| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tunisia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11:4 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2. | D.R. Congo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14:7 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3. | Libya | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4:10 | -6 | 4 | |
| 4. | Guinea | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6:14 | -8 | 3 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12:4 | 8 | 14 | |
| 2. | Zambia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8:7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 3. | Cameroon | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7:9 | -2 | 7 | |
| 4. | Algeria | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4:11 | -7 | 2 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Morocco | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11:0 | 11 | 12 | |
| 2. | Ivory Coast | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7:5 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3. | Gabon | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2:7 | -5 | 6 | |
| 4. | Mali | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1:9 | -8 | 4 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Senegal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10:3 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2. | Burkina Faso | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10:6 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3. | Cape Verde | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4:12 | -8 | 6 | |
| 4. | South Africa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7:10 | -3 | 4 | |
| # | Group E | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Egypt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8:4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2. | Uganda | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3:2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3. | Ghana | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7:5 | 2 | 7 | |
| 4. | Congo | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5:12 | -7 | 2 |