Spotlight on new coaches as road to Afcon 2027 begins
Patrick Vieira and Herve Renard are among the high-profile managerial arrivals as the qualification campaign for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations gets under way.
Just eight months after the conclusion of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament, preparations are underway for the 2027 edition. Two rounds of qualifying matches for the 24-team finals in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda begin on Thursday. The top two teams from nine of the 12 groups will advance to the finals. Several managerial changes have occurred since the last Afcon in Morocco and this year's World Cup.
Notable coaches returning to the dugout include Herve Renard, who led Ivory Coast to the title in 2015, and Carlos Queiroz, who guided Ghana to the last 32 at the 2018 World Cup. Patrick Vieira, who won the World Cup with France in 1998, is starting his first international job with Senegal. Claude Le Roy, who brought Cameroon to the 1988 title, returns for a fifth term with Congo-Brazzaville.
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