Group fixtures for matchdays one and two of 2026 World Cup qualifying in Africa between November 13 and 21:

Matchday one

Gp A: Egypt v Djibouti, Burkina Faso v Guinea-Bissau, Ethiopia v Sierra Leone

Gp B: Senegal v South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo v Mauritania, Sudan v Togo

Gp C: Nigeria v Lesotho, South Africa v Benin, Rwanda v Zimbabwe

Gp D: Cameroon v Mauritius, Cape Verde v Angola, Eswatini v Libya

Gp E: Morocco v Eritrea, Zambia v Congo Brazzaville, Niger v Tanzania

Gp F: Ivory Coast v Seychelles, Gabon v Kenya, Burundi v Gambia

Gp G: Algeria v Somalia, Guinea v Uganda, Botswana v Mozambique

Gp H: Tunisia v Sao Tome e Principe, Equatorial Guinea v Namibia, Liberia v Malawi

Gp I: Mali v Chad, Ghana v Madagascar, Comoros v Central African Republic

Matchday two

Gp A: S. Leone v Egypt, Ethiopia v B. Faso, Djibouti v G. Bissau

Gp B: Togo v Senegal, Sudan v DR Congo, S. Sudan v Mauritania

Gp C: Zimbabwe v Nigeria, Rwanda v S. Africa, Lesotho v Benin 

Gp D: Libya v Cameroon, Eswatini v Cape Verde, Mauritius v Angola

Gp E: Tanzania v Morocco, Niger v Zambia, Eritrea v Congo

Gp F: Gambia v I. Coast, Burundi v Gabon, Seychelles v Kenya

Gp G: Mozambique v Algeria, Botswana v Guinea, Somalia v Uganda

Gp H: Malawi v Tunisia, Liberia v E. Guinea, Sao Tome v Namibia

Gp I: C.A.R. v Mali, Comoros v Ghana, Chad v Madagascar

Other dates

2024: June 3-11 (matchdays three, four) 

2025: March 17-25 (matchdays five, six), Sept 1-9 (matchdays seven, eight), Oct 6-14 (matchdays nine, 10), Nov 10-18 (four-team play-offs) 

Note: Nine group winners qualify for World Cup in Canada, Mexico and United States. Best four runners-up go into play-offs and winners qualify for inter-continental tournament