1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF – First Round)

Listed below are the dates and results for the First Round for the African zone (CAF) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament. For an overview of the entire African zone, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds in their entirety, 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. Additionally, the African zone was allocated 3 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

For the First Round of play, the zone's 36 remaining teams were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the group winners advancing to the Final Round.

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Results

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
—  Uganda withdrew

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
—  Liberia withdrew, results annulled

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[2] 0 5 0 0 5 2 11 −9

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[6] 5 4 2 1 1 2 4 −2
3  Congo 0 4 0 0 4 0 5 −5
—  Libya withdrew, results annulled[7]

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
—  Sudan withdrew

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[8] 2 6 1 0 5 3 19 −16

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
—  Mauritania withdrew

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[10] 0 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12
—  Tanzania withdrew, results annulled[11]

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
—  Gambia withdrew
—  Mali withdrew

Guinea advanced to the Final Round.

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Notes

  1. ^ The Zaire–Swaziland match was not played, as neither team could advance with a win.
  2. ^ Togo replaced Sierra Leone after the latter withdrew after seeding.
  3. ^ The Angola–Togo match was not played, as neither team could advance with a win.
  4. ^ The result of the original Egypt–Zimbabwe match was annulled due to crowd violence; it was later replayed on neutral ground.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ South Africa replaced São Tomé and Príncipe after the latter withdrew after seeding.
  7. ^ a b c d 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.
  8. ^ Benin replaced Malawi after the latter withdrew after seeding.
  9. ^ The Morocco–Ethiopia match was suspended after 51 minutes due to Ethiopia being reduced to seven players; the result was affirmed.
  10. ^ Namibia replaced Burkina Faso which had withdrawn after seeding.
  11. ^ Tanzania withdrew after playing four matches, the results of which were then annulled.