African Qualification - First Round
November 15th, 2023 - October 14th, 2025
54 Nations, 9 Groups, the 1st Nations from each Group will qualify for the Men's Football World Cup 2026, the 4 best not already qualified 2nd ranked Nations between all Groups will qualify for the African Play-Offs
Group A
Burkina Faso Djibouti Egypt Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone
Group B
Congo DR Mauritania Senegal South Sudan Sudan Togo
Group C
Benin Lesotho Nigeria Rwanda South Africa Zimbabwe
Group D
Angola Cameroon Cape Verde Eswatini Libya Mauritius
Group E
Congo Eritrea (Withdrew) Morocco Niger Tanzania Zambia
Group F
Burundi Gabon Gambia Ivory Coast Kenya Seychelles
Group G
Algeria Botswana Guinea Mozambique Somalia Uganda
Group H
Equatorial Guinea Liberia Malawi Namibia São Tomé and Príncipe Tunisia
Group I
Central African Republic Chad Comoros Ghana Madagascar Mali
Group A
Ethiopia 0 - 0 Sierra Leone
Half-Time: 0-0
November 15th 2023, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
Egypt 6 - 0 Djibouti
Half-Time: 2-0
November 16th 2023, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Burkina Faso 1 - 1 Guinea-Bissau
Half-Time: 0-1
November 17th 2023, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Marrakech Stadium, Marrakech
Sierra Leone 0 - 2 Egypt
Half-Time: 0-1
November 19th 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT), Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville
Djibouti 0 - 1 Guinea-Bissau
Half-Time: 0-1
November 20th 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Ethiopia 0 - 3 Burkina Faso
Half-Time: 0-0
November 21st 2023, h. 14:00 (GMT+ 1), Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
Sierra Leone 2 - 1 Djibouti
Half-Time: 1-1
June 5th 2024, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
Guinea-Bissau 0 - 0 Ethiopia
Half-Time: 0-0
June 6th 2024, h. 16:00 (GMT), Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Egypt 2 - 1 Burkina Faso
Half-Time: 2-0
June 6th 2024, h. 22:00 (GMT +3), Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Djibouti 1 - 1 Ethiopia
Half-Time: 1-1
June 9th 2024, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
Burkina Faso 2 - 2 Sierra Leone
Half-Time: 2-0
June 10th 2024, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Guinea-Bissau 1 - 1 Egypt
Half-Time: 1-0
June 10th 2024, h. 16:00 (GMT), Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Group A Provisional Standing
Nation | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pt. | Egypt | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | Ethiopia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | Djibouti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 1 |
Group B
Congo DR 2 - 0 Mauritania
Half-Time: 0-0
November 15th 2023, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade de Martyrs, Kinshasa
Sudan 1 - 1 Togo
Half-Time: 1-1
November 16th 2023, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Benina Martyrs Stadium, Baninah
Senegal 4 - 0 South Sudan
Half-Time: 3-0
November 18th 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT), Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade, Diamniadio
Sudan 1 - 0 Congo DR
Half-Time: 0-0
November 19th 2023, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Benina Martyrs Stadium, Baninah
South Sudan 0 - 0 Mauritania
Half-Time: 0-0
November 21st 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade, Diamniadio
Togo 0 - 0 Senegal
Half-Time: 0-0
November 21st 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Togo 1 - 1 South Sudan
Half-Time: 0-0
June 5th 2024, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Mauritania 0 - 2 Sudan
Half-Time: 0-2
June 6th 2024, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott
Senegal 1 - 1 Congo DR
Half-Time: 1-0
June 6th 2024, h. 19:00 (GMT), Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade, Diamniadio
Mauritania 0 - 1 Senegal
Half-Time: 0-1
June 9th 2024, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott
Congo DR 1 - 0 Togo
Half-Time: 1-0
June 9th 2024, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade de Martyrs, Kinshasa
South Sudan 0 - 3 Sudan
Half-Time: 0-1
June 11th 2024, h. 14:00 (GMT +2), Juba Stadium, Juba
Group B Provisional Standing
Nation | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pt. | Sudan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 | Senegal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 | Congo DR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Togo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | South Sudan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 2 | Mauritania | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
Group C
Rwanda 0 - 0 Zimbabwe
Half-Time: 0-0
November 15th 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Stade Huye, Butare
Nigeria 1 - 1 Lesotho
Half-Time: 0-0
November 16th 2023, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo
South Africa 2 - 1 Benin
Half-Time: 1-0
November 18th 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Zimbabwe 1 - 1 Nigeria
Half-Time: 2-0
November 19th 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Stade Huye, Butare
Lesotho 0 - 0 Benin
Half-Time: 0-0
November 21st 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Rwanda 2 - 0 South Africa
Half-Time: 2-0
November 21st 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Stade Huye, Butare
Benin 1 - 0 Rwanda
Half-Time: 1-0
June 6th 2024, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan
Zimbabwe 0 - 2 Lesotho
Half-Time: 0-2
June 7th 2024, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
Nigeria 1 - 1 South Africa
Half-Time: 0-1
June 7th 2024, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo
Benin 2 - 1 Nigeria
Half-Time: 2-1
June 10th 2024, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan
South Africa 3 - 1 Zimbabwe
Half-Time: 1-1
June 11th 2024, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Free State Stadium, Mangaung
Lesotho 0 - 1 Rwanda
Half-Time: 0-1
