South Africa qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals on Thursday afternoon without kicking a ball as their closest challengers Congo lost 3-2 away to South Sudan in Juba.

Four-time Africa Cup of Nations winners Ghana could see their streak of 10 successive appearances at the tournament come to an end this week as victories in their remaining two qualifiers may not be enough to seal a place at the finals in Morocco.

Bafana Bafana will be on the plane to Morocco in 2025 after sealing their AFCON qualification without even kicking the ball.

This makes Hugo Broos the first Bafana coach to reach a Nations Cup finals back to back. Congo and South Sudan were locked at 2-2 in a game where the visitors held th lead twice at Juba Stadium in Juba,

Gabon, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia and Uganda have all booked spots at the next Africa Cup of Nations finals, some without even kicking a ball in the latest qualifiers. Tunisia snatched a stoppage time goal from Ali El Abdi's diving header to edge Madagascar 3-2 in neutral Pretoria and make sure they will finish in the top two in Group A.