1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 22 CAF teams entered the competition (two withdrew). The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.

There would be four rounds of play:

First 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 3 teams left.
Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.

1 First round
2 Second round
3 Third round
4 Final round
5 See also
6 References

First round

19 November 1972	Morocco	0 – 0	Senegal	Agadir, Morocco
				Referee: Jimenez (Spain)

3 December 1972	Senegal	1 – 2 (1 – 2 agg.)	Morocco	Dakar, Senegal
				Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)

Morocco advanced to the Second Round.

2 March 1972	Algeria	1 – 0	Guinea	Algiers, Algeria
	Khalcm 65'			Referee: Helies (France)

12 March 1972	Guinea	5 – 1 (5 – 2 agg.)	Algeria	Conakry, Guinea
	Camara 28' I. Keita 36' Soumah 54' (pen.) Cherif 78' Smith 82'		Gamouh 62'	Referee: Ba (Mali)

Guinea advanced to the Second Round.

8 December 1972	Egypt	2 – 1	Tunisia	Cairo, Egypt
	Al-Khalil 10' Abderrazak 69'		Chakroun 61'	Referee: Zlatanos (Greece)

17 December 1972	Tunisia	2 – 0 (3 – 2 agg.)	Egypt	Tunis, Tunisia
	Chakroun 16' Moheiddine 71'			Referee: Babaçan (Turkey)

Tunisia advanced to the Second Round.

15 October 1972	Sierra Leone	0 – 1	Ivory Coast	Freetown, Sierra Leone
				Referee: Faber (Guinea)

29 October 1972	Ivory Coast	2 – 0 (3 – 0 agg.)	Sierra Leone	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
	Kouame 42' Quatarra 72'			Referee: N'Gom (Senegal)

Ivory Coast advanced to the Second Round.

16 July 1972	Kenya	2 – 0	Sudan	Nairobi, Kenya
	Anyanza Ouma			Referee: Tessema (Ethiopia)

23 July 1972	Sudan	1 – 0 (1 – 2 agg.)	Kenya	Khartoum, Sudan
				Referee: Kamei (Egypt)

Kenya advanced to the Second Round.

Mauritius	w/o	Madagascar
		Withdrew

Madagascar withdrew, so Mauritius advanced to the Second Round automatically.

25 November 1972	Tanzania	1 – 1	Ethiopia	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
	Mashoto 78'			Referee: Olimba (Kenya)

3 December 1972	Ethiopia	0 – 0 (1 – 1 agg.)	Tanzania	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
				Referee: El-Khider (Sudan)

The aggregate score was tied 1–1, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.

10 December 1972	Ethiopia	3 – 0	Tanzania	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	Ingdawerk Tesfaye			Referee: Saleh (Sudan)

Ethiopia advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.

30 April 1972	Lesotho	0 – 0	Zambia	Maseru, Lesotho
				Referee: Ndimbo (Tanzania)

4 June 1972	Zambia	6 – 1 (6 – 1 agg.)	Lesotho	Ndola, Zambia
	Chitalu 20', 40' Sinyangwe 35', 65' Mapulanga 50' Simutwe 72'			Referee: Ratsitohara (Madagascar)

Zambia advanced to the Second Round.

5 August 1972	Nigeria	2 – 1	Congo-Brazzaville	Ibadan, Nigeria
				Referee: Atangana (Cameroon)

15 August 1972	Congo-Brazzaville	1 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.)	Nigeria	Brazzaville, Congo
	Moukila		Olayombo	Referee: Onwanlele (Gabon)

Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.

18 June 1972	Dahomey	0 – 5	Ghana	Cotonou, Dahomey
				Referee: Attiogbe (Togo)

2 July 1972	Ghana	5 – 1 (10 – 1 agg.)	Dahomey	Kumasi, Ghana
				Referee: Koudou (Côte d'Ivoire)

Ghana advanced to the Second Round.

6 June 1972	Togo	0 – 0	Zaire	Lomé, Togo
				Referee: Woghiren (Nigeria)

20 June 1972	Zaire	4 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.)	Togo	Kinshasa, Zaire
	Kakoko Kembo			Referee: Kamden (Cameroon)

Zaire advanced to the Second Round.

Cameroon	w/o	Gabon
		withdrew

Gabon withdrew, so Cameroon advanced to the Second Round automatically.

Second round

11 February 1973	Guinea	1 – 1	Morocco	Conakry, Guinea
	S. Cherif 38'		Tazi	Referee: Mutombo (Zaire)

25 February 1973	Morocco	2 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.)	Guinea	Tetouan, Morocco
	Haddadi Paras			Referee: Bertin (Liberia)

Morocco advanced to the Third Round.

