The Africa Cup of Nations 2024 final tournament is just around the corner. It’s the perfect time to learn about the qualified teams and AFCON groups. The more you know, the better you can bet on AFCON for the finals!
Groups for the African Cup of Nations 2024
Originally, 52 teams attempted to the tournament in AFCON groups.
As there was only space for 48 teams, the eight lowest-seed teams were placed in a preliminary round. The top four were allowed into the AFCON qualifiers.
Over the course of the qualifiers, half the teams were eliminated. 24 teams moved on to the final tournament of the Africa Cup of Nations.
The qualified teams were placed in 6 groups of 4 teams each, based on their seed and performance throughout the qualifiers group stage. Here is the full list of groups after the Final Draw.
The AFCON groups were seeded using both AFCON fixtures below:
Group A Standings
Odds in Group A
Group B Standings
Odds in Group B
Group C Standings
Odds in Group C
Group D Standings
Odds in Group D
Group E Standings
Odds in Group E
Group F Standings
Odds in Group F
AFCON Group Winners
In the qualifiers group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations, there were 12 groups. The top two teams from each group moved into the final round.
The AFCON groups stage has not started yet and it is scheduled to kick off in January 2024. Each team in the groups will play one match against each other.
The results of the qualifiers are the best way to estimate how each group will measure up.
AFCON Groups FAQs
The Africa Cup of Nations 2024 was originally scheduled for 2023. The AFCON 2024 took place from January to February, in Ivory Coast.
24 countries qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations 2024’s final tournament, an increase from 16 in previous years. A lot of bettors’ favourites qualified this year.
The full list of qualified teams is Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon (Hosts), Cape Verde, Comoros, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tunisia and Zimbabwe.
Kenya has qualified for the AFCON 6 times: in 1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004 and 2019. However, unfortunately, they failed to qualify this time in 2021, coming in third place in their group during the qualifiers.