| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2. | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3. | Eswatini | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0:1 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4. | Botswana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1:3 | -2 | 2 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Comoros | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2. | Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4:2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3. | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4. | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Angola | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6:3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2. | Namibia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3. | Seychelles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:7 | -3 | 1 | |
| 4. | Lesotho | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:6 | -3 | 1 | |
| # | Ranking of second-placed teams | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Namibia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2. | Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4:2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3. | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 5 |