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Africa World Cup Qualifiers to stream for free on YouTube The African World Cup Qualifiers enter their second round during the September 2021 international break. And, in welcome news for soccer fans who are on a tight budget, all games will be available for free on YouTube. Starting a year ago in September, 2019, FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) made a hefty investment. The groups’ investments in TV production now allows the Africa World Cup Qualifiers to air worldwide via YouTube. Unlike many of the worldwide qualifiers, these games are available for free on YouTube through FIFA’s official channel. Giving the FIFATV YouTube Channel a quick scan, one can see the 40 games scheduled for the first two matchdays. READ MORE: The complete TV guide for all World Cup qualifiers. Africa World Cup Qualifiers format CAF uses a multi-stage format to send their teams to the World Cup. For Africa, five teams will qualify for the group stage in Qatar. In September 2019, 28 teams played home-and-away ties to reach the second stage. These 28 teams are the bottom-half of the CAF ranking issued by FIFA in July 2019. After the two-leg tie, these 14 teams, along with the 24 teams receiving a bye to the second round, enter the group stage in round two. The 40 teams go into 10 groups of four. Each team plays each team in their group twice. One game is at home, the other is on the road. After each team plays their six games, the group winners enter a random draw to play another group winner in a home-and-away tie in the third round. At the end of the tournament, there are five teams remaining, and these teams travel to Qatar for the World Cup. This format differs from the previous renditions of the tournament. For example, in 2018, the group stage of the competition came in the third round. Then, it was five groups of four, with the group winners reaching the World Cup in Russia. Regardless of any changes, the Africa World Cup Qualifiers never seem to disappoint. Additionally, that holds true for the first round in this cycle. Somalia, the second-to-last ranked team in Africa, went up against Zimbabwe, the best team in the first stage. Somalia won at home 1-0. Later, a dramatic second leg came down to a 90th-minute winner. Three goals in the last five minutes saw Zimbabwe punch their ticket to the second stage of the competition. Expect the same drama in the second round of the tournament, with all games available for free on the FIFATV YouTube channel. Africa World Cup Qualifiers schedule   Wednesday, September 1 09:00 am EDT Central African Republic vs. Cape Verde YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Senegal vs. Togo YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Guinea-Bissau vs. Guinea YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Libya vs. Gabon YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Mali vs. Rwanda YouTube Thursday, September 2 09:00 am EDT Kenya vs. Uganda YouTube 09:00 am EDT DR Congo vs. Tanzania YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Niger vs. Burkina Faso YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Namibia vs. Congo YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Madagascar vs. Benin YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Egypt vs. Angola YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Morocco vs. Sudan YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Algeria vs. Djibouti YouTube Friday, September 3 09:00 am EDT Zimbabwe vs. South Africa YouTube 09:00 am EDT Mozambique vs. Ivory Coast YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Nigeria vs. Liberia YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Mauritania vs. Zambia YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Tunisia vs. Equatorial Guinea YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Ghana vs. Ethiopia YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Cameroon vs. Malawi YouTube Sunday, September 5 09:00 am EDT Rwanda vs. Kenya YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Togo vs. Namibia YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Gabon vs. Egypt YouTube Monday, September 6 09:00 am EDT Benin vs. DR Congo YouTube 09:00 am EDT Uganda vs. Mali YouTube 09:00 am EDT Djibouti vs. Niger YouTube 12:00 pm EDT South Africa vs. Ghana YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Liberia vs. Central African Republic YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Guinea vs. Morocco YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Ivory Coast vs. Cameroon YouTube Tuesday, September 7 09:00 am EDT Zambia vs. Tunisia YouTube 09:00 am EDT Tanzania vs. Madagascar YouTube 09:00 am EDT Malawi vs. Mozambique YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Ethiopia vs. Zimbabwe YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Cape Verde vs. Nigeria YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Congo vs. Senegal YouTube 12:00 pm EDT Equatorial Guinea vs. Mauritania YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Sudan vs. Guinea-Bissau YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Burkina Faso vs. Algeria YouTube 03:00 pm EDT Angola vs. Libya YouTube  

Africa World Cup Qualifiers

The African World Cup Qualifiers enter their second round during the September 2021 international break. And, in welcome news for soccer fans who are on a tight budget, all games will be available for free on YouTube.

