2024 African Nations Championship qualification

Qualification for the 2024 African Nations Championship began on 25 October and will conclude on 29 December 2024 to determine the 19 nations, including co-host nations, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, expected to qualify for the final tournament.
A total of 40 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered qualification that was split into zones based on their regional affiliations and had its draw held on 9 October 2024 at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).
The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.
After Egypt and previous hosts Algeria withdrew before the draw, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia were the only teams entered: therefore, the Zone was scrapped and all three teams qualified automatically. On 22 November 2024, Libya withdrew from the tournament due to fixture congestion and concerns that the national team's participation would halt the league, hence the Libyan Football Federation prioritized the league schedule over the CHAN. On 28 November 2024, Tunisia also pulled out of the tournament following the clubs' rejection to the country's participation.
Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.
Mauritania won 1–0 on aggregate.
Guinea won 6–2 on aggregate.
Togo won 3–1 on aggregate.
Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
1–1 on aggregate. Niger won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. Burkina Faso won 4–2 on penalties.
Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
Initially, Congo won 2–1 on aggregate. However, following a ruling by the CAF Disciplinary Committee in favor of Equatorial Guinea, Congo was found to have fielded an ineligible player in both matches. As a result, both matches were declared forfeited by Congo, awarding Equatorial Guinea a 6–0 aggregate victory.
2–2 on aggregate. Central African Republic won on away goals.
DR Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Burundi won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Somalia withdrew prior to the first leg due to financial challenges.
Ethiopia won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Eritrea withdrew prior to the first leg.
1–1 on aggregate. Sudan won 6–5 on penalties.
South Sudan won 3–1 on aggregate.
Rwanda won 3–1 on aggregate.
Since the three hosts from this region have automatically qualified themselves, only the best-performing nation (excluding the hosts) can additionally qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
Uganda won 2–0 on aggregate.
Sudan won 4–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. Rwanda won on away goals.
Eswatini won 4–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Lesotho won 4–3 on penalties.
Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate.
Angola won 2–1 on aggregate.
Zambia won on walkover and qualified to the final tournament after Mozambique withdrew prior to the first leg due to post-election violence.
Following the withdrawals of Tunisia and Libya, it was decided to organise a second qualifier tournament between 7 'reengaged' teams: Algeria, Comoros, Egypt, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, South Africa to determine the final two slots.
The draw was held on 13 February 2025 at 13:25 EST (UTC+2) at the Confederation of African Football Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 7 teams were drawn into 3 games, with Runners-up of the previous edition Algeria receiving a bye to the second round.
Malawi won 4–0 on aggregate.
South Africa won 4–2 on aggregate.
0–0 on aggregate. Gambia won 5–3 on penalties.
The following 19 teams qualified for the final tournament.