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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group F

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group F is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Ivory Coast, Gabon, Kenya, Gambia, Burundi and Seychelles.

The group winner will directly qualify for the World Cup, and the runner-up could potentially compete in the second round to advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1][2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ivory Coast Gabon Burundi Kenya The Gambia Seychelles
1  Ivory Coast 4 3 1 0 12 0 +12 10 2026 FIFA World Cup 1–0 Sep Oct '25 Mar 9–0
2  Gabon 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 9 Possible second round Sep Oct '25 2–1 3–2 Mar
3  Burundi 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7 Mar 1–2 Oct '25 3–2 Mar
4  Kenya 4 1 2 1 7 3 +4 5 0–0 Mar 1–1 Sep Sep
5  Gambia 4 1 0 3 9 9 0 3 0–2 Oct '25 Sep Mar 5–1
6  Seychelles 4 0 0 4 2 22 −20 0 Oct '25 Sep 1–3 0–5 Oct '25
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Burundi 3–2 Gambia
Report
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Gabon 2–1 Kenya
Report
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Ivory Coast 9–0 Seychelles
Report
Attendance: 23,204
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

Burundi 1–2 Gabon
Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Gambia 0–2 Ivory Coast
Report
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Seychelles 0–5 Kenya
Report
Attendance: 404
Referee: Younoussa Camara (Guinea)

Kenya 1–1 Burundi
Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Gabon
Report
Attendance: 17,522
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Gambia 5–1 Seychelles
Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

Gabon 3–2 Gambia
Report
Kenya 0–0 Ivory Coast
Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Seychelles 1–3 Burundi
Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Gabon v Seychelles
Gambia v Kenya
Burundi v Ivory Coast

Kenya v Gabon
Ivory Coast v Gambia
Burundi v Seychelles

Kenya v Gambia
Seychelles v Gabon
Ivory Coast v Burundi

Gabon v Ivory Coast
Kenya v Seychelles
Gambia v Burundi

Seychelles v Ivory Coast
Gambia v Gabon
Burundi v Kenya

Gabon v Burundi
Seychelles v Gambia
Ivory Coast v Kenya

Goalscorers

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There have been 45 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match (as of 11 June 2024).

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "CAF Executive Committee approves FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers calendar and announces TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023 Final Draw date". CAF Online. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". CAF Online. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.