Africa 2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Matchday 5 Fixtures, Timings and Results

The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues as Africa’s top national teams battle it out in Matchday 5 of the qualifiers.

With the tournament set to take place in Canada, the USA, and Mexico, teams across the continent are looking to strengthen their chances of qualifying for the prestigious global event.

As the qualifiers unfold, the competition remains fierce, with teams vying for a spot in the upcoming World Cup. Stay tuned for match results and standings updates as Matchday 5 progresses.

Here’s the full list of fixtures for 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

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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

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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

Group C

• 16:00: South Africa 2-0 Lesotho

Group G

• 19:00: Burundi 0-1 Côte d’Ivoire

Group G

• 19:00: Ghana 5-0 Chad

Group A

• 21:00: Ethiopia 0-2 Egypt

Group G

• 21:00: Guinea 0-0 Somalia

Group E

• 21:30: Niger 1-2 Morocco

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Saturday, 22 March 2025

Group B

• 16:00: Togo 2-2 Mauritania

Group B

• 19:00: Sudan 0-0 Senegal