Africa: How CAF’s Head-to-Head Rule Dumped Zambia Out, Sent Malawi to WAFCON Quarters

If you thought Kenya’s Group A was the real “Group of Death” at WAFCON 2026, think again.

Group C, featuring Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi, and Egypt, just delivered a final-day plot twist so chaotic, so confusing, and so mathematically dramatic that it left fans, pundits, and even the players themselves utterly baffled.

Wednesday night marked the final group-stage fixtures for group C, and on paper, the results looked straightforward enough.

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