FIFA World Cup, 2026 - qualifying (Africa)

Group Stage

Group APWDLGFGAGDPts
Egypt108202021826
Burkina Faso106312381521
Sierra Leone104331210215
Guinea-Bissau10244810-210
Ethiopia10235914-59
Djibouti10019533-281

The 1st round consists of nine groups (A to I) of six teams. The nine group winners qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals. The four best group runners-up will contest Semi-finals and Final to determine the African nation that qualifies for the inter-confederation play-offs.

15 Nov 2023 - Congo DR 2-0 Mauritania
16 Nov 2023 - Sudan 1-1 Togo
18 Nov 2023 - Senegal 4-0 South Sudan
19 Nov 2023 - Sudan 1-0 Congo DR
21 Nov 2023 - South Sudan 0-0 Mauritania
21 Nov 2023 - Togo 0-0 Senegal
05 Jun 2024 - Togo 1-1 South Sudan
06 Jun 2024 - Mauritania 0-2 Sudan
06 Jun 2024 - Senegal 1-1 Congo DR
09 Jun 2024 - Mauritania 0-1 Senegal
09 Jun 2024 - Congo DR 1-0 Togo
11 Jun 2024 - South Sudan 0-3 Sudan
21 Mar 2025 - Congo DR 1-0 South Sudan
22 Mar 2025 - Togo 2-2 Mauritania
22 Mar 2025 - Sudan 0-0 Senegal
25 Mar 2025 - Mauritania 0-2 Congo DR
25 Mar 2025 - Senegal 2-0 Togo
25 Mar 2025 - Sudan 1-1 South Sudan
05 Sep 2025 - South Sudan 1-4 Congo DR
05 Sep 2025 - Mauritania 2-0 Togo
05 Sep 2025 - Senegal 2-0 Sudan
09 Sep 2025 - Togo 1-0 Sudan
09 Sep 2025 - Congo DR 2-3 Senegal
09 Sep 2025 - Mauritania 0-0 South Sudan
10 Oct 2025 - Togo 0-1 Congo DR
10 Oct 2025 - South Sudan 0-5 Senegal
10 Oct 2025 - Sudan 0-0 Mauritania
13 Oct 2025 - South Sudan 0-0 Togo
14 Oct 2025 - Senegal 4-0 Mauritania
14 Oct 2025 - Congo DR 1-0 Sudan
Group BPWDLGFGAGDPts
Senegal107302231924
Congo DR10712156922
Sudan1034386213
Togo10154510-58
Mauritania10145413-97
South Sudan10055319-165
15 Nov 2023 - Rwanda 0-0 Zimbabwe
16 Nov 2023 - Nigeria 1-1 Lesotho
18 Nov 2023 - South Africa 2-1 Benin
19 Nov 2023 - Zimbabwe 1-1 Nigeria
21 Nov 2023 - Lesotho 0-0 Benin
21 Nov 2023 - Rwanda 2-0 South Africa
06 Jun 2024 - Benin 1-0 Rwanda
07 Jun 2024 - Zimbabwe 0-2 Lesotho
07 Jun 2024 - Nigeria 1-1 South Africa
10 Jun 2024 - Benin 2-1 Nigeria
11 Jun 2024 - Lesotho 0-1 Rwanda
11 Jun 2024 - South Africa 3-1 Zimbabwe
20 Mar 2025 - Zimbabwe 2-2 Benin
21 Mar 2025 - Rwanda 0-2 Nigeria
21 Mar 2025 - South Africa 0-3 Lesotho
25 Mar 2025 - Benin 0-2 South Africa
25 Mar 2025 - Nigeria 1-1 Zimbabwe
25 Mar 2025 - Rwanda 1-1 Lesotho
05 Sep 2025 - Benin 1-0 Zimbabwe
05 Sep 2025 - Lesotho 0-3 South Africa
06 Sep 2025 - Nigeria 1-0 Rwanda
09 Sep 2025 - Zimbabwe 0-1 Rwanda
09 Sep 2025 - South Africa 1-1 Nigeria
09 Sep 2025 - Benin 4-0 Lesotho
10 Oct 2025 - Lesotho 1-2 Nigeria
10 Oct 2025 - Rwanda 0-1 Benin
10 Oct 2025 - Zimbabwe 0-0 South Africa
13 Oct 2025 - Lesotho 1-0 Zimbabwe
14 Oct 2025 - Nigeria 4-0 Benin
14 Oct 2025 - South Africa 3-0 Rwanda
Group CPWDLGFGAGDPts
South Africa10532159618
Nigeria10451158717
Benin105231211117
Lesotho10334912-312
Rwanda1032559-411
Zimbabwe10055512-75
Group DPWDLGFGAGDPts
Cape Verde Islands10721168823
Cameroon105411751219
Libya104421210216
Angola1026298112
Mauritius10136717-106
Swaziland10037619-133
17 Nov 2023 - Zambia 4-2 Congo
18 Nov 2023 - Niger 0-1 Tanzania
21 Nov 2023 - Niger 2-1 Zambia
21 Nov 2023 - Tanzania 0-2 Morocco
06 Jun 2024 - Congo 0-3 Niger
07 Jun 2024 - Morocco 2-1 Zambia
11 Jun 2024 - Zambia 0-1 Tanzania
11 Jun 2024 - Congo 0-6 Morocco
