Here are the full results, fixtures and current table standings of all countries playing the 2026 African World Cup qualifiers.
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The 2026 World Cup African Qualifiers are in full swing, delivering thrilling football action across the continent. Fans are keeping a close eye on the fixtures, with each match shaping the journey to the global stage.
The latest results are redefining expectations as traditional powerhouses face strong competition from emerging teams. Meanwhile, the group standings continue to shift dramatically, highlighting just how competitive the race to secure a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup has become.
African 2026 World Cup qualifiers match results
- Equatorial Guinea 0–3 Namibia (Group H)
- Rwanda 0–0 Zimbabwe (Group C)
- DR Congo 2–0 Mauritania (Group B)
- Ethiopia 0–0 Sierra Leone (Group A)
- Botswana 2–3 Mozambique (Group G)
- Burundi 3–2 Gambia (Group F)
- Gabon 2–1 Kenya (Group F)
- Nigeria 1–1 Lesotho (Group C)
- Algeria 3–1 Somalia (Group G)
- Egypt 6–0 Djibouti (Group A)
- Sudan 1–1 Togo (Group B)
- Cape Verde 0–0 Angola (Group D)
- Guinea 2–1 Uganda (Group G)
- Eswatini 0–1 Libya (Group D)
- Comoros 4–2 Central African Republic (Group I)
- Liberia 0–1 Malawi (Group H)
- Ghana 1–0 Madagascar (Group I)
- Zambia 4–2 Congo (Group E)
- Côte d’Ivoire 9–0 Seychelles (Group F)
- Mali 3–1 Chad (Group I)
- Tunisia 4–0 São Tomé and Príncipe (Group H)
- Cameroon 3–0 Mauritius (Group D)
- Burkina Faso 1–1 Guinea-Bissau (Group A)
- South Africa 2–1 Benin (Group C)
- Niger 0–1 Tanzania (Group E)
- Senegal 4–0 South Sudan (Group B)
- Zimbabwe 1–1 Nigeria (Group C)
- Mozambique 0–2 Algeria (Group G)
- Burundi 1–2 Gabon (Group F)
- Sierra Leone 0–2 Egypt (Group A)
- Sudan 1–0 DR Congo (Group B)
- Djibouti 0–1 Guinea-Bissau (Group A)
- Liberia 3–0 Equatorial Guinea (Group H)
- Seychelles 0–5 Kenya (Group F)
- Gambia 0–2 Côte d’Ivoire (Group F)
- Mali 1–1 Central African Republic (Group I)
- Chad 0–3 Madagascar (Group I)
- Botswana 1–0 Guinea (Group G)
- Ethiopia 0–3 Burkina Faso (Group A)
- Lesotho 0–0 Benin (Group C)
- Malawi 0–1 Tunisia (Group H)
- Rwanda 2–0 South Africa (Group C)
- Somalia 0–1 Uganda (Group G)
- Eswatini 0–2 Cape Verde (Group D)
- São Tomé and Príncipe 0–2 Namibia (Group H)
- South Sudan 0–0 Mauritania (Group B)
- Mauritius 0–0 Angola (Group D)
- Comoros 1–0 Ghana (Group I)
- Togo 0–0 Senegal (Group B)
- Libya 1–1 Cameroon (Group D)
- Niger 2–1 Zambia (Group E)
- Tanzania 0–2 Morocco (Group E)
- Sierra Leone 2–1 Djibouti (Group A)
- Togo 1–1 South Sudan (Group B)
- Namibia 1–1 Liberia (Group H)
- Tunisia 1–0 Equatorial Guinea (Group H)
- Central African Republic 1–0 Chad (Group I)
- Guinea-Bissau 0–0 Ethiopia (Group A)
- Egypt 2–1 Burkina Faso (Group A)
- Mauritania 0–2 Sudan (Group B)
- Senegal 1–1 DR Congo (Group B)
- Benin 1–0 Rwanda (Group C)
- Libya 2–1 Mauritius (Group D)
- Congo 0–3 Niger (Group E) — Forfeit
- Algeria 1–2 Guinea (Group G)
- Malawi 3–1 São Tomé and Príncipe (Group H)
- Mali 1–2 Ghana (Group I)
- Zimbabwe 0–2 Lesotho (Group C)
- Nigeria 1–1 South Africa (Group C)
- Angola 1–0 Eswatini (Group D)
- Morocco 2–1 Zambia (Group E)
- Kenya 1–1 Burundi (Group F)
- Côte d’Ivoire 1–0 Gabon (Group F)
- Mozambique 2–1 Somalia (Group G)
- Uganda 1–0 Botswana (Group G)
- Madagascar 2–1 Comoros (Group I)
- Cameroon 4–1 Cape Verde (Group D)
- Gambia 5–1 Seychelles (Group F)
- Djibouti 1–1 Ethiopia (Group A)
- DR Congo 1–0 Togo (Group B)
- Mauritania 0–1 Senegal (Group B)
- Namibia 0–0 Tunisia (Group H)
- São Tomé and Príncipe 0–1 Liberia (Group H)
- Burkina Faso 2–2 Sierra Leone (Group A)
- Guinea-Bissau 1–1 Egypt (Group A)
- Benin 2–1 Nigeria (Group C)
- Guinea 0–1 Mozambique (Group G)
- Uganda 1–2 Algeria (Group G)
- Somalia 1–3 Botswana (Group G)
- Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Malawi (Group H)
- Ghana 4–3 Central African Republic (Group I)
- South Sudan 0–3 Sudan (Group B)
- South Africa 3–1 Zimbabwe (Group C)
- Lesotho 0–1 Rwanda (Group C)
- Cape Verde 1–0 Libya (Group D)
- Angola 1–1 Cameroon (Group D)
- Mauritius 2–1 Eswatini (Group D)
- Zambia 0–1 Tanzania (Group E)
- Congo 0–6 Morocco (Group E) — Forfeit
