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The African road to the World Cup 2010 South Africa
52 teams will compete in Africa for 2010 World Cup qualification with 5 places up for grabs. South Africa qualify automatically as hosts but will take part in the qualifying process as the qualifying tournament doubles as a 2010 African Nations Cup qualifying tournament. South Africa will still qualify for the World Cup regardless of their results.
Africa World Cup qualifying consists of a preliminary round where the 10 lowest ranked nations in Africa play each other home and away in a knock out competition. The 5 winners in the 2 legged preliminary round join the other 42 nations plus South Africa in the first round proper.
Africa World Cup Qualification preliminary round fixtures
| Date | Fixtures | Result |
| 13th October 2007 | Seychelles v Djibouti | VOID |
| 13th October 2007 | Somalia v Swaziland | VOID |
| 13th October 2007 | Central African Rep v Sao Tome and Principe | Both teams withdrew |
| 13th October 2007 | Madagascar v Comoros Islands | 6-2 |
| 17th October 2007 | Sierra Leone v Guinea Bissau | 1-0 |
| 17th November 2007 | Djibouti v Seychelles | VOID |
| 17th November 2007 | Guinea Bissau v Sierra Leone | 0-0 |
| 17th November 2007 | Swaziland v Somalia | VOID |
| 17th November 2007 | Sao Tome and Principe v Central African Rep | Both teams withdrew |
| 17th November 2007 | Comoros Islands v Madagascar | 0-4 |
Sao Tome and Principe and The Central African Republic have withdrawn from the qualifying tournament. As a result the two highest seeds in the preliminary section, Swaziland and the Seychelles, will be given byes to the next round. Their opponents, Somalia and Djibouti will play each other to determine who goes through. The game will be played over just one leg on 17th November as Somalia is not deemed fit to host FIFA matches.
Rearranged preliminary fixture
| Date | Fixtures | Result |
| 16th November 2007 | Djibouti v Somalia | 1-0 |
Africa World Cup first round qualifiers
In the first round proper 48 teams were split in to 12 groups of 4. The draw for African World Cup qualifying was made in Durban on November 25th 2007.
| Group 1 table/fixtures/results | Group 2 table/fixtures/results | Group 3 table/fixtures/results | Group 4 table/fixtures/results |
| Cameroon | Guinea | Angola | Nigeria |
| Cape Verde Islands | Zimbabwe | Benin | South Africa |
| Tanzania | Namibia | Uganda | Equatorial Guinea |
| Mauritius | Kenya | Niger | Sierra Leone |
| Group 5 table/fixtures/results | Group 6 table/fixtures/results | Group 7 table/fixtures/results | Group 8 table/fixtures/results |
| Ghana | Senegal | Ivory Coast | Morocco |
| Libya | Algeria | Mozambique | Ethiopia |
| Gabon | Liberia | Botswana | Rwanda |
| Lesotho | Gambia | Madagascar | Mauritania |
| Group 9 table/fixtures/results | Group 10 table/fixtures/results | Group 11 table/fixtures/results | Group 12 table/fixtures/results |
| Tunisia | Mali | Togo | Egypt |
| Burkina Faso | Congo | Zambia | DR Congo |
| Burundi | Sudan | Eritrea | Malawi |
| Seychelles | Chad | Swaziland | Djibouti |
Qualifying has been completed in Africa for the 2008 African Cup of nations. The tournament will be hosted in Ghana and kicks off on January 20th 2008. 47 African nations were involved in the qualifying process.
Follow all the games in the 2008 African Cup of Nations here
African Cup of Nations Qualifying Group Tables / Fixtures / Results
Groups 1 - 4 Groups 5 - 8 Groups 9 - 12