1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Mali and Niger both withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.

There would be two rounds of play:

First Round: Cameroon, Nigeria, Morocco and Egypt, the 4 best ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the Final Round directly. The remaining 32 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
Final Round: The 20 teams were divided into 5 groups of 4 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

1 First round
- 1.1 First Leg
- 1.2 Second Leg
2 Final round
3 External links

First round

First Leg

31 May 1996 17:00	Mauritania	0 – 0	Burkina Faso	Nouakchott Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alhagi Ibrahima Faye (Togo)
		Report

01 June 1996 15:00	Namibia	2 – 0	Mozambique	Independence Stadium, Windhoek Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Antonio Augusto Silva (Angola)
	Hoeseb 28' Ortmann 80'	Report

01 June 1996 15:00	Malawi	0 – 1	South Africa	Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
		Report	Tinkler 21'

01 June 1996 16:30	Uganda	0 – 2	Angola	Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Isaack Omar Abdulkadir (Tanzania)
		Report	Da Silva 35' (p) Paulão 60' (p)

01 June 1996 16:30	Guinea-Bissau	3 – 2	Guinea	Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
	Tavares 11', 36' Co 60' (p)	Report	Camara 53', 54'

01 June 1996 17:00	Gambia	2 – 1	Liberia	Independence Stadium, Bakau Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
	Corr 18' (p) Sillah 58'	Report	Debbah 35' (p)

02 June 1996 15:30	Swaziland	0 – 1	Gabon	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Feliz Onias Tangawarima (Mozambique)
		Report	Ogandaga 5'

02 June 1996 15:00	Burundi	1 – 0	Sierra Leone	Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ahmed Salih Salah (Sudan)
	Wambo 85'	Report

02 June 1996 15:00	Madagascar	1 – 2	Zimbabwe	Antananarivo Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
	Raoelijaona 85'	Report	Sawu 79' Takawira 89'

02 June 1996 15:30	Congo	2 – 0	Côte d'Ivoire	Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Aka Amuam (Cameroon)
	Niere 42' Miyamou 89'	Report

02 June 1996 15:00	Mauritius	1 – 5	Zaire	Stade Anjalay, Port Louis Attendance: 2,448 Referee: Eric Hubert (Reunion)
	Mocude 64'	Report	Emeka 1' Ngonge 15' Tondelva 60' Elonga-Ekakia 77' 82'

02 June 1996 15:30	Rwanda	1 – 3	Tunisia	Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali City Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bisingu-Wabelo Buenkadila (Zaire)
	Mupenzi 48'	Report	Sellimi 43' (p), 47' Ben Slimane 60'

02 June 1996 16:00	Kenya	3 – 1	Algeria	Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kine Tebebu (Ethiopia)
	Kwarula 58' Motego 63' (p) Otieno 87'	Report	Zerrouki 78'

02 June 1996 16:00	Togo	2 – 1	Senegal	Stade de Kégué, Lomé Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)
	Oyawolé 31' Noutsoudje 88'	Report	Traoré 80'

01 June 1996 19:00	Sudan	2 – 0	Zambia	Al-Hilal Stadium, Khartoum Attendance: 11,983 Referee: Martin Omondi Bita (Kenya)
	El Mustafa 12' Madani 52'	Report

08 June 1996 16:00	Tanzania	0 – 0	Ghana	National Stadium, Dar-es-Salaam Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Charles Baku Ndukize (Burundi)
		Report

Second Leg

16 June 1996 16:00	Burkina Faso	2 – 0	Mauritania	Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Sylvain Abikanlou (Benin)
	Ouédraogo 44' Traore 81'	Report

Burkina Faso won 2-0 on aggregate

16 June 1996 14:30	Mozambique	1 – 1	Namibia	Estádio da Machava, Maputo Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Milson Bahirah Jaky (Madagascar)
	Macamo 25'	Report	Khob 84'

Namibia won 3-1 on aggregate

15 June 1996 15:00	South Africa	3 – 0	Malawi	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Edwin Mmonwagotlhe Senai (Botswana)
	Bartlett 4', 42' Fish 38'	Report

South Africa won 4-0 on aggregate

16 June 1996 15:30	Angola	3 – 1	Uganda	Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Goshen Hatimbula (Zambia)
	Paulão 1', 58' Da Silva 7'	Report	Robert Kizito 3'

Angola won 5-1 on aggregate

16 June 1996 16:30	Guinea	3 – 1	Guinea-Bissau	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Moussa Kanoute (Mali)
	Soumah 33', 59' Bangoura 61'	Report	Co 47'

