2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group E

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group E is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Morocco, Zambia, Congo, Tanzania and Niger. Eritrea withdrew before the first matches were played.

The group winner will directly qualify for the World Cup, and the runner-up could compete in the

inter-confederation playoffs.[1][2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Morocco Zambia Niger Tanzania Republic of the Congo Eritrea
1  Morocco 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 2026 FIFA World Cup Jun Sep '25 Mar '25 Oct '25 Canc.
2  Zambia 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3 Possible play-off stage Sep '25 Oct '25 Jun 4–2 Canc.
3  Niger 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Mar '25 2–1 0–1 Oct '25 Canc.
4  Tanzania 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3 0–2 Oct '25 Sep '25 Mar '25 Canc.
5  Congo 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0 Jun Mar '25 Jun Sep '25 Canc.
6  Eritrea[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew Canc. Canc. Canc. Canc. Canc.
  1. ^ Eritrea withdrew before the first matches were played.[3]

Matches

Morocco Cancelled Eritrea
Report
Zambia 4–2 Congo
Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Niger 0–1 Tanzania
Report
Attendance: 178
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)

Eritrea Cancelled Congo
Report
Niger 2–1 Zambia
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
Tanzania 0–2 Morocco
Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa
)

Tanzania Cancelled Eritrea
Congo v Niger
Morocco v Zambia

Zambia v Tanzania
Congo v Morocco
Eritrea Cancelled Niger

Zambia Cancelled Eritrea
Tanzania v Congo
Niger v Morocco

Congo v Zambia
Morocco v Tanzania
Niger Cancelled Eritrea

Congo v Tanzania
Eritrea Cancelled Zambia
Morocco v Niger

Zambia v Morocco
Congo Cancelled Eritrea
Tanzania v Niger

Eritrea Cancelled Morocco
Tanzania v Zambia
Niger v Congo

Zambia v Niger
Eritrea Cancelled Tanzania
Morocco v Congo

Goalscorers

There have been 12 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of 21 November 2023).

3 goals

1 goal

1 own 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.
  3. ^ "Eritrea Pull Out Of 2026 World Cup Qualifier". Dehai News. Dehai News. Retrieved 9 November 2023.