Nigeria will play Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar in Group L to qualify for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The winner of this group will be joined by co-host Tanzania to complete the two teams to make the 24-team finals.

The draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations ​qualifiers was conducted in Cairo on Tuesday: Below are the groups:

Group ‌A: Lesotho, Niger, Gabon, Morocco

Group B: South Sudan, Malawi, Angola, Egypt

Group C: Somalia, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory ​Coast

Group D: Eritrea, Kenya, Guinea, South Africa

Group ​E: Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, ⁠Democratic Republic of Congo

Group F: Central African ​Republic, Mauritania, Benin, Burkina Faso

Group G: Congo, Namibia, ​Comoros, Cameroon

Group H: Botswana, Libya, Uganda, Tunisia

Group I: Burundi, Togo, Zambia, Algeria

Group J: Ethiopia, Sudan, Mozambique, Senegal

Group ​K: Liberia, Rwanda, Cape Verde, Mali

Group ​L: Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, Madagascar, Nigeria

The top two teams in ‌each ⁠group qualify for the finals in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from June 19-July 17 next year, except for Groups D, H and ​L where ​the highest-placed ⁠side besides the three co-hosts will go to the 24-team finals.

The ​qualifiers will be played over three ​match ⁠windows from September 21-October 6 and November 9-17 this year and then March 22-30 ⁠next ​year. Two qualifying matches per ​team will be played in each window.

Three nations – Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda – are co-hosting the 2027 AFCON.