Guinea won 5-4 on aggregate

23 June 1996 17:00	Liberia	4 – 0	Gambia	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Attendance: 7,609 Referee: Samuel Kamara (Sierra Leone)
	Clarke 25' Weah 79' Makor 87' Debbah 90'	Report

Liberia won 5-2 on aggregate

16 June 1996 16:00	Gabon	2 – 0	Swaziland	Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville Attendance: 11,625 Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
	Mackaya 28' Ngoukou 56'	Report

Gabon won 3-0 on aggregate

16 June 1996 16:30	Sierra Leone	0 – 1	Burundi	National Stadium, Freetown Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Olufemi Orimison Olaniyan (Nigeria)
		Report	Mbuyi 30'

Burundi advanced to the Final Round 2-0 on aggregate but withdrew before the Final Round started, so Sierra Leone took their place and advanced to the Final Round.

16 June 1996 15:00	Zimbabwe	2 – 2	Madagascar	National Sports Stadium, Harare Attendance: 36,885 Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
	Zviripayi 52' Takawira 69'	Report	Ratoanaivo 23' Rasoanaivo 67'

Zimbabwe won 4-3 on aggregate

16 June 1996 15:30	Côte d'Ivoire	1 – 1	Congo	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (Egypt)
	Dao 29'	Report	Imboula 85'

Congo won 3-1 on aggregate

16 June 1996 15:30	Zaire	2 – 0	Mauritius	Stade Kamanyola, Kinshasa Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Jean Fidele Diramba (Gabon)
	Ngonge 45' Tondelva 90'	Report

Zaire won 7-1 on aggregate

16 June 1996 17:00	Tunisia	2 – 0	Rwanda	Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)
	Berkhissa 17' Sellimi 46' (p)	Report

Tunisia won 5-1 on aggregate

14 June 1996 17:00	Algeria	1 – 0	Kenya	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)
	Tasfaout 81'	Report

Kenya won 3-2 on aggregate

16 June 1996 16:30	Senegal	1 – 1	Togo	Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lassana Gassama (Mauritania)
	Diallo 30'	Report	Gnavor 85'

Togo won 3-2 on aggregate

16 June 1996 15:00	Zambia	3 – 0	Sudan	Independence Stadium, Lusaka Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Wallace Mabuza (Swaziland)
	Lota 13' Mutale 35' Tembo 76'	Report

Zambia won 3-2 on aggregate

17 June 1996 15:00	Ghana	2 – 1	Tanzania	Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
	Johnson 70' Augustine 81'	Report	Daima 71'

Ghana won 2-1 on aggregate

Final round

Key:

Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.

Group 1

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nigeria	6	4	1	1	10	4	6	13
2	Guinea	6	4	0	2	10	5	5	12
3	Kenya	6	3	1	2	11	12	-1	10
4	Burkina Faso	6	0	0	6	7	17	-10	0

09 November 1996 16:00	Nigeria	2 – 0	Burkina Faso	Lagos National Stadium, Lagos Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
	Amokachi 46', 77'	Report

10 November 1996 16:30	Guinea	3 – 1	Kenya	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)
	T. Camara 17' F. Camara 34' Soumah 82'	Report	Okoth 12'

12 January 1997 16:00	Kenya	1 – 1	Nigeria	Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Abdul Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)
	Simiyu 22'	Report	Akpoborie 48'

12 January 1997 15:30	Burkina Faso	0 – 2	Guinea	Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
		Report	Oulare 17' Soumah 44'

05 April 1997 16:00	Nigeria	2 – 1	Guinea	Lagos National Stadium, Lagos Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
	Amokachi 66', 67'	Report	T. Camara 87'

06 April 1997 16:00	Kenya	4 – 3	Burkina Faso	Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)
	Okoth 55', 70', 75', 87'	Report	Zongo 12', 70' Sanou 42' (p)

27 April 1997 16:00	Burkina Faso	1 – 2	Nigeria	Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou Attendance: 12,224 Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)
	Zongo 76'	Report	Adepoju 42' Amunike 58'

27 April 1997 16:00	Kenya	1 – 0	Guinea	Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Otieno 3'	Report

07 June 1997 16:00	Nigeria	3 – 0	Kenya	Lagos National Stadium, Lagos Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
	Oliseh 13' Amunike 43' Oruma 83'	Report

08 June 1997 16:00	Guinea	3 – 1	Burkina Faso	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
	F. Camara 9' (p) Balma 27' (og) Oulare 54'	Report	Zongo 8'

16 August 1997 16:00	Burkina Faso	2 – 4	Kenya	Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
	Ma. Zongo 16' Sanou 80'	Report	Simiyu 8' Were 44' Sunguti 70', 75'

16 August 1997 16:30	Guinea	1 – 0	Nigeria	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)
	F. Camara 50'	Report

Group 2

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Tunisia	6	5	1	0	10	1	9	16
2	Egypt	6	3	1	2	15	5	10	10
3	Liberia	6	1	1	4	2	10	-8	4
4	Namibia	6	1	1	4	6	17	-11	4

08 November 1996 15:15	Egypt	7 – 1	Namibia	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
	Maher 1', 15', 69' A. Hassan 11' I. Hassan 34' H. Hassan 72', 83'	Report	Shivute 24'

10 November 1996 15:00	Liberia	0 – 1	Tunisia	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jean Diramba (Gabon)
		Report	Jelassi 87'

11 January 1997 16:00	Namibia	0 – 0	Liberia	Independence Stadium, Windhoek Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
		Report

12 January 1997 14:00	Tunisia	1 – 0	Egypt	Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
	Baya 10'	Report

06 April 1997 15:00	Liberia	1 – 0	Egypt	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
	Weah 29'	Report

06 April 1997 15:00	Namibia	1 – 2	Tunisia	Independence Stadium, Windhoek Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Milson Jaky (Madagascar)
	Ouseb 74'	Report	Herichi 15' Badra 68'

26 April 1997 15:00	Namibia	2 – 3	Egypt	Independence Stadium, Windhoek Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Amuam Aka (Cameroon)
	Uutoni 62' Ouseb 87' (p)	Report	H. Hassan 77', 89' Khashaba 79' (p)

27 April 1997 16:00	Tunisia	2 – 0	Liberia	Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
	Sellimi 66' Badra 75'	Report

08 June 1997 15:00	Liberia	1 – 2	Namibia	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Attendance: 11,960 Referee: Jean Diramba (Gabon)
	Daye 5'	Report	Shivute 35' Uri Khob 82'

08 June 1997 20:15	Egypt	0 – 0	Tunisia	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria)
		Report

17 August 1997 20:15	Egypt	5 – 0	Liberia	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Kine Tibebu (Ethiopia)
	Khashaba 21' (p) Hanafy 24' Sabry 46' Kamouna 68' Emam 77'	Report

17 August 1997 19:45	Tunisia	4 – 0	Namibia	Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Salah Ahmed Mohamed Salih (Sudan)
	Baya 19', 57' Souayah 31' Limam 70'	Report

Group 3

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Africa	6	4	1	1	7	3	4	13
2	Congo	6	3	1	2	5	5	0	10
3	Zambia	6	2	2	2	7	6	1	8
4	Congo DR	6	0	2	4	4	9	-5	2

In May 1997, Zaire were renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo DR).

09 November 1996 15:00	South Africa	1 – 0	Zaire	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
	Masinga 67'	Report

10 November 1996 16:30	Congo	1 – 0	Zambia	Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Niere 86'	Report

11 January 1997 15:00	Zambia	0 – 0	South Africa	Independence Stadium, Lusaka Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)
		Report

12 January 1997 15:30	Zaire	1 – 1	Congo	Stade Kamanyola, Kinshasha Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Lucian Bouchardeau (Niger)
	Lembi 13'	Report	Bongo 4'

06 April 1997 15:30	Congo	2 – 0	South Africa	Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
	Younga-Mouhani 60', 64'	Report

09 April 1997 15:00	Zaire	2 – 2	Zambia	National Sports Stadium, Harare Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Lim Kee Chog (Mauritius)
	N'tsunda 29' Bazamba 51'	Report	Malitoli 22' Tembo 81'

27 April 1997 15:30	Zaire	1 – 2	South Africa	Stade de Kégué, Lomé Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Emmanuel Obafemi (Nigeria)
	Tumba 26'	Report	Khumalo 21' Masinga 66'

27 April 1997 15:00	Zambia	3 – 0	Congo	Independence Stadium, Lusaka Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
	Lota 40' Miti 85' Bwalya 85'	Report

08 June 1997 15:30	Congo	1 – 0	Congo DR	Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
	Younga-Mouhani 60'	Report

08 June 1997 15:00	South Africa	3 – 0	Zambia	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 73,000 Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (Egypt)
	Mkhalele 8' Masinga 17' Williams 54'	Report

16 August 1997 15:30	South Africa	1 – 0	Congo	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Masinga 14'	Report

16 August 1997 15:00	Zambia	2 – 0	Congo DR	Independence Stadium, Lusaka Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)
	Kamwandi 32', 56'	Report

