1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
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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:
- First Round: 3 teams, Algeria, Cameroon and Ghana, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 26 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.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2–1 |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Kenya  |
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2–1 | 3–3 |
Mauritius  |
0–5 |  Malawi |
0–1 | 0–4 |
Zambia  |
3–1 |  Uganda |
3–0 | 0–1 |
Tanzania  |
1–1 (a) |  Sudan |
1–1 | 0–0 |
Sierra Leone  |
0–5 |  Morocco |
0–1 | 0–4 |
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0–6 |  Tunisia |
0–2 | 0–4 |
Ivory Coast  |
6–3 |  Gambia |
4–0 | 2–3 |
Nigeria  |
4–0 |  Liberia |
3–0 | 1–0 |
Angola  |
1–1 (4–3 p) |  Senegal |
1–0 | 0–1 |
Madagascar  |
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— | — |
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w/o |  Niger |
— | — |
Guinea  |
w/o |  Togo |
— | — |
| 28 August 1984 | Egypt |
1 – 0 | Zimbabwe |
Cairo, Egypt | ||
Mayhoub  |
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia) | |||||
| 30 September 1984 | Zimbabwe |
1 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.) |
Egypt |
Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| ? |
Suleiman |
Referee: Billy Phambala (Malawi) | ||||
Egypt advanced to the Second Round.
| 13 October 1984 | Kenya |
2 – 1 | Ethiopia |
Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Kabu Masiga |
Mulugeta |
Referee: Mohammed Jama (Somalia) | ||||
| 28 October 1984 | Ethiopia |
3 – 3 (4 – 5 agg.) |
Kenya |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
| Dagme Geremedhin Mulugeta |
Ayoyi Masiga Oyango |
Referee: John Nkathazo (Zimbabwe) | ||||
Kenya advanced to the Second Round.
| 15 July 1984 | Mauritius |
0 – 1 | Malawi |
Curepipe, Mauritius | ||
| Phuka |
Referee: Said Ali Khamis (Kenya) | |||||
| 28 July 1984 | Malawi |
4 – 0 (5 – 0 agg.) |
Mauritius |
Lilongwe, Malawi | ||
| Sinalo Waya |
Referee: Jean-Fidele Diramba (Gabon) | |||||
Malawi advanced to the Second Round.
| 29 July 1984 | Zambia |
3 – 0 | Uganda |
Ndola, Zambia | ||
| Bwalya Hangunyu Msiska |
Referee: Hafid Ali Tahir (Tanzania) | |||||
| 25 August 1984 | Uganda |
1 – 0 (1 – 3 agg.) |
Zambia |
Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Katerega |
Referee: Alhati Salahudeen (Niger) | |||||
Zambia advanced to the Second Round.
| 13 October 1984 | Tanzania |
1 – 1 | Sudan |
Mwanza, Tanzania | ||
| Tind |
Mazda |
Referee: George Katumba (Uganda) | ||||
| 27 October 1984 | Sudan |
0 – 0 (1 – 1 agg.) |
Tanzania |
Khartoum, Sudan | ||
| Referee: Amin Salem (Egypt) | ||||||
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) | |||||
| 15 July 1984 | Morocco |
4 – 0 (5 – 0 agg.) |
Sierra Leone |
Rabat, Morocco | ||
| M. Merry Dahan Labied |
Referee: Badara Sene (Senegal) | |||||
Morocco advanced to the Second Round.
| 28 October 1984 | Benin |
0 – 2 | Tunisia |
Cotonou, Benin | ||
| Gasri Jeridi |
Referee: Ouattara (Côte d'Ivoire) | |||||
| 13 November 1984 | Tunisia |
4 – 0 (6 – 0 agg.) |
Benin |
Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Jeridi Gasri Rakbaoui |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Baba Laouissi (Morocco) | |||||
Tunisia advanced to the Second Round.
| 21 October 1984 | Ivory Coast |
4 – 0 | Gambia |
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| A. Traoré Ben Salah N'Dri |
Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea) | |||||
| 4 November 1984 | Gambia |
3 – 2 (3 – 6 agg.) |
Ivory Coast |
Banjul, Gambia | ||
| M'Doure Sowe Wadda |
Tiéhi A. Traoré |
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali) | ||||
Côte d'Ivoire advanced to the Second Round.
