Here is the complete list of participants for the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations

The 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations is slated to kick off in Egypt on 7 June and 24 countries are due to battle to become the next continental champions.

Initially, 16 teams participated in AFCON tournaments, but in 2019 a total of 24 teams are set to contest for Africa’s greatest prize.

This is due to an extension to the number of participants by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Below is the list of African Nation set to grace the AFCON 2019:

KENYA

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The Harambee Stars finished second behind Ghana in the qualifiers.

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.

BURUNDI

Burundi qualified for the African Cup of Nations finals for the first time after a 1-1 draw with Gabon on Saturday.

UGANDA

The Cranes sealed qualification with a 1-0 win over Cape Verde in November.

GHANA

The Black Stars of Ghana will be hoping to end their 37-year-wait for the title in Egypt after they qualified for their eighth straight tournament.

MADAGASCAR

Madagascar secured qualification following a 1-0 home victory over Equatorial Guinea in early October.

TUNISIA

Tunisia qualified after they finished top of Group J, two points above Egypt.

EGYPT

The host nation took part in the qualifiers and secured their spot after finishing second behind Tunisia.

SENEGAL

Senegal secured an early qualification with 1-0 victory over Sudan in Khartoum in October.

MAURITANIA

Mauritania secured their first ever qualification with a 2-1 win over Botswana in November.

ANGOLA

Angola clinched a place in Egypt with a 1-0 win over hosts Botswana on Friday to finish top of Group I.

CAMEROON

Defending champions Cameroon sealed qualification on the final matchday after beating Comoros 3-0 in Yaounde on Saturday.

IVORY COAST

Ivory Coast qualified after sharing the spoils with Guinea in Conakry in November.

NIGERIA

Nigeria needed a last-minute Moses Simon goal to seal a 3-1 home win over Seychelles in a to qualify as leaders of Group E.

MALI

Mali completed their campaign unbeaten.

GUINEA

Guinea finished top of Group H, one point above Ivory Coast.

DR CONGO

China-based Cedric Bakambu’s goal on Sunday ensured DR Congo made it to Egypt instead of Liberia.

ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe sealed their place with a 2-0 win over Congo to finish top of Group G ahead of DR Congo.

NAMIBIA

Namibia, despite being thrashed 4-1 by Zambia in Lusaka, qualified in second place in Group K ahead of Mozambique on the head to head results between the two countries.

BENIN

Benin battled past a Togo side led by former Real Madrid and Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor to qualify for the first time since 2010.

SOUTH AFRICA

Bafana Bafana secured the last spot in Egypt following a 2-1 win over Libya in Tunisia on Sunday.

GUINEA-BISSAU

A dramatic stoppage-time equaliser from Frederic Mendy secured Guinea-Bissau top place in Group K after a 2-2 draw at home to Mozambique.

ALGERIA

Algeria topped Group D with 11 points to qualify for the finals.

MOROCCO

Herve Renard’s side booked their spot in the Afcon following 2-0 win over Cameroon in Casablanca in November.

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