| Group A | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Egypt | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Burkina Faso | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3. | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | Ethiopia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5. | Sierra Leone | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6. | Dschibuti | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Group B | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sudan | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Senegal | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3. | DR Congo | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | Mauritania | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5. | Südsudan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6. | Togo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Group C | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lesotho | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2. | Nigeria | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. | South Africa | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | Rwanda | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5. | Benin | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6. | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Group D | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cape Verde | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2. | Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3. | Angola | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4. | Libya | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5. | Mauritius | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6. | Eswatini | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Group E | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Morocco | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Tanzania | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3. | Niger | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Zambia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6. | Congo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Group F | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ivory Coast | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Gabon | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3. | Kenya | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | Burundi | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5. | Gambia | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6. | Seychellen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Group G | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Algeria | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Mozambique | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3. | Botswana | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4. | Guinea | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5. | Uganda | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6. | Somalia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Group H | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Namibia | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Tunisia | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Liberia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4. | Malawi | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5. | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6. | Sao Tome and Principe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Group I | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Madagascar | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2. | Ghana | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3. | Mali | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4. | Comoros | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5. | Zentralafrikanische Republik | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6. | Tschad | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |