FIFA World Cup France 1998 Africa-CAF Qualifying
CAF members: 51
Slots: 5
Entered: 38
Not entered: Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Libya, Sao Tome & Principe, Seychelles, Somalia (13)
Participating teams: Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali (withdrew), Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger (withdrew), Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania,Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe (36)
Round 1
Participating teams: Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania,Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe (32)
Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco & Nigeria (Round 2)
Saturday 1 June 1996 |
Sudan |
2-0 |
Zambia |
|
1-0 |
|
Khartoum (Sudan) |
Sunday 16 June 1996 |
Zambia |
3-0 |
Sudan |
|
2-0 |
|
Aggregate: 3-2 |
Lusaka (Zambia) |
Zambia (Round 2) |
Saturday 1 June 1996 |
Namibia |
2-0 |
Mozambique |
|
1-0 |
|
Windhoek (Namibia) |
Sunday 16 June 1996 |
Mozambique |
1-1 |
Namibia |
|
1-0 |
|
Aggregate: 1-3 |
Maputo (Mozambique) |
Namibia (Round 2) |
Saturday 8 June 1996 |
Tanzania |
0-0 |
Ghana |
|
0-0 |
|
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) |
Sunday 16 June 1996 |
Ghana |
2-1 |
Tanzania |
|
0-0 |
|
Aggregate: 2-1 |
Accra (Ghana) |
Ghana (2nd Round) |
Sunday 2 June 1996 |
Swaziland |
0-1 |
Gabon |
|
0-1 |
|
Mbabane (Swaziland) |
Sunday 16 June 1996 |
Gabon |
2-0 |
Swaziland |
|
1-0 |
|
Aggregate: 3-0 |
Libreville (Gabon) |
Gabon (Round 2) |
Saturday 1 June 1996 |
Uganda |
0-2 |
Angola |
|
0-1 |
|
Kampala (Uganda) |
Sunday 16 June 1996 |
Angola |
3-1 |
Uganda |
|
2-1 |
|
Aggregate: 5-1 |
Luanda (Angola) |
Angola (Round 2) |
Saturday 1 June 1996 |
Mauritius |
1-5 |
Congo-Kinshasa |
|
0-2 |
|
Curepipe (Mauritius) |
Sunday 16 June 1996 |
Congo-Kinshasa |
2-0 |
Mauritius |
|
1-0 |
|
Aggregate: 7-1 |
Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) |
Congo-Kinshasa (Round 2) |
Saturday 1 June 1996 |
Malawi |
0-1 |
South Africa |
|
0-1 |
|
Blantyre (Malawi) |
Saturday 15 June 1996 |
South Africa |
3-0 |
Malawi |
|
3-0 |
|
Aggregate: 4-0 |
Johannesburg (South Africa) |
South Africa (Round 2) |
Sunday 2 June 1996 |
Madagascar |
1-2 |
Zimbabwe |
|
0-1 |
|
Antananarivo (Madagascar) |
Sunday 16 June 1996 |
Zimbabwe |
2-2 |
Madagascar |
|
0-1 |
|
Aggregate: 4-3 |
Harare (Zimbabwe) |
Zimbabwe (Round 2) |
Saturday 1 June 1996 |
Guinea Bissau |
3-2 |
Guinea |
|
2-0 |
|
Bissau (Guinea Bissau) |
Sunday 16 June 1996 |
Guinea |
3-1 |
Guinea Bissau |
|
1-0 |
|
Aggregate: 5-4 |
Conakry (Guinea) |
Guinea (Round 2) |
Sunday 2 June 1996 |
Rwanda |
1-3 |
Tunisia |
|
0-1 |
|
Kigali (Rwanda) |
Sunday 16 June 1996 |
Tunisia |
2-0 |
Rwanda |
|
1-0 |
|
Aggregate: 5-1 |
Tunis (Tunisia) |
Tunisia (Round 2) |
Sunday 2 June 1996 |
Congo-Brazzaville |
2-0 |
Ivory Coast |
|
1-0 |
|
Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville) |
Sunday 16 June 1996 |
Ivory Coast |
1-1 |
Congo-Brazzaville |
|
1-0 |
|
Aggregate: 1-3 |
Abidjan (Ivory Coast) |
Congo-Brazzaville (Round 2) |
Saturday 1 June 1996 |
Kenya |
3-1 |
Algeria |
|
0-0 |
|
Nairobi (Kenya) |
Friday 14 June 1996 |
Algeria |
1-0 |
Kenya |
|
0-0 |
|
Aggregate: 2-3 |
Algiers (Algeria) |
Kenya (Round 2) |
Sunday 2 June 1996 |
Burundi |
1-0 |
Sierra Leone |
|
0-0 |
|
Bujumbura (Burundi) |
Saturday 15 June 1996 |
Sierra Leone |
0-1 |
Burundi |
|
0-1 |
|
Aggregate: 2-3 |
Freetown (Sierra Leone) |
Burundi (Withdrew) |
Sierra Leone (Round 2) |
Friday 31 May 1996 |
Mauritania |
0-0 |
Burkina Faso |
|
0-0 |
|
Nouakchott (Mauritania) |
Sunday 16 June 1996 |
Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
Mauritania |
|
1-0 |
