1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 29 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Central African Republic was excluded by FIFA for not paying the entry fee. The African Zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
There would be four rounds of play:
- First Round: 4 teams, Sudan, Liberia, Togo, and Zimbabwe, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 24 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round.
- Second Round and Third Round: In each of these rounds, the teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the next round, until there would be 4 teams left.
- Final Round: The 4 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.
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[edit] CAF First Round
May 8, 1980, Tripoli, Libya - 
Libya 2 - 1 
Gambia
July 6, 1980, Banjul, Gambia - Gambia 0 - 0 Libya
Libya advanced to the Second Round.
May 18, 1980, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - 
Ethiopia 0 - 0 
Zambia
June 1, 1980, Ndola, Zambia - Zambia 4 - 0 Ethiopia
Zambia advanced to the Second Round.
May 31, 1980, Freetown, Sierra Leone - 
Sierra Leone 2 - 2 
Algeria
June 13, 1980, Oran, Algeria - Algeria 3 - 1 Sierra Leone
Algeria advanced to the Second Round.
June 22, 1980, Dakar, Senegal - 
Senegal 0 - 1 
Morocco
July 6, 1980, Casablanca, Morocco - Morocco 0 - 0 Senegal
Morocco advanced to the Second Round.
June 22, 1980, Conakry, Guinea - 
Guinea 3 - 1 
Lesotho
July 6, 1980, Maseru, Lesotho - Lesotho 1 - 1 Guinea
Guinea advanced to the Second Round.
June 29, 1980, Yaoundé, Cameroon - 
Cameroon 3 - 0 
Malawi
July 20, 1980, Kasungu, Malawi - Malawi 1 - 1 Cameroon
Cameroon advanced to the Second Round.
June 29, 1980, Tunis, Tunisia - 
Tunisia 2 - 0 
Nigeria
July 12, 1980, Lagos, Nigeria - Nigeria 2 - 0 (aet) Tunisia
Nigeria won 4-3 on penalties and advanced to the Second Round.
July 5, 1980, Nairobi, Kenya - 
Kenya 3 - 1 
Tanzania
July 19, 1980, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - Tanzania 5 - 0 Kenya
Tanzania advanced to the Second Round.
July 13, 1980, Kinshasa, Zaire - 
Zaire 5 - 2 
Mozambique
July 27, 1980, Maputo, Mozambique - Mozambique 1 - 2 Zaire
Zaire advanced to the Second Round.
July 16, 1980, Niamey, Niger - 
Niger 0 - 0 
Somalia
July 27, 1980, Mogadishu, Somalia - Somalia 1 - 1 Niger
Niger advanced to the Second Round due to the away goals rule scoring 1 to Somalia's zero.
Uganda withdrew, so Madagascar advanced to the Second Round automatically.
Ghana withdrew, so Egypt advanced to the Second Round automatically.
[edit] CAF Second Round
October 12, 1980, Douala, Cameroon - Cameroon 2 - 0 
Zimbabwe
November 16, 1980, Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe 1 - 0 Cameroon
Cameroon advanced to the Third Round.
November 16, 1980, Fes, Morocco - Morocco 2 - 0 Zambia
November 30, 1980, Lusaka, Zambia - Zambia 2 - 0 (aet) Morocco
Morocco won 5-4 on penalties and advanced to the Third Round.
November 16, 1980, Antananarivo, Madagascar - 
Madagascar 1 - 1 Zaire
December 21, 1980, Kinshasa, Zaire - Zaire 3 - 2 Madagascar
Zaire advanced to the Third Round.
December 6, 1980, Lagos, Nigeria - Nigeria 1 - 1 Tanzania
December 20, 1980, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - Tanzania 0 - 2 Nigeria
Nigeria advanced to the Third Round.
December 7, 1980, Monrovia, Liberia - 
Liberia 0 - 0 Guinea
December 21, 1980, Conakry, Guinea - Guinea 1 - 0 Liberia
Guinea advanced to the Third Round.
December 12, 1980, Constantine, Algeria - Algeria 2 - 0 
Sudan
December 28, 1980, Khartoum, Sudan - Sudan 1 - 1 Algeria
Algeria advanced to the Third Round.
December 14, 1980, Niamey, Niger - Niger 0 - 1 
Togo
December 28, 1980, Lomé, Togo - Togo 1 - 2 Niger
Niger advanced to the Third Round due to the away goals rule.
Libya withdrew, so Egypt advanced to the Third Round automatically.
[edit] CAF Third Round
May 1, 1981, Constantine, Algeria - Algeria 4 - 0 Niger
May 31, 1981, Niamey, Niger - Niger 1 - 0 Algeria
Algeria advanced to the Final Round.
April 12, 1981, Conakry, Guinea - Guinea 1 - 1 Nigeria
April 25, 1981, Lagos, Nigeria - Nigeria 1 - 0 Guinea
Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.
April 26, 1981, Casablanca, Morocco - Morocco 1 - 0 
Egypt
May 8, 1981, Cairo, Egypt - Egypt 0 - 0 Morocco
Morocco advanced to the Final Round.
April 12, 1981, Kinshasa, Zaire - Zaire 1 - 0 Cameroon
April 26, 1981, Yaoundé, Cameroon - Cameroon 6 - 1 Zaire
Cameroon advanced to the Final Round.
[edit] CAF Final Round
October 10, 1981, Lagos, Nigeria - Nigeria 0 - 2 Algeria
October 30, 1981, Constantine, Algeria - Algeria 2 - 1 Nigeria
Algeria qualified.
November 15, 1981, Kenitra, Morocco - Morocco 0 - 2 Cameroon
November 29, 1981, Yaoundé, Cameroon - Cameroon 2 - 1 Morocco
Cameroon qualified.
