2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A

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

The group winners, Egypt, directly qualified for the World Cup. The group runners-up, Burkina Faso, were eliminated as one of the five worst runners-up.[1][2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Egypt Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Guinea-Bissau Ethiopia Djibouti
1  Egypt 10 8 2 0 20 2 +18 26 2026 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 6–0
2  Burkina Faso 10 6 3 1 23 8 +15 21 0–0 — 2–2 1–1 3–1 4–1
3  Sierra Leone 10 4 3 3 12 10 +2 15 0–2 0–1 — 3–1 2–0 2–1
4  Guinea-Bissau 10 2 4 4 8 10 −2 10 1–1 1–2 1–1 — 0–0 2–0
5  Ethiopia 10 2 3 5 9 14 −5 9 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 — 6–1
6  Djibouti 10 0 1 9 5 33 −28 1 0–3 0–6 1–2 0–1 1–1 —
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: 405
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
Attendance: 250
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 1–1 Ethiopia
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)
Guinea-Bissau 1–1 Egypt
 Report
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Burkina Faso 2–2 Sierra Leone
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Sierra Leone 3–1 Guinea-Bissau
 Report
Attendance: 6,443
Burkina Faso 4–1 Djibouti
 Report
Attendance: 244
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Ethiopia 0–2 Egypt
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Guinea-Bissau 1–2 Burkina Faso
 Report
Attendance: 6,443
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Ethiopia 6–1 Djibouti
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Luxolo Badi (South Africa)
Egypt 1–0 Sierra Leone
 Report
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
Guinea-Bissau 1–1 Sierra Leone
 Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
Djibouti 0–6 Burkina Faso
Report
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)
Egypt 2–0 Ethiopia
 Report
Attendance: 37,000
Guinea-Bissau 2–0 Djibouti
 Report
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)
Sierra Leone 2–0 Ethiopia
 Report
Referee: Yannick Malala (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Burkina Faso 0–0 Egypt
Report
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Republic of Congo)
Ethiopia 1–0 Guinea-Bissau
 Report
Referee: Jelly Alfred Chavani (South Africa)
Djibouti 0–3 Egypt
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)
Sierra Leone 0–1 Burkina Faso
Report
Attendance: 406
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Burkina Faso 3–1 Ethiopia
 Report
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Djibouti 1–2 Sierra Leone
 Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
Egypt 1–0 Guinea-Bissau
 Report
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)

Goalscorers

There were 77 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match.

9 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:[3]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious infractions)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to further qualification rounds, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the group stage:

Team Player Infraction(s) Suspended for match(es)
 Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo Yellow card vs Guinea-Bissau (17 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Djibouti (21 March 2025)		 vs Guinea-Bissau (24 March 2025)
Ismahila Ouédraogo Yellow card vs Guinea-Bissau (17 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Ethiopia (21 November 2023)		 vs Egypt (6 June 2024)
Steeve Yago Yellow card vs Sierra Leone (10 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Guinea-Bissau (24 March 2025)		 vs Djibouti (5 September 2025)
 Djibouti Ahmed Aden Yellow card vs Guinea-Bissau (20 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Ethiopia (9 June 2024)		 vs Burkina Faso (21 March 2025)
Yabe Siad Red card vs Burkina Faso (5 September 2025) vs Guinea-Bissau (8 September 2025)
 Egypt Marwan Attia Yellow card vs Djibouti (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Sierra Leone (25 March 2025)		 vs Ethiopia (5 September 2025)
 Guinea-Bissau Marcelo Djaló Yellow card vs Djibouti (20 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Egypt (10 June 2024)		 vs Sierra Leone (20 March 2025)
Houboulang Mendes Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Djibouti (20 November 2023) vs Ethiopia (6 June 2024)
Alfa Semedo Yellow card vs Burkina Faso (17 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Burkina Faso (24 March 2025)		 vs Sierra Leone (4 September 2025)
 Sierra Leone Tyrese Fornah Red card vs Egypt (19 November 2023) vs Djibouti (5 June 2024)
vs Burkina Faso (10 June 2024)
Abdul Jarju Kabia Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Egypt (19 November 2023) vs Djibouti (5 June 2024)

References

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_CAF_Group_A