1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 40 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Burkina Faso, Malawi, São Tomé and Príncipe and Sierra Leone all withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated 3 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

There would be two rounds of play:

Contents

First round

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF - First Round)

Group A

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Algeria 5 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1
2  Ghana 4 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1
3  Burundi 3 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2
4  Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Algeria advanced to the Final Round.

Group B

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Cameroon 6 4 2 2 0 7 1 +6
2  Swaziland 3 3 1 1 1 1 5 −4
3  Zaire 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2
4  Liberia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cameroon advanced to the Final Round.

Group C

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Zimbabwe 10 6 4 2 0 8 4 +4
2  Egypt 8 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6
3  Angola 4 5 1 2 2 3 4 −1
4  Togo 0 5 0 0 5 2 11 −9
5  Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Zimbabwe advanced to the Final Round.

Group D

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Nigeria 7 4 3 1 0 7 0 +7
2  South Africa 5 4 2 1 1 2 4 −2
3  Congo 0 4 0 0 4 0 5 −5
4  Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  São Tomé and Príncipe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.

Group E

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Côte d'Ivoire 6 4 2 2 0 7 0 +7
2  Niger 5 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1
3  Botswana 1 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8
4  Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Côte d'Ivoire advanced to the Final Round.

Group F

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Morocco 10 6 4 2 0 13 1 +12
2  Tunisia 9 6 3 3 0 14 2 +12
3  Ethiopia 3 6 1 1 4 3 11 −8
4  Benin 2 6 1 0 5 3 19 −16
5  Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Morocco advanced to the Final Round.

Group G

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Senegal 6 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6
2  Gabon 5 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2
3  Mozambique 1 4 0 1 3 3 11 −8
4  Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Senegal advanced to the Final Round.

Group H

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Zambia 6 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8
2  Madagascar 6 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4
3  Namibia 0 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12
4  Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Zambia advanced to the Final Round.

Group I

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Guinea 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
2  Kenya 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2
3  Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Guinea advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Group A

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Nigeria 5 4 2 1 1 10 5 +5
2  Côte d'Ivoire 5 4 2 1 1 5 6 −1
3  Algeria 2 4 0 2 2 3 7 −4

Nigeria qualified.

Group B

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

Morocco qualified.

Group C

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Cameroon 6 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4
2  Zimbabwe 4 4 2 0 2 3 6 −3
3  Guinea 2 4 1 0 3 4 5 −1

Cameroon qualified.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Zaire–Swaziland match was not played, as neither team could advance with a win.
  2. ^ The Angola–Togo match was not played, as neither team could advance with a win.
  3. ^ The result of the original Egypt–Zimbabwe match was annulled due to crowd violence; it was later replayed on neutral ground.
  4. ^ The second Egypt–Zimbabwe match took place in France instead on in Egypt due to the crowd violence that had caused the previous match's results to be annulled.
  5. ^ a b c Libya was originally scheduled to play all of its matches away; however, it withdrew in protest to this ruling and due to the UN sanctions against it.
  6. ^ The Morocco–Ethiopia match was suspended after 51 minutes due to Ethiopia being reduced to seven players; the result was affirmed.
  7. ^ The Senegal–Zambia match was originally scheduled for 2 May 1993; however, after the airplane accident that killed nearly the entire Zambian squad, the match was rescheduled.