World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Ghana clash with Mali and other top opponents in Group I

The Confederation of African Football has conducted its draw for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

The Black Stars of Ghana have been paired alongside Mali, Comoros, Madagascar, Chad, Central African Republic and Comoros.

Winners of each of the nine groups will automatically qualify for the World Cup 2026. The four best runners-up will play in a CAF Play-Off tournament. The winner of the CAF Play-Off Tournament will play in the FIFA Play-off Tournament.

Group A

Egypt
Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau
Sierra Leone
Ethiopia
Djibouti

Group B

Senegal
DR Congo
Mauritania
Togo
Sudan
South Sudan

Group C

Nigeria
South Africa
Benin
Zimbabwe
Rwanda
Lesotho

Group D

Cameroon
Cape-Verde
Angola
Libya
Eswatini
Mauritius

Group E

Morocco
Zambia
Congo
Tanzania
Niger
Eritrea

Group F

Cote d’Ivoire
Gabon
Kenya
Gambia
Burundi
Seychelles

Group G

Algeria
Guinea
Uganda
Mozambique
Botswana
Somalia

Group H

Tunisia
Equatorial Guinea
Namibia
Malawi
Liberia
Sao Tome and Principe

Group I

Mali
Ghana
Madagascar
Central African Republic
Comoros
Chad