2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Djibouti.

The group winner will directly qualify for the World Cup, and the runner-up could compete in the play-off to advance to the inter-confederation playoffs.[1][2]

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Egypt Guinea-Bissau Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Ethiopia Djibouti
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 2026 FIFA World Cup — Oct '25 2–1 Mar Sep '25 6–0
2  Guinea-Bissau 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Possible play-off stage 10 Jun — Mar Sep '25 0–0 Sep '25
3  Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4 Sep '25 1–1 — 10 Jun Oct '25 Mar
4  Sierra Leone 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 0–2 Mar Oct '25 — Sep '25 2–1
5  Ethiopia 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2 Mar Oct '25 0–3 0–0 — Mar
6  Djibouti 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0 Oct '25 0–1 Sep '25 Oct '25 9 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Ethiopia 0–0 Sierra Leone
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Egypt 6–0 Djibouti
 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
Burkina Faso 1–1 Guinea-Bissau
 Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Sierra Leone 0–2 Egypt
Report
Attendance: 8,916
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Djibouti 0–1 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Attendance: 35
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Ethiopia 0–3 Burkina Faso
Report
Attendance: 385
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Sierra Leone 2–1 Djibouti
 Report
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Egypt 2–1 Burkina Faso
 Report
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Guinea-Bissau 0–0 Ethiopia
Report
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Djibouti v Ethiopia
Report
Guinea-Bissau v Egypt
Report
Burkina Faso v Sierra Leone
Report
Burkina Faso v Djibouti
Sierra Leone v Guinea-Bissau
Ethiopia v Egypt
Guinea-Bissau v Burkina Faso
Egypt v Sierra Leone
Ethiopia v Djibouti
Guinea-Bissau v Sierra Leone
Djibouti v Burkina Faso
Egypt v Ethiopia
Burkina Faso v Egypt
Guinea-Bissau v Djibouti
Sierra Leone v Ethiopia
Djibouti v Egypt
Sierra Leone v Burkina Faso
Ethiopia v Guinea-Bissau
Burkina Faso v Ethiopia
Djibouti v Sierra Leone
Egypt v Guinea-Bissau

Goalscorers

There have been 20 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.22 goals per match (as of 6 June 2024).

5 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "CAF Executive Committee approves FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers calendar and announces TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023 Final Draw date". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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