Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 29 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
There would be four rounds of play:
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| 28 August 1984 | Egypt | 1 – 0 | Zimbabwe | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| A. Mayoub | Referee: Tesfaye (Ethiopia) |
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| 30 September 1984 | Zimbabwe | 1 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.) |
Egypt | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| E. Soleiman | Referee: Phambala (Malawi) |
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Egypt advanced to the Second Round.
| 13 October 1984 | Kenya | 2 – 1 | Ethiopia | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Kabu Masiga |
Kabede | Referee: Mohamed Jama (Somalia) |
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| 28 October 1984 | Ethiopia | 3 – 3 (4 – 5 agg.) |
Kenya | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
| Dagme Haile Kabede |
Ayoyi Masiga Oyango |
Referee: Nkathazo (Zimbabwe) |
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Kenya advanced to the Second Round.
| 15 July 1984 | Mauritius | 0 – 1 | Malawi | Curepipe, Mauritius | ||
| Phuka | Referee: Ali Khamis (Kenya) |
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| 28 July 1984 | Malawi | 4 – 0 (5 – 0 agg.) |
Mauritius | Lilongwe, Malawi | ||
| Sinalo Waya |
Referee: Diramba (Gabon) |
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Malawi advanced to the Second Round.
| 29 July 1984 | Zambia | 3 – 0 | Uganda | Ndola, Zambia | ||
| K. Bwalya Hangunyi Msiska |
Referee: Tahir (Tanzania) |
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| 25 August 1984 | Uganda | 1 – 0 (1 – 3 agg.) |
Zambia | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Katerega | Referee: Salahudeen (Nigeria) |
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Zambia advanced to the Second Round.
| Madagascar | w/o | Lesotho | ||||
| Withdrew | ||||||
Lesotho withdrew, so Madagascar advanced to the Second Round automatically.
| 13 October 1984 | Tanzania | 1 – 1 | Sudan | Mwanza, Tanzania | ||
| Tind | Mazda | Referee: Katumba (Uganda) |
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| 27 October 1984 | Sudan | 0 – 0 (1 – 1 agg.) |
Tanzania | Khartoum, Sudan | ||
| Referee: Amin Salem (Egypt) |
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The aggregate score was tied at 1–1, however Sudan advanced to the Second Round on away goals.
| 30 June 1984 | Sierra Leone | 0 – 1 | Morocco | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| M. Merry | Referee: Luc Agbala (Togo) |
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| 15 July 1984 | Morocco | 4 – 0 (5 – 0 agg.) |
Sierra Leone | Rabat, Morocco | ||
| M. Merry Dahan Labied |
Referee: Sene (Senegal) |
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Morocco advanced to the Second Round.
| Libya | w/o | Niger | ||||
| Withdrew | ||||||
Niger withdrew, so Libya advanced to the Second Round automatically.
| 28 October 1984 | Benin | 0 – 2 | Tunisia | Cotonou, Benin | ||
| Gasri Jeridi |
Referee: Ouattara (Côte d'Ivoire) |
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| 13 November 1984 | Tunisia | 4 – 0 (6 – 0 agg.) |
Benin | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Jeridi Gasri Rakbaoui |
Referee: Laouissi (Morocco) |
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Tunisia advanced to the Second Round.
| Guinea | w/o | Togo | ||||
| Withdrew | ||||||
Togo withdrew, so Guinea advanced to the Second Round automatically.
| 21 October 1984 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4 – 0 | Gambia | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| A. Traoré Ben Salah N'Dri |
Referee: Camara (Guinea) |
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| 4 November 1984 | Gambia | 3 – 2 (3 – 6 agg.) |
Côte d'Ivoire | Banjul, Gambia | ||
| M'Doure B. Sow Wadda |
Tiehi A. Traoré |
Referee: Traoré (Mali) |
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Côte d'Ivoire advanced to the Second Round.
| 20 October 1984 | Nigeria | 3 – 0 | Liberia | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Edobor Adesinka |
Referee: Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) |
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| 4 November 1984 | Liberia | 0 – 1 (0 – 4 agg.) |
Nigeria | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Temile | Referee: Amadou (Niger) |
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Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.
| 1 July 1984 | Angola | 1 – 0 | Senegal | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Ivo | Referee: Bantstmba (Congo) |
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| 15 July 1984 | Senegal | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) (1 – 1 agg.) (3 – 4 pen)
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Angola | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| K. Seye | Referee: Hioba-Hioba (Cameroon) |
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The aggregate score was tied at 1–1, however Angola advanced to the Second Round 4–3 on penalties.
| 7 April 1985 | Zambia | 4 – 1 | Cameroon | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Chabala 24', 38', 40' Njovu 28' |
Aoudou 70' | Referee: Valdemarca (Zimbabwe) |
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| 21 April 1985 | Cameroon | 1 – 1 (2 – 5 agg.) |
Zambia | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| M'Fede 31' | Chilengi 5' | Referee: Dramba (Gabon) |
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Zambia advanced to the Third Round.
