2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H was a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contained Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia and São Tomé and Príncipe.
The group winners, Tunisia, directly qualified for the World Cup. The group runners-up, Namibia, were eliminated as one of the five worst runners-up.[1][2]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Tunisia |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 28 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 3−0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Namibia |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 15 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Liberia |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 15 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–0[a] | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Malawi |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 13 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0[b] | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 11 | 0–1 | 0–3[a] | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — |
- Equatorial Guinea forfeited two matches after they fielded an ineligible player, Emilio Nsue.[6] The original results were Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Namibia and Liberia 0–1 Equatorial Guinea.
- The match between Malawi and Equatorial Guinea on 9 October was cancelled[3] after Equatorial Guinea's players went on strike and refused to travel over continued complaints over conditions and money: Equatorial Guinea head coach Juan Micha and several players were fired following the cancellation.[4] FIFA updated the group standings to indicate a 3–0 forfeit win to Malawi without making an official statement.[5]
Matches
Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)
| Liberia | 3–0 Awarded[A] | Equatorial Guinea |
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Adrar Stadium, Agadir (Morocco)
Referee: Ousmane Diakate (Mali)
Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
| Tunisia | 1–0 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Report |
| Malawi | 3–1 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| Report |
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| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–1 | Liberia |
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| Report |
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Honor Stadium, Oujda (Morocco)
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
| Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | Malawi |
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Report |
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
| Namibia | 1–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Report |
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Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane (South Africa)
Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)
| Liberia | 2–1 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Report |
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Honor Stadium, Oujda (Morocco)
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown (Botswana)
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
| Equatorial Guinea | 0–1 | Tunisia |
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| Report | Ben Romdhane  90+4' |
Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
| Namibia | 3–0 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| Shalulile 41', 66', 71' |
Report |
Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown (Botswana)
Referee: Brahamou Sadou Ali (Niger)
| Malawi | 3–0 Awarded[B] | Equatorial Guinea |
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| Report |
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–6 | Tunisia |
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| Report |
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| Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | Liberia |
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Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse (Tunisia)
Referee: Jean Pierre Nguiene (Congo)
Goalscorers
There were 65 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 2.24 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Nicholas Andrews
Chawanangwa Kawonga- Gabadinho Mhango
- Chifundo Mphasi
Tjipe Karuuombe- Prins Tjiueza
Hazem Mastouri- Youssef Msakni
- Ferjani Sassi
1 goal
Federico Bikoro- Saúl Coco
- Pablo Ganet
- José Nabil Ondo
- Sulahmana Bah
- Jimmy Farkarlun
- Edward Ledlum
- Terry Sackor
- Sheikh Sesay
- Richard Mbulu
- Lanjesi Nkhoma
- Dawid Ndeunyema
Dola- Denilson Silva
- Ali Abdi
- Elias Achouri
- Firas Ben Larbi
- Firas Chaouat
- Ismaël Gharbi
- Seifeddine Jaziri
- Hannibal Mejbri
- Yassine Meriah
- Hamza Rafia
1 own goal
- Pedro Mateus (against Namibia)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:[7]
- 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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| Equatorial Guinea | Carlos Akapo |  vs Tunisia (5 June 2024) vs Namibia (24 March 2025) | vs São Tomé and Príncipe 4 (September 2025) |
| Josete Miranda | vs Namibia (15 November 2023) vs Liberia (20 November 2023) | vs Tunisia (5 June 2024) | |
| Iban Salvador | vs Namibia (15 November 2023) vs Liberia (20 November 2023) | vs Tunisia (5 June 2024) | |
| Liberia | Sampson Dweh | vs São Tomé and Príncipe (9 June 2024) vs São Tomé and Príncipe (24 March 2025) | vs Tunisia (4 September 2025) |
| Nohan Kenneh |  vs Equatorial Guinea (20 November 2023) | vs Namibia (5 June 2024) | |
| Malawi | Lloyd Aaron | vs Equatorial Guinea (10 June 2024) vs Tunisia (24 March 2025) | vs Namibia (5 September 2025) |
| Namibia | Ivan Kamberipa | vs Equatorial Guinea (15 November 2023) vs Tunisia (9 June 2024) | vs Malawi (20 March 2025) |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Denilson Silva | vs Tunisia (17 November 2023) vs Namibia (21 November 2023) | vs Malawi (6 June 2024) |
| Tunisia | Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane | vs Equatorial Guinea (5 June 2024) vs Liberia (19 March 2025) | vs Malawi (24 March 2025) |
Notes
- The match between Malawi and Equatorial Guinea on 9 October was cancelled "due to unforeseen travel complications affecting the visiting team."[3] Equatorial Guinea head coach Juan Micha was sacked and several players were removed from the active squad following the cancellation.[4]