June 11th 2024, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Group C Provisional Standing
Nation | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pt. | Rwanda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Benin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Lesotho | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
Group D
Cape Verde 0 - 0 Angola
Half-Time: 0-0
November 16th 2023, h. 18:00 (GMT -1), Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia
Eswatini 0 - 1 Libya
Half-Time: 0-0
November 17th 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
Cameroon 3 - 0 Mauritius
Half-Time: 1-0
November 17th 2023, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Japoma Stadium, Douala
Eswatini 0 - 2 Cape Verde
Half-Time: 0-2
November 21st 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
Libya 1 - 1 Cameroon
Half-Time: 1-1
November 21st 2023, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Benina Martyrs Stadium, Baninah
Mauritius 0 - 0 Angola
Half-Time: 0-0
November 21st 2023, h. 20:00 (GMT +4), Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre
Libya 2 - 1 Mauritius
Half-Time: 2-1
June 6th 2024, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Benina Martyrs Stadium, Baninah
Angola 1 - 0 Eswatini
Half-Time: 1-0
June 7th 2024, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Cameroon 4 - 1 Cape Verde
Half-Time: 3-1
June 8th 2024, h. 14:00 (GMT +1), Stade Omnisports Ahmadou-Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Mauritius 2 - 1 Eswatini
Half-Time: 2-0
June 11th 2024, h. 17:00 (GMT +4), Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre
Cape Verde 1 - 0 Libya
Half-Time: 1-0
June 11th 2024, h. 15:00 (GMT -1), Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia
Angola 1 - 1 Cameroon
Half-Time: 0-1
June 11th 2024, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Group D Provisional Standing
Nation | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pt. | Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 8 | Libya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Cape Verde | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Angola | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | Mauritius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 | Eswatini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Group E
Zambia 4 - 2 Congo
Half-Time: 2-2
November 17th 2023, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Niger 0 - 1 Tanzania
Half-Time: 0-0
November 18th 2023, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Marrakech Stadium, Marrakech
Niger 2 - 1 Zambia
Half-Time: 2-0
November 21st 2023, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Marrakech Stadium, Marrakech
Tanzania 0 - 2 Morocco
Half-Time: 0-1
November 21st 2023, h. 22:00 (GMT +3), Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Congo P - P Niger
Half-Time: -
June 6th 2024, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade de Martyrs, Kinshasa
Morocco 2 - 1 Zambia
Half-Time: 1-0
June 7th 2024, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Agadir Stadium, Agadir
Zambia 0 - 1 Tanzania
Half-Time: 0-1
June 11th 2024, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Congo 0 - 6 Morocco
Half-Time: 0-4
June 11th 2024, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade de Martyrs, Kinshasa
Group E Provisional Standing
Nation | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pt. | Morocco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Tanzania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Niger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Zambia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 | Congo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 | Eritrea (Withdrew) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group F
Burundi 3 - 2 Gambia
Half-Time: 2-1
November 16th 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT +3), National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Gabon 2 - 1 Kenya
Half-Time: 0-1
November 16th 2023, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Ivory Coast 9 - 0 Seychelles
Half-Time: 3-0
November 17th 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT), Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan
Burundi 1 - 2 Gabon
Half-Time: 0-1
November 19th 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT +3), National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Gambia 0 - 2 Ivory Coast
Half-Time: 0-1
November 20th 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT +3), National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Seychelles 0 - 5 Kenya
Half-Time: 0-3
November 20th 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT), Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan
Ivory Coast 1 - 0 Gabon
Half-Time: 1-0
June 7th 2024, h. 19:00 (GMT), Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Korhogo
Kenya 1 - 1 Burundi
Half-Time: 0-0
June 7th 2024, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Gambia 5 - 1 Seychelles
Half-Time: 1-1
June 8th 2024, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Kenya 0 - 0 Ivory Coast
Half-Time: 0-0
June 11th 2024, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Gabon 3 - 2 Gambia
Half-Time: 0-1
June 11th 2024, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Seychelles 1 - 3 Burundi
Half-Time: 0-1
June 11th 2024, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Group F Provisional Standing
Nation | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pt. | Ivory Coast | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 10 | Gabon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Burundi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | Kenya | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Gambia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | Seychelles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | -20 | 0 |
Group G
Botswana 2 - 3 Mozambique
Half-Time: 0-1
November 16th 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown
Algeria 3 - 1 Somalia
Half-Time: 2-0