- Gabon 3–2 Gambia (Group F)
- Kenya 0–0 Côte d’Ivoire (Group F)
- Seychelles 1–3 Burundi (Group F)
- Madagascar 0–0 Mali (Group I)
- Chad 0–2 Comoros (Group I)
- Eswatini 0–0 Cameroon (Group D)
- Liberia 0–1 Tunisia (Group H)
- Central African Republic 1–2 Madagascar (Group I)
- Mozambique 3–1 Uganda (Group G)
- Cape Verde 1–0 Mauritius (Group D)
- Sierra Leone 3–1 Guinea-Bissau (Group A)
- Zimbabwe 2–2 Benin (Group C)
- Malawi 0–1 Namibia (Group H)
- Gambia 3–3 Kenya (Group F)
- Gabon 3–0 Seychelles (Group F)
- Comoros 0–3 Mali (Group I)
- Libya 1–1 Angola (Group D)
- Equatorial Guinea 2–0 São Tomé and Príncipe (Group H)
- Botswana 1–3 Algeria (Group G)
- Burkina Faso 4–1 Djibouti (Group A)
- DR Congo 1–0 South Sudan (Group B)
- Rwanda 0–2 Nigeria (Group C)
- South Africa 2–0 Lesotho (Group C)
- Burundi 0–1 Côte d’Ivoire (Group F)
- Ghana 5–0 Chad (Group I)
- Guinea 0–0 Somalia (Group G)
- Ethiopia 0–2 Egypt (Group A)
- Niger 1–2 Morocco (Group E)
- Tanzania 3–0 Congo (Group E) — Forfeit
- Togo 2–2 Mauritania (Group B)
- Sudan 0–0 Senegal (Group B)
- Eswatini 3–3 Mauritius (Group D)
- Kenya 1–2 Gabon (Group F)
- Namibia 1–1 Equatorial Guinea (Group H)
- Liberia 2–1 São Tomé and Príncipe (Group H)
- Central African Republic 0–0 Mali (Group I)
- Guinea-Bissau 1–2 Burkina Faso (Group A)
- Madagascar 0–3 Ghana (Group I)
- Côte d’Ivoire 1–0 Gambia (Group F)
- Ethiopia 6–1 Djibouti (Group A)
- Tunisia 2–0 Malawi (Group H)
- Botswana 2–0 Somalia (Group G)
- Benin 0–2 South Africa (Group C)
- Nigeria 1–1 Zimbabwe (Group C)
- Angola 1–2 Cape Verde (Group D)
- Rwanda 1–1 Lesotho (Group C)
- Uganda 1–0 Guinea (Group G)
- Burundi 5–0 Seychelles (Group F)
- Cameroon 3–1 Libya (Group D)
- Egypt 1–0 Sierra Leone (Group A)
- Mauritania 0–2 DR Congo (Group B)
- Sudan 1–1 South Sudan (Group B)
- Senegal 2–0 Togo (Group B)
- Comoros 1–0 Chad (Group I)
- Morocco 2–0 Tanzania (Group E)
- Algeria 5–1 Mozambique (Group G)
- Congo 0–3 Zambia (Group E) — Forfeit
- Chad 1-1 Ghana (Group I)
- Mauritius 0-2 Cabo Verde (Group D)
- São Tomé and Príncipe 2-3 Equatorial Guinea (Group H)
- Angola 0-1 Libya (Group D)
- Madagascar 2-0 Central African Republic (Group I)
- Guinea Bissau 1-1 Sierra Leone (Group A)
- Tunisia 3-0 Liberia (Group H)
- Algeria 3-1 Botswana (Group G)
- Cameroon 3-0 Eswatini (Group D)
- Mali 3-0 Comoros (Group I)
- Kenya 1-3 Gambia
- Namibia 1-2 Malawi
- Somalia 0-3 Guinea
- South Sudan 1-4 DR Congo
- Benin 1-0 Zimbabwe
- Congo 1-1 Tanzania
- Uganda 4-0 Mozambique
- Djibouti 0-5 Burkina Faso
- Lesotho 0-3 South Africa
- Senegal 2-0 Sudan
- Morocco 5-0 Niger
- Mauritania 2-0 Togo
- Egypt 2-0 Ethiopia
- Ivory Coast 1-0 Burundi
- Nigeria 1-0 Rwanda
- Central African Republic 0-2 Comoros
- Mozambique 2-0 Botswana
- Zambia 0-2 Morocco
- Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Tunisia
- Malawi 2-2 Liberia
- Guinea Bissau 2-0 Djibouti
- Guinea 0-0 Algeria
- Uganda 2-0 Somalia
- Madagascar 3-1 Chad
- Ghana 1-0 Mali
- Libya 2-0 Eswatini
- Burkina Faso 0-0 Egypt
- Sierra Leone 2-0 Ethiopia
- Congo DR 2-3 Senegal
- Mauritania 0-0 South Sudan
- Togo 1-0 Sudan
- South Africa 1-1 Nigeria
- Benin 4-0 Lesotho
- Zimbabwe 0-1 Rwanda
- Cabo Verde 1-0 Cameroon
- Angola 3-1 Mauritius
- Tanzania 0-1 Niger
- Gabon 0-0 Côte d’Ivoire
- Kenya 5-0 Seychelles
- The Gambia 2-0 Burundi
- Namibia 3-0 São Tomé and Príncipe
2026 World Cup African Qualifiers standings
Group A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 20 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 15 |
| Sierra Leone | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Ethiopia | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 6 |
| Djibouti | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 28 | -24 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| Congo DR | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Sudan | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| Togo | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| South Sudan | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 4 |
Group C
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| Benin | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| Rwanda | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 6 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 4 |
