2026 World Cup African Qualifiers: Matchday 6 fixtures and timings

The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup—jointly hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico—continues across Africa as national teams gear up for Matchday 6 of the qualifiers.

As the race intensifies, several continental giants will aim to consolidate their leads in the standings, while others hope to revive their qualification hopes in a fiercely competitive campaign spread over 9 groups.

Below is the full list of Matchday 6 fixtures, along with kick-off times in GMT and group allocations:

• Sunday, 23 March 2025

• 13:00: Eswatini vs Mauritius

Group F

• 13:00: Kenya vs Gabon

Group H

• 13:00: Namibia vs Equatorial Guinea

Monday, 24 March 2025
Group I

• 16:00: Central African Republic vs Mali

Group A

• 16:00: Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso

Group H

• 16:00: Liberia vs Sao Tome and Principe

Group F

• 19:00: Ivory Coast vs Gambia

Group I

• 19:00: Madagascar vs Ghana

Group A

• 21:00: Ethiopia vs Djibouti

Group H

• 21:00: Tunisia vs Malawi

Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Group H

• 13:00: Botswana vs Somalia

Group D

• 16:00: Angola vs Cape Verde

Group C

• 16:00: Benin vs South Africa

Group C

• 16:00: Nigeria vs Zimbabwe

Group C

• 16:00: Rwanda vs Lesotho

Group G

• 16:00: Uganda vs Guinea

Group F

• 19:00: Burundi vs Seychelles

Group D

• 19:00: Cameroon vs Libya

Group A

• 19:00: Egypt vs Sierra Leone

Group K

• 19:00: Sudan vs South Sudan

Group G

• 21:00: Algeria vs Mozambique

Group I

• 21:00: Comoros vs Chad

Group C

• 21:00: Mauritania vs DR Congo

Group L

• 21:00: Senegal vs Togo

Group E

• 21:30: Morocco vs Tanzania