The African zone is made up of 5 groups of six teams each.  The winner from each group qualifies for the World Cup finals in Germany in 2006.

Group 1
	Congo
	Liberia
	Mali
	Senegal
	Togo
	Zambia
	Results and latest table
Group 2
	Burkina Faso
	Cape Verde
	Congo DR
	Ghana
	South Africa
	Uganda
	Results and latest table
Group 3
	Benin
	Cameroon
	Egypt
	Ivory Coast
	Libya
	Sudan
	Results and latest table
Group 4
	Algeria
	Angola
	Gabon
	Nigeria
	Rwanda
	Zimbabwe
	Results and latest table
Group 5
	Botswana
	Guinea
	Kenya
	Malawi
	Morocco
	Tunisia
	Results and latest table