| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Algeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2. | Ghana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3. | Burundi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:0 | 1 | 4 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2. | Eswatini | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. | D.R. Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 0 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5:2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2. | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4:0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 3. | Angola | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4. | Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | -5 | 0 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2. | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Congo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:2 | -2 | 0 | |
| # | Group E | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Ivory Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:0 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2. | Niger | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Botswana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:1 | -1 | 1 | |
| # | Group F | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10:0 | 10 | 7 | |
| 2. | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:2 | 7 | 7 | |
| 3. | Ethiopia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4. | Benin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | -5 | 3 | |
| # | Group G | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Senegal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:1 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2. | Gabon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3. | Mozambique | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 1 | |
| # | Group H | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Zambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:1 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2. | Madagascar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 3. | Namibia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | |
| # | Group I | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2. | Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 2 | 3 |