2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group I

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group I is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Mali, Ghana, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Comoros and Chad.

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 Ghana Comoros Madagascar Mali Central African Republic Chad
1  Ghana 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15 2026 FIFA World Cup — Oct 1–0 8 Sep 4–3 5–0
2  Comoros 6 4 0 2 9 7 +2 12 Possible second round 1–0 — Oct 0–3 4–2 1–0
3  Madagascar 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 0–3 2–1 — 0–0 4 Sep 8 Sep
4  Mali 6 2 3 1 8 4 +4 9 1–2 4 Sep Oct — 1–1 3–1
5  Central African Republic 6 1 2 3 8 13 −5 5 Oct 7 Sep 1–4 0–0 — 1–0
6  Chad (E) 6 0 0 6 1 15 −14 0 4 Sep 0–2 0–3 Oct Oct —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated

Matches

Comoros 4–2 Central African Republic
  • M'Dahoma 29'
  • Youssouf 50'
  • Saïd 58'
  • Maolida 67'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
Ghana 1–0 Madagascar
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Mali 3–1 Chad
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Chad 0–3 Madagascar
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Honor Stadium, Oujda (Morocco)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Mali 1–1 Central African Republic
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Comoros 1–0 Ghana
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 11,628
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Central African Republic 1–0 Chad
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Honor Stadium, Oujda (Morocco)
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)
Mali 1–2 Ghana
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 50,200
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Madagascar 2–1 Comoros
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Ghana 4–3 Central African Republic
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
Madagascar 0–0 Mali
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)
Chad 0–2 Comoros
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Honor Stadium, Oujda (Morocco)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Central African Republic 1–4 Madagascar
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Comoros 0–3 Mali
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Ghana 5–0 Chad
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Ahmed Abdulrazg (Libya)
Central African Republic 0–0 Mali
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Madagascar 0–3 Ghana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Grand Stade d'Al Hoceima, Al Hoceima (Morocco)
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Comoros 1–0 Chad
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Akaté Gnama (Togo)
Chad v Ghana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Olympique Maréchal Idriss Déby Itno, N'Djamena
Mali v Comoros
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Central African Republic v Comoros
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Madagascar v Chad
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Ghana v Mali
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Chad v Mali
Report (CAF)
Central African Republic v Ghana
Report (CAF)
Comoros v Madagascar
Report (CAF)
Ghana v Comoros
Report (CAF)
Chad v Central African Republic
Report (CAF)
Mali v Madagascar
Report (CAF)

Goalscorers

There have been 50 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.78 goals per match (as of 25 March 2025).

5 goals

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)
 Central African Republic Louis Mafouta Yellow card vs Ghana (10 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Mali (24 March 2025)		 vs Madagascar (September 2025)
Karl Namnganda Yellow card vs Comoros (17 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Ghana (10 June 2024)		 vs Madagascar (19 March 2025)
Brad Pirioua Yellow card vs Mali (20 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Ghana (10 June 2024)		 vs Madagascar (19 March 2025)
 Comoros Kassim M'Dahoma Yellow card vs Madagascar (7 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Mali (20 March 2025)		 vs Chad (25 March 2025)
 Madagascar Ibrahim Amada Yellow card vs Comoros (7 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Mali (11 June 2024)		 vs Central African Republic (19 March 2025)
Louis Démoléon Red card vs Mali (11 June 2024) vs Central African Republic (19 March 2025)
Radoniaina Rabemanantsoa Yellow card vs Comoros (7 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Central African Republic (19 March 2025)		 vs Ghana (24 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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