1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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.

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

First round

22 June 1980	Senegal	0 – 1	Morocco	Dakar, Senegal
				Referee: Boudabbous (Tunisia)

6 July 1980	Morocco	0 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.)	Senegal	Casablanca, Morocco
				Referee: Koudou (Côte d'Ivoire)

Morocco advanced to the Second Round.

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13 July 1980	Zaire	5 – 2	Mozambique	Kinshasa, Zaire
	Kyika Masseno Ndaye		Gilles	Referee: Kamden (Cameroon)

27 July 1980	Mozambique	1 – 2 (3 – 7 agg.)	Zaire	Maputo, Mozambique
				Referee: Ralibenja (Madagascar)

Zaire advanced to the Second Round.

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29 June 1980	Cameroon	3 – 0	Malawi	Yaoundé, Cameroon
	Abega Kunde Milla			Referee: Okubule (Nigeria)

20 July 1980	Malawi	1 – 1 (1 – 4 agg.)	Cameroon	Kasungu, Malawi
			Onguene	Referee: Hioba-Hioba (Lesotho)

Cameroon advanced to the Second Round.

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22 June 1980	Guinea	3 – 1	Lesotho	Conakry, Guinea
				Referee: N'Jie (Gambia)

6 July 1980	Lesotho	1 – 1 (2 – 4 agg.)	Guinea	Maseru, Lesotho
				Referee: Bundala (Tanzania)

Guinea advanced to the Second Round.

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29 June 1980	Tunisia	2 – 0	Nigeria	Tunis, Tunisia
	Liman Temime			Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland)

12 July 1980	Nigeria	2 – 0 (2 – 2 agg.) (4 – 3 pen)	Tunisia	Lagos, Nigeria
	Bweten Osigwe			Referee: Hunting (England)
		Penalties

The aggregate score was tied at 2–2, but Nigeria won 4–3 on penalties, and so advanced to the Second Round.

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8 May 1980	Libya	2 – 1	Gambia	Tripoli, Libya
				Referee: Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

6 July 1980	Gambia	0 – 0 (1 – 2 agg.)	Libya	Banjul, Gambia
				Referee: N'Diaye (Mali)

Libya advanced to the Second Round.

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17 May 1980	Ethiopia	0 – 0	Zambia	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
				Referee: Bahig (Egypt)

1 June 1980	Zambia	4 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.)	Ethiopia	Ndola, Zambia
				Referee: Bundala (Tanzania)

Zambia advanced to the Second Round.

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16 July 1980	Niger	0 – 0	Somalia	Niamey, Niger
				Referee: Lawson-Hetcheli (Togo)

27 July 1980	Somalia	1 – 1 (1 – 1 agg.)	Niger	Mogadishu, Somalia
				Referee: Demeke (Ethiopia)

The aggregate score was tied 1–1, and Niger advanced to the Second Round due on away goals.

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31 May 1980	Sierra Leone	2 – 2	Algeria	Freetown, Sierra Leone
	Noah  50', 63'		Bensaoula  65' Menad  70'	Referee: Lawson-Hetcheli (Togo)

13 June 1980	Algeria	3 – 1 (5 – 3 agg.)	Sierra Leone	Oran, Algeria
	Fergani  42' Bensaoula  47' Madjer  78'		Sento  79'	Referee: El-Ghoul (Libya)

Algeria advanced to the Second Round.

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	Egypt	w/o	Ghana
			Withdrew

Ghana withdrew, so Egypt advanced to the Second Round automatically.

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5 July 1980	Kenya	3 – 1	Tanzania	Nairobi, Kenya
	Owino Adelo		Ally	Referee: El-Bedawi (Sudan)

19 July 1980	Tanzania	5 – 0 (6 – 3 agg.)	Kenya	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
	Ally Tino Risshard			Referee: Gumboil (Zambia)

Tanzania advanced to the Second Round.

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	Madagascar	w/o	Uganda
			Withdrew

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

Second round

	Egypt	w/o	Libya
			Withdrew

Libya withdrew, so Egypt advanced to the Third Round automatically.

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12 December 1980	Algeria	2 – 0	Sudan	Constantine, Algeria
	Bensaoula  9' Fergani  45'			Referee: Boudabbous (Tunisia)

28 December 1980	Sudan	1 – 1 (1 – 3 agg.)	Algeria	Khartoum, Sudan
	Cheikh  80'		Gamouh  65'	Referee: El-Ghoul (Libya)

Algeria advanced to the Third Round.

