The first teams to secure a place in next year's Africa Cup of Nations finals could be confirmed after the latest rounds of qualifiers, which begin on Thursday.
Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast and Morocco, all of whom were at the World Cup, head the list of teams fancied to continue a 100 percent start to the preliminaries for the 2027 finals. The tournament is being co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from June 19 to July 17.