A record nine African teams will qualify for the 2026 World Cup, and 10 is a possibility as the 54 nations of CAF scrapped for places in the North American-based tournament.

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Senegal, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Cape Verde, Ghana, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and South Africa all qualified automatically after a brilliant qualification tournament.

We are now in the playoffs, with Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon and DR Congo still in a fight to grab the sole CAF spot in the inter-confederation play offs.

Here’s everything you need to know for African World Cup qualifying.

African (CAF) 2026 World Cup qualification format

First round (Nov. 15, 2023 - Oct. 14 2025): 54 teams, nine groups, top team from each group qualifies for World Cup , four best runne

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