The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A was a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contained Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Djibouti.
The group winners, Egypt, directly qualified for the World Cup. The group runners-up, Burkina Faso, were eliminated as one of the five worst runners-up.
Standings
Matches
Goalscorers
Discipline A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions: Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious infractions) Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to further qualification rounds, but not the finals or any other future international matches) The following suspensions were served during the group stage:
Team Player Infraction(s) Suspended for match(es) Issoufou Dayo vs Guinea-Bissau (17 November 2023) vs Djibouti (21 March 2025) vs Guinea-Bissau (24 March 2025) Ismahila Ouédraogo vs Guinea-Bissau (17 November 2023) vs Ethiopia (21 November 2023) vs Egypt (6 June 2024) Steeve Yago vs Sierra Leone (10 June 2024) vs Guinea-Bissau (24 March 2025) vs Djibouti (5 September 2025) Ahmed Aden vs Guinea-Bissau (20 November 2023) vs Ethiopia (9 June 2024) vs Burkina Faso (21 March 2025) Yabe Siad Isman vs Burkina Faso (5 September 2025) vs Guinea-Bissau (8 September 2025) Marwan Attia vs Djibouti (16 November 2023) vs Sierra Leone (25 March 2025) vs Ethiopia (5 September 2025) Marcelo Djaló vs Djibouti (20 November 2023) vs Egypt (10 June 2024) vs Sierra Leone (20 March 2025) Houboulang Mendes vs Djibouti (20 November 2023) vs Ethiopia (6 June 2024) Alfa Semedo vs Burkina Faso (17 November 2023) vs Burkina Faso (24 March 2025) vs Sierra Leone (4 September 2025) Tyrese Fornah vs Egypt (19 November 2023) vs Djibouti (5 June 2024)vs Burkina Faso (10 June 2024) Abdul Jarju Kabia vs Egypt (19 November 2023) vs Djibouti (5 June 2024)
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