2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia and São Tomé and Príncipe.

The group winner will directly qualify for the World Cup, and the runner-up could potentially compete in the second round to advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.{{cite news |date=19 May 2023 |title=CAF Executive Committee approves FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers calendar and announces TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023 Final Draw date |url=https://www.cafonline.com/press-release/news/caf-executive-committee-approves-fifa-world-cup-2026-qualifiers-calendar-and-ann |access-date=15 July 2023 |website=CAF Online |publisher=CAF}}{{cite news |date=19 May 2023 |title=CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/caf-reveals-new-format-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers |access-date=15 July 2023 |website=CAF Online |publisher=CAF}}

Standings

{{2026 FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF group tables|Group H|show_matches=y}}

Matches

{{Football box

|id = EQG v NAM

|date = {{Start date|2023|11|15|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|14:00|1}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|EQG}}

|score = 0–3
Awarded{{refn|group="note"|name=EQG|Equatorial Guinea forfeited their first two matches of the group for fielding an ineligible player. The original results were Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Namibia and Liberia 0–1 Equatorial Guinea.}}

|team2 = {{fb|NAM}}

|goals1 =

Nsue {{goal|67}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

|attendance =

|referee = Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400017619 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407603 Report (CAF)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = LBR v MWI

|date = {{Start date|2023|11|17|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|16:00|0}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|MWI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Mphasi {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville

|attendance =

|referee = Antoine Effa (Cameroon)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400017622 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407605 Report (CAF)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = TUN v STP

|date = {{Start date|2023|11|17|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|20:00|1}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fb|STP}}

|goals1 =

Meriah {{goal|37}}
Msakni {{goal|53}}
Rafia {{goal|79}}
Firas {{goal|88}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400017620 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407604 Report (CAF)]

}}

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{{Football box

|id = LBR v EQG

|date = {{Start date|2023|11|20|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|16:00|0}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}}

|score = 3–0
Awarded{{refn|group="note"|name=EQG}}

|team2 = {{fb|EQG}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Nsue {{goal|9}}

|stadium = Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville

|attendance = 3,044

|referee = Karim Sabry (Morocco)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400017621 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407608 Report (CAF)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = MWI v TUN

|date = {{Start date|2023|11|21|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|15:00|2}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|TUN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Msakni {{goal|87|pen.}}

|stadium = Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe

|attendance = 23,000

|referee = Aklesso Gnama (Togo)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400017623 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407607 Report (CAF)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = STP v NAM

|date = {{Start date|2023|11|21|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|17:00|1}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|STP}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fb|NAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Tjiueza {{goal|9}}
Mateus {{goal|75|o.g.}}

|stadium = Adrar Stadium, Agadir (Morocco)

|attendance =

|referee = Ousmane Diakate (Mali)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400017618 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407606 Report (CAF)]

}}

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{{Football box

|id = NAM v LBR

|date = {{Start date|2024|6|5|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|2}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|LBR}}

|goals1 =

Karuuombe {{goal|8}}

|goals2 =

Sackor {{goal|65}}

|stadium = Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)

|attendance =

|referee = Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400018204 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407610 Report (CAF)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = TUN v EQG

|date = {{Start date|2024|6|5|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|20:00|1}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|EQG}}

|goals1 =

Ben Romdhane {{goal|82|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis

|attendance = 25,000

|referee = Abongile Tom (South Africa)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400018203 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407611 Report (CAF)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = MWI v STP

|date = {{Start date|2024|6|6|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|15:00|2}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fb|STP}}

|goals1 =

Kawonga {{goal|6}}
Nkhoma {{goal|14}}
Mphasi {{goal|78}}

|goals2 =

Silva {{goal|67}}

|stadium = Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe

|attendance = 14,000

|referee = Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400018206 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407609 Report (CAF)]