| 20 October 1984 | Nigeria |
3 – 0 | Liberia |
Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Edobor Adeshina |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Joseph-Marie Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) | |||||
| 4 November 1984 | Liberia |
0 – 1 (0 – 4 agg.) |
Nigeria |
Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Temile |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Amadou Mamoudou (Niger) | |||||
Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.
| 1 July 1984 | Angola |
1 – 0 | Senegal |
Luanda, Angola | ||
| Ivo |
Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo) | |||||
| 15 July 1984 | Senegal |
1 – 0 (a.e.t.) (1 – 1 agg.) (3 – 4 p) |
Angola |
Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Seye |
Referee: Paul Alain Hioba-Hioba (Cameroon) | |||||
| Penalties | ||||||
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Angola advanced to the Second Round on penalties.
| Madagascar |
w/o | Lesotho |
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| Withdrew | ||||||
Madagascar advanced to the Second Round, Lesotho withdrew.
| Libya |
w/o | Niger |
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| Withdrew | ||||||
Libya advanced to the Second Round, Niger withdrew.
| Guinea |
w/o | Togo |
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| Withdrew | ||||||
Guinea advanced to the Second Round, Togo withdrew.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia |
5–2 |  Cameroon |
4–1 | 1–1 |
| Morocco |
2–0 | Malawi |
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Angola |
2–3 |  Algeria |
0–0 | 2–3 |
| Kenya |
1–6 | Nigeria |
0–3 | 1–3 |
| Egypt |
1–1 (4–2 p) | Madagascar |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Guinea |
1–2 | Tunisia |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Sudan |
0–4 | Libya |
0–0 | 0–4 |
| Ivory Coast |
0–2 |  Ghana |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| 7 April 1985 | Zambia |
4 – 1 | Cameroon |
Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Chabala 24', 38', 40' Njovu 28' |
Aoudou 70' |
Referee: Frank Valdemarca (Zimbabwe) | ||||
| 21 April 1985 | Cameroon |
1 – 1 (2 – 5 agg.) |
Zambia |
Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| M'Fédé 31' |
Chilengi 5' |
Referee: Jean-Fidele Diramba (Gabon) | ||||
Zambia advanced to the Third Round.
| 7 April 1985 | Morocco |
2 – 0 | Malawi |
Rabat, Morocco | ||
| El Haddaoui 10' Dahan 75' (pen.) |
Attendance: 20,862 Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia) | |||||
| 21 April 1985 | Malawi |
0 – 0 (0 – 2 agg.) |
Morocco |
Lilongwe, Malawi | ||
| Referee: Nyrenda Chayu (Zambia) | ||||||
Morocco advanced to the Third Round.
| 31 March 1985 | Angola |
0 – 0 | Algeria |
Luanda, Angola | ||
| Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea) | ||||||
| 19 April 1985 | Algeria |
3 – 2 (3 – 2 agg.) |
Angola |
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers | ||
| Mansouri 14' Menad 42'Bouiche 87' |
Makueria 78' Ndonguidi 83' |
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali) | ||||
Algeria advanced to the Third Round.
| 6 April 1985 | Kenya |
0 – 3 | Nigeria |
Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Amoo 12' Keshi 45'Yekini 47' |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi) | |||||
| 20 April 1985 | Nigeria |
3 – 1 (6 – 1 agg.) |
Kenya |
Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Sadi 18' Yekini 20'Sofoluwe 89' |
Masiga 36' |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Doudou N'Jie (Gambia) | ||||
Nigeria advanced to the Third Round.
| 5 April 1985 | Egypt  |
1 – 0 | Madagascar |
Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Suleiman 64' |
Referee: Belaid Lacarne (Algeria) | |||||
| 21 April 1985 | Madagascar |
1 – 0 (a.e.t.) (1 – 1 agg.) (2 – 4 p) |
Egypt |
Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||
| Rakotoarisoa |
Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius) | |||||
| Penalties | ||||||
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Egypt advanced to the Third Round on penalties.
