There are several qualifying rounds and groups in the African qualifying zone, CAF. Between 2023 to 2025 (subject to changes), 54 countries in Africa will compete for a minimum of 9 to a maximum of 10 World Cup tickets to be awarded (out of 48). These are the 54 countries that belong to the CAF zone and are members of FIFA. They will all compete for the 2026 world title in North America. In alphabetical order:
- Algeria
- Angola
- Burundi
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Botswana
- Congo
- Chad
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cameroon
- Congo DR
- Comoros
- Cabo Verde
- Central African Republic
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Libya
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Morocco
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Mauritius
- Mauritania
- Malawi
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Eswatini
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Worldwide six countries will participate in a play-off mini-event for the last 2 (of the 48) 2026 World Cup tickets to earn. None will be from the European FIFA zone, UEFA. The other five zones will each send one country, while the continent of North America, as host, may also send the sixth country to compete for the final two tickets to the final round. As a result, at least 9 to possibly 10 countries from the FIFA zone CAF will qualify for the World Cup 2026.
