African Qualifications season 49
Tournament format
Namibia is qualified directly as host of the final tournament. 15 teams from this tournament also qualify for the final tournament.
Round 1 (Group stage)
- 54 teams enter the tournament in this round.
- The teams in this round are divided over 9 groups.
12 teams advance to the next round.
9 teams in this round qualify for the final tournament.
Round 2 (Knockout stage)
- 6 teams in this round qualify for the final tournament.
Qualification standings round 2
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |  Mozambique | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | |  Morocco | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | |  Nigeria | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | |  Libya | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | |  Seychelles | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | |  South Africa | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 |  Mauritius | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Guinea | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 9 |  Mauritania | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Lesotho | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Togo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 12 |  Congo DR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Qualification standings round 1
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |  Senegal | 1 | 30 | 10 | 31 | 3 |
| 2 | |  Congo | 1 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 7 |
| 3 | |  Eritrea | 1 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 7 |
| 4 | |  Niger | 1 | 24 | 10 | 31 | 5 |
| 5 | |  Ghana | 1 | 24 | 10 | 27 | 10 |
| 6 | |  Chad | 1 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
| 7 | |  Cameroon | 1 | 23 | 10 | 26 | 9 |
| 8 | |  Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 21 | 10 | 24 | 14 |
| 9 | |  Burkina Faso | 1 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| 10 | | Guinea | 2 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 8 |
| 11 | | Mozambique | 2 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 5 |
| 12 | | Seychelles | 2 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 9 |
| 13 | | Morocco | 2 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 15 |
| 14 | | South Africa | 2 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| 15 | | Nigeria | 2 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 9 |
| 16 | | Libya | 2 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 18 |
| 17 | | Togo | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 11 |
| 18 | | Lesotho | 2 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | | Congo DR | 3 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 11 |
| 20 | | Mauritania | 3 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
| 21 | | Mauritius | 3 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 13 |
| 22 |  Tunisia | 3 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 14 | |
| 23 |  Sierra Leone | 3 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 16 | |
| 24 |  Malawi | 3 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 19 | |
| 25 |  Central African Republic | 3 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 17 | |
| 26 |  Uganda | 3 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 18 | |
| 27 |  Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 26 | |
| 28 |  Botswana | 4 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 16 | |
| 29 |  Benin | 4 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 11 | |
| 30 |  Sudan | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | |
| 31 |  Reunion | 4 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 18 | |
| 32 |  Somalia | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 18 | |
| 33 |  Ethiopia | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 10 | |
| 34 |  South Sudan | 4 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | |
| 35 |  Mali | 4 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 29 | |
| 36 |  Cape Verde | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| 37 |  Algeria | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 20 | |
| 38 |  Zambia | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | |
| 39 |  Liberia | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | |
| 40 |  Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 26 | |
| 41 |  Angola | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 22 | |
| 42 |  Madagascar | 5 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 20 | |
| 43 |  Djibouti | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |
| 44 |  Tanzania | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 22 | |
| 45 |  Kenya | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 27 | |
| 46 |  Zimbabwe | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 20 | |
| 47 |  Comoros | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 17 | |
| 48 |  Gambia | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | |
| 49 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 27 | |
| 50 |  Swaziland | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 24 | |
| 51 |  Burundi | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 42 | |
| 52 |  Rwanda | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 25 | |
| 53 |  Gabon | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 28 | |
| 54 |  Egypt | 6 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
