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