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◆Four killed and 15 injured in Ghana gold-mining shooting ◆Journalist and parliamentary candidate killed in South Sudan ◆Truck crashes into bus in India’s Assam state, killing 24 ◆Kabila’s FRN takes Nindja in South Kivu’s Kabare territory ◆Russian drones hit Kyiv hospital, two killed in Odesa ◆Iran threatens unlimited response after US attack ◆Building under construction collapses in Kenya, killing six ◆Microsoft outage disrupts financial markets ◆Tenant kills building manager and wounds four in Washington ◆Kenyan Parliament suspends regulations on lenders ◆Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook and Teams in 74 countries

◆Four killed and 15 injured in Ghana gold-mining shooting ◆Journalist and parliamentary candidate killed in South Sudan ◆Truck crashes into bus in India’s Assam state, killing 24 ◆Kabila’s FRN takes Nindja in South Kivu’s Kabare territory ◆Russian drones hit Kyiv hospital, two killed in Odesa ◆Iran threatens unlimited response after US attack ◆Building under construction collapses in Kenya, killing six ◆Microsoft outage disrupts financial markets ◆Tenant kills building manager and wounds four in Washington ◆Kenyan Parliament suspends regulations on lenders ◆Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook and Teams in 74 countries

AFCON qualifiers

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2026 World Cup qualifiers (Africa): results, group standings and knockout stage

Updated on Friday, 13 November 2026 at 20:13.

Key facts

Teams: 53
Matches played: 263 / 263
Goals: 665; 2.53 per match
Next match: —

Results — 2026 World Cup qualifiers (Africa)

Matches of 16 Nov to 16 Nov

Nigeria1DR Congo1Full time

Matches of 13 Nov to 13 Nov

Nigeria4Gabon1Full time
Cameroon0DR Congo1Full time

Matches of 8 Oct to 14 Oct

Libya3Cape Verde3Full time
Eswatini2Angola2Full time
Ethiopia1Guinea-Bissau0Full time
Mauritius0Cameroon2Full time
Comoros1Madagascar2Full time
Chad0Mali2Full time
Djibouti0Egypt3Full time
Central African Republic0Ghana5Full time
Sierra Leone0Burkina Faso1Full time
Tanzania0Zambia1Full time
Niger3Republic of Congo1Full time
Burundi0Kenya1Full time
Botswana0Uganda1Full time
Mozambique1Guinea2Full time
Somalia0Algeria3Full time
Liberia3Namibia1Full time
Malawi3Equatorial Guinea0Full time
Seychelles0Ivory Coast7Full time
Sudan0Mauritania0Full time
Togo0DR Congo1Full time
Gambia3Gabon4Full time
South Sudan0Senegal5Full time
São Tomé and Príncipe0Tunisia6Full time
Rwanda0Benin1Full time
Zimbabwe0South Africa0Full time
Lesotho1Nigeria2Full time
Zambia0Niger1Full time
Chad2Central African Republic3Full time
Egypt1Guinea-Bissau0Full time
Mali4Madagascar1Full time
Ghana1Comoros0Full time
Burkina Faso3Ethiopia1Full time
Djibouti1Sierra Leone2Full time
São Tomé and Príncipe1Malawi0Full time
Tunisia3Namibia0Full time
Equatorial Guinea1Liberia1Full time
South Sudan0Togo0Full time
Lesotho1Zimbabwe0Full time
Cape Verde3Eswatini0Full time
Cameroon0Angola0Full time
Mauritius0Libya0Full time
Seychelles0Gambia7Full time
Algeria2Uganda1Full time
Somalia0Mozambique1Full time
Nigeria4Benin0Full time
South Africa3Rwanda0Full time
Guinea2Botswana2Full time
Ivory Coast3Kenya0Full time
Morocco1Republic of Congo0Full time
Gabon2Burundi0Full time
DR Congo1Sudan0Full time
Senegal4Mauritania0Full time

