Angola — South Sudan
Angola and South Sudan meet twice in Group B of qualifying, home and away.
The ranking separates them by 82 places: Angola at 87, South Sudan at 169.
Both legs
| Matchday | Home | Away | Match window | Kick-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Angola | South Sudan | November 9 – November 17, 2026 | to be confirmed |
| 4 | South Sudan | Angola | November 9 – November 17, 2026 | to be confirmed |
Kick-off times are shown as to be confirmed because CAF has published windows, not individual dates.
The group context
Both sides play six qualifiers in Group B. How many go through has not been announced.
Common questions
- When do Angola and South Sudan play?
- Two matches, on matchdays 3 and 4, inside the November 9 – November 17, 2026 windows. CAF has published the pairings and the windows but not the dates or kick-off times: those are agreed federation by federation a few weeks before each window. We show them as to be confirmed rather than invent them.
- What is the head-to-head record between Angola and South Sudan?
- No meetings between Angola and South Sudan appear in our records. That is not the same as never having played: coverage of African football before the 2000s is patchy in every public database, including ours. What it does mean is that neither side arrives with a recent result against the other.
- Which side is stronger on paper?
- Angola is the higher-ranked side, at #87 against #169 — a gap of 82 places on the FIFA list published on July 20, 2026. Over six qualifying matches that gap matters less than it looks: home advantage, travel and squad availability during international windows decide more African qualifiers than ranking does.
- Where can I watch Angola vs South Sudan?
- No broadcaster is confirmed for either country yet. Rights to the 2027 edition are almost entirely unsold: so far only the national broadcasters of Kenya and Tanzania have been named. Lists you find elsewhere describe the 2025 tournament in Morocco.