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