| 7 April 1985 | Morocco | 2 – 0 | Malawi | Rabat, Morocco | ||
| Haddaoui 10' Dahan 75' (pen.) |
Referee: Ben Naceur (Tunisia) |
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| 21 April 1985 | Malawi | 0 – 0 (0 – 2 agg.) |
Morocco | Lilongwe, Malawi | ||
| Referee: Charyu (Zambia) |
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Morocco advanced to the Third Round.
| 31 March 1985 | Angola | 0 – 0 | Algeria | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Referee: Camara (Guinea) |
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| 19 April 1985 | Algeria | 3 – 2 (3 – 2 agg.) |
Angola | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Mansouri 14' Menad 42' Bouiche 87' |
Makueria 78' Ndonguidi 83' |
Referee: Traoré (Mali) |
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Algeria advanced to the Third Round.
| 6 April 1985 | Kenya | 0 – 3 | Nigeria | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Amo 12' Kheri 45' Yekini 47' |
Referee: Kalombo (Malawi) |
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| 20 April 1985 | Nigeria | 3 – 1 (6 – 1 agg.) |
Kenya | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Sadi 18' Yekini 20' Sofoluwe 89' |
Masiga 36' | Referee: N'Jie (Gambia) |
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Nigeria advanced to the Third Round.
| 5 April 1985 | Egypt | 1 – 0 | Madagascar | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| E. Soleiman 64' | Referee: Lacarne (Algeria) |
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| 21 April 1985 | Madagascar | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) (1 – 1 agg.) (2 – 4 pen)
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Egypt | Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||
| Rakotoarisoa | Referee: Picon-Ackong (Mauritius) |
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The aggregate score was tied at 1–1, however Egypt advanced to the Third Round 4–2 on penalties.
| 10 February 1985 | Guinea | 1 – 0 | Tunisia | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Diabe | Referee: Edoule (Côte d'Ivoire) |
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| 24 February 1985 | Tunisia | 2 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) |
Guinea | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Braham N'Soumi |
Referee: Sherif (Libya) |
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Tunisia advanced to the Third Round.
| 22 February 1985 | Sudan | 0 – 0 | Libya | Khartoum, Sudan | ||
| Referee: Ali Khamis (Kenya) |
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| 8 March 1985 | Libya | 4 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.) |
Sudan | Tripoli, Libya | ||
| Al-Bishari A. Bani A. Ibrahim |
Referee: Djibo (Nigeria) |
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Libya advanced to the Third Round.
| 7 April 1985 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 – 0 | Ghana | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Referee: Laouissi (Morocco) |
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| 21 April 1985 | Ghana | 2 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.) |
Côte d'Ivoire | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Al-Hassan N'Ti |
Referee: Bantsimba (Congo) |
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Ghana advanced to the Third Round.
| 13 July 1985 | Algeria | 2 – 0 | Zambia | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Bensaoula 15' Madjer 84' |
Referee: Hussam El-Din (Egypt) |
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| 28 July 1985 | Zambia | 0 – 1 (0 – 3 agg.) |
Algeria | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Bensaoula 78' | Referee: Picon-Ackong (Mauritius) |
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Algeria advanced to the Final Round.
| 14 July 1985 | Ghana | 0 – 0 | Libya | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Referee: Faye (Gambia) |
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| 26 July 1985 | Libya | 2 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.) |
Ghana | Benghazi, Libya | ||
| Senussi 40' Al-Badhi 75' (pen.) |
Referee: Laouissi (Morocco) |
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Libya advanced to the Final Round.
| 6 July 1985 | Nigeria | 1 – 0 | Tunisia | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Isima 77' | Referee: Diramba (Gabon) |
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| 20 July 1985 | Tunisia | 2 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) |
Nigeria | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Jeridi 8', 28' | Referee: Hansal (Algeria) |
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Tunisia advanced to the Final Round.
| 12 July 1985 | Egypt | 0 – 0 | Morocco | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Referee: Valdemarca (Zimbabwe) |
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| 28 July 1985 | Morocco | 2 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.) |
Egypt | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Timoumi 37' Bouderbala 82' |
Referee: Sene (Senegal) |
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Morocco advanced to the Final Round.
| 6 October 1985 | Tunisia | 1 – 4 | Algeria | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Rakbaoui 16' | Madjer 24' Menad 43', 87' K. Said 67' |
Referee: Schoeters (Belgium) |
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| 18 October 1985 | Algeria | 3 – 0 (7 – 1 agg.) |
Tunisia | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Madjer 8' Menad 34' Yahi 78' |
Referee: Galler (Switzerland) |
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Algeria qualified.
| 6 October 1985 | Morocco | 3 – 0 | Libya | Rabat, Morocco | ||
| Bouderbala Byaz Timoumi |
Referee: Chayu (Zambia) |
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| 18 October 1985 | Libya | 1 – 0 (1 – 3 agg.) |
Morocco | Benghazi, Libya | ||
| Ferjani | Referee: Agnolin (Italy) |
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Morocco qualified.