| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Egypt | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:1 | 10 | 12 | |
| 2. | Sierra Leone | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3. | Burkina Faso | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7:4 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4. | Guinea Bissau | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5. | Ethiopia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6:6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6. | Djibouti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:8 | -7 | 1 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Senegal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9:1 | 8 | 10 | |
| 2. | D.R. Congo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3. | Togo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4:3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4. | Sudan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3:2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5. | Mauritania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2:5 | -3 | 4 | |
| 6. | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:7 | -6 | 1 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Benin | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8:3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2. | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6:6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3. | Nigeria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4:3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4. | Rwanda | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5. | Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3:6 | -3 | 2 | |
| 6. | Lesotho | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:4 | -4 | 1 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Cameroon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:2 | 11 | 12 | |
| 2. | Cape Verde | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3. | Libya | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6:3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 4. | Angola | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6:5 | 1 | 7 | |
| 5. | Mauritius | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 4 | |
| 6. | Eswatini | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3:6 | -3 | 2 | |
| # | Group E | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Morocco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:1 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2. | Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3. | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:5 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4. | Niger | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | -1 | 3 | |
| 5. | Congo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1:13 | -12 | 1 | |
| 6. | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # | Group F | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Ivory Coast | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:0 | 12 | 12 | |
| 2. | Gabon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8:3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 3. | Gambia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10:6 | 4 | 7 | |
| 4. | Burundi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9:5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 5. | Kenya | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8:6 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6. | Seychelles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:12 | -11 | 0 | |
| # | Group G | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Uganda | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9:2 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2. | Algeria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3. | Mozambique | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 4. | Botswana | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6:6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5. | Guinea | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6. | Somalia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:7 | -6 | 0 | |
| # | Group H | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Tunisia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:0 | 10 | 12 | |
| 2. | Namibia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6:4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3. | Liberia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5:3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4. | Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | -1 | 6 | |
| 5. | Malawi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5:5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6. | Sao Tome and Principe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:6 | -4 | 0 | |
| # | Group I | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Ghana | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:3 | 8 | 12 | |
| 2. | Madagascar | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7:5 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3. | Comoros | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:5 | 1 | 9 | |
| 4. | Mali | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:4 | 4 | 7 | |
| 5. | Central Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 4 | |
| 6. | Chad | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:6 | -5 | 1 |