No changes have been made. The Malagasy Football Federation (FMF) states that “no official letter has confirmed a change in the date of the match against Nigeria so far.” International online media outlet Eurosport and a local source had previously reported that the match for the first day of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers had been moved to Wednesday, September 23, following a publication by the Nigerian Football Federation last week.
Meanwhile, Carréfoot reported yesterday that Madagascar’s first matches are scheduled for September 26 and 30, respectively. “The initially scheduled dates remain unchanged for now,” affirmed Alfred Randriamanampisoa, President of the Malagasy Football Federation.
According to the match calendar on the official website of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), published on September 4, the first-day match between Nigeria and Madagascar in Group L is scheduled for Friday, September 25, at 7:00 PM Malagasy time, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria. The second-day match, Madagascar vs. Tanzania, will be held on Tuesday, September 29, at 4:00 PM at the Honor Stadium in Meknes, Morocco. The publication also noted that “host countries Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda are automatically qualified, with one additional team to qualify from each of their respective groups.”
Captured & Published at: 2026-09-08 06:38:34 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)
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