| Standing | Matches Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference | Points |
| MOROCCO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fixtures:
Day 1 (30, 31 May or 1 June 2008)
MOROCCO vs Ethiopia
Rwanda vs Mauritania
Day 2 (6, 7 or 8 June 2008)
Ethiopia vs Rwanda
Mauritania vs MOROCCO
Day 3 (13, 14 or 15 June 2008)
Mauritania vs Ethiopia
Rwanda vs MOROCCO
Day 4 (20, 21 or 22 June 2008)
Ethiopia vs Mauritania
MOROCCO vs Rwanda
Day 5 (5, 6 or 7 September 2008)
Ethiopia vs MOROCCO
Mauritania vs Rwanda
Day 6 (10, 11 or 12 Oct 2008)
Rwanda vs Ethiopia
MOROCCO vs Mauritania
World Cup preliminary draw for Africa (five nations qualify for finals, plus South Africa as hosts
Group 1
Cameroon
Cape Verde Islands
Tanzania
Mauritius
Group 2
Guinea
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Kenya
Group 3
Angola
Benin
Uganda
Niger
Group 4
Nigeria
South Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Sierra Leone
Group 5
Ghana
Libya
Gabon
Lesotho
Group 6
Senegal
Algeria
Liberia
Gambia
Group 7
Ivory Coast
Mozambique
Botswana
Madagascar
Group 8
MOROCCO
Ethiopia
Rwanda
Mauritania
Group 9
Tunisia
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Seychelles
Group 10
Mali
Congo
Sudan
Chad
Group 11
Togo
Zambia
Eritrea
Swaziland
Group 12
Egypt
DR Congo
Malawi
Djibouti
Twelve group winners and eight best runners-up go through to final qualifying stage where they will be drawn in five groups of four teams. The five group winners qualify for the finals.
Note: South Africa take part in the competition which also serves as the qualifying tournament for the Africa Nations Cup. If South Africa reaches the final stage, its matches will not count towards World Cup qualification.