Starting a year ago in September, 2019, FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) made a hefty investment. The groups’ investments in TV production now allows the Africa World Cup Qualifiers to air worldwide via YouTube.

Unlike many of the worldwide qualifiers, these games are available for free on YouTube through FIFA’s official channel.

Giving the FIFATV YouTube Channel a quick scan, one can see the 40 games scheduled for the first two matchdays.

READ MORE: The complete TV guide for all World Cup qualifiers.

Africa World Cup Qualifiers format

CAF uses a multi-stage format to send their teams to the World Cup. For Africa, five teams will qualify for the group stage in Qatar.

In September 2019, 28 teams played home-and-away ties to reach the second stage. These 28 teams are the bottom-half of the CAF ranking issued by FIFA in July 2019. After the two-leg tie, these 14 teams, along with the 24 teams receiving a bye to the second round, enter the group stage in round two.

The 40 teams go into 10 groups of four. Each team plays each team in their group twice. One game is at home, the other is on the road. After each team plays their six games, the group winners enter a random draw to play another group winner in a home-and-away tie in the third round.

At the end of the tournament, there are five teams remaining, and these teams travel to Qatar for the World Cup.

This format differs from the previous renditions of the tournament. For example, in 2018, the group stage of the competition came in the third round. Then, it was five groups of four, with the group winners reaching the World Cup in Russia.

Regardless of any changes, the Africa World Cup Qualifiers never seem to disappoint. Additionally, that holds true for the first round in this cycle.

Somalia, the second-to-last ranked team in Africa, went up against Zimbabwe, the best team in the first stage. Somalia won at home 1-0. Later, a dramatic second leg came down to a 90th-minute winner. Three goals in the last five minutes saw Zimbabwe punch their ticket to the second stage of the competition.

Expect the same drama in the second round of the tournament, with all games available for free on the FIFATV YouTube channel.

Africa World Cup Qualifiers schedule

 

Wednesday, September 1

09:00 am EDT
Central African Republic vs. Cape Verde
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Senegal vs. Togo
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Guinea-Bissau vs. Guinea
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Libya vs. Gabon
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Mali vs. Rwanda
YouTube

Thursday, September 2

09:00 am EDT
Kenya vs. Uganda
YouTube
09:00 am EDT
DR Congo vs. Tanzania
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Niger vs. Burkina Faso
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Namibia vs. Congo
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Madagascar vs. Benin
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Egypt vs. Angola
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Morocco vs. Sudan
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Algeria vs. Djibouti
YouTube

Friday, September 3

09:00 am EDT
Zimbabwe vs. South Africa
YouTube
09:00 am EDT
Mozambique vs. Ivory Coast
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Nigeria vs. Liberia
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Mauritania vs. Zambia
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Tunisia vs. Equatorial Guinea
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Ghana vs. Ethiopia
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Cameroon vs. Malawi
YouTube

Sunday, September 5

09:00 am EDT
Rwanda vs. Kenya
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Togo vs. Namibia
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Gabon vs. Egypt
YouTube

Monday, September 6

09:00 am EDT
Benin vs. DR Congo
YouTube
09:00 am EDT
Uganda vs. Mali
YouTube
09:00 am EDT
Djibouti vs. Niger
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
South Africa vs. Ghana
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Liberia vs. Central African Republic
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Guinea vs. Morocco
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Ivory Coast vs. Cameroon
YouTube

Tuesday, September 7

09:00 am EDT
Zambia vs. Tunisia
YouTube
09:00 am EDT
Tanzania vs. Madagascar
YouTube
09:00 am EDT
Malawi vs. Mozambique
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Ethiopia vs. Zimbabwe
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Cape Verde vs. Nigeria
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Congo vs. Senegal
YouTube
12:00 pm EDT
Equatorial Guinea vs. Mauritania
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Sudan vs. Guinea-Bissau
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Burkina Faso vs. Algeria
YouTube
03:00 pm EDT
Angola vs. Libya
YouTube

 



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