FIFA World Cup 2026: CAF African Qualifier Preliminary Groups
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification is the official tournament that determines the teams representing the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The World Cup will take place in the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico.
CAF has been allocated a total of nine slots in the final tournament, along with one inter-confederation play-off slot.
On July 13, 2023, at 15:00 GMT (UTC±0), the draw for the qualification tournament took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
This draw involved all 54 FIFA-affiliated football associations from CAF who have entered the qualification process.
The draw pots for the teams were announced on June 30.
The pots were determined based on the FIFA Men’s World Ranking at the time of the draw, with the numbers in parentheses indicating the respective rankings.
GROUP A
- Egypt
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sirra Leone
- Ethiopia
- Djibouti
GROUP B
- Senegal
- DR Congo
- Mauritania
- Togo
- Sudan
- South Sudan
GROUP C
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Benin
- Zimbabwe
- Rwanda
- Lesotho
GROUP D
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Angola
- Libya
- Eswatini
- Mauritius
GROUP E
- Morocco
- Zambia
- Congo
- Tanzania
- Niger
- Eritrea
GROUP F
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Gabon
- Kenya
- The Gambia
- Burundi
- Seychelles
GROUP G
- Algeria
- Guinea
- Uganda
- Mozambique
- Botswana
- Somalia
GROUP H
- Tunisia
- Equatorial Guinea
- Namibia
- Malawi
- Liberia
- São Tomé & Príncipe
GROUP I
- Mali
- Ghana
- Madagascar
- Central African R.
- Comoros
- Chad
