Following are the FIFA World Cup qualifying group standings in Africa after Tuesday’s matches (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
Group A
Egypt 2 2 0 0 8 0 6
B. Faso 2 1 1 0 4 1 4
G. Bissau 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
S. Leone 2 0 1 1 0 2 1
Ethiopia 2 0 1 1 0 3 1
Djibouti 2 0 0 2 0 7 0
Group B
Senegal 2 1 1 0 4 0 4
Sudan 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
DR Congo 2 1 0 1 2 1 3
Togo 2 0 2 0 1 1 2
Mauritania 2 0 1 1 0 2 1
S. Sudan 2 0 1 1 0 4 1
Group C
Rwanda 2 1 1 0 2 0 4
S. Africa 2 1 0 1 2 3 3
Nigeria 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
Lesotho 2 0 2 0 1 1 2
Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0 1 1 2
Benin 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
Group D
Cameroon 2 1 1 0 4 1 4
C. Verde 2 1 1 0 2 0 4
Libya 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
Angola 2 0 2 0 0 0 2
Mauritius 2 0 1 1 0 3 1
Eswatini 2 0 0 2 0 3 0
Group E
Morocco 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Zambia 2 1 0 1 5 4 3
Niger 2 1 0 1 2 2 3
Tanzania 2 1 0 1 1 2 3
Congo 1 0 0 1 2 4 0
– Eritrea withdrew
Group F
Cote d’Ivoire 2 2 0 0 11 0 6
Gabon 2 2 0 0 4 2 6
Kenya 2 1 0 1 6 2 3
Burundi 2 1 0 1 4 4 3
Gambia 2 0 0 2 2 5 0
Seychelles 2 0 0 2 0 14 0
Group G
Algeria 2 2 0 0 5 1 6
Botswana 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
Guinea 2 1 0 1 2 2 3
Uganda 2 1 0 1 2 2 3
Mozambique 2 1 0 1 3 4 3
Somalia 2 0 0 2 1 4 0
Group H
Tunisia 2 2 0 0 5 0 6
E. Guinea 2 2 0 0 2 0 6
Namibia 2 1 0 1 2 1 3
Malawi 2 1 0 1 1 1 3
Liberia 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
Sao Tome 2 0 0 2 0 6 0
Group I
Comoros 2 2 0 0 5 2 6
Mali 2 1 1 0 4 2 4
Madagascar 2 1 0 1 3 1 3
Ghana 2 1 0 1 1 1 3
C.A.R. 2 0 1 1 3 5 1
Chad 2 0 0 2 1 6 0
Note: Group winners qualify for 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States; four best-ranked runners-up go into play-offs and winners enter an inter-continental tournament, where six teams will compete for two finals places.
