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Africa's World Cup qualifying: Rwanda, Comoros in top spots, Ivory Coast win 9-0
Africa's biggest sides endured a troubled end to the 2023 international sporting calendar as -- for several of the continent's would-be giants -- World Cup qualification got off to a rocky start.
Ivory Coast win again in World Cup qualifiers as away teams hold sway
Ivory Coast's winning start to World Cup qualifying continued with a 2-0 victory over the Gambia as they were among five countries who had away success in group matches on Monday.
Lackluster Nigeria held by Zimbabwe in WCQ
Nigeria continued their stumbling start to the African 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign on Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Zimbabwe, but there were wins for Egypt and Algeria as the continent's top sides flexed their muscles.
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Sadio Mane marked his 100th cap for Senegal with two goals as they began their World Cup qualifying campaigning with a comfortable 4-0 home victory over South Sudan on Saturday.
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Nigeria had to come from behind to avoid a shock home loss in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying opener against Lesotho.
Ivory Coast begin WC qualifying with 9-0 rout
Ivory Coast enjoyed a goal rout at the start of their World Cup qualifying campaign but fellow African heavyweights Cameroon, Ghana and Tunisia made heavy work of home games against lowly opposition on Friday.
Salah scores 4 as Egypt cruise in opening WCQ
Mohamed Salah scored four times and took his goal tally for Egypt past 50 as they began their World Cup qualifying campaign with an expected victory over tiny Djibouti while Nigeria were held to a shock home draw by Lesotho on Thursday.
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DR Congo make winning start to WC qualifying
Yoane Wissa netted the opening goal to set the Democratic Republic of Congo up for a 2-0 home win over Mauritania on the opening day of African 2026 World Cup qualifying on Wednesday.
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Osimhen-less Nigeria must forget past failures in new World Cup campaign
While Nigeria start their new FIFA World Cup qualification campaign without the injured Victor Osimhen, they have the depth to find success, as long as they can let go of the ghosts of qualifications past.
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The draw for the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup was made in Abidjan on Thursday ahead of the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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WCQ - CAF Ladder
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Sierra Leone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| Djibouti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Senegal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 4 |
| Sudan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Congo DR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Togo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Rwanda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Benin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| Cape Verde Islands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Libya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Angola | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| Eswatini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Niger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 6 |
| Gabon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| Burundi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Gambia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Seychelles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 0 |
| Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Algeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| Botswana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mozambique | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Malawi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Liberia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Group I | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Comoros Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Mali | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Madagascar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Ghana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Central African Republic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| Chad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |