CAF - Timu za Africa Kombe la Dunia 2026: Ratiba na Matokeo ya Mechi za Kufuzu
CAF - Timu za Africa Kombe la Dunia 2026: Ratiba na Matokeo ya Mechi za Kufuzu
Utangulizi
Shirikisho la Soka Barani Afrika (CAF) limeanza mchakato mkali wa mechi za kufuzu Kombe la Dunia 2026. Michuano hii ni muhimu sana kwani Afrika (CAF) itapata idadi kubwa zaidi ya nafasi za kufuzu, timu tisa zinaweza kufuzu moja kwa moja, huku nafasi ya kumi ikipatikana kupitia mchezo wa mchujo wa kimataifa (inter-confederation playoff). Hata hivyo, Eritrea ilijitoa mapema, hivyo katika duru ya kwanza zitashiriki jumla ya mataifa 53.
Tanzania, maarufu kama Taifa Stars, imo kwenye Kundi E za mechi za kufuzu kombe la dunia. Pia ipo kundi C katika Droo ya AFCON 2025 na inajaribu kuweka historia mpya kwa kufuzu Kombe la Dunia kwa mara ya kwanza. Michuano hii inatarajiwa kuwa ya ushindani mkubwa, ikizingatiwa uwepo wa wachezaji nyota wanaocheza kwenye ligi kubwa barani Ulaya, ikiwemo Ligi Kuu ya Uingereza (EPL).
Muundo wa Kufuzu Kombe la Dunia 2026 (CAF)
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Duru ya Kwanza (Novemba 15, 2023 - Oktoba 14, 2025)
- Timu 54 (ukiondoa Eritrea) zimegawanywa katika makundi 9 ya kufuzu.
- Mshindi wa kila kundi atajikatia tiketi moja kwa moja kwenda Kombe la Dunia 2026.
- Timu nne bora zilizoshika nafasi ya pili (runners-up) zitakwenda kwenye hatua ya mtoano (playoff) ya CAF.
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Duru ya Pili (Novemba 10-18, 2025)
- Timu nne bora zilizoshika nafasi ya pili kutoka duru ya kwanza zitacheza mechi za nusu fainali na fainali (playoff).
- Mshindi wa playoff atawakilisha Afrika katika mchujo wa kimataifa (inter-confederation playoff).
Kufikia sasa, mechi nne za mwanzo zimekwisha, na mchuano huu utaendelea tena Machi 2025.
Wachezaji Nyota wa EPL Katika Kufuzu CAF 2026
Wachezaji kadhaa kutoka Ligi Kuu ya Uingereza wanashiriki michuano hii ya kufuzu barani Afrika. Hapa chini ni orodha ya baadhi ya nyota wanaowakilisha mataifa yao kwenye kampeni ya kufuzu:
- Algeria: Rayan Ait-Nouri (Wolves)
- Burkina Faso: Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth)
- Cameroon: Andre Onana (Manchester United), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), Carlos Baleba (Brighton)
- DR Congo: Yoane Wissa (Brentford), Axel Tuanzebe (Ipswich Town)
- Egypt: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town)
- Gabon: Mario Lemina (Wolves)
- Gambia: Yankuba Minteh (Brighton)
- Ghana: Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), Thomas Partey (Arsenal), Jordan Ayew (Leicester City), Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth), Jeff Schlupp (Crystal Palace), Ibrahima Osman (Brighton), Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton)
- Guinea-Bissau: Beto (Everton)
- Ivory Coast: Willy Boly (Nottingham Forest), Ibrahim Sangare (Nottingham Forest), Hamed Traore (Bournemouth), Simon Adingra (Brighton), Amad Diallo (Manchester United), Maxwel Cornet (Southampton), David Datro Fofana (Chelsea)
- Mali: Yves Bissouma (Tottenham), Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace), Boubacar Traore (Wolves)
- Morocco: Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United), Bilal El Khannous (Leicester City), Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace)
- Nigeria: Calvin Bassey (Fulham), Alex Iwobi (Fulham), Frank Onyeka (Brentford), Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest), Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City), Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest), Joe Aribo (Southampton), Paul Onuachu (Southampton)
- Senegal: Moussa Niakhate (Nottingham Forest), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton), Pape Sarr (Tottenham), Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), Iliman Ndiaye (Everton)
- Tunisia: Samy Chouchane (Brighton)
- Zambia: Patson Daka (Leicester City)
- Zimbabwe: Tawanda Chirewa (Wolves)
Uwepo wa wachezaji hawa unafanya mashindano yawe na mvuto mkubwa, huku wakileta uzoefu wa kimataifa kwenye kampeni ya kufuzu Kombe la Dunia 2026.
