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 total of 9 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
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Libya
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Morocco
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Mauritius
- Mauritania
- Malawi
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Niger
- South Africa
- Rwanda
- Sudan
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Eswatini
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe