2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H
Association football competition in Africa
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia and São Tomé and Príncipe.
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
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 10 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | Oct '25 | Sep '25 | Mar | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Namibia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 | Possible play-off stage | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | Sep '25 | Mar | Sep '25 | |
3 | Liberia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Mar | Oct '25 | — | 0–1 | 3–0[a] | Mar | ||
4 | Malawi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 0–1 | Mar | Sep '25 | — | Oct '25 | 3–1 | ||
5 | Equatorial Guinea[a] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | Sep '25 | 0–3[a] | Oct '25 | 10 Jun | — | Mar | ||
6 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | Oct '25 | 0–2 | 0–1 | Oct '25 | Sep '25 | — |
- ^ a b c Equatorial Guinea forfeited two matches for fielding an ineligible player, Emilio Nsue.[3] The original results were Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Namibia and Liberia 0–1 Equatorial Guinea.
Matches
Equatorial Guinea | 0–3 Awarded[note 1] | Namibia |
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| Report |
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)
Tunisia | 4–0 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Report |
Liberia | 3–0 Awarded[note 1] | Equatorial Guinea |
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Report |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–2 | Namibia |
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Report |
Adrar Stadium, Agadir (Morocco)
Referee: Ousmane Diakate (Mali)
Namibia | 1–1 | Liberia |
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| Report |
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Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
Tunisia | 1–0 | Equatorial Guinea |
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| Report |
Malawi | 3–1 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| Report |
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Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–1 | Liberia |
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Report |
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Stade municipal d'Oujda, Oujda (Morocco)
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Namibia | 0–0 | Tunisia |
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Report |
Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Equatorial Guinea | v | Malawi |
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Report |
Goalscorers
There have been 18 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 1.64 goals per match (as of 9 June 2024).
2 goals
- Emilio Nsue
- Chifundo Mphasi
- Youssef Msakni
1 goal
- Terry Sackor
- Sheikh Sesay
- Chawanangwa Kawonga
- Lanjesi Nkhoma
- Tjipe Karuuombe
- Prins Tjiueza
- Denilson Silva
- Firas Ben Larbi
- Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
- Yassine Meriah
- Hamza Rafia
1 own goal
- Pedro Mateus (against Namibia)
Notes
- ^ a b Equatorial Guinea forfeited their first two matches of the group for fielding an ineligible player.[3] The original results were Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Namibia and Liberia 0–1 Equatorial Guinea.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ a b Dunbar, Graham (24 May 2024). "Equatorial Guinea must default wins in World Cup qualifying over same ineligible player as in 2013". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 24 May 2024.