1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
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Top scorer(s)Tunisia Bassam Jeridi (5 goals)
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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.

Format

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Egypt  2–1  Zimbabwe 1–0 1–1
Kenya  5–4  Ethiopia 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
Benin  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  w/o  Lesotho — —
Libya  w/o  Niger — —
Guinea  w/o  Togo — —
Algeria  Bye
Cameroon  Bye
Ghana  Bye
Egypt 1–0 Zimbabwe
Mayhoub 7'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
Zimbabwe 1–1 Egypt
Sedki 9' (o.g.) Suleiman 34'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Billy Phambala (Malawi)

Egypt won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Kenya 2–1 Ethiopia
Masiga 16'
Tabu 57'		 Kebede 19'
Referee: Mohammed Jama (Somalia)
Ethiopia 3–3 Kenya
Haile 9'
Tesfaye 37'
Kebede 80'		 Ayoyi 48'
Masiga 56'
Onyango 88'

Kenya won 5–4 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Mauritius 0–1 Malawi
Phuka 44'
Referee: Said Ali Khamis (Kenya)
Malawi 4–0 Mauritius
Sinalo 2', 89'
Leclézio 48' (o.g.)
Waya 84'

Malawi won 5–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Zambia 3–0 Uganda
Hangunyu 44'
Msiska 51'
Bwalya 89'
Referee: Hafid Ali Tahir (Tanzania)
Uganda 1–0 Zambia
Katerega 73'
Referee: Alhati Salahudeen (Niger)

Zambia won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Tanzania 1–1 Sudan
Tino 28' Mazda 68'
Referee: George Katumba (Uganda)
Sudan 0–0 Tanzania
Referee: Amin Salem (Egypt)

Sudan advanced to the Second Round on away goals after a draw 1–1 on agg.

Sierra Leone 0–1 Morocco
M. Merry 87'
Siaka Steven Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Referee: Luc Agbala (Togo)
Morocco 4–0 Sierra Leone
M. Merry 34', 77'
Dahane 51' (pen.)
Labied 81'

Morocco won 5–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Benin 0–2 Tunisia
Jeridi 63'
Gasri 86'
Tunisia 4–0 Benin
Jeridi 5', 16'
Rakbaoui 56'
Gasri 74'
Attendance: 12,000

Tunisia won 6–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Ivory Coast 4–0 Gambia
Traoré 47', 62'
N'Dri 66'
Ben Salah 84'
Gambia 3–2 Ivory Coast
Sowe 22'
Ndour 66'
Wadda 81'		 Traoré 40'
Tiéhi 54'
Independence Stadium, Banjul, Gambia
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

Ivory Coast won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Nigeria 3–0 Liberia
Edobor 7', 15'
Adeshina 78'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Joseph-Marie Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Liberia 0–1 Nigeria
Temile 42'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Amadou Mamoudou (Niger)

Nigeria won 4–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Angola 1–0 Senegal
Ivo 57'
Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo)
Senegal 1–0 (a.e.t.) Angola
Sèye 24'
Penalties
3 – 4
Referee: Paul Alain Hioba-Hioba (Cameroon)

Angola advanced to the Second Round on penalties after a draw won 1–1 on agg.

Madagascar w/o Lesotho
Withdrew

Madagascar advanced to the Second Round, Lesotho withdrew.

Libya w/o Niger
Withdrew

Libya advanced to the Second Round, Niger withdrew.

Guinea w/o Togo
Withdrew

Guinea advanced to the Second Round, Togo withdrew.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 (3–2 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
Zambia 4–1 Cameroon
Chabala 24', 38', 40'
Njovu 28'		 Kana-Biyik 70'
7 April Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia
Referee: Frank Valdemarca (Zimbabwe)

Zambia won 5–2 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Morocco 2–0 Malawi
El Haddaoui 10'
Dahane 75' (pen.)
Malawi 0–0 Morocco
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Nyrenda Chayu (Zambia)

Morocco won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Angola 0–0 Algeria
Algeria 3–2 Angola
Mansouri 14'
Menad 42'
Bouiche 65'		 Jesus 78'
Machado 83'
Attendance: 50 000
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

Algeria won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Kenya 0–3 Nigeria
Edobor 12'
Keshi 45'
Yekini 47'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)
Nigeria 3–1 Kenya
Sadi 18'
Yekini 20'
Sofoluwe 89'		 Masiga 36'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Doudou N'Jie (Gambia)

Nigeria won 6–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Egypt 1–0 Madagascar
Suleiman 64'
Attendance: 65,000
Madagascar 1–0 (a.e.t.) Egypt
Rafanodina 57'
Penalties
2 – 3

Egypt advanced to the Third Round on penalties after a draw 1–1 on agg.

Guinea 1–0 Tunisia
Diaby 14'
Tunisia 2–0 Guinea
Braham 24'
Hsoumi 80'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Salem Sherif (Libya)

Tunisia won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Sudan 0–0 Libya
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Said Ali Khamis (Kenya)
Libya 4–0 Sudan
Ben Brahim 53'
Al-Beshari 55'
Al-Maadani 61'
Bani 71'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Hama Djibo (Nigeria)

Libya won 4–0 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Ghana 2–0 Ivory Coast
Nti 50'
Alhassan 79'
Attendance: 50,421
Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo)

Ghana won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Third round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Algeria 2–0 Zambia
Bensaoula 15'
Madjer 84'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Mohamed Hussam El-Din (Egypt)
Zambia 0–1 Algeria
Bensaoula 78'
Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia
Attendance: 35,000

Algeria won 3–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Ghana 0–0 Libya
Referee: Alhagi Faye (Gambia)
Libya 2–0 Ghana
Al-Senussi 33'
Al-Qadi 70' (pen.)

Libya won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Nigeria 1–0 Tunisia
Isima 77'
Tunisia 2–0 Nigeria
Jeridi 8', 28'
Attendance: 33,000

Tunisia won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Egypt 0–0 Morocco
Referee: Frank Valdemarca (Zimbabwe)
Morocco 2–0 Egypt
Timoumi 37'
Bouderbala 82'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

Morocco won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia  1–7  Algeria 1–4 0–3
Morocco  3–1  Libya 3–0 0–1
Tunisia 1–4 Algeria
Rakbaoui 16' Madjer 24'
Menad 43', 87'
Kaci-Saïd 67'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium)
Algeria 3–0 Tunisia
Madjer 8'
Menad 34'
Yahi 78'

Algeria won 7–1 on agg. and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Morocco 3–0 Libya
Merry 44' (pen.)
Timoumi 85'
Bouderbala 90'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Nyrenda Chayu (Zambia)
Libya 1–0 Morocco
Al-Farjani 43'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

Morocco won 3–1 on agg. and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Algeria Final Round winners 18 October 1985 1 (1982)
 Morocco Final Round winners 18 October 1985 1 (1970)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

5 goals
  • Tunisia Bassam Jeridi
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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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