A late equaliser from Victor Osimhen stamped Nigeria's ticket for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday while Tunisia also booked their place with a 3-2 win over Madagascar.

Gabon, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia and Uganda all booked spots at the next Africa Cup of Nations finals on Thursday, some without even playing in the latest qualifiers.

CAPE TOWN. – Gabon, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe join 12 other countries in booking spots at the next Africa Cup of Nations finals by yesterday, some without even playing in the latest qualifiers.

Rwanda began their 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-1 draw against Libya at the Tripoli Stadium in the Libyan capital before that aforementioned goalless draw against Nigerians and then a win against Benin with a defeat to Libya in the reverse fixture.

Ghana failed to reach the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2004 after drawing with Angola 1-1 in qualifying on Friday.

Benin have a brilliant chance to qualify for the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations as they prepare to kick off the November international break against the 2023 runners’ up, Nigeria, earlier this year. Kick-off date/time: Thursday 14th November, 2024 - UK – 7:00pm / US ET – 2:00pm / US PT – 11:00am

The tiny Comoros Islands, Mali, Zambia and Zimbabwe added their names on Friday to the list teams who have qualified for next year’s 24-team Africa Cup of Nations but four-time champions Ghana were eliminated.