2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A

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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[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Egypt Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Ethiopia Djibouti
1  Egypt 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 2026 FIFA World Cup — Jun Oct '25 Mar '25 Sep '25 6–0
2  Burkina Faso 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Possible play-off stage Sep '25 — 1–1 Jun Oct '25 Mar '25
3  Guinea-Bissau 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Jun Mar '25 — Sep '25 Jun Sep '25
4  Sierra Leone 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1 0–2 Oct '25 Mar '25 — Sep '25 Jun
5  Ethiopia 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1 Mar '25 0–3 Oct '25 0–0 — Mar '25
6  Djibouti 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0 Oct '25 Sep '25 0–1 Oct '25 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches[edit]

Ethiopia 0–0 Sierra Leone
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Egypt 6–0 Djibouti
 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
Burkina Faso 1–1 Guinea-Bissau
 Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Sierra Leone 0–2 Egypt
Report
Attendance: 8,916
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Djibouti 0–1 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Attendance: 35
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Ethiopia 0–3 Burkina Faso
Report
Attendance: 385
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Sierra Leone v Djibouti
Guinea-Bissau v Ethiopia
Egypt v Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso v Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau v Egypt
Djibouti v Ethiopia
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[edit]

There have been 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match (as of 21 November 2023).

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References[edit]

  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.
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