11 February 1973	Tunisia	1 – 1	Ivory Coast	Tunis, Tunisia
	Moheddine 50'		Kouame	Referee: Adal (Libya)

25 February 1973	Ivory Coast	2 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Tunisia	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
	Nguessa		Adhouma 15'	Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)

Ivory Coast advanced to the Third Round.

10 December 1972	Mauritius	1 – 3	Kenya	Port Louis, Mauritius
				Referee: Galloway (Zambia)

17 December 1972	Kenya	2 – 2 (5 – 3 agg.)	Mauritius	Nairobi, Kenya
	Aluko Azibwa		Imbert	Referee: Ngaah (Kenya)^[1]

Kenya advanced to the Third Round.

1 April 1973	Ethiopia	0 – 0	Zambia	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
				Referee: Kamei (Egypt)

15 April 1973	Zambia	4 – 2 (4 – 2 agg.)	Ethiopia	Lusaka, Zambia
	Mugala 52' Simutwe 63' Simwala 76' Mapulanga 86'			Referee: Gindil Salih (Sudan)

Zambia advanced to the Third Round.

10 February 1973	Nigeria	0 – 2 Awarded^[2] (2 – 3 85')	Ghana	Lagos, Nigeria
	Forfeited			Referee: Nkounkou (Congo)

25 February 1973	Ghana	0 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.)	Nigeria	Accra, Ghana
				Referee: N'Gom (Senegal)

Ghana advanced to the Third Round.

4 February 1973	Cameroon	0 – 1	Zaire	Douala, Cameroon
			Ntumba	Referee: Kangni (Dahomey)

25 February 1973	Zaire	0 – 1 (1 – 1 agg.)	Cameroon	Kinshasa, Zaire
			Onguene	Referee: Wolbert (Congo)

The aggregate score was tied 1–1, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Third Round.

27 February 1973	Zaire	2 – 0	Cameroon	Kinshasa, Zaire
	Kakoko Maruba			Referee: Wolbert (Congo)

Zaire advanced to the Third Round.

Third round

20 May 1973	Ivory Coast	1 – 1	Morocco	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
	Pokou		Acila	Referee: N'Diaye (Senegal)

3 June 1973	Morocco	4 – 1 (5 – 2 agg.)	Ivory Coast	Tetouan, Morocco
	Faras Chukry Fetoui		Pokou	Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

Morocco advanced to the Final Round.

12 August 1973	Zambia	2 – 0	Kenya	Ndola, Zambia
	Chanda 34' Sinyangwe 72'			Referee: Matovu (Tanzania)

19 August 1973	Kenya	2 – 2 (2 – 4 agg.)	Zambia	Nairobi, Kenya
				Referee: Addo (Somalia)

Zambia advanced to the Final Round.

5 August 1973	Ghana	1 – 0	Zaire	Accra, Ghana
				Referee: Camara (Guinea)

19 August 1973	Zaire	4 – 1 (4 – 2 agg.)	Ghana	Kinshasa, Zaire
	Ntumba Bwanga		Owusu	Referee: N'Difo (Cameroon)

Zaire advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Zaire	8	4	4	0	9	1	+8
2	Zambia	2	4	1	3	5	6	−1
3	Morocco	2	4	1	3	2	9	−7

21 October 1973	Zambia	4 – 0	Morocco	Lusaka, Zambia
	Simulambo 17' Chanda 39' Sinyangwe 52' Simwala 74'			Referee: Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

4 November 1973	Zambia	0 – 2	Zaire	Lusaka, Zambia
			Kakoko Mayanga	Referee: Addo (Somalia)

18 November 1973	Zaire	2 – 1	Zambia	Kinshasa, Zaire
	Kakoko Kembo		Chitalu	Referee: N'Diaye (Senegal)

25 November 1973	Morocco	2 – 0	Zambia	Tetouan, Morocco
	Faras Maghfour			Referee: El-Attar (Egypt)

9 December 1973	Zaire	3 – 0	Morocco	Kinshasa, Zaire
	Ndaye 60' Kembo 61' Ndungu 80'			Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)

23 December 1973	Morocco	0 – 2 (w/o)	Zaire	Tetouan, Morocco
	Forfeited^[3]

Zaire qualified.

References

^ The Kenya – Mauritius match was officiated by a local referee.
^ The first leg was abandoned in the 85th minute due to riots. Subsequently, FIFA awarded a 2–0 win for the tie to Ghana.
^ Morocco resigned from the competition before this match, and accordingly FIFA awarded Zaire a 2–0 win for the match.