Group A
Cameroon
Togo
Morocco
Gabon

Group B
Nigeria
Mozambique
Kenya
Tunisia

Group C
Egypt
Rwanda
Algeria
Zambia

Group D
Ghana
Benin
Sudan
Mali

Group E
Côte d'Ivoire
Malawi
Burkina Faso
Guinea

*Only the winners of each group will advance to South Africa 2010. Games are scheduled to begin in March 2009. The Top 3 teams in each group advance to the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.