World Cup 2026: Africa Qualifiers Schedule and Results
The African Qualifiers (CAF) for the 2026 World Cup took place between 15 November 2023 and 18 November 2025. The continent's 54 countries – minus Eritrea, which forfeited – will compete for the nine or ten tickets to the first 48-team World Cup in a nine-pool format that is played over 260 matches and 24 months of competitions.
The trophy awarded to the winner of the FIFA World Cup. (Illustration). ASSOCIATED PRESS - PATRICK B. KRAEMER
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WORLD CUP 2026: GROUP STAGE
Group A: Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Djibouti
Day 1 (Nov 2023): Burkina Faso - Guinea-Bissau; Egypt – Djibouti; Ethiopia - Sierra Leone
Day 2 (Nov 2023): Djibouti - Guinea-Bissau; Sierra Leone - Egypt; Burkina Faso - Ethiopia
Day 3 (June 2023): Sierra Leone - Djibouti; Guinea-Bissau - Ethiopia; Egypt - Burkina Faso
D4 (June 2023): Burkina Faso - Sierra Leone; Guinea-Bissau - Egypt; Djibouti - Ethiopia
D5 (March 2025): Burkina Faso - Djibouti; Sierra Leone v Guinea-Bissau; Ethiopia - Egypt
Day 6 (March 2025): Guinea-Bissau - Burkina Faso; Egypt - Sierra Leone; Ethiopia - Djibouti
Day 7 (Sept 2025): Guinea-Bissau - Burkina Faso; Egypt - Sierra Leone; Ethiopia - Djibouti
D8 (Sept 2025): Burkina Faso - Egypt; Guinea-Bissau - Djibouti; Sierra Leone - Ethiopia
Day 9 (Oct 2025): Djibouti - Egypt; Sierra Leone - Burkina Faso; Ethiopia - Guinea-Bissau
D10 (Oct 2025): Burkina Faso - Ethiopia; Djibouti - Sierra Leone; Egypt - Guinea-Bissau
Group B: Senegal, DR Congo, Mauritania, Togo, Sudan, South Sudan
Day 1 (Nov 2023) : DR Congo - Mauritania; Senegal v South Sudan; Sudan - Togo
Day 2 (Nov 2023): South Sudan - Mauritania; Togo - Senegal; Sudan - DR Congo
Day 3 (June 2024): Togo v South Sudan; Mauritania - Sudan; Senegal - DR Congo
Day 4 (June 2024): DR Congo - Togo; Mauritania - Senegal; South Sudan - Sudan
Day 5 (March 2025): DR Congo - South Sudan; Togo - Mauritania; Soudan - Sénégal
Day 6 (March 2025): Mauritania - DR Congo; Senegal - Togo; Sudan - South Sudan
Day 7 (Sep 2025): Mauritania - Togo; South Sudan - DR Congo; Sénégal - Soudan
Day 8 (Sept 2025): DR Congo - Senegal; Mauritania v South Sudan; Togo - Sudan
Day 9 (Oct 2025): South Sudan - Senegal; Togo - DR Congo; Sudan - Mauritania
D10 (Oct 2025): DR Congo - Sudan; South Sudan v Togo; Senegal - Mauritania
Group C: Nigeria, South Africa, Benin, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Lesotho
Day 1 (Nov 2023): Nigeria-Lesotho; Rwanda-Zimbabwe; South Africa-Benin
Day 2 (Nov 2023): Zimbabwe-Nigeria; Lesotho-Benin; Rwanda-South Africa
Day 3 (June 2024): Nigeria-South Africa; Zimbabwe-Lesotho; Benin-Rwanda
Day 4 (June 2024): Benin-Nigeria; Lesotho-Rwanda; South Africa-Zimbabwe
Day 5 (March 2025): Rwanda-Nigeria; South Africa-Lesotho; Zimbabwe-Benin
Day 6 (March 2025): Rwanda-Nigeria; South Africa-Lesotho; Zimbabwe-Benin
Day 7 (Sep 2025): Nigeria-Rwanda; Lesotho-South Africa; Benin-Zimbabwe
Day 8 (Sept 2025): South Africa-Nigeria; Benin-Lesotho; Zimbabwe-Rwanda
Day 9 (Oct 2025): Lesotho-Nigeria; Zimbabwe-South Africa; Rwanda-Benin
D10 (Oct 2025): Nigeria-Benin; Lesotho-Zimbabwe; South Africa-Rwanda
Group D: Cameroon, Cape Verde, Angola, Libya, Eswatini, Mauritius
Day 1 (Nov 2023) : Cape Verde - Angola; Cameroon - Mauritius; Eswatini - Libya
Day 2 (Nov 2023): Mauritius v Angola; Libya - Cameroon; Eswatini - Cape Verde
Day 3 (June 2024): Libya v Mauritius; Angola - Eswatini; Cameroon - Cape Verde
Day 4 (June 2024): Cape Verde - Libya; Angola - Cameroon; Mauritius - Eswatini
Day 5 (March 2025): Cape Verde - Mauritius; Libya - Angola; Eswatini - Cameroon
Day 6 (March 2025): Angola - Cape Verde; Cameroon - Libya; Eswatini - Mauritius
Day 7 (Sep 2025): Angola - Libya; Mauritius - Cape Verde; Cameroon - Eswatini
D8 (Sept 2025): Cape Verde - Cameroon; Libya - Eswatini; Angola - Mauritius
Day 9 (Oct 2025): Mauritius - Cameroon; Eswatini - Angola; Libya - Cape Verde
D10 (Oct 2025): Cameroon - Angola; Cape Verde - Eswatini; Maurice - Libye
Group E: Morocco, Zambia, Congo, Tanzania, Niger*
Day 1 (Nov 2023) : Zambia - Congo; Niger - Tanzania
Day 2 (Nov 2023): Tanzania - Morocco; Niger - Zambia
