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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament details
Dates15 November 2023 – 16 November 2025
Teams53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played259
Goals scored648 (2.5 per match)
Attendance1,647,509 (6,361 per match)
Top scorerAlgeriaMohamed Amoura (10 goals)
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International football competition
Qualification for championships (CAF)

The2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) was the African section of thequalification tournament for the2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. A total of nine slots in the final tournament and one inter-confederation play-off slot were reserved forConfederation of African Football (CAF) teams.[1]

Format

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Due to nine CAF teams now directly qualifying instead of five, the CAF Executive Committee announced a new qualification format on 19 May 2023. Teams were drawn into nine groups of six teams. The winner of each group directly qualified to the World Cup, while the four best group runners-up participated in play-offs to determine which team would advance to theinter-confederation play-offs.[2][3]

  • First round (group stage): Nine groups of six teams played in a home-and-awayround-robin tournament. Group winners qualified for the2026 FIFA World Cup.
  • Second round (play-off): The four best group runners-up were seeded into play-offs to determine the CAF representative at theinter-confederation play-offs.

Schedule

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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
RoundMatchdayDates
First roundMatchday 115–18 November 2023
Matchday 219–21 November 2023
Matchday 35–8 June 2024
Matchday 49–11 June 2024
Matchday 519–22 March 2025
Matchday 623–25 March 2025
Matchday 73–6 September 2025
Matchday 87–9 September 2025
Matchday 98–10 October 2025
Matchday 1012–14 October 2025
Second roundSemi-finals13 November 2025
Final16 November 2025

First round

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Teams were drawn into nine groups of six teams to play home-and-awayround robin matches from November 2023 to October 2025. The winners of each group qualified directly to the2026 FIFA World Cup, and the four best group runners-up advanced to a play-off to determine which team would advance to theinter-confederation play-offs.

Draw

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The draw was held on 13 July 2023 at 15:00GMT (UTC±0) inAbidjan, Ivory Coast.[4][5] All 54 FIFA-affiliated football associations from CAF entered qualification. However, Eritrea withdrew after the draw.[6][7]

The draw pots were announced on 30 June (numbers in parentheses indicateFIFA Men's World Ranking at the time of the draw):[8][9]

CAF qualification first round draw pots[a]
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3
Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6
  1. ^Teams inbold qualified directly for the World Cup. Teams initalics advanced to the second round.

Groups

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Group A

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Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationEgyptBurkina FasoSierra LeoneGuinea-BissauEthiopiaDjibouti
1 Egypt10820202+18262026 FIFA World Cup—2–11–01–02–06–0
2 Burkina Faso10631238+15210–0—2–21–13–14–1
3 Sierra Leone104331210+2150–20–1—3–12–02–1
4 Guinea-Bissau10244810−2101–11–21–1—0–02–0
5 Ethiopia10235914−590–20–30–01–0—6–1
6 Djibouti10019533−2810–30–61–20–11–1—
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group B

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Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSenegalDemocratic Republic of the CongoSudanTogoMauritaniaSouth Sudan
1 Senegal10730223+19242026 FIFA World Cup—1–12–02–04–04–0
2 DR Congo10712156+922Second round2–3—1–01–02–01–0
3 Sudan1034386+2130–01–0—1–10–01–1
4 Togo10154510−580–00–11–0—2–21–1
5 Mauritania10145413−970–10–20–22–0—0–0
6 South Sudan10055319−1650–51–40–30–00–0—
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group C

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Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group C
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSouth AfricaNigeriaBeninLesothoRwandaZimbabwe
1 South Africa10532159+6182026 FIFA World Cup—1–12–10–3[a]3–03–1
2 Nigeria10451158+717Second round1–1—4–01–11–01–1
3 Benin105231211+1170–22–1—4–01–01–0
4 Lesotho10334912−3120–31–20–0—0–11–0
5 Rwanda1032559−4112–00–20–11–1—0–0
6 Zimbabwe10055512−750–01–12–20–20–1—
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^The South Africa v Lesotho match, which originally finished as a 2–0 win for South Africa, was later awarded as a 3–0 win to Lesotho as South Africa fielded an ineligible player,Teboho Mokoena.[10]

Group D

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Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationCape VerdeCameroonLibyaAngolaMauritiusEswatini
1 Cape Verde10721168+8232026 FIFA World Cup—1–01–00–01–03–0
2 Cameroon10541175+1219Second round4–1—3–10–03–03–0
3 Libya104421210+2163–31–1—1–12–12–0
4 Angola1026298+1121–21–10–1—3–11–0
5 Mauritius10136717−1060–20–20–00–0—2–1
6 Eswatini10037619−1330–20–00–12–23–3—
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group E

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Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group E
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationMoroccoNigerTanzaniaZambiaRepublic of the CongoEritrea
1 Morocco8800222+20242026 FIFA World Cup—5–02–02–11–0Canc.
2 Niger85031110+1151–2—0–12–13–1Canc.
3 Tanzania831467−1100–20–1—0–13–0[a]Canc.
4 Zambia83051010090–20–10–1—4–2Canc.
5 Congo[a]8017424−2010–60–3[b]1–10–3[a]—Canc.
6 Eritrea[c]00000000WithdrewCanc.Canc.Canc.Canc.Canc.—
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^abcCongo were suspended on 6 February 2025 due to government interference inCongolese Football Federation operations.[11][12] No announcement regarding their status was immediately available, and CAF initially cancelled their remaining matches,[13] but Tanzania and Zambia were later awarded 3–0 victories by forfeit.[14] The suspension was lifted by FIFA on 14 May 2025.[15]
  2. ^Niger were awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit after Congo objected to their regular stadium being deemed to not meet hosting requirements and refused to travel to DR Congo for the match.[16]
  3. ^Eritrea withdrew from qualification after the draw due to concerns that players would seek political asylum if allowed to travel abroad.[6][17][18]