Group D
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo Verde | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Libya | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Angola | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| Mauritius | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 |
| Eswatini | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 2 |
Group E
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Niger | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| Zambia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Congo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20 | -17 | 1 |
| Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group F
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Côte d’Ivoire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 20 |
| Gabon | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| The Gambia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 10 |
| Burundi | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| Kenya | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 9 |
| Seychelles | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 39 | -37 | 0 |
Group G
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Uganda | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| Mozambique | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 15 |
| Guinea | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Botswana | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 |
| Somalia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 1 |
Group H
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 22 |
| Namibia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| Liberia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Malawi | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 10 |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 0 |
Group I
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| Madagascar | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| Comoros | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| Mali | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Central African Republic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 5 |
| Chad | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -16 | 1 |
2026 World Cup qualifiers fixtures
6–14 October 2025
- Djibouti vs Egypt (Group A)
- Sierra Leone vs Burkina Faso (Group A)
- Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau (Group A)
- South Sudan vs Senegal (Group B)
- Togo vs DR Congo (Group B)
- Sudan vs Mauritania (Group B)
- Lesotho vs Nigeria (Group C)
- Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Group C)
- Rwanda vs Benin (Group C)
- Mauritius vs Cameroon (Group D)
- Libya vs Cape Verde (Group D)
- Eswatini vs Angola (Group D)
- Tanzania vs Zambia (Group E)
- Niger vs Congo (Group E)
- Seychelles vs Côte d’Ivoire (Group F)
- Gambia vs Gabon (Group F)
- Burundi vs Kenya (Group F)
- Somalia vs Algeria (Group G)
- Mozambique vs Guinea (Group G)
- Botswana vs Uganda (Group G)
- São Tomé and Príncipe vs Tunisia (Group H)
- Malawi vs Equatorial Guinea (Group H)
- Liberia vs Namibia (Group H)
- Chad vs Mali (Group I)
- Central African Republic vs Ghana (Group I)
- Comoros vs Madagascar (Group I)
6–14 October 2025
- Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia (Group A)
- Djibouti vs Sierra Leone (Group A)
- Egypt vs Guinea-Bissau (Group A)
- DR Congo vs Sudan (Group B)
- South Sudan vs Togo (Group B)
- Senegal vs Mauritania (Group B)
- South Africa vs Rwanda (Group C)
- Lesotho vs Zimbabwe (Group C)
- Nigeria vs Benin (Group C)
- Cape Verde vs Eswatini (Group D)
- Mauritius vs Libya (Group D)
- Cameroon vs Angola (Group D)
- Zambia vs Niger (Group E)
- Morocco vs Congo (Group E)
- Gabon vs Burundi (Group F)
- Seychelles vs Gambia (Group F)
- Côte d’Ivoire vs Kenya (Group F)
- Guinea vs Botswana (Group G)
- Somalia vs Mozambique (Group G)
- Algeria vs Uganda (Group G)
- Equatorial Guinea vs Liberia (Group H)
- São Tomé and Príncipe vs Malawi (Group H)
- Tunisia vs Namibia (Group H)
- Ghana vs Comoros (Group I)
- Chad vs Central African Republic (Group I)
- Mali vs Madagascar (Group I)
