Group standings, fixtures of 2026 World Cup qualifiers for Africa

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Nigeria neva win any of dia world cup qualifying match

Match day three of Fifa world cup qualifiers for Africa see some interesting results.

Nigeria come from behind to play 1-1 wit South Africa for Uyo, di result mean say group C still dey wide open.

Di north versus south match between Morocco and Zambia see di north African giants win Chipolopolo 2-1 in Agadir to retain dia lead for group E.

While reigning African champions, Cote d’Ivoire beat Gabon 1-0 to take number one spot for group F.

Each of di nine African qualifying group winners go qualify for world cup and di four best teams wey finish for second go den play for play off spot for intercontinental tournament wia di final two go qualify for United States, Mexico and Canada.

See how di African group table Fifa world cup qualifiers.

African World Cup Qualifying table

Group A

2026 World Cup group table

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Group B

2026 World Cup group table

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Group C

2026 World Cup group table

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Group D

2026 World Cup group table

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Group E

2026 World Cup group table

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Group F

2026 World Cup group table

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Group G

2026 World Cup group table

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Group H

2026 World Cup group table

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Group I

2026 World Cup group table

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CAF World Cup Qualifiers fixtures

Di first two matches for each group dem play am between 15 and 21 November, while rounds three and four dey take place dis June.

Di remaining six match days of World Cup qualifiers dem go spread am across di international windows for March, September and October 2025.

Sunday 9th June

Group A

  • Djibouti vs Ethiopia 5pm WAT

Group B

  • Congo DR vs Togo 5pm WAT
  • Mauritania vs Senegal 5pm WAT

Group H

  • Sao Tome e Principe vs Liberia 2pm WAT
  • Namibia vs Tunisia 5pm WAT

Monday 10th June

Group A

  • Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone 5pm WAT
  • Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt 5pm WAT

Group C

  • Benin vs Nigeria 5pm WAT

Group E

  • Eritrea vs Niger (C)

Group G

  • Somalia vs Botswana 2pm WAT
  • Uganda vs Algeria 5pm WAT
  • Guinea vs Mozambique 8pm WAT

Group H

  • Equatorial Guinea vs Malawi 2pm WAT

Group I

  • Madagascar vs Mali 2pm WAT
  • Ghana vs Central African Republic 8pm WAT

Tuesday 11th June

Group B

  • South Sudan vs Sudan 2pm WAT

Group C

  • South Africa vs Zimbabwe 5pm WAT
  • Lesotho vs Rwanda 5pm WAT

Group D

  • Mauritius vs Eswatini 2pm WAT
  • Cape Verde vs Libya 5pm WAT
  • Angola vs Cameroon 8pm WAT

Group E

  • Zambia vs Tanzania 2pm WAT
  • Congo vs Morocco 5pm WAT

Group F

  • Kenya vs Ivory Coast 2pm WAT
  • Gabon vs Gambia 8pm WAT
  • Seychelles vs Burundi 8pm WAT

Group I

  • Chad vs Comoros 5pm WAT

Friday African 2026 World Cup qualifying results

  • Nigeria 1-1 South Africa (Group C)
  • Zimbabwe 0-2 Lesotho (Group C)
  • Angola 1-0 Eswatini (Group D)
  • Morocco 2-1 Zambia (Group E)
  • Ivory Coast 1-0 Gabon (Group F)
  • Kenya 1-1 Burundi (Group F)
  • Mozambique 2-1 Somalia (Group G)
  • Uganda 1-0 Botswana (Group G)
  • Madagascar 2-1 Comoros (Group I)

How teams fit qualify for di 2026 World Cup?

Caf don cancel di traditional preliminary round wey dem bin dey use bifor.

Di new plan go see all African nations take part for a larger group stage – di 54 entrants dem split dem into nine pools, each group get six teams.

But, Caf plans spoil afta Eritrea late withdrawal from qualifying on 10 November, now Group E get only five teams.

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