2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Cameroon, Cape Verde, Angola, Libya, Eswatini and Mauritius.

The group winner will directly qualify for the World Cup, and the runner-up could potentially compete in the second round to advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1][2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Cape Verde Cameroon Libya Angola Mauritius Eswatini
1  Cape Verde 6 4 1 1 7 5 +2 13 2026 FIFA World Cup — 9 Sep 1–0 0–0 1–0 Oct
2  Cameroon 6 3 3 0 12 4 +8 12 Possible second round 4–1 — 3–1 Oct 3–0 4 Sep
3  Libya 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8 Oct 1–1 — 1–1 2–1 8 Sep
4  Angola 6 1 4 1 4 4 0 7 1–2 1–1 4 Sep — 9 Sep 1–0
5  Mauritius 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 4 Sep Oct Oct 0–0 — 2–1
6  Eswatini 6 0 2 4 4 9 −5 2 0–2 0–0 0–1 Oct 3–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Cape Verde 0–0 Angola
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
Eswatini 0–1 Libya
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
  • Krawa'a 53'
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Cameroon 3–0 Mauritius
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
Eswatini 0–2 Cape Verde
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Libya 1–1 Cameroon
  • Aleiyan 43'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 13,450
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Mauritius 0–0 Angola
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Libya 2–1 Mauritius
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Angola 1–0 Eswatini
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
Mauritius 2–1 Eswatini
  • Gaspard 19'
  • Rose 45'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
  • Magagula 66'
Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Cape Verde 1–0 Libya
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
Angola 1–1 Cameroon
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid (Egypt)
Eswatini 0–0 Cameroon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Attendance: 708
Referee: Lucky Kasalirwe (Uganda)
Cape Verde 1–0 Mauritius
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Yannick Malala Kabanga (DR Congo)
Libya 1–1 Angola
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Eswatini 3–3 Mauritius
  • P. Mkhontfo 13', 18'
  • Mabuza 75'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
  • Rose 47'
  • Aristide 50'
  • Vincent 90+1'
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)
Angola 1–2 Cape Verde
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Cameroon 3–1 Libya
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 28,000
Angola v Libya
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Mauritius v Cape Verde
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre
Libya v Eswatini
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Angola v Mauritius
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Mauritius v Cameroon
Report (CAF)
Libya v Cape Verde
Report (CAF)
Eswatini v Angola
Report (CAF)
Cape Verde v Eswatini
Report (CAF)
Mauritius v Libya
Report (CAF)
Cameroon v Angola
Report (CAF)

Goalscorers

There have been 39 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.17 goals per match (as of 25 March 2025).

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

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

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

The following suspensions have been or will be served during the group stage:

Team Player Infraction(s) Suspended for match(es)
 Angola Mabululu Yellow card vs Eswatini (7 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Cameroon (11 June 2024)		 vs Libya (20 March 2025)
 Cameroon Carlos Baleba Yellow card vs Cape Verde (8 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Libya (25 March 2025)		 vs Eswatini (September 2025)
 Eswatini Neliswa Dlamini Yellow card vs Cape Verde (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Mauritius (11 June 2024)		 vs Cameroon (19 March 2025)
 Libya Faisal Al Badri Yellow card vs Cape Verde (11 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Angola (20 March 2025)		 vs Cameroon (25 March 2025)
Omar Al Khouja Yellow card vs Eswatini (17 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Angola (20 March 2025)		 vs Cameroon (25 March 2025)
Al-Musrati Red card vs Mauritius (6 June 2024) vs Cape Verde (11 June 2024)
Osama Al Shuraimi Yellow card vs Mauritius (6 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Cape Verde (11 June 2024)		 vs Angola (20 March 2025)
Muaid Ellafi Yellow card vs Angola (20 March 2025)
Yellow card vs Cameroon (25 March 2025)		 vs Angola (September 2025)
Fadel Mansour Yellow card vs Cameroon (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Angola (20 March 2025)		 vs Cameroon (25 March 2025)

References

  1. ^ "CAF Executive Committee approves FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers calendar and announces TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023 Final Draw date". CAF Online. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". CAF Online. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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