| 10 February 1985 | Guinea |
1 – 0 | Tunisia |
Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Diabe |
Referee: Adonis Eboule (Côte d'Ivoire) | |||||
| 24 February 1985 | Tunisia |
2 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) |
Guinea |
Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Braham N'Soumi |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Salem Sherif (Libya) | |||||
Tunisia advanced to the Third Round.
| 22 February 1985 | Sudan |
0 – 0 | Libya |
Khartoum, Sudan | ||
| Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Said Ali Khamis (Kenya) | ||||||
| 8 March 1985 | Libya |
4 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.) |
Sudan |
Tripoli, Libya | ||
| Al-Beshari Bani Abubaker |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Hama Djibo (Nigeria) | |||||
Libya advanced to the Third Round.
| 7 April 1985 | Ivory Coast |
0 – 0 | Ghana |
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Referee: Baba Laouissi (Morocco) | ||||||
| 21 April 1985 | Ghana |
2 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.) |
Ivory Coast |
Accra, Ghana | ||
| Alhassan Opoku Nti |
Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo) | |||||
Ghana advanced to the Third Round.
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
3–0 | Zambia |
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Ghana |
0–2 | Libya |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Nigeria |
1–2 | Tunisia |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Egypt |
0–2 | Morocco |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| 13 July 1985 | Algeria |
2 – 0 | Zambia |
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers | ||
| Bensaoula 15' Madjer 84' |
Referee: Mohamed Hussam El-Din (Egypt) | |||||
| 28 July 1985 | Zambia |
0 – 1 (0 – 3 agg.) |
Algeria |
Independence Stadium, Lusaka | ||
| Bensaoula 78' |
Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius) | |||||
Algeria advanced to the Final Round.
| 14 July 1985 | Ghana |
0 – 0 | Libya |
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra | ||
| Referee: Alhagi Faye (Gambia) | ||||||
| 26 July 1985 | Libya |
2 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.) |
Ghana |
28 March Stadium, Benghazi | ||
| Senussi 40' Al-Badhi 75' (pen.) |
Referee: Baba Laouissi (Morocco) | |||||
Libya advanced to the Final Round.
| 6 July 1985 | Nigeria |
1 – 0 | Tunisia |
Surulere Stadium, Lagos | ||
| Isima 77' |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Jean-Fidele Diramba (Gabon) | |||||
| 20 July 1985 | Tunisia |
2 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) |
Nigeria |
Stade El Menzah, Tunis | ||
| Jeridi 8', 28' |
Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria) | |||||
Tunisia advanced to the Final Round.
| 12 July 1985 | Egypt |
0 – 0 | Morocco |
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | ||
| Referee: Frank Valdemarca (Zimbabwe) | ||||||
| 28 July 1985 | Morocco |
2 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.) |
Egypt |
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca | ||
| Timoumi 37' Bouderbala 82' |
Referee: Badara Sene (Senegal) | |||||
Morocco advanced to the Final Round.
Final Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
1–7 | Algeria |
1–4 | 0–3 |
| Morocco |
3–1 | Libya |
3–0 | 0–1 |
| 6 October 1985 | Tunisia |
1 – 4 | Algeria |
Stade El Menzah, Tunis | ||
| Rakbaoui 16' |
Madjer 24' Menad 43', 87'Kaci-Said 67' |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium) | ||||
| 18 October 1985 | Algeria |
3 – 0 (7 – 1 agg.) |
Tunisia |
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers | ||
| Madjer 8' Menad 34'Yahi 78' |
Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland) | |||||
Algeria qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
| 6 October 1985 | Morocco |
3 – 0 | Libya |
Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat | ||
| Bouderbala El Biyaz Timoumi |
Referee: Nyrenda Chayu (Zambia) | |||||
| 18 October 1985 | Libya |
1 – 0 (1 – 3 agg.) |
Morocco |
28 March Stadium, Benghazi | ||
| Al-Farjani |
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) | |||||
Morocco qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
See also
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
External links
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (Zone Africa) - fifa.com
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification details (Zone Africa) - rsssf.com
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