Fifa World Cup African Qualifiers Stats​: Qualifiers Statistics

As the 54 CAF countries start vying for spots in the North American competition, a record nine teams will advance to the 2026 Fifa World Cup African Qualifiers Stats​, with ten more potentially joining.

Eritrea's withdrawal from qualifying means that theoretically it's already down to 53, but we'll outline the schedule, standings, and more in this piece.

CAF is home to scores of football players, notably Andre Onana of Manchester United, Mohammed Kudus of West Ham, Yves Bissouma of the Tottenham team, and three Nottingham Forest players from the Ivory Coast.

With just one guaranteed berth open to Senegal and DR Congo (Group B), Nigeria and South Africa (Group C), and Mali and Ghana (Group I), competitiveness will be intense. The third matchday has to wait till the summer, while the first two are already over.

African Premier League players qualified for the 2026 World Cup (CAF)

• Algeria's: Wolves' Rayan Ait-Nouri
• Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth), Burkina Faso
• Cameroon: Carlos Baleba (Brighton's), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), and Andre Onana (Manchester United)
• Congo's Democratic Representatives: Axel Tuanzebe (Ipswich Town) and Yoane Wissa (Brentford)
• Egypt: Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
• Gabon: Wolves' Mario Lemina
• Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), Gambia

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Qualifications for the 2026 World Cup in Africa (CAF)

54 teams in 9 groups compete in the first round (November 15, 2023–October 14, 2025); the top team in each group advances to the World Cup, while the top four finishers advance to the playoff semifinals.
Second round (November 10–18, 2025): semifinal, final, and four best group runners-up. The victor advances to the inter-confederation playoffs.
Schedule for African (CAF) World Cup qualifying — Upcoming first-round matches
Matchday Fifa World Cup African Qualifiers Stats

1. March 17–18, 2025
2. Matchday 6
3. March 24–25, 2025

African (CAF) 2026 World Cup qualification: Standings/table

Group A

1. Egypt — 3-1-0 — +9 GD — 10 points
2. Guinea-Bissau — 1-3-0 — +1 GD — 6 points
3. Burkina Faso — 1-2-1 — +2 GD — 5 point
4. Sierra Leone — 1-2-1 — -1 GD — 5 points
5. Ethiopia — 0-3-1 — -3 GD — 3 points
6. Djibouti — 0-1-3 — -8 GD — 1 point

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Group B

1. Sudan — 3-1-0 — +6 GD — 10 points
2. Senegal — 2-2-0 — +5 GD — 8 points
3. Democratic Republic of Congo — 2-1-1 — +2 GD — 7 points
4. Togo — 0-3-1 — -1 GD — 3 points
5. South Sudan — 0-2-2 — -7 GD — 2 points
6. Mauritania — 0-1-3 — -4 GD — 1 point

Group C

1. Rwanda — 2-1-1— +2 GD — 7 points
2. Benin — 2-1-1 — +1 GD — 7 points
3. South Africa — 2-1-1— +1 GD — 7 points
4. Lesotho — 1-2-1 — +1 GD — 5 points
5. Nigeria — 0-3-1 — -1 GD — 3 points
6. Zimbabwe — 0-2-2 — -4 GD — 2 points

Group D

1. Cameroon — 2-2-0 — +6 GD — 8 points
2. Libya — 2-1-1 — +1 GD — 7 points
3. Cape Verde — 2-1-1 — 0 GD — 7 points
4. Angola — 1-3-0 — +1 GD — 6 points
5. Mauritius — 1-1-2 — -3 GD — 4 points
6. Eswatini — 0-0-4— -5 GD — 0 points

Group E

1. Morocco — 3-0-0 — +9 GD — 9 points
2. Tanzania — 2-0-1 — 0 GD — 6 points
3. Niger — 1-0-1 — 0 GD — 3 points
4. Zambia — 1-0-3 — 0 GD — 3 points
5. Republic of Congo — 0-0-2 — -8 GD — 0 points
6. Eritrea — withdrew

Group F

1. Ivory Coast — 3-1-0 — +12 GD — 10 points
2. Gabon — 3-0-1 — +2 GD — 9 points
3. Burundi — 2-1-1 — +2 GD — 7 points
4. Kenya — 1-2-1 — +4 GD — 5 points
5. Gambia — 1-0-3 — 0 GD — 3 points
6. Seychelles — 0-0-4 — -20 GD — 0 points

Group G

1. Algeria — 3-0-1 — +4 GD — 9 points
2. Mozambique — 3-0-1 — +1 GD — 9 points
3. Botswana — 2-0-2 — +1 GD — 6 points
4. Guinea — 2-0-2 — 0 GD — 6 points
5. Uganda — 2-0-2 — 01 GD — 6 points
6. Somalia — 0-0-4 — -6 GD — 0 points

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Group H

1. Tunisia — 3-1-0 — +6 GD — 10 points
2. Namibia — 2-2-0 — +5 GD — 8 points
3. Liberia — 2-1-1 — +3 GD — 7 points
4. Malawi — 2-0-2 — +1 GD — 6 points
5. Equatorial Guinea — 1-0-3 — -6 GD — 3 points
6. Sao Tome and Principe — 0-0-4 — -9 GD — 0 points

Group I

1. Comoros — 3-0-1 — +4 GD — 9 points
2. Ghana — 3-0-1 — +2 GD — 9 points
3. Madagascar — 2-1-1 — +3 GD — 7 points
4. Mali — 1-2-1 — +1 GD — 5 points
5. Central African Republic — 1-1-2 — -2 GD — 4 points
6. Chad — 0-0-4 — -8 GD — 0 points

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FAQs: Fifa World Cup African Qualifiers Stats

How do Africa World Cup qualifiers work?

Group stage: Round-robin games consisting of nine groups of six teams will be played both at home and away. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be open to the group winners. Play-off stage: The CAF representative in the inter-confederation play-offs will be chosen by drawing the four best group runners-up.

Who will be the host automatically qualified for the 2026 World Cup?

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on August 31, 2022, that six CONCACAF teams would advance to the World Cup, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico serving as hosts by default. On February 14, 2023, the FIFA Council confirmed this.

Is Argentina out of the 2026 World Cup?

Argentina, the 2022 World Cup champions, is still very much on track to qualify for the 2026 tournament despite the lost points.