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ANC Standings
| GROUP A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Congo DR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| GROUP B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Madagascar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Burundi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| GROUP C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Algeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| GROUP D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Morocco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Namibia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| GROUP E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| GROUP F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Benin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |