WAFCON 2026 – Matchday 1 Stats Round-Up

All eight opening matches completed.

Results

Group A

Algeria 2-0 Senegal

Morocco 4-0 Kenya

Group B

South Africa 1-2 Tanzania

Côte d’Ivoire 4-1 Burkina Faso

Group C

Zambia 6-0 Egypt

Nigeria 2-3 Malawi

Group D

Ghana 2-0 Cape Verde

Cameroon 2-1 Mali

Group Standings (after Matchday 1)

Group A

1.  🇲🇦 Morocco – 3 pts (+4)

2.  🇩🇿 Algeria – 3 pts (+2)

3.  🇸🇳 Senegal – 0 pts (-2)

4.  🇰🇪 Kenya – 0 pts (-4)

Group B

1.  🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire – 3 pts (+3)

2.  🇹🇿 Tanzania – 3 pts (+1)

3.  🇿🇦 South Africa – 0 pts (-1)

4.  🇧🇫 Burkina Faso – 0 pts (-3)

Group C

1.  🇿🇲 Zambia – 3 pts (+6)

2.  🇲🇼 Malawi – 3 pts (+1)

3.  🇳🇬 Nigeria – 0 pts (-1)

4.  🇪🇬 Egypt – 0 pts (-6)

Group D

1.  🇬🇭 Ghana – 3 pts (+2)

2.  🇨🇲 Cameroon – 3 pts (+1)

3.  🇲🇱 Mali – 0 pts (-1)

4.  🇨🇻 Cape Verde – 0 pts (-2)

Tournament Totals – Matchday 1

•  Matches played: 8

•  Total goals scored: 30

•  Average goals per match: 3.75

•  Biggest win: Zambia 6-0 Egypt

•  Highest-scoring match: Zambia 6-0 Egypt (6 goals)

•  Clean sheets: 4 (Morocco, Algeria, Zambia, Ghana)

Zambia lead the goal charts early with 6. Morocco sit on 4. Côte d’Ivoire also on 4.