Qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Morocco reaches the halfway mark this weekend and with it comes the added pressure of winning to remain in contention for a place in the finals.

As many as 10 nations, including seven-time champions Egypt, are in danger of being knocked out of the qualifiers after just three of the six qualifying matches.

Nothing but the three points awarded for a victory will do for the Pharoahs, Lesotho, Botswana, Togo, Sierra Leone, Angola, Ethiopia and Sudan if they are continue in the qualifying process as challengers and not as teams making up the numbers in the group. This scenario makes Egypt’s visit to Botswana and Lesotho’s hosting of Angola on Friday relegation six-pointers.

Lesotho against Angola, live on Maximo from 18:00 CAT, kicks off SuperSport’s 18-match broadcast of round three and four of the qualifiers.

Defending champions Nigeria also find themselves teetering on the brink of elimination, having failed to register a win in their first two matches. The Super Eagles are the third-placed team in Group A, three points adrift of second-placed South Africa and five off Congo, who top the group. With Sudan, the group’s whipping boys up next for them, back-to-back, winning ways should be restored. The first match is on Saturday 11 October  (live on SS3N from 18:30 CAT) with the return leg on Wednesday 15 October (SS3N from 17:55 CAT).

For the first time in a long while South Africa look destined to qualify for a major competition. Under new coach Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba, Bafana Bafana seem to have found a new lease on life and look a confident team away from home. They are on the road this weekend, in Congo – live on SS3N from 16:00 CAT on Saturday – and have a realistic chance of leaving Pointe Noire with points.  

Meanwhile, Brazil and Argentina renew their 100-year-old rivalry – their first match was played in 1914 – in the latest edition of Superclásico de las Américas. The Saturday showdown is live on SS3N from 13:55 CAT.

Broadcast details (All times CAT).

Friday 10 October
Lesotho vs Angola on SS4, Maximo at 18:00
Guinea vs Ghana on SS3N, Select1 at 18:30
Senegal vs Tunisia on SS3N, Maximo at 12:30

Saturday 11 October
Brazil vs Argentina on SS3N, Maximo at 13:55
Malawi vs Algeria on SS4 at 14:15
Uganda vs Togo on SS9E at 15:00
Mozambique vs Cape Verde on Maximo at 15: 55
Congo vs South Africa on SS3N, Maximo2 at 16:00
Niger vs Zambia on SS4 at 16:45
Sudan vs Nigeria on SS3N, Maximo2, Select1 at 16:30

Wednesday 15 October
Cameroon vs Sierra Leone on SS3N, Maximo2 at 15:30
Angola vs Lesotho Maximo at 17:30
Ghana vs Guinea on SS4 at 17:45
Zambia vs Niger on SS9 at 17:45
Nigeria vs Sudan on SS3N, Select1 at 17:55
Ivory Coast vs DRC on SS7N at 18:45
Cape Verde vs Mozambique on Maximo2 at 19:15
South Africa vs Congo SS3N, Maximo2 at 20:00
Tunisia vs Senegal on SS4, Maximo2 at 21:00