| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5:0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2. | Uganda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3. | D.R. Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4. | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:6 | -5 | 1 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Madagascar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2. | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3. | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4. | Burundi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Algeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2. | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3. | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:7 | -4 | 3 | |
| 4. | Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:8 | -6 | 0 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Morocco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2. | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3. | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1:2 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4. | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 | |
| # | Group E | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6:2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2. | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3. | Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4. | Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1:4 | -3 | 2 | |
| # | Group F | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2. | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2:0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3. | Benin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4. | Guinea Bissau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:4 | -4 | 1 | |
| # | Ranking of third-placed teams | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:3 | 4 | ||
| 2. | D.R. Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:4 | 3 | ||
| 3. | Benin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2:2 | 3 | ||
| 4. | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1:2 | 3 | ||
| 5. | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:7 | 3 | ||
| 6. | Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1:2 | 2 |