| Group A | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Egypt | 8 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2. | Burkina Faso | 8 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. | Sierra Leone | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4. | Guinea-Bissau | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 5. | Ethiopia | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6. | Dschibuti | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | -24 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Group B | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Senegal | 8 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2. | DR Congo | 8 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3. | Sudan | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4. | Togo | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 5. | Mauritania | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6. | Südsudan | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Group C | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | South Africa | 8 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2. | Benin | 8 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3. | Nigeria | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 4. | Rwanda | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. | Lesotho | 8 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6. | Zimbabwe | 8 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Group D | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cape Verde | 8 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Cameroon | 8 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. | Libya | 8 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4. | Angola | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 5. | Mauritius | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6. | Eswatini | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Group E | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Morocco | 7 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Tanzania | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 3. | Niger | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4. | Zambia | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5. | Congo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | -17 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6. | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group F | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ivory Coast | 8 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2. | Gabon | 8 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. | Gambia | 8 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4. | Burundi | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5. | Kenya | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 6. | Seychellen | 8 | 0 | 2 | 39 | -37 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Group G | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Algeria | 8 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Uganda | 8 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 3. | Mozambique | 8 | 15 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 4. | Guinea | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. | Botswana | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 6. | Somalia | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Group H | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tunisia | 8 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Namibia | 8 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. | Liberia | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. | Malawi | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5. | Equatorial Guinea | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6. | Sao Tome and Principe | 8 | 0 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Group I | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ghana | 8 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Madagascar | 8 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3. | Comoros | 8 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 4. | Mali | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 5. | Zentralafrikanische Republik | 8 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6. | Tschad | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | -16 | 0 | 1 | 7 |