| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Senegal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12:2 | 10 | 16 | |
| 2. | Madagascar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8:8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3. | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5:7 | -2 | 6 | |
| 4. | Sudan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5:13 | -8 | 3 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Morocco | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2. | Cameroon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3. | Comoros | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5:9 | -4 | 5 | |
| 4. | Malawi | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2:6 | -4 | 5 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Mali | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10:2 | 8 | 14 | |
| 2. | Burundi | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11:5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 3. | Gabon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7:5 | 2 | 8 | |
| 4. | South Sudan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2:18 | -16 | 0 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Algeria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9:4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2. | Benin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:6 | -1 | 10 | |
| 3. | Gambia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6:6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4. | Togo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4:8 | -4 | 5 | |
| # | Group E | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14:6 | 8 | 13 | |
| 2. | South Africa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11:2 | 9 | 12 | |
| 3. | Libya | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16:11 | 5 | 7 | |
| 4. | Seychelles | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3:25 | -22 | 1 | |
| # | Group F | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Ghana | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8:1 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2. | Kenya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4:1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3. | Ethiopia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0:10 | -10 | 1 | |
| 4. | Sierra Leone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # | Group G | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Zimbabwe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9:4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2. | D.R. Congo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8:6 | 2 | 9 | |
| 3. | Liberia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5:9 | -4 | 7 | |
| 4. | Congo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7:10 | -3 | 5 | |
| # | Group H | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Guinea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8:4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2. | Ivory Coast | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12:5 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3. | Central Africa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 6 | |
| 4. | Rwanda | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5:12 | -7 | 2 | |
| # | Group I | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Angola | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9:6 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2. | Mauritania | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7:6 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3. | Burkina Faso | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8:5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4. | Botswana | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1:8 | -7 | 1 | |
| # | Group J | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Tunisia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12:4 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2. | Egypt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16:5 | 11 | 13 | |
| 3. | Niger | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4:11 | -7 | 5 | |
| 4. | Eswatini | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2:14 | -12 | 1 | |
| # | Group K | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Guinea Bissau | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8:7 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2. | Namibia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5:7 | -2 | 8 | |
| 3. | Mozambique | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7:7 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4. | Zambia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8:7 | 1 | 7 | |
| # | Group L | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Uganda | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7:3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2. | Tanzania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6:5 | 1 | 8 | |
| 3. | Lesotho | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3:7 | -4 | 6 | |
| 4. | Cape Verde | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4:5 | -1 | 5 |