Africa’s road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup intensified as teams battled for qualification spots in Matchday 5 of the qualifiers.
With the tournament set to take place in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, national teams across the continent remain focused on securing their place on football’s biggest stage.
The competition is heating up, with every match proving crucial in determining which teams will progress.
Below are the full fixtures and results from Matchday 5 of the Africa 2026 World Cup Qualifiers (all times in GMT):
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Group D
16:00 – Eswatini 0-0 Cameroon
Group H
16:00 – Liberia 0-1 Tunisia
Group I
16:00 – Central African Republic 1-4 Madagascar
Thursday, 20 March 2025
Group G
13:00 – Mozambique 3-1 Uganda
Group B
16:00 – Zimbabwe 2-2 Benin
Group A
16:00 – Sierra Leone 3-1 Guinea-Bissau
Group F
16:00 – Cape Verde 1-0 Mauritius
Group C
16:00 – Malawi 0-1 Namibia
Group F
16:00 – Gambia 3-3 Kenya
Group B
19:00 – Libya 1-1 Angola
Group F
19:00 – Gabon 3-0 Seychelles
Group I
21:00 – Comoros 0-3 Mali
Friday, 21 March 2025
Group G
13:00 – Botswana 1-3 Algeria
Group H
13:00 – Equatorial Guinea 2-0 São Tomé and Príncipe
Group A
16:00 – Burkina Faso 4-1 Djibouti
Group B
16:00 – DR Congo 1-0 South Sudan
Group C
16:00 – Rwanda 0-2 Nigeria
16:00 – South Africa 2-0 Lesotho
Group G
19:00 – Burundi 0-1 Côte d’Ivoire
19:00 – Ghana 5-0 Chad
Group A
21:00 – Ethiopia 0-2 Egypt
21:00 – Guinea 0-0 Somalia
Group E
21:30 – Niger 1-2 Morocco
Saturday, 22 March 2025
Group B
16:00 – Togo 2-2 Mauritania
19:00 – Sudan 0-0 Senegal
As the qualifiers progress, each result plays a pivotal role in shaping the path to the World Cup.
Teams are leaving nothing to chance as they seek to secure their place among the elite on the global stage.
The upcoming fixtures will be just as decisive in determining which nations will represent Africa in 2026.
