2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group F

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

The group winner will directly qualify for the World Cup, and the runner-up could compete in the play-off to advance to the inter-confederation playoffs.^[1][2]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ivory Coast	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11	6	2026 FIFA World Cup		—	Jun	Oct '25	Sep '25	Mar '25	9–0
2	Gabon	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6	Possible play-off stage		Sep '25	—	2–1	Oct '25	Jun	Mar '25
3	Kenya	2	1	0	1	6	2	+4	3			Jun	Mar '25	—	Jun	Sep '25	Sep '25
4	Burundi	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3			Mar '25	1–2	Oct '25	—	3–2	Mar '25
5	Gambia	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0			0–2	Oct '25	Mar '25	Sep '25	—	Jun
6	Seychelles	2	0	0	2	0	14	−14	0			Oct '25	Sep '25	0–5	Jun	Oct '25	—

Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

16:00 UTC+3

Burundi	3–2	Gambia
Bigirimana   31' Nsabiyumva   35' Abdallah   75'	Report	Barrow   45+4' E. Colley   90+8' (pen.)

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

17:00 UTC+1

Gabon	2–1	Kenya
Bouanga   60' Kanga   88'	Report	Juma   40'

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)

17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)

19:00 UTC±0

Ivory Coast	9–0	Seychelles
Haller   20' (pen.) Sangaré   24' Adingra   36' Konaté   40' (pen.), 90+5' S. Fofana   60' Traorè   77', 90+4' Krasso   84' (pen.)	Report

Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

Attendance: 23,204

Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

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19 November 2023 (2023-11-19)

16:00 UTC+3

Burundi	1–2	Gabon
Bigirimana   87'	Report	Allevinah   35' Bouanga   83'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

20 November 2023 (2023-11-20)

19:00 UTC+3

Gambia	0–2	Ivory Coast
	Report	Kouamé   45' S. Fofana   85'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

20 November 2023 (2023-11-20)

19:00 UTC±0

Seychelles	0–5	Kenya
	Report	Olunga   3', 6' Juma   45+3' Onyango   62' Omala   73'

Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (Ivory Coast)

Attendance: 404

Referee: Younoussa Camara (Guinea)

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June 2024 (2024-06)

Gambia	v	Seychelles

June 2024 (2024-06)

Kenya	v	Burundi

7 June 2024 (2024-06-07)

Ivory Coast	v	Gabon

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo

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June 2024 (2024-06)

Gabon	v	Gambia

June 2024 (2024-06)

Kenya	v	Ivory Coast

June 2024 (2024-06)

Seychelles	v	Burundi

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March 2025 (2025-03)

Gabon	v	Seychelles

March 2025 (2025-03)

Gambia	v	Kenya

March 2025 (2025-03)

Burundi	v	Ivory Coast

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March 2025 (2025-03)

Kenya	v	Gabon

March 2025 (2025-03)

Ivory Coast	v	Gambia

March 2025 (2025-03)

Burundi	v	Seychelles

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September 2025 (2025-09)

Kenya	v	Gambia

September 2025 (2025-09)

Seychelles	v	Gabon

September 2025 (2025-09)

Ivory Coast	v	Burundi

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September 2025 (2025-09)

Gabon	v	Ivory Coast

September 2025 (2025-09)

Kenya	v	Seychelles

September 2025 (2025-09)

Gambia	v	Burundi

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October 2025 (2025-10)

Seychelles	v	Ivory Coast

October 2025 (2025-10)

Gambia	v	Gabon

October 2025 (2025-10)

Burundi	v	Kenya

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October 2025 (2025-10)

Gabon	v	Burundi

October 2025 (2025-10)

Seychelles	v	Gambia

October 2025 (2025-10)

Ivory Coast	v	Kenya

Goalscorers

There have been 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match (as of 20 November 2023).

2 goals

•   Abedi Bigirimana
•   Denis Bouanga
•   Seko Fofana
•   Karim Konaté
•   Hamed Traorè
•   Masoud Juma
•   Michael Olunga

1 goal

•   Sudi Abdallah
•   Frédéric Nsabiyumva
•   Jim Allevinah
•   Guélor Kanga
•   Musa Barrow
•   Ebrima Colley
•   Simon Adingra
•   Sébastien Haller
•   Christian Kouamé
•   Jean-Philippe Krasso
•   Ibrahim Sangaré
•   Benson Omala
•   Rooney Onyango

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". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
2. "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.