2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group F

Association football competition in Africa

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group F is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Ivory Coast, Gabon, Kenya, Gambia, Burundi and Seychelles.

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

Standings

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ivory Coast Gabon Kenya Burundi The Gambia Seychelles
1  Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 2026 FIFA World Cup — Jun Oct '25 Sep '25 Mar '25 9–0
2  Gabon 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Possible play-off stage Sep '25 — 2–1 Oct '25 Jun Mar '25
3  Kenya 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3 Jun Mar '25 — Jun Sep '25 Sep '25
4  Burundi 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 Mar '25 1–2 Oct '25 — 3–2 Mar '25
5  Gambia 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0 0–2 Oct '25 Mar '25 Sep '25 — Jun
6  Seychelles 2 0 0 2 0 14 −14 0 Oct '25 Sep '25 0–5 Jun Oct '25 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Burundi 3–2 Gambia
 Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Gabon 2–1 Kenya
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Ivory Coast 9–0 Seychelles
 Report
Attendance: 23,204
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Burundi 1–2 Gabon
  • Bigirimana 87'
 Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Gambia 0–2 Ivory Coast
Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Seychelles 0–5 Kenya
Report
Attendance: 404
Referee: Younoussa Camara (Guinea)
Gambia v Seychelles
Kenya v Burundi
Ivory Coast v Gabon
Gabon v Gambia
Kenya v Ivory Coast
Seychelles v Burundi
Gabon v Seychelles
Gambia v Kenya
Burundi v Ivory Coast
Kenya v Gabon
Ivory Coast v Gambia
Burundi v Seychelles
Kenya v Gambia
Seychelles v Gabon
Ivory Coast v Burundi
Gabon v Ivory Coast
Kenya v Seychelles
Gambia v Burundi
Seychelles v Ivory Coast
Gambia v Gabon
Burundi v Kenya
Gabon v Burundi
Seychelles v Gambia
Ivory Coast v Kenya

Goalscorers

There have been 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match (as of 20 November 2023).

2 goals

1 goal

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". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.