2026 World Cup qualifiers: 5 key stats from the African zone | OneFootball

5 key stats from the African zone in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers

Amoura/@FAF

The curtain has fallen on the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kept football fans on the edge of their seats for two years.

Nine teams have already punched their tickets to the World Cup: Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Ghana, and Senegal.

Here are 5 standout numbers from these African qualifiers:

0: The number of goals conceded by Tunisia and Ivory Coast over 10 matches played in the African qualifiers.

4: The number of assists delivered by South African Oswin Appollis, the top provider in the qualifiers.

10: The number of goals scored by Algeria's Mohamed Amoura, top scorer of the qualifiers, ahead of Egypt's Mohamed Salah (9 goals).

25: The number of goals netted by the Ivorian team, who boast the most prolific attack of the qualifiers, averaging 2.5 goals per match.

53: The number of goals conceded by Seychelles, holders of the worst defensive record in the qualifiers, with an average of 5.3 goals conceded per match.