Group G — AFCON 2027 qualifiers

Qualifying Group G pairs Cameroon, Comoros, Namibia, Congo over six matchdays.

Cameroon is the only side here ranked inside the world top 70, and the gap to Comoros is 65 places. On the draw alone this is a favourite and a field.

The four teams

Teams FIFA ranking AFCON titles Head coach
Cameroon Cameroon
#43 5 David Pagou
Comoros Comoros
#108 0 Hubert Velud
Namibia Namibia
#121 0 Collin Benjamin
Congo Congo
#134 1 Claude Le Roy
What is still undecided

How many teams go through from this group is not settled. CAF expanded the finals to 28 teams on July 22, 2026 and has not published the qualification mechanism that follows from it. Any site telling you a number today is guessing.

Fixtures by matchday

Matchday 1 · September 21 – October 6, 2026

Namibia Namibia — Congo Congo Kick-off: to be confirmed Cameroon Cameroon — Comoros Comoros Kick-off: to be confirmed

Matchday 2 · September 21 – October 6, 2026

Comoros Comoros — Namibia Namibia Kick-off: to be confirmed Congo Congo — Cameroon Cameroon Kick-off: to be confirmed

Matchday 3 · November 9 – November 17, 2026

Comoros Comoros — Congo Congo Kick-off: to be confirmed Cameroon Cameroon — Namibia Namibia Kick-off: to be confirmed

Matchday 4 · November 9 – November 17, 2026

Namibia Namibia — Cameroon Cameroon Kick-off: to be confirmed Congo Congo — Comoros Comoros Kick-off: to be confirmed

Matchday 5 · March 22 – March 30, 2027

Comoros Comoros — Cameroon Cameroon Kick-off: to be confirmed Congo Congo — Namibia Namibia Kick-off: to be confirmed

Matchday 6 · March 22 – March 30, 2027

Namibia Namibia — Comoros Comoros Kick-off: to be confirmed Cameroon Cameroon — Congo Congo Kick-off: to be confirmed

The other groups

Group A Morocco · Gabon · Niger · Lesotho Group B Egypt · Angola · Malawi · South Sudan Group C Ivory Coast · Ghana · Gambia · Somalia Group D South Africa · Guinea · Kenya · Eritrea Group E DR Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Sierra Leone · Zimbabwe Group F Burkina Faso · Benin · Mauritania · Central African Republic Group H Tunisia · Uganda · Libya · Botswana Group I Algeria · Zambia · Togo · Burundi Group J Senegal · Mozambique · Sudan · Ethiopia Group K Mali · Cape Verde · Rwanda · Liberia Group L Nigeria · Madagascar · Tanzania · Guinea-Bissau

Common questions

Which teams are in Group G?
Cameroon (#43), Comoros (#108), Namibia (#121), Congo (#134). The figures are FIFA ranking positions from the list published on July 20, 2026, not the draw pots, which were based on the April 2026 list. 1 side(s) in this group sit inside the world's top 70.
How many teams qualify from Group G?
How many teams go through from this group is not settled. CAF expanded the finals to 28 teams on July 22, 2026 and has not published the qualification mechanism that follows from it. Any site telling you a number today is guessing.
When does Group G play?
Twelve matches: each side plays six, home and away, spread across three international windows — September 21 – October 6, 2026, November 9 – November 17, 2026 and March 22 – March 30, 2027. CAF has published which teams meet on each matchday, but neither the individual dates nor the kick-off times, so we show them as to be confirmed.
Is Group G the toughest?
No. The toughest is Group C, with 2 side(s) from the top 70 and 34 places between its top two. Group G has 1 and a gap of 65. We count contenders rather than adding up rankings: a sum would make a group of four mid-table sides look harder than one with a clear favourite and three outsiders.