Mali join Morocco, Senegal in next stage of African World Cup qualifying
Mali have become the third country to win their group in the African World Cup qualifying campaign and progress to the March playoffs.
2021 Schedule
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2022 WCQ Table
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +21 | 14 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +8 | 12 |
| Niger | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| Djibouti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -25 | 0 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Tunisia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 13 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 11 |
| Zambia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 2 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 13 |
| Cape Verde Islands | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
| Liberia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| Central African Republic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Cameroon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 15 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 13 |
| Mozambique | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| Malawi | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 3 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Mali | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 16 |
| Uganda | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 9 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 6 |
| Rwanda | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 1 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Egypt | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 14 |
| Gabon | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| Libya | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| Angola | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Ghana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 13 |
| South Africa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 13 |
| Ethiopia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 2 |
| Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Senegal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 16 |
| Togo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 5 |
| Congo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| Group I | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Morocco | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 18 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
| Guinea | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -6 | 4 |
| Sudan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -7 | 3 |
| Group J | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Congo DR | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 11 |
| Benin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| Madagascar | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |