2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group F

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

The group winners, Ivory Coast, directly qualified for the World Cup, and the runners-up, Gabon, qualified for the second round to compete for a place in the inter-confederation play-offs.[1][2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ivory Coast Gabon The Gambia Kenya Burundi Seychelles
1  Ivory Coast 10 8 2 0 25 0 +25 26 2026 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 9–0
2  Gabon 10 8 1 1 22 9 +13 25 Second round 0–0 — 3–2 2–1 2–0 3–0
3  Gambia 10 4 1 5 27 18 +9 13 0–2 3–4 — 3–3 2–0 5–1
4  Kenya 10 3 3 4 18 14 +4 12 0–0 1–2 1–3 — 1–1 5–0
5  Burundi 10 3 1 6 13 13 0 10 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 — 5–0
6  Seychelles 10 0 0 10 2 53 −51 0 0–7 0–4 0–7 0–5 1–3 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Burundi 3–2 Gambia
  • Bigirimana 31'
  • Nsabiyumva 35'
  • Abdallah 75'
 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
  • Bigirimana 87'
 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
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Kenya 0–0 Ivory Coast
Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Seychelles 1–3 Burundi
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Gabon 3–0 Seychelles
 Report
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Gambia 3–3 Kenya
 Report
Referee: Abdou Abdel Mefire (Cameroon)
Burundi 0–1 Ivory Coast
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Kenya 1–2 Gabon
 Report
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Gambia
 Report
Attendance: 19,471
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
Burundi 5–0 Seychelles
 Report
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
Seychelles 0–4 Gabon
Report
Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre (Mauritius)
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Kenya 1–3 Gambia
 Report
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Burundi
 Report
Kenya 5–0 Seychelles
Ogam 7', 38'
Sichenje 35'
Olunga 45+5' (pen.), 67'		 Report
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
Gabon 0–0 Ivory Coast
Report
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Gambia 2–0 Burundi
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Burundi 0–1 Kenya
Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zimbabwe)
Seychelles 0–7 Ivory Coast
Report
Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre (Mauritius)
Referee: Jean Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Gambia 3–4 Gabon
 Report
Referee: Joseph Ogabor (Nigeria)
Seychelles 0–7 Gambia
Report
Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre (Mauritius)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Washington N'Dolo (Liberia)
Gabon 2–0 Burundi
 Report
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)
Ivory Coast 3–0 Kenya
 Report
Attendance: 29,714
Referee: Naby Laye Touré (Guinea)

Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:[3]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious infractions)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to further qualification rounds, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the group stage:

Team Player Infraction(s) Suspended for match(es)
 Burundi Jordi Liongola Yellow card vs Ivory Coast (21 March 2025)
Yellow card vs Seychelles (25 March 2025)		 vs Ivory Coast (5 September 2025)
 Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Yellow card vs Ivory Coast (7 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Gambia (11 June 2024)		 vs Seychelles (20 March 2025)
Mario Lemina Yellow card vs Gambia (11 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Kenya (23 March 2025)		 vs Seychelles (3 September 2025)
Clench Loufilou Yellow card vs Kenya (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Burundi (19 November 2023)		 vs Ivory Coast (7 June 2024)
Alex Moucketou-Moussounda Yellow card vs Burundi (19 November 2025)
Yellow card vs Kenya (23 March 2025)		 vs Seychelles (3 September 2025)
 Gambia Edrissa Ceesay Yellow card vs Seychelles (8 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Gabon (11 June 2024)		 vs Kenya (20 March 2025)
Ebrima Colley Yellow card vs Burundi (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Gabon (11 June 2024)		 vs Kenya (20 March 2025)
 Seychelles Brandon Labrosse Yellow card vs Kenya (20 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Gabon (20 March 2025)		 vs Burundi (25 March 2025)[a]
Warren Mellie Yellow card vs Gambia (8 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Burundi (11 June 2024)		 vs Gabon (20 March 2025)
Imra Raheriniaina Yellow card vs Kenya (20 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Burundi (11 June 2024)		 vs Gabon (20 March 2025)[b]
  1. ^ Labrosse played in Seychelles' away match against Burundi. It is unknown whether FIFA or CAF will levy any penalties as Seychelles lost 5–0.
  2. ^ Raheriniaina played in Seychelles' away matches against Gabon and Burundi. It is unknown whether FIFA or CAF will levy any penalties as Seychelles lost 3–0 and 5–0, respectively.

References

  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.
  3. ^ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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