AFCON standings
League table, groups, knockout path, last five form and API-driven qualification/relegation notes.
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | ||||||||||
| 1 |
 Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | WDW |
| 2 |
 Mali
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | DDD |
| 4 |
 Zambia
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | LDD |
| Group B | ||||||||||
| 1 |
 Egypt
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | DWW |
| 2 |
 South Africa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | WLW |
| 4 |
 Zimbabwe
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 | LDL |
| Group C | ||||||||||
| 1 |
 Nigeria
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 |
 Tunisia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | DLW |
| 4 |
 Uganda
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 | LDL |
| Group D | ||||||||||
| 1 |
 Senegal
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | WDW |
| 2 |
 Congo DR
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | WDW |
| 4 |
 Botswana
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | LLL |
| Group E | ||||||||||
| 1 |
 Algeria
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 |
 Burkina Faso
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | WLW |
| 4 |
 Equatorial Guinea
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | LLL |
| Group F | ||||||||||
| 1 |
 Ivory Coast
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | WDW |
| 2 |
 Cameroon
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | WDW |
| 4 |
 Gabon
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 | LLL |
| Ranking of third-placed teams | ||||||||||
| 1 |
 Mozambique
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | LWL |
| 2 |
 Benin
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | LWL |
| 3 |
 Sudan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 | LWL |
| 4 |
 Tanzania
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | DDL |
| 5 |
 Angola
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | DDL |
| 6 |
 Comoros
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | DDL |
Group A
Morocco7 pts
Mali3 pts
Zambia2 pts
Group B
Egypt7 pts
South Africa6 pts
Zimbabwe1 pts
Group C
Nigeria9 pts
Tunisia4 pts
Uganda1 pts
Group D
Senegal7 pts
Congo DR7 pts
Botswana0 pts
Group E
Algeria9 pts
Burkina Faso6 pts
Equatorial Guinea0 pts
Group F
Ivory Coast7 pts
Cameroon7 pts
Gabon0 pts
Ranking of third-placed teams
Mozambique3 pts
Benin3 pts
Sudan3 pts
Tanzania2 pts
Angola2 pts
Comoros2 pts
Qualification/Relegation
AFCON knockout bracket
How this knockout bracket works
This is a double-elimination knockout bracket with grouped qualifiers feeding into a finals tree. Some competitions use this type of structure because teams can move through predefined qualification slots before the final path is complete.
Codes such as 1E, 3AB, WQ1 and LS1 are qualification slots, not random text. 1E means first place from Group E, 2B means second place from Group B, 3AB means a qualified third-place team from Groups A/B, WQ1 means Winner Quarter-final 1 and LS1 means Loser Semi-final 1.
The bracket is generated after group rankings are known. Early ties reward group winners, avoid same-group rematches where possible and balance the route. Later rounds use placeholders such as Winner Match 1, Winner Quarter-final 1 or Loser Semi-final 2 until real teams qualify.
Architecturally, the bracket is built from qualification slots first, then the actual teams replace those slots once the standings and fixtures confirm them.