2026 World Cup Qualifiers/Africa: Update on Groups A, C, D, F

Here is the latest update on Groups A, C, D, and F in the African qualifying rounds for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, following the matches played on Tuesday:

Group A

– Egypt defeated Sierra Leone 1-0.

Standings: Pts | J | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD

1. Egypt – 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12
2. Burkina Faso – 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6
3. Sierra Leone – 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0
4. Ethiopia – 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0
5. Guinea-Bissau – 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2
6. Djibouti – 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | -16

Group C

– Rwanda drew with Lesotho 1-1.

– Nigeria drew with Zimbabwe 1-1.

– Benin lost to South Africa 0-2.

Standings: Pts | J | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD

1. South Africa – 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5
2. Rwanda – 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0
3. Benin – 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1
4. Nigeria – 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1
5. Lesotho – 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1
6. Zimbabwe – 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4

Group D

– Cameroon defeated Libya 3-1.

– Angola lost to Cape Verde 1-2.

Standings: Pts | J | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD

1. Cape Verde – 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2
2. Cameroon – 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8
3. Libya – 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1
4. Angola – 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0
5. Mauritius – 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4
6. Eswatini – 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5

Group F

– Burundi triumphed over Seychelles 5-0.

Standings: Pts | J | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD

1. Ivory Coast – 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14
2. Gabon – 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6
3. Burundi – 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6
4. Kenya – 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3
5. Gambia – 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1
6. Seychelles – 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | -28