| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2. | Burkina Faso | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3. | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4. | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:5 | -3 | 0 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2. | D.R. Congo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4:3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3. | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4. | Togo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:6 | -2 | 3 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10:6 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2. | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 3. | Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5:8 | -3 | 2 | |
| 4. | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7:11 | -4 | 1 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2. | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 3. | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:6 | -2 | 4 | |
| 4. | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:8 | -7 | 0 |