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14 December 1980	Niger	0 – 1	Togo	Niamey, Niger
			Akoulassi	Referee: N'Diaye (Mali)

28 December 1980	Togo	1 – 2 (2 – 2 agg.)	Niger	Lomé, Togo
	Dodjobi		Barhamane	Referee: Thiombiano ()

The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and Niger advanced to the Third Round due on away goals.

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7 December 1980	Liberia	0 – 0	Guinea	Monrovia, Liberia
				Referee: Lawson-Hetcheli (Togo)

21 December 1980	Guinea	1 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.)	Liberia	Conakry, Guinea
	Bangoura			Referee: Dwomoh (Ghana)

Guinea advanced to the Third Round.

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12 October 1980	Cameroon	2 – 0	Zimbabwe	Douala, Cameroon
	Mbida Onguene			Referee: Okubule (Nigeria)

16 November 1980	Zimbabwe	1 – 0 (1 – 2 agg.)	Cameroon	Harare, Zimbabwe
	Muchinerepi			Referee: Chayu (Zambia)

Cameroon advanced to the Third Round.

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16 November 1980	Morocco	2 – 0	Zambia	Fes, Morocco
	Bousati Limane			Referee: Ben Naceur (Tunisia)

30 November 1980	Zambia	2 – 0 (2 – 2 agg.) (4 – 5 pen)	Morocco	Lusaka, Zambia
	Frederic Masemba			Referee: Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
		Penalties

The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and Morocco won 5–4 on penalties and advanced to the Third Round.

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6 December 1980	Nigeria	1 – 1	Tanzania	Lagos, Nigeria
	Akwalla		Salim	Referee: Larache (Morocco)

20 December 1980	Tanzania	0 – 2 (1 – 3 agg.)	Nigeria	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
			Chiedozie	Referee: Bahig (Egypt)

Nigeria advanced to the Third Round.

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16 November 1980	Madagascar	1 – 1	Zaire	Antananarivo, Madagascar
	Kira		Malbanga	Referee: Monty (Mauritius)

21 December 1980	Zaire	3 – 2 (4 – 3 agg.)	Madagascar	Kinshasa, Zaire
	Malbanga Mayele Mpeti		Abdou	Referee: Angaud (Congo)

Zaire advanced to the Third Round.

Third round

1 May 1981	Algeria	4 – 0	Niger	Constantine, Algeria
	Madjer  44' Belloumi  46', 77' Korichi  53'			Referee: N'Jie (Gambia)

31 May 1981	Niger	1 – 0 (1 – 4 agg.)	Algeria	Niamey, Niger
	Seydou  90'			Referee: Dwomoh (Ghana)

Algeria advanced to the Final Round.

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12 April 1981	Guinea	1 – 1	Nigeria	Conakry, Guinea
	Sededji		L. Sorry	Referee: Bukenya (Uganda)

15 April 1981	Nigeria	1 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.)	Guinea	Lagos, Nigeria
	Nwosu			Referee: Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.

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26 April 1981	Morocco	1 – 0	Egypt	Casablanca, Morocco
	Daidi			Referee: Chayu (Zambia)

8 May 1981	Egypt	0 – 0 (0 – 1 agg.)	Morocco	Cairo, Egypt
				Referee: Mbaye (Senegal)

Morocco advanced to the Final Round.

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12 April 1981	Zaire	1 – 0	Cameroon	Kinshasa, Zaire
	N'Kama  23'			Referee: El-Nairn (Sudan)

26 April 1981	Cameroon	6 – 1 (6 – 2 agg.)	Zaire	Yaoundé, Cameroon
	Milla Kunde Mbida		Mukendi	Referee: Boudabbous (Tunisia)

Cameroon advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

10 October 1981	Nigeria	0 – 2	Algeria	Lagos, Nigeria
			Belloumi  34' Zidane  44'	Referee: Agnolin (Italy)

30 October 1981	Algeria	2 – 1 (4 – 1 agg.)	Nigeria	Constantine, Algeria
	Belloumi  9' Madjer  85'		Owolou  40'	Referee: Daina (Switzerland)

Algeria qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

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15 November 1981	Morocco	0 – 2	Cameroon	Kenitra, Morocco
			Milla  15' (pen.) Tokoto  40'	Referee: Mbaye (Senegal)

29 November 1981	Cameroon	2 – 1 (4 – 1 agg.)	Morocco	Yaoundé, Cameroon
	Aoudou Milla  47'		Yagha	Referee: Bahig (Egypt)

Cameroon qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

See also

• 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
• 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
• 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
• 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)