Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Uganda | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 3 | Malawi | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 | South Sudan | 5 | -3 | 3 |

| Last Five Games | Date | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KenyaKEN | ![]() | 1-0 | ![]() | South SudanSSD | 13 Mar, 2021 | International Friendly |
| W | South SudanSSD | ![]() | 1-0 | ![]() | UgandaUGA | 16 Nov, 2020 | Africa Cup of Nations qualifying |
| L | UgandaUGA | ![]() | 1-0 | ![]() | South SudanSSD | 12 Nov, 2020 | Africa Cup of Nations qualifying |
| D | CameroonCMR | ![]() | 0-0 | ![]() | South SudanSSD | 13 Oct, 2020 | International Friendly |
| D | CameroonCMR | ![]() | 0-0 | ![]() | South SudanSSD | 10 Oct, 2020 | International Friendly |

| Last Five Games | Date | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | EthiopiaETH | ![]() | 4-0 | ![]() | MalawiMWI | 17 Mar, 2021 | International Friendly |
| D | MalawiMWI | ![]() | 0-0 | ![]() | Burkina FasoBKA | 16 Nov, 2020 | Africa Cup of Nations qualifying |
| L | Burkina FasoBKA | ![]() | 3-1 | ![]() | MalawiMWI | 12 Nov, 2020 | Africa Cup of Nations qualifying |
| D | MalawiMWI | ![]() | 0-0 | ![]() | ZimbabweZIM | 11 Oct, 2020 | International Friendly |
| L | ZambiaZAM | ![]() | 1-0 | ![]() | MalawiMWI | 7 Oct, 2020 | International Friendly |
| Date | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi MWI |
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South Sudan SSD | 13 Nov, 2019 | Africa Cup of Nations qualifying |
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Uganda | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 3 | Malawi | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 | South Sudan | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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