| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Angola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2. | Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:6 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:3 | -2 | 4 | |
| 4. | Malawi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:5 | -1 | 3 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2. | Ghana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 3 | |
| 3. | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:1 | -1 | 1 | |
| 4. | Togo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2. | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3. | Benin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 1 | |
| 4. | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:7 | -5 | 1 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2. | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3. | Gabon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4. | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3:3 | 0 | 3 |