Football: Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures

Preliminary rd, 1st legs

Wednesday

In Meknes, Morocco

Eritrea v Eswatini (1400)

Thursday

In Juba, South Sudan

Djibouti v South Sudan (1400)

In Bloemfontein, South Africa

Seychelles v Lesotho (1400)

Friday

In Maputo, Mozambique

Somalia v Mauritius (1300)

In N'Djamena

Chad v Burundi (1400)

In El Jadida, Morocco

Sao Tome e Principe v Ethiopia (1600)

2nd legs

Sunday

In Juba

South Sudan v Djibouti (1300)

In Bloemfontein

Lesotho v Seychelles (1500)

Tuesday

In Bujumbura

Burundi v Chad (1300)

In Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Ethiopia v Sao Tome e Principe (1300)

In Lobamba, Eswatini

Eswatini v Eritrea (1400)

In Saint-Pierre, Mauritius

Mauritius v Somalia (1500)

Notes

-- Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Lesotho, Seychelles (inadequate stadiums) and Somalia (security concerns) barred from hosting matches

-- Aggregate winners qualify for six-round group stage from Sept 21 to Nov 17