}}

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{{Football box

|id = STP v LBR

|date = {{Start date|2024|6|9|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|14:00|1}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|STP}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|LBR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Sesay {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Honor Stadium, Oujda (Morocco)

|attendance =

|referee = Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400018207 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407614 Report (CAF)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = NAM v TUN

|date = {{Start date|2024|6|9|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|21:00|2}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|TUN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)

|attendance =

|referee = Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400018205 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407613 Report (CAF)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = EQG v MWI

|date = {{Start date|2024|6|10|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|14:00|1}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|EQG}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|MWI}}

|goals1 =

Salvador {{goal|81}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

|attendance =

|referee = Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400018202 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407612 Report (CAF)]

}}

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{{Football box

|id = LBR v TUN

|date = {{Start date|2025|3|19|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|16:00|0}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|TUN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Mastouri {{goal|4}}

|stadium = Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville

|attendance =

|referee = Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400019708 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407617 Report (CAF)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = MWI v NAM

|date = {{Start date|2025|3|20|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|2}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|NAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Tjiueza {{goal|40}}

|stadium = Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe

|attendance = 17,706

|referee = Jelly Alfred Chavani (South Africa)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400019710 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407616 Report (CAF)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = EQG v STP

|date = {{Start date|2025|3|21|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|14:00|1}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|EQG}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|STP}}

|goals1 =

Nsue {{goal|14}}
Salvador {{goal|17}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

|attendance =

|referee = Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400019705 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407615 Report (CAF)]

}}

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{{Football box

|id = NAM v EQG

|date = {{Start date|2025|3|24|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|15:00|2}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|EQG}}

|goals1 =

Shalulile {{goal|51}}

|goals2 =

Coco {{goal|54}}

|stadium = Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane (South Africa)

|attendance =

|referee = Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400019709 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407618 Report (CAF)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = LBR v STP

|date = {{Start date|2025|3|24|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|16:00|0}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|STP}}

|goals1 =

Andrews {{goal|4}}
Farkarlun {{goal|32}}

|goals2 =

Dola {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville

|attendance = 13,025

|referee = Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400019707 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407620 Report (CAF)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = TUN v MWI

|date = {{Start date|2025|3|24|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|22:00|1}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|MWI}}

|goals1 =

Jaziri {{goal|86}}
Achouri {{goal|90+2|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400019706 Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/match-centre?competition=340&season=112026&match=2407619 Report (CAF)]

}}

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{{Football box

|id = NAM v MWI

|date = {{Start date|2025|9||df=y}}

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}}

|score =

|team2 = {{fb|MWI}}

|goals1 =

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{{Football box

|id = STP v EQG

|date = {{Start date|2025|9||df=y}}

|time =

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|score =

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|goals1 =

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{{Football box

|id = TUN v LBR

|date = {{Start date|2025|9||df=y}}

|time =

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|score =

|team2 = {{fb|LBR}}

|goals1 =

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{{Football box

|id = EQG v TUN

|date = {{Start date|2025|9||df=y}}

|time =

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|score =

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|goals1 =

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|id = NAM v STP

|date = {{Start date|2025|9||df=y}}

|time =

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|score =

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{{Football box

|id = MWI v LBR

|date = {{Start date|2025|9||df=y}}

|time =

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|score =

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|goals1 =

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{{Football box

|id = STP v TUN

|date = {{Start date|2025|10||df=y}}

|time =

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|score =

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{{Football box

|id = MWI v EQG

|date = {{Start date|2025|10||df=y}}

|time =

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|score =

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{{Football box

|id = LBR v NAM

|date = {{Start date|2025|10||df=y}}

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}}

|score =

|team2 = {{fb|NAM}}

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{{Football box

|id = EQG v LBR

|date = {{Start date|2025|10||df=y}}

|time =

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|score =

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{{Football box

|id = STP v MWI

|date = {{Start date|2025|10||df=y}}

|time =

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|score =

|team2 = {{fb|MWI}}

|goals1 =

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{{Football box

|id = TUN v NAM

|date = {{Start date|2025|10||df=y}}

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}

|score =

|team2 = {{fb|NAM}}

|goals1 =

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Goalscorers

{{#invoke:Goalscorers|main|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|round=group|group=H|bold=no}}

Notes

References

Category:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)