| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:3 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2. | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3. | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 3 | |
| 4. | Guinea Bissau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | -5 | 0 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Cape Verde | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2. | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6:6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3. | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5:6 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4. | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4:7 | -3 | 2 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Senegal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:1 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2. | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:6 | -1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 4 | |
| 4. | Gambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | -5 | 0 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Angola | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6:3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2. | Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Mauritania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4. | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 2 | |
| # | Group E | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Mali | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2. | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3. | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:4 | -3 | 4 | |
| 4. | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 2 | |
| # | Group F | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2. | D.R. Congo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3. | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4. | Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1:4 | -3 | 2 | |
| # | Ranking of third-placed teams | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 4 | |
| 2. | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:4 | -3 | 4 | |
| 3. | Mauritania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4. | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 3 | |
| 5. | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5:6 | -1 | 2 | |
| 6. | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 2 |