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