21 Mar 2025 - Tanzania 3-0 Congo
21 Mar 2025 - Niger 1-2 Morocco
25 Mar 2025 - Congo 0-3 Zambia
25 Mar 2025 - Morocco 2-0 Tanzania
05 Sep 2025 - Congo 1-1 Tanzania
05 Sep 2025 - Morocco 5-0 Niger
08 Sep 2025 - Zambia 0-2 Morocco
09 Sep 2025 - Tanzania 0-1 Niger
08 Oct 2025 - Niger 3-1 Congo
08 Oct 2025 - Tanzania 0-1 Zambia
12 Oct 2025 - Zambia 0-1 Niger
14 Oct 2025 - Morocco 1-0 Congo
Group EPWDLGFGAGDPts
Morocco88002222024
Niger85031110115
Tanzania831467-110
Zambia8305101009
Congo8017424-201
16 Nov 2023 - Burundi 3-2 Gambia
16 Nov 2023 - Gabon 2-1 Kenya
17 Nov 2023 - Ivory Coast 9-0 Seychelles
19 Nov 2023 - Burundi 1-2 Gabon
20 Nov 2023 - Gambia 0-2 Ivory Coast
20 Nov 2023 - Seychelles 0-5 Kenya
07 Jun 2024 - Kenya 1-1 Burundi
07 Jun 2024 - Ivory Coast 1-0 Gabon
08 Jun 2024 - Gambia 5-1 Seychelles
11 Jun 2024 - Kenya 0-0 Ivory Coast
11 Jun 2024 - Gabon 3-2 Gambia
11 Jun 2024 - Seychelles 1-3 Burundi
20 Mar 2025 - Gambia 3-3 Kenya
20 Mar 2025 - Gabon 3-0 Seychelles
21 Mar 2025 - Burundi 0-1 Ivory Coast
23 Mar 2025 - Kenya 1-2 Gabon
24 Mar 2025 - Ivory Coast 1-0 Gambia
25 Mar 2025 - Burundi 5-0 Seychelles
03 Sep 2025 - Seychelles 0-4 Gabon
05 Sep 2025 - Kenya 1-3 Gambia
05 Sep 2025 - Ivory Coast 1-0 Burundi
09 Sep 2025 - Kenya 5-0 Seychelles
09 Sep 2025 - Gabon 0-0 Ivory Coast
09 Sep 2025 - Gambia 2-0 Burundi
09 Oct 2025 - Burundi 0-1 Kenya
10 Oct 2025 - Gambia 3-4 Gabon
10 Oct 2025 - Seychelles 0-7 Ivory Coast
14 Oct 2025 - Seychelles 0-7 Gambia
14 Oct 2025 - Ivory Coast 3-0 Kenya
14 Oct 2025 - Gabon 2-0 Burundi
Group FPWDLGFGAGDPts
Ivory Coast108202502526
Gabon108112291325
Gambia104152718913
Kenya103341814412
Burundi103161313010
Seychelles100010253-510
16 Nov 2023 - Botswana 2-3 Mozambique
16 Nov 2023 - Algeria 3-1 Somalia
17 Nov 2023 - Guinea 2-1 Uganda
19 Nov 2023 - Mozambique 0-2 Algeria
21 Nov 2023 - Somalia 0-1 Uganda
21 Nov 2023 - Botswana 1-0 Guinea
06 Jun 2024 - Algeria 1-2 Guinea
07 Jun 2024 - Mozambique 2-1 Somalia
07 Jun 2024 - Uganda 1-0 Botswana
10 Jun 2024 - Somalia 1-3 Botswana
10 Jun 2024 - Uganda 1-2 Algeria
10 Jun 2024 - Guinea 0-1 Mozambique
20 Mar 2025 - Mozambique 3-1 Uganda
21 Mar 2025 - Botswana 1-3 Algeria
21 Mar 2025 - Guinea 0-0 Somalia
25 Mar 2025 - Uganda 1-0 Guinea
25 Mar 2025 - Botswana 2-0 Somalia
25 Mar 2025 - Algeria 5-1 Mozambique
04 Sep 2025 - Algeria 3-1 Botswana
05 Sep 2025 - Somalia 0-3 Guinea
05 Sep 2025 - Uganda 4-0 Mozambique
08 Sep 2025 - Mozambique 2-0 Botswana
08 Sep 2025 - Guinea 0-0 Algeria
08 Sep 2025 - Uganda 2-0 Somalia
09 Oct 2025 - Somalia 0-3 Algeria
09 Oct 2025 - Botswana 0-1 Uganda
09 Oct 2025 - Mozambique 1-2 Guinea
14 Oct 2025 - Algeria 2-1 Uganda
14 Oct 2025 - Guinea 2-2 Botswana
14 Oct 2025 - Somalia 0-1 Mozambique
Group GPWDLGFGAGDPts
Algeria108112481625
Uganda10604149518
Mozambique106041417-318
Guinea10433118315
Botswana103161216-410
Somalia10019320-171
Group HPWDLGFGAGDPts
Tunisia109102202228
Namibia104331310315
Liberia104331311215
Malawi104151110113
Equatorial Guinea10325815-711
Sao Tome e Principe10109526-213
Group IPWDLGFGAGDPts
Ghana108112361725
Madagascar106131712519
Mali105321761118
Comoros105051213-115
Central African Republic102261124-138
Chad10019524-191

2nd round semi-final

13 Nov 2025Cameroon0:1Congo DR
13 Nov 2025Nigeria4:1Gabon

2nd round final

16 Nov 2025Nigeria1:1
(3:4)
Congo DR