The opening game for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers were off to a good start with Ghana’s Black Stars winning 3-0 in their match against Madagascar yesterday, June 1. All three goals were scored in the second half by Kudus Mohammed, Felix Afena-Gyan and Osman Bukari, securing them an early Group E lead. Angola is currently second place in the group, with a 2-1 win over Central African Republic.
Group E will again face-off against each other this Sunday with the Black Stars playing against Central African Republic and Angola against Madagascar all in pursuit of the playoffs into the 2023 AFCON to be held in Ivory Coast. Fixtures for the next matches along with the other teams to play that day are shown below:
| Date | Time | Teams to Play |
| 05/06/2022 | 02:00pm | CAR Vs GHA |
| —— | 03:00pm | MAL Vs ETH |
| —— | 03:00pm | BOT Vs TUN |
| —— | 06:00pm | MAD Vs ANG |
Below is the draw showing which teams will be playing the qualifiers for the upcoming AFCON 2023 in
THE DRAW FOR THE 2023 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS QUALIFYING GROUPS
Group A: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome e Principe or Mauritius
Group B: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Togo, Eswatini
Group C: Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, Burundi
Group D: Egypt, Guinea, Malawi, Ethiopia
Group E: Ghana, Madagascar, Angola, Central African Republic
Group F: Algeria, Uganda, Niger, Tanzania
Group G: Mali, Congo Brazzaville, Gambia, South Sudan
Group H: Ivory Coast (hosts), Zambia, Comoros, Lesotho
Group I: Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Mauritania, Sudan
Group J: Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Botswana
Group K: Morocco, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Liberia
Group L: Senegal (holders), Benin, Mozambique, Rwanda
For Africa Global Radio
2nd June, 2022
