| Group A | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Egypt | 10 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2. | Burkina Faso | 10 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. | Sierra Leone | 10 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 4. | Guinea-Bissau | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 5. | Ethiopia | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6. | Dschibuti | 10 | 1 | 5 | 33 | -28 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Group B | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Senegal | 10 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2. | DR Congo | 10 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 3. | Sudan | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 4. | Togo | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 5. | Mauritania | 10 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6. | Südsudan | 10 | 5 | 3 | 19 | -16 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Group C | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | South Africa | 10 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2. | Nigeria | 10 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 3. | Benin | 10 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. | Lesotho | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 5. | Rwanda | 10 | 11 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6. | Zimbabwe | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Group D | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cape Verde | 10 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2. | Cameroon | 10 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 3. | Libya | 10 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 4. | Angola | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 5. | Mauritius | 10 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6. | Eswatini | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Group E | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Morocco | 8 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Niger | 8 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 3. | Tanzania | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4. | Zambia | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5. | Congo | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | -20 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 6. | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group F | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ivory Coast | 10 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2. | Gabon | 10 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. | Gambia | 10 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4. | Kenya | 10 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 5. | Burundi | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6. | Seychellen | 10 | 0 | 2 | 53 | -51 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Group G | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Algeria | 10 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Uganda | 10 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 3. | Mozambique | 10 | 18 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 4. | Guinea | 10 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 5. | Botswana | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6. | Somalia | 10 | 1 | 3 | 20 | -17 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Group H | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tunisia | 10 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Namibia | 10 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 3. | Liberia | 10 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 4. | Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 5. | Malawi | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6. | Sao Tome and Principe | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Group I | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ghana | 10 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Madagascar | 10 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 3. | Mali | 10 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4. | Comoros | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5. | Zentralafrikanische Republik | 10 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6. | Tschad | 10 | 1 | 5 | 24 | -19 | 0 | 1 | 9 |