In this year’s Africa Cup of Nations, some countries made history by qualifying while other countries failed to make the cut for the games.
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AFCON 2019: Here is the full list of teams that have qualified
The full line-up for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations is now complete with South Africa taking the final spot on Sunday evening.
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Burundi, Madagascar, and Mauritania created history by qualifying for their first-ever AFCON.
Meanwhile, 2012 champions Zambia failed to secure.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Gabon, Emmanuel Adebayor’s Togo and 2013 finalist Burkina Faso failed to qualify too.
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Below is the list of the countries qualified for Afcon 2019
Ghana – The senior national team of Ghana have qualified for the eighth straight time. The Black Stars will be hoping to end their 37-year-wait for the title in Egypt.
Egypt – The Pharaohs secured a spot after finishing second behind Tunisia. Egypt is the host nation for the tournament.
Madagascar – Madagascar qualified after a 1-0 home victory over Equatorial Guinea in early October.
Burundi – This is Burundi’s first time at the Afcon. They qualified after a 1-1 draw with Gabon on Saturday.
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Tunisia – Tunisia topped their group. They were ahead of Egypt by 2 points.
Senegal – Senegal secured an early qualification with 1-0 victory over Sudan in Khartoum in October.
Mauritania – This is the first time Mauritania is qualifying to the tournament. In November, they qualified after the secured a 2-1 win over Botswana.
Angola – Angola clinched a place in Egypt with a 1-0 win over hosts Botswana on Friday to finish top of Group I.
Cameroon – The defending champions qualified on the final match day after beating Comoros 3-0 in Yaounde.
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Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast qualified in November after sharing the spoils with Guinea in Conakry.
Nigeria – Nigeria sealed its place after Moses Simon scored a last-minute goal over Seychelles to qualify as leaders of Group E.
Uganda – The Cranes sealed qualification with a 1-0 win over Cape Verde in November.
Mali – Mali completed their campaign unbeaten.
Guinea – Guinea topped Group H. They finished a point above Ivory Coast.
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DR Congo – Cedric Bakambu's goal on Sunday made it possible for DR Congo to qualify for Egypt instead of Liberia.
Zimbabwe – A 2-0 win over Congo made Zimbabwe finish top of Group G ahead of DR Congo.
Tanzania – Tanzania beat rivals Uganda 3-0 in Dar es Salaam on Sunday to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1980.
Kenya – The Harambee Stars finished second behind Ghana in the qualifiers.
Namibia – Namibia, qualified in second place in Group K ahead of Mozambique on the head-to-head results between the two countries.
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Benin – Benin qualified for the first time since 2010. They beat Togo to qualify.
South Africa – The last spot for Afcon 2019 was secured by South Africa. Bafana Bafana qualified after a 2-1 win over Libya in Tunisia on Sunday.
Guinea-Bissau – Guinea-Bissau topped in Group K after a 2-2 draw at home with Mozambique.
Algeria – Algeria topped Group D with 11 points to qualify for the finals.
Morocco – A 2-0 win over Cameroon made Morocco qualify in November.
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