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| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 10 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 1 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Sudan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| Senegal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 8 |
| Congo DR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Togo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 2 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Rwanda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| Benin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 8 |
| Libya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| Cape Verde Islands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Angola | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Eswatini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Morocco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| Niger | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
| Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 10 |
| Gabon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 9 |
| Burundi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -20 | 0 |
| Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Algeria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 9 |
| Botswana | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Guinea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Uganda | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Somalia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| Namibia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 8 |
| Liberia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Malawi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 0 |
| Group I | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Comoros | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| Ghana | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 9 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Mali | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Chad | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
