Hossam Ahmed
September 6, 2025World Cup 2026 Africa qualifiers: All CAF group standings
World Cup 2026 Africa qualifiers: All CAF group standings
Africa’s road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is heating up. With nine group winners earning direct qualification and the four best runners-up heading to playoffs after final group standings, every match now carries extra weight.
Standing tall at this critical juncture: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde and South Africa are the teams secured spot in 2026 World Cup. Two groups remain finely poised—set to deliver drama in the final games.
Group Standings as of 14 October 2025 (Latest update)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (qualified) | 26 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 21 |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 15 |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 10 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 9 |
| 6 | Djibouti | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 24 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 22 |
| 3 | Sudan | 13 |
| 4 | Togo | 8 |
| 5 | Mauritania | 7 |
| 6 | South Sudan | 5 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (qualified) | 18 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 17 |
| 3 | Benin | 17 |
| 4 | Lesotho | 12 |
| 5 | Rwanda | 11 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 5 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde (qualified) | 23 |
| 2 | Cameroon | 19 |
| 3 | Libya | 16 |
| 4 | Angola | 12 |
| 5 | Mauritius | 6 |
| 6 | Eswatini | 3 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco (qualified) | 24 |
| 2 | Niger | 15 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 10 |
| 4 | Zambia | 9 |
| 5 | Republic of Congo | 1 |
| — | Eritrea (withdrew) | — |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 26 |
| 2 | Gabon | 25 |
| 3 | Gambia | 13 |
| 4 | Kenya | 12 |
| 5 | Burundi | 10 |
| 6 | Seychelles | 0 |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria (qualified) | 25 |
| 2 | Uganda | 18 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 18 |
| 4 | Guinea | 15 |
| 5 | Botswana | 10 |
| 6 | Somalia | 1 |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia (qualified) | 28 |
| 2 | Namibia | 15 |
| 3 | Liberia | 15 |
| 4 | Malawi | 13 |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 11 |
| 6 | São Tomé and Principe | 3 |
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana (qualified) | 25 |
| 2 | Madagascar | 19 |
| 3 | Mali | 18 |
| 4 | Comoros | 15 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 8 |
| 6 | Chad | 1 |
Ranking of Runners-Up (as of 14 October 2025)
| Rank | Team | Group | Points | Goal Difference (GD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | Group F | 19 | +6 |
| 2 | DR Congo | Group D | 16 | +5 |
| 3 | Cameroon | Group C | 15 | +9 |
| 4 | Nigeria | Group A | 15 | +7 |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | Group E | 15 | +6 |
| 6 | Niger | Group B | 13 | +1 |
| 7 | Madagascar | Group I | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | Uganda | Group G | 12 | +2 |
| 9 | Namibia | Group H | 9 | -2 |
*The runners-up standings are after removing the results against the sixth-place team in each group.
*On 14 March 2025, CAF notified member associations that matches against the sixth-place team would be discounted when ranking the runners-up.
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