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Qualifying · 2026 · CAF

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CAF · 9 berths

9 qualified

Nine group winners qualify directly; the 4 best runners-up play off for one inter-confederation berth.

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Group Stage Play-off

Nine group winners qualify directly; the 4 best runners-up play off for one inter-confederation berth.

9 berths · Round One

Group A

1

Egypt8-2-0 · +1826 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Burkina Faso6-3-1 · +1521 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Sierra Leone4-3-3 · +215 PTSOUT

4

Guinea-Bissau2-4-4 · -210 PTSOUT

5

Ethiopia2-3-5 · -59 PTSOUT

6

Djibouti0-1-9 · -281 PTSOUT

Group B

1

Senegal7-3-0 · +1924 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Congo DR7-1-2 · +922 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Sudan3-4-3 · +213 PTSOUT

4

Togo1-5-4 · -58 PTSOUT

5

Mauritania1-4-5 · -97 PTSOUT

Group C

1

South Africa5-3-2 · +618 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Nigeria4-5-1 · +717 PTSOUT

3

Benin5-2-3 · +117 PTSOUT

4

Lesotho3-3-4 · -312 PTSOUT

5

Rwanda3-2-5 · -411 PTSOUT

Group D

1

Cabo Verde7-2-1 · +823 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Cameroon5-4-1 · +1219 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Libya4-4-2 · +216 PTSOUT

4

Angola2-6-2 · +112 PTSOUT

5

Mauritius1-3-6 · -106 PTSOUT

6

Eswatini0-3-7 · -133 PTSOUT

Group E

1

Morocco8-0-0 · +2024 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Niger5-0-3 · +115 PTSOUT

3

Tanzania3-1-4 · -110 PTSOUT

4

Zambia3-0-5 · 09 PTSOUT

5

Congo0-1-7 · -201 PTSOUT

6

Eritrea0-0-0 · 00 PTSOUT

Group F

1

Côte d'Ivoire8-2-0 · +2526 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Gabon8-1-1 · +1325 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

The Gambia4-1-5 · +913 PTSOUT

4

Kenya3-3-4 · +412 PTSOUT

5

Burundi3-1-6 · 010 PTSOUT

Group G

1

Algeria8-1-1 · +1625 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Uganda6-0-4 · +518 PTSOUT

3

Mozambique6-0-4 · -318 PTSOUT

4

Guinea4-3-3 · +315 PTSOUT

5

Botswana3-1-6 · -410 PTSOUT

Group H

1

Tunisia9-1-0 · +2228 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Namibia4-3-3 · +315 PTSOUT

3

Liberia4-3-3 · +215 PTSOUT

4

Malawi4-1-5 · +113 PTSOUT

5

Equatorial Guinea3-2-5 · -711 PTSOUT

6

São Tomé and Príncipe1-0-9 · -213 PTSOUT

Group I

1

Ghana8-1-1 · +1725 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Madagascar6-1-3 · +519 PTSOUT

3

Mali5-3-2 · +1118 PTSOUT

4

Comoros5-0-5 · -115 PTSOUT

5

Central African Republic2-2-6 · -138 PTSOUT

6

Chad0-1-9 · -191 PTSOUT

Next up

The qualified nations meet at the World Cup finals 2026

How qualification works

Six confederations

Each region — UEFA, CONMEBOL, Concacaf, CAF, AFC and OFC — runs its own tournament for a fixed share of the 48 places.

Group stage → play-off

Group winners (and the best runners-up) qualify directly; teams just short drop into confederation and inter-confederation play-offs.

The last two spots

A six-team inter-confederation play-off decides the final two berths, with sides from five different confederations.