2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying – Africa preliminary draw,

Group A:
Egypt
Burkina Faso
Sierra Leone
Guinea Bissau
Ethiopia
Djibouti

Group B:
Senegal
DR Congo
Mauritania
Togo
Sudan
South Sudan

Group C:
Nigeria
South Africa
Benin
Zimbabwe
Rwanda
Lesotho

Group D:
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Angola
Libya
Eswatini
Mauritius

Group E:
Morocco
Zambia
Congo
Tanzania
Niger
Eritrea

Group F:
Ivory Coast
Gabon
Kenya
Gambia
Burundi
Seychelles

Group G:
Algeria
Guinea
Uganada
Mozambique
Botswana
Somalia

Group H:
Tunisia
Equatorial Guninea
Namibia
Malawi
Liberia
São Tomé and Príncipe

Group I:
Mali
Ghana
Madagascar
Central African Republic
Comoros
Chad

With only group winner advances directly to 2026 FIFA World Cup and the four best place second place teams go into playoffs.

Matches starting November 2023 ending October 2025.