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Ayoub El Kaabi score hat-trick as Morocco flog Congo-Brazzaville 6-0 for di African qualifiers for di 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Cameroon and Ivory Coast settle for draws away from home on Tuesday.

Azzedine Ounahi, Crystal Palace-bound defender Chadi Riad and Soufiane Rahimi all score for Morocco.

Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo bin give Cameroon early lead away against Angola, but Gelson Dala cross nine minutes afta di break force Michael Ngadeu to make mistake deflect di ball past goalkeeper Andre Onana.

Meanwhile, Ivory Coast perfect start don end as di continental champions play goalless draw away against Kenya and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang help Gabon come from behind to beat Di Gambia.

Comoros, Rwanda and Sudan all go top of dia groups and Cape Verde, South Africa and Tanzania win too .

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Di nine group winners at di end of 10-match campaign go qualify for di 2026 World Cup, while a 10th African team go qualify through di intercontinental play-off.

African qualifiers for di finals for United States, Mexico and Canada go resume for March 2025, while di qualifiers for di 2025 Africa Cup of Nations dey scheduled for September, October and November.

See di African group table for Fifa world cup qualifiers.

African World Cup Qualifying table

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Group H

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Group I

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CAF World Cup Qualifiers fixtures

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Di first two matches for each group dem play am between 15 and 21 November, while rounds three and four dey take place dis June.

Di remaining six match days of World Cup qualifiers dem go spread am across di international windows for March, September and October 2025.

Sunday 9th June

Group A

  • Djibouti vs Ethiopia 5pm WAT

Group B

  • Congo DR vs Togo 5pm WAT
  • Mauritania vs Senegal 5pm WAT

Group H

  • Sao Tome e Principe vs Liberia 2pm WAT
  • Namibia vs Tunisia 5pm WAT

Monday 10th June

Group A

  • Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone 5pm WAT
  • Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt 5pm WAT

Group C

  • Benin vs Nigeria 5pm WAT

Group E

  • Eritrea vs Niger (C)

Group G

  • Somalia vs Botswana 2pm WAT
  • Uganda vs Algeria 5pm WAT
  • Guinea vs Mozambique 8pm WAT

Group H

  • Equatorial Guinea vs Malawi 2pm WAT

Group I

  • Madagascar vs Mali 2pm WAT
  • Ghana vs Central African Republic 8pm WAT

Tuesday 11th June

Group B

  • South Sudan vs Sudan 2pm WAT

Group C

  • South Africa vs Zimbabwe 5pm WAT
  • Lesotho vs Rwanda 5pm WAT

Group D

  • Mauritius vs Eswatini 2pm WAT
  • Cape Verde vs Libya 5pm WAT
  • Angola vs Cameroon 8pm WAT

Group E

  • Zambia vs Tanzania 2pm WAT
  • Congo vs Morocco 5pm WAT

Group F

  • Kenya vs Ivory Coast 2pm WAT
  • Gabon vs Gambia 8pm WAT
  • Seychelles vs Burundi 8pm WAT

Group I

  • Chad vs Comoros 5pm WAT

Monday African 2026 World Cup qualifying results

Burkina Faso 2-2 Sierra Leone (Group A)

Guinea-Bissau 1-1 Egypt (Group A)

Benin 2-1 Nigeria (Group C)

Guinea 0-1 Mozambique (Group G)

Somalia 1-3 Botswana (Group G)

Uganda 1-2 Algeria (Group G)

Equatorial Guinea 1-0 Malawi (Group H)

Ghana 4-3 Central African Republic (Group I)

Sunday African 2026 World Cup qualifying results

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  • Djibouti 1-1 Ethiopia (Group A)
  • DR Congo 1-0 Togo (Group B)
  • Mauritania 0-1 Senegal (Group B)
  • Namibia 0-0 Tunisia (Group H)
  • Sao Tome e Principe 0-1 Liberia (Group H)

Friday African 2026 World Cup qualifying results

Nigeria 1-1 South Africa (Group C)

Zimbabwe 0-2 Lesotho (Group C)

Angola 1-0 Eswatini (Group D)

Morocco 2-1 Zambia (Group E)

Ivory Coast 1-0 Gabon (Group F)

Kenya 1-1 Burundi (Group F)

Mozambique 2-1 Somalia (Group G)

Uganda 1-0 Botswana (Group G)

Madagascar 2-1 Comoros (Group I)

How teams fit qualify for di 2026 World Cup?

Caf don cancel di traditional preliminary round wey dem bin dey use bifor.

Di new plan go see all African nations take part for a larger group stage - di 54 entrants dem split dem into nine pools, each group get six teams.

But, Caf plans spoil afta Eritrea late withdrawal from qualifying on 10 November, now Group E get only five teams.

All di kontris wey top dia qualifying group go automatically book dia place for United States, Mexico and Canada tournament.

While some of di (runners-up) dat one mean second position for table of di nine qualifying groups go get another chance to reach Canada, Mexico and USA.

Di four best-ranked second-placed sides go play for play-offs, wey go see dem play semi-final and final for November 2025 to determine which African side go advance to di intercontinental play-off tournament.

Eritrea withdrawal go affect dis rankings, Caf neva tok yet how dem go take solve dis matter.

Di final global qualifying round go involve six teams wey go compete for di final two places for di 2026 finals, and e dey expected to take place for March 2026.

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