2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D was a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contained Cameroon, Cape Verde, Angola, Libya, Eswatini and Mauritius.
The group winners, Cape Verde, directly qualified for the World Cup, and the runners-up, Cameroon, 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 |  |
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| 1 | Cape Verde |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 23 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Cameroon |
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 19 | Second round | 4–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Libya |
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 16 | 3–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Angola |
10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Mauritius |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 6 | Eswatini |
10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | — |
Matches
| Cape Verde | 0–0 | Angola |
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| Report |
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
| Eswatini | 0–2 | Cape Verde |
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Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
| Cameroon | 4–1 | Cape Verde |
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Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
| Cape Verde | 1–0 | Libya |
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Report |
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
| Cape Verde | 1–0 | Mauritius |
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Referee: Yannick Malala Kabanga (DR Congo)
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)
| Angola | 1–2 | Cape Verde |
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Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Referee: Pierre Jean Nguiene (Congo)
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
| Cape Verde | 1–0 | Cameroon |
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Report |
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Referee: Dickens Nyagrowa (Kenya)
| Cape Verde | 3–0 | Eswatini |
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Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Yannick Malala Kabanga (DR Congo)
Goalscorers
There were 67 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.23 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Jonathan Buatu- Gelson Dala
- Mabululu
- M'Bala Nzola
- Ary Papel
- Zini
Arthur Avom- Frank Magri
- Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
- Moumi Ngamaleu
- Olivier Ntcham
- Nouhou Tolo
Telmo Arcanjo- Jovane Cabral
- Sidny Lopes Cabral
- Ryan Mendes
- Yannick Semedo
- Stopira
Mayibongwe Mabuza- Junior Magagula
Faisal Al Badri- Abdulmunem Aleiyan
- Mahmoud Al Shalwi
- Muad Eisay
- Muaid Ellafi
Yannick Aristide- Kévin Bru
- William François
- Mike Gaspard
- Emmanuel Vincent
1 own goal
- Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (against Angola)
- Pico (against Libya)
- Gift Gamedze (against Cameroon)
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) |
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| Angola | Mabululu |  vs Eswatini (7 June 2024) vs Cameroon (11 June 2024) | vs Libya (20 March 2025) |
| Cameroon | Carlos Baleba | vs Cape Verde (8 June 2024) vs Libya (25 March 2025) | vs Eswatini (4 September 2025) |
| Eswatini | Neliswa Dlamini | vs Cape Verde (21 November 2023) vs Mauritius (11 June 2024) | vs Cameroon (19 March 2025) |
| Libya | Faisal Al Badri | vs Cape Verde (11 June 2024) vs Angola (20 March 2025) | vs Cameroon (25 March 2025) |
| Omar Al Khouja | vs Eswatini (17 November 2023) vs Angola (20 March 2025) | vs Cameroon (25 March 2025) | |
| Al-Musrati |  vs Mauritius (6 June 2024) | vs Cape Verde (11 June 2024) | |
| Osama Al Shuraimi | vs Mauritius (6 June 2024) vs Cape Verde (11 June 2024) | vs Angola (20 March 2025) | |
| Muaid Ellafi | vs Angola (20 March 2025) vs Cameroon (25 March 2025) | vs Angola (4 September 2025) | |
| Fadel Mansour | vs Cameroon (21 November 2023) vs Angola (20 March 2025) | vs Cameroon (25 March 2025) |