Day 3 (June 2024): Congo - Niger; Morocco - Zambia
Day 4 (June 2024): Zambia – Tanzania; Congo - Morocco
Day 5 (March 2025): Tanzania - Congo; Niger - Morocco
Day 6 (March 2025): Congo - Zambia; Morocco - Tanzania
Day 7 (Sep 2025): Congo - Tanzania; Morocco - Niger
D8 (Sept 2025): Zambia - Morocco; Tanzania - Niger
Day 9 (Oct 2025): Tanzania - Zambia; Niger - Congo
D10 (Oct 2025): Zambia - Niger; Morocco – Congo
* Pool E has only five teams since Eritrea's official withdrawal
Group F: Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Kenya, Gambia, Burundi, Seychelles
Day 1 (Nov 2023): Gabon - Kenya; Côte d'Ivoire - Seychelles; Burundi - The Gambia
Day 2 (Nov 2023): Seychelles - Kenya; Gambia v Ivory Coast; Burundi - Gabon
Day 3 (June 2024): Gambia - Seychelles; Kenya - Burundi; Ivory Coast - Gabon
Day 4 (June 2024): Gabon – Gambia; Kenya - Ivory Coast; Seychelles - Burundi
Day 5 (March 2025): Gabon - Seychelles; Gambia - Kenya; Burundi - Côte d'Ivoire
Day 6 (March 2025): Kenya - Gabon; Côte d'Ivoire - Gambia; Burundi - Seychelles
Day 7 (Sep 2025): Kenya - Gambia; Seychelles - Gabon; Côte d'Ivoire - Burundi
D8 (Sept 2025): Gabon - Ivory Coast; Kenya - Seychelles; Gambia - Burundi
Day 9 (Oct 2025): Seychelles - Ivory Coast; Gambia - Gabon; Burundi - Kenya
D10 (Oct 2025): Gabon - Burundi; Seychelles - Gambia; Côte d'Ivoire - Kenya
Group G: Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana, Somalia
Day 1 (Nov 2023) : Guinea - Uganda; Algeria v Somalia; Botswana - Mozambique
Day 2 (Nov 2023): Somalia - Uganda; Mozambique v Algeria; Botswana - Guinea
Day 3 (June 2024): Mozambique vs Somalia; Uganda vs Botswana; Algeria vs Guinea
Day 4 (June 2024): Guinea - Mozambique; Somalia - Botswana; Uganda - Algeria
Day 5 (March 2025): Guinea - Somalia; Mozambique - Uganda; Botswana - Algeria
Day 6 (March 2025): Algeria - Mozambique; Uganda - Guinea; Botswana - Somalia
Day 7 (Sep 2025): Uganda - Mozambique; Somalia v Guinea; Algeria - Botswana
D8 (Sept 2025): Guinea - Algeria; Mozambique - Botswana; Uganda - Somalia
Day 9 (Oct 2025): Somalia v Algeria; Mozambique - Guinea; Botswana - Uganda
D10 (Oct 2025): Algeria - Uganda; Guinea - Botswana; Somalia - Mozambique
Group H: Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia, Sao Tome and Principe
Day 1 (Nov 2023) : Equatorial Guinea - Namibia; Tunisia - Sao Tome and Principe; Liberia - Malawi
Day 2 (Nov 2023): São Tomé and Príncipe - Namibia; Malawi - Tunisia; Liberia - Equatorial Guinea
Day 3 (June 2024): Malawi - São Tomé and Príncipe; Namibia v Liberia; Tunisia - Equatorial Guinea
Day 4 (June 2024): Equatorial Guinea - Malawi; São Tomé and Príncipe - Liberia; Namibia - Tunisia
Day 5 (March 2025): São Tomé and Príncipe - Tunisia; Malawi - Namibia; Liberia - Equatorial Guinea
Day 6 (March 2025): Equatorial Guinea - São Tomé and Príncipe; Namibia - Malawi; Tunisia - Liberia
Day 7 (Sep 2025): Namibia - Malawi; São Tomé and Príncipe - Equatorial Guinea; Tunisia - Liberia
D8 (Sept 2025): Equatorial Guinea - Tunisia; Namibia - Sao Tome and Principe; Malawi - Liberia
Day 9 (Oct 2025): São Tomé and Príncipe - Tunisia; Malawi - Equatorial Guinea; Liberia - Namibia
D10 (Oct 2025): Equatorial Guinea - Liberia; São Tomé and Príncipe - Malawi; Tunisia – Namibia
Group I: Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Ghana, Madagascar
Day 1 (Nov 2023) : Ghana - Madagascar; Mali - Chad; Comoros - Central African Republic
Day 2 (Nov 2023): Chad - Madagascar; Central African Republic - Mali; Comoros - Ghana
Day 3 (June 2024): Central African Republic - Chad; Madagascar - Comoros; Mali - Ghana
Day 4 (June 2024): Ghana - Central African Republic; Chad - Comoros; Madagascar - Mali
Day 5 (March 2025): Ghana - Chad; Central African Republic - Madagascar; Comoros - Mali
Day 6 (March 2025): Madagascar - Ghana; Mali - Central African Republic; Comoros - Chad
Day 7 (Sep 2025): Madagascar - Central African Republic; Chad - Ghana; Mali - Comoros
D8 (Sept 2025): Ghana - Mali; Central African Republic - Comoros; Madagascar - Chad
D9 (Oct 2025): Chad - Mali; Central African Republic - Ghana; Comoros - Madagascar
D10 (Oct 2025): Mali - Madagascar; Chad - Central African Republic; Ghana - Comoros
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