Group A
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Morocco MAR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | WDW |
| 2 |  Mali MAL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | DDD |
| 3 |  Comoros COM | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | LDD |
| 4 |  Zambia ZAM | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | DDL |
Group B
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt EGY | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | WWD |
| 2 |  South Africa RSA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | WLW |
| 3 |  Angola ANG | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 4 |  Zimbabwe ZIM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 | LDL |
Group C
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria NIG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 |  Tunisia TUN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | WLD |
| 3 |  Tanzania TAN | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 4 |  Uganda UGA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 | LDL |
Group D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Senegal SEN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | WDW |
| 2 |  Congo DR CGO | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | WDW |
| 3 |  Benin BEN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | LWL |
| 4 |  Botswana BOT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | LLL |
Group E
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Algeria ALG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 |  Burkina Faso BUR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | WLW |
| 3 |  Sudan SUD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 | LWL |
| 4 |  Equatorial Guinea EQU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | LLL |
Group F
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivory Coast CIV | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | WDW |
| 2 |  Cameroon CAM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | WDW |
| 3 |  Mozambique MOZ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | LWL |
| 4 |  Gabon GAB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 | LLL |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique MOZ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | LWL |
| 2 | Benin BEN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | LWL |
| 3 | Sudan SUD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 | LWL |
| 4 | Tanzania TAN | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 5 | Angola ANG | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 6 | Comoros COM | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | LDD |