2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A

Association football competition in Africa

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Djibouti.

The group winner will directly qualify for the World Cup, and the runner-up could compete in the play-off to advance to the inter-confederation playoffs.[1][2]

Standings

Pos Team
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  • t
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Egypt Guinea-Bissau Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Ethiopia Djibouti
1  Egypt 4 3 1 0 11 2 +9 10 2026 FIFA World Cup — Oct '25 2–1 Mar Sep '25 6–0
2  Guinea-Bissau 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 6 Possible play-off stage 1–1 — Mar Sep '25 0–0 Sep '25
3  Burkina Faso 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 5 Sep '25 1–1 — 2–2 Oct '25 Mar
4  Sierra Leone 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5 0–2 Mar Oct '25 — Sep '25 2–1
5  Ethiopia 4 0 3 1 1 4 −3 3 Mar Oct '25 0–3 0–0 — Mar
6  Djibouti 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1 Oct '25 0–1 Sep '25 Oct '25 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Ethiopia 0–0 Sierra Leone
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Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida (Morocco)
Attendance: 50
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Egypt 6–0 Djibouti
  • Salah 17', 22' (pen.), 48', 69'
  • Mohamed 73'
  • Trézéguet 89'
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Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
Burkina Faso 1–1 Guinea-Bissau
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Attendance: 120
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Sierra Leone 0–2 Egypt
Report
  • Trézéguet 18', 62'
Attendance: 8,916
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Djibouti 0–1 Guinea-Bissau
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Al Salam Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)
Attendance: 35
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Ethiopia 0–3 Burkina Faso
Report
Attendance: 385
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Sierra Leone 2–1 Djibouti
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Attendance: 250
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Egypt 2–1 Burkina Faso
  • Trézéguet 3', 8'
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Guinea-Bissau 0–0 Ethiopia
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Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Djibouti 1–1 Ethiopia
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  • Wondimu 31'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)
Guinea-Bissau 1–1 Egypt
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Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Burkina Faso 2–2 Sierra Leone
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Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Burkina Faso v Djibouti
Sierra Leone v Guinea-Bissau
Ethiopia v Egypt
Guinea-Bissau v Burkina Faso
Egypt v Sierra Leone
Ethiopia v Djibouti
Guinea-Bissau v Sierra Leone
Djibouti v Burkina Faso
Egypt v Ethiopia
Burkina Faso v Egypt
Guinea-Bissau v Djibouti
Sierra Leone v Ethiopia
Djibouti v Egypt
Sierra Leone v Burkina Faso
Ethiopia v Guinea-Bissau
Burkina Faso v Ethiopia
Djibouti v Sierra Leone
Egypt v Guinea-Bissau

Goalscorers

There have been 28 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match (as of 10 June 2024).

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "CAF Executive Committee approves FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers calendar and announces TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023 Final Draw date". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.