Olusegun Ariyo
The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues this weekend as Africa’s top national teams battle it out in Matchday 5 of the qualifiers.
With the tournament set to take place in Canada, the USA, and Mexico next year, teams across the continent are looking to consolidate their chances of qualifying for the prestigious global event.
As the qualifiers unfold, Urban Express News Online brings you the full fixtures, time for Friday and Saturday’s games.
Here is the full list of fixtures, and times for Matchday 5 of the Africa 2026 World Cup Qualifiers (all times in GMT):
Friday, 21 March 2025:
Group G – Botswana vs. Algeria (13:00)
Group H – Equatorial Guinea vs. São Tomé and Príncipe (13:00)
Group A – Burkina Faso vs. Djibouti (16:00)
Group B – DR Congo vs. South Sudan (16:00)
Group C – Rwanda vs. Nigeria and
South Africa vs. Lesotho (16:00)
Group G – Burundi vs. Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana vs. Chad (19:00)
Group A – Ethiopia vs. Egypt (21:00)
Group G – Guinea vs. Somalia (21:00)
Group E – Niger vs. Morocco (21:30)
Saturday, 22 March 2025:
Group B – Togo vs. Mauritania (16:00) and Sudan vs. Senegal (19:00)