Group 4

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cameroon	6	4	2	0	10	4	6	14
2	Angola	6	2	4	0	7	4	3	10
3	Zimbabwe	6	1	1	4	6	7	-1	4
4	Togo	6	1	1	4	6	14	-8	4

10 November 1996 15:30	Angola	2 – 1	Zimbabwe	Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (Egypt)
	Akwá 43' Paulão 51'	Report	Ndlovu 60'

10 November 1996 16:00	Togo	2 – 4	Cameroon	Stade de Kégué, Lomé Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
	Noutsoudje 50' Salou 83' (p)	Report	Tchami 10', 24', 55' Missé-Missé 63'

12 January 1997 15:30	Cameroon	0 – 0	Angola	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
		Report

12 January 1997 15:00	Zimbabwe	3 – 0	Togo	National Sports Stadium, Harare Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
	Chihuri 16' Takawira 21' (p), 49'	Report

06 April 1997 15:00	Angola	3 – 1	Togo	Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)
	Paulão 29' Akwá 45' Sousa 51'	Report	Oyawolé 21'

06 April 1997 15:30	Cameroon	1 – 0	Zimbabwe	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Jean Diramba (Gabon)
	Tchoutang 80'	Report

27 April 1997 15:30	Cameroon	2 – 0	Togo	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Lucian Bouchardeau (Niger)
	Tchoutang 87' Mboma 90'	Report

27 April 1997 15:00	Zimbabwe	0 – 0	Angola	National Sports Stadium, Harare Attendance: 47,257 Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
		Report

08 June 1997 15:00	Angola	1 – 1	Cameroon	Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Mboma 47'	Report	Akwá 55'

08 June 1997 16:00	Togo	2 – 1	Zimbabwe	Stade de Kégué, Lomé Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
	Salou 8', 21'	Report	Takawira 65' (p)

17 August 1997 14:00	Togo	1 – 1	Angola	Stade de Kégué, Lomé Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
	Ouadja 47'	Report	Quinzinho 43'

17 August 1997 16:00	Zimbabwe	1 – 2	Cameroon	National Sports Stadium, Harare Attendance: 12,736 Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (Egypt)
	Dinha 82'	Report	Mboma 50', 54'

Group 5

Gabon vs Sierra Leone was not played, since neither team could advance with a win.

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Morocco	6	5	1	0	14	2	12	16
2	Sierra Leone	5	2	1	2	4	6	-2	7
3	Ghana	6	1	3	2	7	7	0	6
4	Gabon	5	0	1	4	1	11	-10	1

09 November 1996 18:00	Morocco	4 – 0	Sierra Leone	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
	Hababi 16' Raghib 50', 55' Fertout 57'	Report

10 November 1996 16:00	Gabon	1 – 1	Ghana	Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
	Nguema 65'	Report	Pele 66'

11 January 1997 16:30	Sierra Leone	1 – 0	Gabon	National Stadium, Freetown Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
	Kanu 46'	Report

12 January 1997 14:45	Ghana	2 – 2	Morocco	Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (UAE)
	Johnson 77' Moses 89'	Report	Bassir 30' Hadji 70'

05 April 1997 16:30	Sierra Leone	1 – 1	Ghana	National Stadium, Freetown Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Lucian Bouchardeau (Niger)
	Conteh 87'	Report	Camara 23' (og)

06 April 1997 16:00	Gabon	0 – 4	Morocco	Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Charles Masembe (Gabon)
		Report	Bahja 2', 5' Bassir 44', 45'

Match abandoned after 53minutes due to crowd trouble. FIFA allowed the result to stand

26 April 1997 16:30	Sierra Leone	0 – 1	Morocco	National Stadium, Freetown Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
		Report	Bassir 40'

27 April 1997 15:00	Ghana	3 – 0	Gabon	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ahmed Shinnawi (Egypt)
	Aboagye 42' Gargo 60', 64' (p)	Report

08 June 1997 20:00	Morocco	1 – 0	Ghana	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
	Raghib 67'	Report

08 June 1997 16:00	Gabon	P – P	Sierra Leone	Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville Referee: Bouchardeau (Niger)
		Report		Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville Referee: Bouchardeau (Niger)

Match postponed due to Sierra Leone not being able to travel from Freetown due to conflict. The match was never rearranged due to the result having no effect on final group standings

16 August 1997 20:00	Morocco	2 – 0	Gabon	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Hussein Moussa (Egypt)
	Naybet 24' Bahja 40' (p)	Report

17 August 1997 15:00	Ghana	0 – 2	Sierra Leone	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Lazare Essimi Mbengue (Cameroon)
		Report	Amidu 14' Kallon 47'

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