2026 World Cup qualifier: How African countries are fairing after matchday 5 *Full table display

Standings after 5th round of Matches

GROUP A

1. Egypt 🇪🇬 13 Points
2. Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 8 Points
3. Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 8 Points
4. Guinea Bissau 🇬🇼 6 Points
5. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 3 Points

GROUP B

1. Sudan 🇰🇼 10 Points
2. DR Congo 🇨🇩 10 Points
3. Senegal 🇸🇳 8 Points
4. Togo 🇹🇬 3 Points
5. South Sudan 🇸🇸 2 Points
6. Mauritania 🇲🇷 1 Point

GROUP C

1. South Africa 🇿🇦 10 Points
2. Benin 🇧🇯 8 Points
3. Rwanda 🇷🇼 7 Points
4. Nigeria 🇳🇬 6 Points
5. Lesotho 🇱🇸 5 Points
6. Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 3 Points

GROUP D

1. Cape Verde 🇨🇻 10 Points
2. Cameroon 🇨🇲 9 Points
3. Libya 🇱🇾 8 Points
4. Angola 🇦🇴 7 Points
5. Mauritius 🇲🇺 4 Points
6. Eswatini 🇸🇿 1 Point

GROUP E

1. Morocco 🇲🇦 12 Points
2. Niger 🇳🇪 6 Points
3. Tanzania 🇹🇿 6 Points
4. Zambia 🇿🇲 3 Points
5. Congo Brazzaville 🇨🇬 0 Point
6. Eritrea 🇪🇷 0 Point

GROUP F

1. Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 13 Points
2. Gabon 🇬🇦 12 Points
3. Burundi 🇧🇮 7 Points
4. Kenya 🇰🇪 6 Points
5. Gambia 🇬🇲 4 Points
6. Seychelles 🇸🇨 0 Point

GROUP G

1. Algeria 🇩🇿 12 Points
2. Mozambique 🇲🇿 12 Points
3. Guinea 🇬🇳 7 Points
4. Botswana 🇧🇼 6 Points
5. Uganda 🇺🇬 6 Points
6. Somalia 🇸🇴 1 Point

GROUP H

1. Tunisia 🇹🇳 13 Points
2. Namibia 🇳🇦 11 Points
3. Liberia 🇱🇷 7 Points
4. Malawi 🇲🇼 6 Points
5. Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 6 Points
6. Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇹 0 Point

GROUP I

1. Ghana 🇬🇭 12 Points
2. Madagascar 🇲🇬 10 Points
3. Comoros 🇰🇲 9 Points
4. Mali 🇲🇱 8 Points
5. Central African Republic 🇨🇫 4 Points
6. Chad 🇷🇴 0 Point

Note:
The nations that will top each group after final round of matches will automatically qualify to the 2026 Fifa World Cup Tournament.

The best four nations will then square off in the play-offs, the winner of the play Offs will join the nine qualified nations to make ten African representatives at next year’s global showpiece.