Group F

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Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group F
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationIvory CoastGabonThe GambiaKenyaBurundiSeychelles
1 Ivory Coast10820250+25262026 FIFA World Cup—1–01–03–01–09–0
2 Gabon10811229+1325Second round0–0—3–22–12–03–0
3 Gambia104152718+9130–23–4—3–32–05–1
4 Kenya103341814+4120–01–21–3—1–15–0
5 Burundi1031613130100–11–23–20–1—5–0
6 Seychelles100010253−5100–70–40–70–51–3—
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group G

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Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group G
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationAlgeriaUgandaMozambiqueGuineaBotswanaSomalia
1 Algeria10811248+16252026 FIFA World Cup—2–15–11–23–13–1
2 Uganda10604149+5181–2—4–01–01–02–0
3 Mozambique106041417−3180–23–1—1–22–02–1
4 Guinea10433118+3150–02–10–1—2–20–0
5 Botswana103161216−4101–30–12–31–0—2–0
6 Somalia10019320−1710–30–10–10–31–3—
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group H

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Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationTunisiaNamibiaLiberiaMalawiEquatorial GuineaSão Tomé and Príncipe
1 Tunisia10910220+22282026 FIFA World Cup—3−03–02–01–04–0
2 Namibia104331310+3150–0—1–11–21–13–0
3 Liberia104331311+2150–13–1—0–13–0[a]2–1
4 Malawi104151110+1130–10–12–2—3–0[b]3–1
5 Equatorial Guinea10325815−7110–10–3[a]1–11–0—2–0
6 São Tomé and Príncipe10109526−2130–60–20–11–02–3—
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^abEquatorial Guinea forfeited two matches after they fielded an ineligible player,Emilio Nsue.[19] The original results were Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Namibia and Liberia 0–1 Equatorial Guinea.
  2. ^The match between Malawi and Equatorial Guinea on 9 October was cancelled[20] after Equatorial Guinea's players went on strike and refused to travel over continued complaints over conditions and money: Equatorial Guinea head coachJuan Micha and several players were fired following the cancellation.[21] FIFA updated the group standings to indicate a 3–0 forfeit win to Malawi without making an official statement.[22]

Group I

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Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group I
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationGhanaMadagascarMaliComorosCentral African RepublicChad
1 Ghana10811236+17252026 FIFA World Cup—1–01–01–04–35–0
2 Madagascar106131712+5190–3—0–02–12–03–1
3 Mali10532176+11181–24–1—3–01–13–1
4 Comoros105051213−1151–01–20–3—4–21–0
5 Central African Republic102261124−1380–51–40–00–2—1–0
6 Chad10019524−1911–10–30–20–22–3—
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Ranking of runners-up

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On 14 March 2025, CAF notified its member associations that matches against sixth-place teams would be excluded when ranking the runners-up, due to Group E having five teams following the withdrawal ofEritrea.[23] This information was not announced publicly by either CAF or FIFA.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1F Gabon8611159+619Second round
2B DR Congo8512105+516
3D Cameroon8431145+915
4C Nigeria8431136+715
5A Burkina Faso8431137+615
6E Niger85031110+115
7I Madagascar84131111013
8G Uganda8404119+212
9H Namibia8233810−29
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Second round

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Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round

The four best group runners-up (Cameroon,DR Congo,Gabon, andNigeria) advanced to play-offs to determine the sole CAF representative at theinter-confederation play-offs. The matchups for the semi-final were based on the 17 October 2025FIFA rankings, with the highest-ranked side taking on the lowest and the second-highest taking on the third-highest.[24][25][26] A total of three matches were played, all hosted in Morocco.[27]

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Semi-finals
Nigeria 4–1 (a.e.t.) Gabon
Cameroon 0–1 DR Congo
Final
Nigeria 1–1(a.e.t.)(3–4p) DR Congo

Inter-confederation play-offs

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Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

The winner of the second round,DR Congo, will joinBolivia (fromCONMEBOL),Iraq (fromAFC),Jamaica andSuriname (both fromCONCACAF), andNew Caledonia (fromOFC) in the inter-confederation play-offs.

The teams were ranked according to the November 2025FIFA Men's World Ranking, with the four lowest-ranked teams playing in twosingle-elimination matches. The winners will meet the two highest-ranked teams in another set ofsingle-elimination matches, with the winners of these matches qualifying for the2026 FIFA World Cup.[28]

Semi-finalFinal
      
31 March 2026 –Zapopan
 DR Congo
26 March 2026 –Zapopan
Winner match 1
 New Caledonia
 Jamaica

Qualified teams

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  Qualified for the World Cup
  Can qualify
  Failed to qualify
  Withdrew
  Not a CAF member

The following teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPreviousappearances inFIFA World Cup[a]
 MoroccoGroup E winners5 September 20256 (1970,1986,1994,1998,2018,2022)
 TunisiaGroup H winners8 September 20256 (1978,1998,2002,2006,2018,2022)
 EgyptGroup A winners8 October 20253 (1934,1990,2018)
 AlgeriaGroup G winners9 October 20254 (1982,1986,2010,2014)
 GhanaGroup I winners12 October 20254 (2006,2010,2014,2022)
 Cape VerdeGroup D winners13 October 2025Debut
 South AfricaGroup C winners14 October 20253 (1998,2002,2010)
 SenegalGroup B winners14 October 20253 (2002,2018,2022)
 Ivory CoastGroup F winners14 October 20253 (2006,2010,2014)

Notes

  1. ^Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Top goalscorers

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There were 648 goals scored in 259 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

Below are full goalscorer lists for each group and the second round:

References

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