|
Aggregate: 2-0 |
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) |
Burkina Faso (Round 2) |
Sunday 2 June 1996 |
Togo |
2-1 |
Senegal |
|
1-0 |
|
Lome (Togo) |
Saturday 15 June 1996 |
Senegal |
1-1 |
Togo |
|
1-0 |
|
Aggregate: 3-2 |
Dakar (Senegal) |
Togo (Round 2) |
Saturday 1 June 1996 |
Gambia |
2-1 |
Liberia |
|
1-1 |
|
Banjul (Gambia) |
Sunday16 June 1996 |
Liberia |
4-0 |
Gambia |
|
1-0 |
|
Aggregate: 3-2 |
Monrovia (Liberia) |
Liberia (Round 2) |
Round 2
Particpating teams: Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia & Zimbabwe (20)
Group 1
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
D |
Pts |
Nigeria |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
Guinea |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
Kenya |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
12 |
-1 |
10 |
Burkina Faso |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
17 |
-10 |
0 |
Nigeria (FIFA World Cup France 1998) |
Saturday 9 November 1996 |
Nigeria |
2-0 |
Burkina Faso |
|
0-0 |
|
Lagos (Nigeria) |
Sunday 10 November 1996 |
Guinea |
3-1 |
Kenya |
|
2-1 |
|
Conakry (Guinea) |
Sunday 12 January 1997 |
Kenya |
1-1 |
Nigeria |
|
1-0 |
|
Nairobi (Kenya) |
Burkina Faso |
0-2 |
Guinea |
|
0-2 |
|
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) |
Saturday 5 April 1997 |
Nigeria |
2-1 |
Guinea |
|
0-0 |
|
Lagos (Nigeria) |
Sunday 6 April 1997 |
Kenya |
4-3 |
Burkina Faso |
|
0-2 |
|
Nairobi (Kenya) |
Sunday 27 April 1997 |
Kenya |
1-0 |
Guinea |
|
1-0 |
|
Nairobi (Kenya) |
Burkina Faso |
1-2 |
Nigeria |
|
0-1 |
|
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) |
Saturday 7 June 1997 |
Nigeria |
3-0 |
Kenya |
|
2-0 |
|
Lagos (Nigeria) |
Sunday 8 June 1997 |
Guinea |
3-1 |
Burkina Faso |
|
2-1 |
|
Conakry (Guinea) |
Saturday 16 August 1997 |
Burkina Faso |
2-4 |
Kenya |
|
1-2 |
|
Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) |
Guinea |
1-0 |
Nigeria |
|
0-0 |
|
Conakry (Guinea) |
Group 2
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
D |
Pts |
Tunisia |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
9 |
16 |
Egypt |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
Liberia |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
-8 |
4 |
Namibia |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
17 |
-11 |
4 |
Tunisia (FIFA World Cup France 1998) |
Saturday 9 November 1996 |
Egypt |
7-1 |
Namibia |
|
4-1 |
|
Cairo (Egypt) |
Sunday 10 November 1996 |
Tunisia |
1-0 |
Liberia |
|
0-0 |
|
Accra (Ghana) |
Saturday 11 January 1997 |
Namibia |
0-0 |
Liberia |
|
0-0 |
|
Windhoek (Namibia) |
Sunday 12 January 1997 |
Tunisia |
1-0 |
Egypt |
|
1-0 |
|
Tunis (Tunisia) |
Sunday 6 April 1997 |
Egypt |
0-1 |
Liberia |
|
0-1 |
|
Accra (Ghana) |
Namibia |
1-2 |
Tunisia |
|
0-1 |
|
Windhoek (Namibia) |
Saturday 26 April 1997 |
Namibia |
2-3 |
Egypt |
|
0-0 |
|
Windhoek (Namibia) |
Sunday 27 April 1997 |
Tunisia |
2-0 |
Liberia |
|
1-0 |
|
Tunis (Tunisia) |
Sunday 8 June 1997 |
Egypt |
0-0 |
Tunisia |
|
0-0 |
|
Cairo (Egypt) |
Liberia |
1-2 |
Namibia |
|
1-1 |
|
Monrovia (Liberia) |
Sunday 17 August 1997 |
Tunisia |
4-0 |
Namibia |
|
2-0 |
|
Tunis (Tunisia) |
Egypt |
5-0 |
Liberia |
|
2-0 |
|
Alexandria (Egypt) |
Group 3
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
D |
Pts |
South Africa |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
Congo-Kinshasa |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
Zambia |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
Congo-Brazzaville |
6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
-5 |
2 |
South Africa (FIFA World Cup France 1998) |
Saturday 9 November 1996 |
South Africa |
