National soccer team Harambee Stars will play Zimbabwe and Namibia in their first matches of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The fixtures which were released today by the Confederation of African Football will see the Stars take on Zimbabwe and Namibia between the 2nd and the 10th of September this year.
Kenya is in Group J together with Namibia, Zimbabwe and Cameroon and they will face Cameroun in a two-legged match between the 7th and 15th of October.
The Kenyan team coached by Engin Firat will conclude their 2025 AFCON qualifier matches against Zimbabwe away and Namibia at home between the 11th and 19th of November.
The first and runners-up in the eleven (11) groups that do not involve tournament hosts Morocco, will gain qualification to the competition.
The 35th CAF Africa Cup of Nations will be held from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.
Groups:
Group A: Tunisia, Madagascar, Comoros, Gambia
Group B: Morocco, Gabon,Central Africa Republic, Lesotho
Group C: Egypt, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Botswana
Group D: Nigeria, Benin Libya, Rwanda
Group E: Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Liberia
Group F: Ghana, Angola, Sudan, Niger
Group G: Cote d’Ivoire, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Chad
Group H: DR Congo, Guinea, Tanzania, Ethiopia
Group I: Mali, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, Eswatini
Group J: Cameroon, Namibia, Kenya, Zimbabwe
Group K: South Africa, Uganda, Congo, South Sudan
Group L: Senegal, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Burundi