Msimamo wa Kufuzu Kombe la Dunia Africa: Ratiba na Matokeo ya Makundi (CAF World Cup Qualifiers 2026)
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 6 | Djibouti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 1 |
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | Senegal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 |
| 3 | Congo DR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Togo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 2 |
| 6 | Mauritania | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 | Benin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 4 | Lesotho | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 8 |
| 2 | Libya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 | Cape Verde Islands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Angola | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 5 | Mauritius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 6 | Eswatini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Niger | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Zambia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| 5 | Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 0 |
| 6 | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 10 |
| 2 | Gabon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 | Burundi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Kenya | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 5 | Gambia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Seychelles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | -20 | 0 |
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Mozambique | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 |
| 3 | Botswana | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | Guinea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Uganda | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Somalia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | Namibia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 |
| 3 | Liberia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 4 | Malawi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 6 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 |
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comoros | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Ghana | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 | Madagascar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 4 | Mali | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 |
| 6 | Chad | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
Matarajio ya Tanzania (Taifa Stars)
Katika Kundi E, Tanzania (Taifa Stars) ipo nafasi ya pili ikiwa na alama 6, nyuma ya Morocco yenye alama 9. Ushindani katika kundi hili ni mkali, hasa ikizingatiwa Morocco ndiyo wenyeji wa Kombe la Dunia 2022 (iliwahi kufika nusu fainali) na imekuwa na kiwango bora sana kimataifa. Hata hivyo, Taifa Stars bado ina nafasi nzuri ya kuendelea kupanda juu, hasa kama itapata matokeo mazuri dhidi ya wapinzani wake waliobaki.
Kwa mashabiki wa soka nchini Tanzania, hii ni fursa adimu kushuhudia maendeleo ya timu yao ya taifa katika jitihada za kufuzu Kombe la Dunia 2026. Mashabiki wanatarajia kuona wachezaji muhimu wa Taifa Stars, pamoja na kocha, wakiweka mikakati thabiti kwenye mechi zijazo.
Hitimisho
Mchuano wa kufuzu Kombe la Dunia 2026 barani Afrika (CAF) umevutia macho ya wapenzi wa soka kote ulimwenguni. Ikizingatiwa kwamba washindi wa makundi tisa watakwenda moja kwa moja katika fainali, huku nafasi ya kumi ikipatikana kupitia playoff na hatimaye mchujo wa kimataifa, presha ni kubwa kwa mataifa yote, ikiwemo Tanzania. Kufuatia kasi ya wachezaji wengi waliozagaa barani Ulaya, ukijumuisha Ligi Kuu ya Uingereza, ni wazi kwamba kutakuwa na burudani kali na ushindani wa juu hadi hatua ya mwisho.
Taarifa hizi zitakusaidia kufuatilia kila hatua ya mashindano haya ya kufuzu. Endelea kufuatilia upangaji wa mechi na matokeo ya makundi, ili kuona ni timu zipi zitakazojihakikishia tiketi kuelekea Kombe la Dunia 2026.
Neno la Mwisho: Mchakato wa kufuzu unatarajiwa kuendelea Machi 2025. Kabaki mechi kadhaa muhimu ambazo zinaweza kubadili kabisa taswira ya makundi. Wafuate wachezaji nyota na timu unazoshabikia, na kumbuka kuwashangilia Taifa Stars katika mbio za kufuzu Kombe la Dunia 2026!