| Round 1 - Group A | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 26 |
 Burkina Faso | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 21 |
 Sierra Leone | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
 Ethiopia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
 Djibouti | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -28 | 1 |
| Round 1 - Group B | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Senegal | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 24 |
 DR Congo | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
 Sudan | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
 Togo | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
 Mauritania | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -9 | 7 |
 South Sudan | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -16 | 5 |
| Round 1 - Group C | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
 Nigeria | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
 Benin | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
 Lesotho | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
 Rwanda | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 11 |
 Zimbabwe | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| Round 1 - Group D | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cape Verde | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23 |
 Cameroon | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 |
 Libya | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
 Angola | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
 Mauritius | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 6 |
 Eswatini | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -13 | 3 |
| Round 1 - Group E | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Morocco | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 |
 Niger | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
 Tanzania | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
 Zambia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
 Congo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -20 | 1 |
| Round 1 - Group F | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivory Coast | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 26 |
 Gabon | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 25 |
 Gambia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
 Kenya | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
 Burundi | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
 Seychelles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -51 | 0 |
| Round 1 - Group G | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 25 |
 Uganda | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
 Mozambique | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 18 |
 Guinea | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
 Botswana | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
 Somalia | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -17 | 1 |
| Round 1 - Group H | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 28 |
 Namibia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
 Liberia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
 Malawi | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 11 |
 São Tomé e Príncipe | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | -21 | 3 |
| Round 1 - Group I | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 25 |
 Madagascar | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
 Mali | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
 Comoros | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
 Central Africa | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -13 | 8 |
 Chad | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -19 | 1 |