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)