The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group E was a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contained Morocco, Zambia, Congo, Tanzania and Niger.
Eritrea were drawn into the group but withdrew before the first matches were played.
Congo were suspended on 6 February 2025 due to government interference in Congolese Football Federation operations. No announcement regarding their status was immediately available, and CAF initially cancelled their remaining matches. However, Tanzania and Zambia were later awarded 3–0 victories by forfeit. The suspension was lifted by FIFA on 14 May 2025.
The group winners, Morocco, directly qualified for the World Cup. The group runners-up, Niger, 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) Achraf Hakimi vs Tanzania (21 November 2023) vs Niger (21 March 2025) vs Tanzania (25 March 2025) Salifou Massoudi vs Tanzania (18 November 2023) vs Zambia (21 November 2023) vs Morocco (21 March 2025) Abdoul Latif Djibril vs Morocco (5 September 2025) vs Tanzania (9 September 2025)vs Congo (8 October 2025) Novatus Miroshi vs Niger (18 November 2023) vs Morocco (21 November 2023) vs Zambia (11 June 2024) Kings Kangwa vs Morocco (7 June 2024) vs Tanzania (11 June 2024) vs Morocco (8 September 2025)
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