Matches of 3 Sept to 9 Sept

Seychelles0Gabon4Full time
Chad1Ghana1Full time
Guinea-Bissau1Sierra Leone1Full time
Mauritius0Cape Verde2Full time
Madagascar2Central African Republic0Full time
São Tomé and Príncipe2Equatorial Guinea3Full time
Angola0Libya1Full time
Algeria3Botswana1Full time
Cameroon3Eswatini0Full time
Tunisia3Liberia0Full time
Mali3Comoros0Full time
South Sudan1DR Congo4Full time
Somalia0Guinea3Full time
Namibia1Malawi2Full time
Kenya1Gambia3Full time
Lesotho0South Africa3Full time
Uganda4Mozambique0Full time
Republic of Congo1Tanzania1Full time
Djibouti0Burkina Faso6Full time
Benin1Zimbabwe0Full time
Ivory Coast1Burundi0Full time
Mauritania2Togo0Full time
Morocco5Niger0Full time
Senegal2Sudan0Full time
Egypt2Ethiopia0Full time
Nigeria1Rwanda0Full time
Central African Republic0Comoros2Full time
Zambia0Morocco2Full time
Mozambique2Botswana0Full time
Equatorial Guinea0Tunisia1Full time
Uganda2Somalia0Full time
Malawi2Liberia2Full time
Guinea0Algeria0Full time
Guinea-Bissau2Djibouti0Full time
Madagascar3Chad1Full time
Ghana1Mali0Full time
Libya2Eswatini0Full time
Namibia3São Tomé and Príncipe0Full time
Zimbabwe0Rwanda1Full time
Tanzania0Niger1Full time
Sierra Leone2Ethiopia0Full time
Kenya5Seychelles0Full time
Burkina Faso0Egypt0Full time
DR Congo2Senegal3Full time
Cape Verde1Cameroon0Full time
Togo1Sudan0Full time
South Africa1Nigeria1Full time
Gabon0Ivory Coast0Full time
Benin4Lesotho0Full time
Gambia2Burundi0Full time
Mauritania0South Sudan0Full time
Angola3Mauritius1Full time

Matches of 17 Mar to 25 Mar

Tanzania3Republic of Congo0Full time
Liberia0Tunisia1Full time
Eswatini0Cameroon0Full time
Central African Republic1Madagascar4Full time
Mozambique3Uganda1Full time
Sierra Leone3Guinea-Bissau1Full time
Malawi0Namibia1Full time
Zimbabwe2Benin2Full time
Cape Verde1Mauritius0Full time
Gabon3Seychelles0Full time
Gambia3Kenya3Full time
Libya1Angola1Full time
Comoros0Mali3Full time
Equatorial Guinea2São Tomé and Príncipe0Full time
Botswana1Algeria3Full time
Rwanda0Nigeria2Full time
DR Congo1South Sudan0Full time
Burkina Faso4Djibouti1Full time
South Africa0Lesotho3Full time
Burundi0Ivory Coast1Full time
Ghana5Chad0Full time
Guinea0Somalia0Full time
Ethiopia0Egypt2Full time
Niger1Morocco2Full time
Togo2Mauritania2Full time
Sudan0Senegal0Full time
Eswatini3Mauritius3Full time
Kenya1Gabon2Full time
Namibia1Equatorial Guinea1Full time
Central African Republic0Mali0Full time
Liberia2São Tomé and Príncipe1Full time
Guinea-Bissau1Burkina Faso2Full time
Republic of Congo0Zambia3Full time
Ivory Coast1Gambia0Full time
Madagascar0Ghana3Full time
Ethiopia6Djibouti1Full time
Tunisia2Malawi0Full time
Uganda1Guinea0Full time
Angola1Cape Verde2Full time
Nigeria1Zimbabwe1Full time
Rwanda1Lesotho1Full time
Benin0South Africa2Full time
Sudan1South Sudan1Full time
Botswana2Somalia0Full time
Burundi5Seychelles0Full time
Cameroon3Libya1Full time
Egypt1Sierra Leone0Full time
Comoros1Chad0Full time
Mauritania0DR Congo2Full time
Senegal2Togo0Full time
Algeria5Mozambique1Full time
Morocco2Tanzania0Full time

