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