1-0 |
Congo-Kinshasa |
|
0-0 |
|
Johannesburg (South Africa) |
Sunday 10 November 1996 |
Congo-Brazzaville |
1-0 |
Zambia |
|
1-0 |
|
Pointe Noire (Congo-Brazzaville) |
Saturday 11 January 1997 |
Zambia |
0-0 |
South Africa |
|
0-0 |
|
Lusaka (Zambia) |
Sunday 12 January 1997 |
Congo-Kinshasa |
1-1 |
Congo-Brazzaville |
|
1-1 |
|
Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) |
Sunday 6 April 1997 |
Congo-Brazzaville |
2-0 |
South Africa |
|
0-0 |
|
Pointe Noire (Congo-Brazzaville) |
Wednesday 9 April 1997 |
Congo-Kinshasa |
2-2 |
South Africa |
|
1-1 |
|
Harare (Zimbabwe) |
Sunday 27 April 1997 |
Congo-Kinshasa |
1-2 |
South Africa |
|
1-1 |
|
Lome (Togo) |
Zambia |
3-0 |
Congo-Brazzaville |
|
1-0 |
|
Lusaka (Zambia) |
Sunday 8 June 1997 |
Congo-Brazzaville |
1-0 |
Congo-Kinshasa |
|
0-0 |
|
Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville) |
South Africa |
3-0 |
Zambia |
|
2-0 |
|
Johannesburg (South Africa) |
Saturday 16 August 1997 |
Zambia |
2-0 |
Congo-Kinshasa |
|
0-0 |
|
Ndola (Zambia) |
South Africa |
1-0 |
Congo-Brazzaville |
|
0-0 |
|
Johannesburg (South Africa) |
Group 4
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
D |
Pts |
Cameroon |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
Angola |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
Zimbabwe |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
4 |
Togo |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
-8 |
4 |
Cameroon (FIFA World Cup France 1998) |
Sunday 10 November 1996 |
Angola |
2-1 |
Zimbabwe |
|
1-0 |
|
Luanda (Angola) |
Togo |
2-4 |
Cameroon |
|
0-2 |
|
Lome (Togo) |
Sunday 12 January 1997 |
Cameroon |
0-0 |
Angola |
|
0-0 |
|
Yaounde (Cameroon) |
Zimbabwe |
3-0 |
Togo |
|
2-0 |
|
Harare (Zimbabwe) |
Sunday 6 April 1997 |
Angola |
3-1 |
Togo |
|
2-1 |
|
Luanda (Angola) |
Cameroon |
1-0 |
Zimbabwe |
|
0-0 |
|
Yaounde (Cameroon) |
Sunday 27 April 1997 |
Cameroon |
2-0 |
Togo |
|
0-0 |
|
Douala (Cameroon) |
Zimbabwe |
0-0 |
Angola |
|
0-0 |
|
Harare (Zimbabwe) |
Sunday 8 June 1997 |
Angola |
1-1 |
Cameroon |
|
0-0 |
|
Luanda (Angola) |
Togo |
2-1 |
Zimbabwe |
|
2-0 |
|
Lome (Togo) |
Saturday 16 August 1997 |
Togo |
1-1 |
Angola |
|
0-1 |
|
Lome (Togo) |
Zimbabwe |
1-2 |
Cameroon |
|
0-0 |
|
Harare (Zimbabwe) |
Group 5
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
D |
Pts |
Morocco |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
12 |
16 |
Sierra Leone |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
7 |
Ghana |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
Gabon |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
11 |
-10 |
1 |
Morocco (FIFA World Cup France 1998) |
Saturday 9 November 1996 |
Morocco |
4-0 |
Sierra Leone |
|
1-0 |
|
Rabat (Morocco) |
Sunday 10 November 1996 |
Gabon |
1-1 |
Ghana |
|
0-0 |
|
Libreville (Gabon) |
Sunday 12 January 1997 |
Sierra Leone |
1-0 |
Gabon |
|
0-0 |
|
Freetown (Sierra Leone) |
Ghana |
2-2 |
Morocco |
|
0-1 |
|
Kumasi (Ghana) |
Saturday 5 April 1997 |
Sierra Leone |
1-1 |
Ghana |
|
0-1 |
|
Freetown (Sierra Leone) |
Sunday 6 April 1997 |
Gabon |
0-4 |
Morocco |
|
0-4 |
|
Abandoned - Crowd trouble |
Libreville (Gabon) |
Saturday 26 April 1997 |
Sierra Leone |
0-1 |
Morocco |
|
0-1 |
|
Freetown (Sierra Leone) |
Sunday 27 April 1997 |
Ghana |
3-0 |
Gabon |
|
1-0 |
|
Accra (Ghana) |
Sunday 8 June 1997 |
Morocco |
1-0 |
Ghana |
|
0-0 |
|
Casablanca (Morocco) |
Gabon |
- |
Sierra Leone |
Postponed - Conflict in Sierra Leone |
Sunday 17 August 1997 |
Morocco |
2-0 |
Gabon |
|
0-0 |
|
Casablanca (Morocco) |
Ghana |
0-2 |
Sierra Leone |
|
0-0 |
|
Obusi (Ghana) |
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