main qualifiers of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Pamoja 2027 after overcoming Djibouti and Seychelles respectively.

The Bright Stars, despite suffering a 1-0 loss in Juba advanced 4-1 on aggregate after they had won the first leg with a comprehensive 4-0 victory a few days earlier.

After a goalless first half, Djibouti found the breakthrough in the 77th minute when Samuel Temidayo finished off a move assisted by Gabriel Dadzie to give the visitors their only goal across the two legs.

Elsewhere, Lesotho came from a goal down to beat Seychelles 2-1 in Bloemfontein and progress on the same aggregate score following a goalless draw in the reverse fixture.

Brandon Labrosse had given the visitors a first half lead but second half goals from Lebohang Lesako and Sera Motebang turned the tie around.  

Action in the preliminary round will come to end on Tuesday with four other nations joining South Sudan and Lesotho to compete in the group stage qualifiers.

Afcon 2027 will co-hosted by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania as confirmed by CAF president Patrice Motsepe despite infrastructural challenges at the moment.

Tuesday March 31, 2026

• Eswatini vs Eritrea – Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba 5pm
• Mauritius vs Somalia – National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre 6pm
• Burundi vs Chad – Stade Intwari, Bujumbura 4pm
• Ethiopia vs Sao Tome e Principe – Dire Dawa Stadium 4pm

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