November 16th 2023, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade Nelson Mandela, Baraki
Guinea 2 - 1 Uganda
Half-Time: 1-1
November 17th 2023, h. 14:00 (GMT +1), Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Mozambique 0 - 2 Algeria
Half-Time: 0-0
November 19th 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Botswana 1 - 0 Guinea
Half-Time: 0-0
November 21st 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown
Somalia 0 - 1 Uganda
Half-Time: 0-1
November 21st 2023, h. 14:00 (GMT +1), Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Algeria 1 - 2 Guinea
Half-Time: 0-0
June 6th 2024, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Stade Nelson Mandela, Baraki
Mozambique 2 - 1 Somalia
Half-Time: 2-0
June 7th 2024, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Uganda 1 - 0 Botswana
Half-Time: 0-0
June 7th 2024, h. TBD (GMT +3), Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Somalia 1 - 3 Botswana
Half-Time: 0-1
June 10th 2024, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Estadio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Uganda 1 - 2 Algeria
Half-Time: 1-0
June 10th 2024, h. 18:00 (GMT +3), Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Guinea 0 - 1 Mozambique
Half-Time: 0-0
June 10th 2024, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
Group G Provisional Standing
Nation | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pt. | Algeria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Mozambique | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | Botswana | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Guinea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Uganda | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Somalia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
Group H
Equatorial Guinea 0 - 3 Namibia
Awarded
November 15th 2023, h. 14:00 (GMT +1), Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Liberia 0 - 1 Malawi
Half-Time: 0-0
November 17th 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT), Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville
Tunisia 4 - 0 São Tomé and Príncipe
Half-Time: 1-0
November 17th 2023, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Stade du 7 Novembre/Olympique, Rades
Liberia 3 - 0 Equatorial Guinea
Awarded
November 20th 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT), Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville
Malawi 0- 1 Tunisia
Half-Time: 0-0
November 21st 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
São Tomé and Príncipe 0 - 2 Namibia
Half-Time: 0-1
November 21st 2023, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Agadir Stadium, Agadir
Tunisia 1 - 0 Equatorial Guinea
Half-Time: 0-0
June 5th 2024, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Rades
Namibia 1 - 1 Liberia
Half-Time: 1-0
June 5th 2024, h. 21:00 (GMT +2), Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
Malawi 3 - 1 São Tomé and Príncipe
Half-Time: 2-0
June 6th 2024, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
São Tomé and Príncipe 0 - 1 Liberia
Half-Time: 0-0
June 9th 2024, h. 14:00 (GMT +1), Stade municipal d'Oujda, Oujda
Namibia 0 - 0 Tunisia
Half-Time: 0-0
June 9th 2024, h. 21:00 (GMT +2), Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
Equatorial Guinea 1 - 0 Malawi
Half-Time: 0-0
June 10th 2024, h. 14:00 (GMT +1), Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Group H Provisional Standing
Nation | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pt. | Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 10 | Namibia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 | Liberia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Malawi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 3 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 |
Group I
Comoros 4 - 2 Central African Republic
Half-Time:1-1
November 17th 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT +3), Stade de Moroni, Moroni
Ghana 1 - 0 Madagascar
Half-Time: 0-0
November 17th 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT), Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Mali 3 - 1 Chad
Half-Time:1-1
November 17th 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT), Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Chad 0 - 3 Madagascar
Half-Time: 0-1
November 20th 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT +1), Stade Municipal d'Oujda, Oujda
Mali 1 - 1 Central African Republic
Half-Time: 0-0
November 20th 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT), Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Comoros 1 - 0 Ghana
Half-Time: 1-0
November 21st 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT +3), Stade de Moroni, Moroni
Central African Republic 1 - 0 Chad
Half-Time: 1-0
June 5th 2024, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade municipal d'Oujda, Oujda
Mali 1 - 2 Ghana
Half-Time: 1-0
June 6th 2024, h. 19:00 (GMT), Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Madagascar 2 - 1 Comoros
Half-Time: 1-0
June 7th 2024, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg
Ghana 4 - 3 Central African Republic
Half-Time: 1-2
June 10th 2024, h. 19:00 (GMT), Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Madagascar 0 - 0 Mali
Half-Time: 0-0
June 11th 2024, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg
Chad 0 - 2 Comoros
Half-Time: 0-0
June 11th 2024, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade Municipal d'Oujda, Oujda
Group I Provisional Standing
Nation | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pt. | Comoros | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Ghana | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Madagascar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Mali | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Central African Republic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 | Chad | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
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