Overview

• Morocco and Tunisia have qualified, and the remaining seven automatic African berths will be decided between Oct. 8 and Oct. 14.
• Egypt can clinch against Djibouti, Algeria need a point versus Somalia, Cape Verde require one win from Libya or Eswatini, and Ghana can qualify with victory if Madagascar fail to win.
• Senegal lead Group B and can finish the job with two wins, while Ivory Coast hold a one-point edge over Gabon and will qualify with maximum points against Seychelles and Kenya.
• CAF confirmed that best runners-up will be ranked excluding results versus bottom teams because Group E has only five teams, with four runners-up advancing to November play-offs for a March intercontinental spot.
• FIFA stripped South Africa of three points for fielding ineligible Teboho Mokoena, leaving Group C open with Benin narrowly ahead and Nigeria and Rwanda still in contention, as South Africa face Zimbabwe in Durban and then host Rwanda.