Matches of 5 Jun to 11 Jun

Namibia1Liberia1Full time
Central African Republic1Chad0Full time
Sierra Leone2Djibouti1Full time
Togo1South Sudan1Full time
Tunisia1Equatorial Guinea0Full time
Malawi3São Tomé and Príncipe1Full time
Libya2Mauritius1Full time
Guinea-Bissau0Ethiopia0Full time
Mauritania0Sudan2Full time
Republic of Congo0Niger3Full time
Benin1Rwanda0Full time
Senegal1DR Congo1Full time
Egypt2Burkina Faso1Full time
Mali1Ghana2Full time
Algeria1Guinea2Full time
Mozambique2Somalia1Full time
Zimbabwe0Lesotho2Full time
Kenya1Burundi1Full time
Angola1Eswatini0Full time
Madagascar2Comoros1Full time
Uganda1Botswana0Full time
Ivory Coast1Gabon0Full time
Nigeria1South Africa1Full time
Morocco2Zambia1Full time
Cameroon4Cape Verde1Full time
Gambia5Seychelles1Full time
São Tomé and Príncipe0Liberia1Full time
Namibia0Tunisia0Full time
Djibouti1Ethiopia1Full time
DR Congo1Togo0Full time
Mauritania0Senegal1Full time
Somalia1Botswana3Full time
Equatorial Guinea1Malawi0Full time
Benin2Nigeria1Full time
Uganda1Algeria2Full time
Guinea-Bissau1Egypt1Full time
Ghana4Central African Republic3Full time
Guinea0Mozambique1Full time
Burkina Faso2Sierra Leone2Full time
Madagascar0Mali0Full time
Mauritius2Eswatini1Full time
Kenya0Ivory Coast0Full time
South Sudan0Sudan3Full time
Chad0Comoros2Full time
Zambia0Tanzania1Full time
South Africa3Zimbabwe1Full time
Lesotho0Rwanda1Full time
Cape Verde1Libya0Full time
Seychelles1Burundi3Full time
Republic of Congo0Morocco6Full time
Angola1Cameroon1Full time
Gabon3Gambia2Full time

Matches of 15 Nov to 21 Nov

Equatorial Guinea0Namibia3Full time
Rwanda0Zimbabwe0Full time
DR Congo2Mauritania0Full time
Ethiopia0Sierra Leone0Full time
Botswana2Mozambique3Full time
Burundi3Gambia2Full time
Gabon2Kenya1Full time
Egypt6Djibouti0Full time
Nigeria1Lesotho1Full time
Sudan1Togo1Full time
Algeria3Somalia1Full time
Cape Verde0Angola0Full time
Comoros4Central African Republic2Full time
Eswatini0Libya1Full time
Guinea2Uganda1Full time
Zambia4Republic of Congo2Full time
Liberia0Malawi1Full time
Ghana1Madagascar0Full time
Mali3Chad1Full time
Cameroon3Mauritius0Full time
Ivory Coast9Seychelles0Full time
Burkina Faso1Guinea-Bissau1Full time
Tunisia4São Tomé and Príncipe0Full time
South Africa2Benin1Full time
Niger0Tanzania1Full time
Senegal4South Sudan0Full time
Zimbabwe1Nigeria1Full time
Burundi1Gabon2Full time
Mozambique0Algeria2Full time
Sudan1DR Congo0Full time
Sierra Leone0Egypt2Full time
Djibouti0Guinea-Bissau1Full time
Liberia3Equatorial Guinea0Full time
Gambia0Ivory Coast2Full time
Mali1Central African Republic1Full time
Seychelles0Kenya5Full time
Chad0Madagascar3Full time
Ethiopia0Burkina Faso3Full time
Malawi0Tunisia1Full time
Somalia0Uganda1Full time
Eswatini0Cape Verde2Full time
Botswana1Guinea0Full time
Lesotho0Benin0Full time
Rwanda2South Africa0Full time
Libya1Cameroon1Full time
São Tomé and Príncipe0Namibia2Full time
Comoros1Ghana0Full time
South Sudan0Mauritania0Full time
Togo0Senegal0Full time
Mauritius0Angola0Full time
Tanzania0Morocco2Full time
Niger2Zambia1Full time

The teams — 2026 World Cup qualifiers (Africa)

The stadiums — 2026 World Cup qualifiers (Africa)

Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia9 matches
Martyrs of February Stadium, Benina8 matches
Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan8 matches
Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi, El Jadida7 matches
Francistown Stadium, Francistown7 matches
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo7 matches
Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane7 matches
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe7 matches
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre7 matches
Stade Larbi Zaouli, Casablanca7 matches
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa6 matches
Stade Olympique de Radès, Hammadi Agrebi Stadium6 matches
Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade, Diamniadio6 matches
Stade du 24 Septembre, Bissau6 matches
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala6 matches
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo5 matches
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium5 matches
Stade de Franceville, Franceville5 matches
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo5 matches
National Stadium Cape Verde, Praia5 matches
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit5 matches
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako5 matches
Stade Alassane Quattara, Abidjan5 matches
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban5 matches
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo5 matches
Stade Municipal Oujda, Oujda5 matches
Stade de Kégué, Stade de Kégué5 matches
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Estádio 11 de Novembro5 matches
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola4 matches
Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg4 matches

Frequently asked questions

2026 World Cup qualifiers (Africa): what are the dates?

Qualifiers : matches scheduled Wednesday, 15 November 2023 to Sunday, 16 November 2025.

2026 World Cup qualifiers (Africa): how many teams?

53 teams; 263 matches scheduled so far, 263 of them played.