| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Egypt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:0 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2. | Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3. | Guinea Bissau | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4. | Sierra Leone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:2 | -2 | 1 | |
| 5. | Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:3 | -3 | 1 | |
| 6. | Djibouti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:7 | -7 | 0 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Senegal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2. | Sudan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. | D.R. Congo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4. | Togo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5. | Mauritania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:2 | -2 | 1 | |
| 6. | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:4 | -4 | 1 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Rwanda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2. | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 3 | |
| 3. | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2:2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4. | Lesotho | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5. | Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6. | Benin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 1 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2. | Cape Verde | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3. | Libya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4. | Angola | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5. | Mauritius | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:3 | -3 | 1 | |
| 6. | Eswatini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:3 | -3 | 0 | |
| # | Group E | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2. | Zambia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3. | Niger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4. | Tanzania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 3 | |
| 5. | Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | -2 | 0 | |
| # | Group F | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Ivory Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:0 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2. | Gabon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3. | Kenya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4. | Burundi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5. | Gambia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 0 | |
| 6. | Seychelles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:14 | -14 | 0 | |
| # | Group G | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Algeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2. | Botswana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3. | Guinea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4. | Uganda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5. | Mozambique | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 3 | |
| 6. | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:4 | -3 | 0 | |
| # | Group H | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2. | Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3. | Namibia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4. | Malawi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5. | Liberia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 6. | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:6 | -6 | 0 | |
| # | Group I | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Comoros | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2. | Mali | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3. | Madagascar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4. | Ghana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5. | Central Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3:5 | -2 | 1 | |
| 6. | Chad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 | |
| # | Ranking of second-placed teams | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Gabon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2. | Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3. | Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4. | Sudan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5. | Zambia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6. | Botswana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7. | Mali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8. | Cape Verde | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9. | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | -2 | 0 |