| Group A | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Egypt | 6 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Burkina Faso | 6 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3. | Sierra Leone | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4. | Ethiopia | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5. | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 6. | Dschibuti | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Group B | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | DR Congo | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Senegal | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3. | Sudan | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4. | Togo | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5. | Südsudan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6. | Mauritania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Group C | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | South Africa | 6 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Rwanda | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3. | Benin | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4. | Nigeria | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 5. | Lesotho | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 6. | Zimbabwe | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Group D | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cape Verde | 6 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Cameroon | 6 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3. | Libya | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4. | Angola | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 5. | Mauritius | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6. | Eswatini | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Group E | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Morocco | 5 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Niger | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3. | Tanzania | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4. | Zambia | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5. | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | Congo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Group F | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ivory Coast | 6 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Gabon | 6 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 3. | Burundi | 6 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. | Kenya | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5. | Gambia | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6. | Seychellen | 6 | 0 | 2 | 30 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Group G | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Algeria | 6 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2. | Mozambique | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 3. | Botswana | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4. | Uganda | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5. | Guinea | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6. | Somalia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Group H | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tunisia | 6 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Namibia | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3. | Liberia | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5. | Malawi | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6. | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Group I | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ghana | 6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2. | Comoros | 6 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 3. | Madagascar | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. | Mali | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 5. | Zentralafrikanische Republik | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6. | Tschad | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 6 |