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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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
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
28 August 1984 Egypt 1–0 Zimbabwe Cairo, Egypt
Mayhoub Goal 7' Stadium: Nasser Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
30 September 1984 Zimbabwe 1–1 Egypt Harare, Zimbabwe
Sedki Goal 9' (o.g.) Suleiman Goal 34' Stadium: Rufaro Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Billy Phambala (Malawi)

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

13 October 1984 Kenya 2–1 Ethiopia Nairobi, Kenya
Masiga Goal 16'
Tabu Goal 57'		 Kebede Goal 19' Stadium: Nairobi City Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Jama (Somalia)
28 October 1984 Ethiopia 3–3 Kenya Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Haile Goal 9'
Tesfaye Goal 37'
Kebede Goal 80'		 Ayoyi Goal 48'
Masiga Goal 56'
Onyango Goal 88'		 Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium
Referee: John Nkathazo (Zimbabwe)

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

15 July 1984 Mauritius 0–1 Malawi Curepipe, Mauritius
Phuka Goal 44' Stadium: Stade George V
Referee: Said Ali Khamis (Kenya)
28 July 1984 Malawi 4–0 Mauritius Lilongwe, Malawi
Sinalo Goal 2', 89'Goal
Leclézio Goal 48' (o.g.)
Waya Goal 84'		 Stadium: Civo Stadium
Referee: Jean-Fidele Diramba (Gabon)

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

29 July 1984 Zambia 3–0 Uganda Ndola, Zambia
Hangunyu Goal 44'
Msiska Goal 51'
Bwalya Goal 89'		 Stadium: Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium
Referee: Hafid Ali Tahir (Tanzania)
25 August 1984 Uganda 1–0 Zambia Kampala, Uganda
Katerega Goal 73' Stadium: Lugogo Stadium
Referee: Alhati Salahudeen (Niger)

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

13 October 1984 Tanzania 1–1 Sudan Mwanza, Tanzania
Tino Goal 28' Mazda Goal 68' Stadium: CCM Kirumba Stadium
Referee: George Katumba (Uganda)
27 October 1984 Sudan 0–0 Tanzania Khartoum, Sudan
Stadium: Khartoum Stadium
Referee: Amin Salem (Egypt)

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

30 June 1984 Sierra Leone 0–1 Morocco Freetown, Sierra Leone
M. Merry Goal 87' Stadium: Siaka Steven Stadium
Referee: Luc Agbala (Togo)
15 July 1984 Morocco 4–0 Sierra Leone Rabat, Morocco
M. Merry Goal 34', 77'
Dahane Goal 51' (pen.)
Labied Goal 81'		 Stadium: Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Badara Sene (Senegal)

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

28 October 1984 Benin 0–2 Tunisia Cotonou, Benin
Jeridi Goal 63'
Gasri Goal 86'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié
Referee: Ouattara (Ivory Coast)
13 November 1984 Tunisia 4–0 Benin Tunis, Tunisia
Jeridi Goal 5', 16'
Rakbaoui Goal 56'
Gasri Goal 74'		 Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Baba Laouissi (Morocco)

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

21 October 1984 Ivory Coast 4–0 Gambia Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Traoré Goal 47', 62'
N'Dri Goal 66'
Ben Salah Goal 84'		 Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea)
4 November 1984 Gambia 3–2 Ivory Coast Banjul, Gambia
Sowe Goal 22'
Ndour Goal 66'
Wadda Goal 81'		 Traoré Goal 40'
Tiéhi Goal 54'		 Stadium: Independence Stadium
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

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

20 October 1984 Nigeria 3–0 Liberia Lagos, Nigeria
Edobor Goal 7', 15'
Adeshina Goal 78'		 Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Joseph-Marie Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
4 November 1984 Liberia 0–1 Nigeria Monrovia, Liberia
Temile Goal 42' Stadium: SKD Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Amadou Mamoudou (Niger)

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

1 July 1984 Angola 1–0 Senegal Luanda, Angola
Ivo Goal 57' Stadium: Estádio dos Coqueiros
Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo)
15 July 1984 Senegal 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 p)		 Angola Dakar, Senegal
Sèye Goal 24' Stadium: Stade Demba Diop
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. 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 Goal 24', 38', 40'
Njovu Goal 28'		 Kana-Biyik Goal 70' Stadium: 7 April Stadium
Referee: Frank Valdemarca (Zimbabwe)
21 April 1985 Cameroon 1–1 Zambia Yaoundé, Cameroon
M'Fédé Goal 31' Chilengi Goal 5' Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Referee: Jean-Fidele Diramba (Gabon)

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

7 April 1985 Morocco 2–0 Malawi Rabat, Morocco
El Haddaoui Goal 10'
Dahane Goal 75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Attendance: 20,862
Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia)
21 April 1985 Malawi 0–0 Morocco Blantyre, Malawi
Stadium: Kamuzu Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Nyrenda Chayu (Zambia)

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

31 March 1985 Angola 0–0 Algeria Luanda, Angola
Stadium: Estádio dos Coqueiros
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea)
19 April 1985 Algeria 3–2 Angola Algiers, Algeria
Mansouri Goal 14'
Menad Goal 42'
Bouiche Goal 65'		 Jesus Goal 78'
Machado Goal 83'		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Attendance: 50 000
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

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

6 April 1985 Kenya 0–3 Nigeria Nairobi, Kenya
Amoo Goal 12'
Keshi Goal 45'
Yekini Goal 47'		 Stadium: Nairobi City Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)
20 April 1985 Nigeria 3–1 Kenya Lagos, Nigeria
Sadi Goal 18'
Yekini Goal 20'
Sofoluwe Goal 89'		 Masiga Goal 36' Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Doudou N'Jie (Gambia)

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

5 April 1985 Egypt 1–0 Madagascar Cairo, Egypt
Suleiman Goal 64' Stadium: Nasser Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Belaid Lacarne (Algeria)
21 April 1985 Madagascar 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 p)		 Egypt Antananarivo, Madagascar
Rafanodina Goal 57' Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium
Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)

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

10 February 1985 Guinea 1–0 Tunisia Conakry, Guinea
Diaby Goal 14' Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Referee: Adonis Eboule (Ivory Coast)
24 February 1985 Tunisia 2–0 Guinea Tunis, Tunisia
Braham Goal 24'
Hsoumi Goal 80'		 Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Salem Sherif (Libya)

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

22 February 1985 Sudan 0–0 Libya Khartoum, Sudan
Stadium: Khartoum Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Said Ali Khamis (Kenya)
8 March 1985 Libya 4–0 Sudan Tripoli, Libya
Ben Brahim Goal 53'
Al-Beshari Goal 55'
Al-Maadani Goal 61'
Bani Goal 71'		 Stadium: 11 June Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Hama Djibo (Nigeria)

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

7 April 1985 Ivory Coast 0–0 Ghana Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Referee: Baba Laouissi (Morocco)
21 April 1985 Ghana 2–0 Ivory Coast Kumasi, Ghana
Nti Goal 50'
Alhassan Goal 79'		 Stadium: National Sports Council Stadium
Attendance: 50,421
Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo)

Ghana won 2–0 on agg. and 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 Algiers, Algeria
Bensaoula Goal 15'
Madjer Goal 84'		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Attendance: 60 000
Referee: Mohamed Hussam El-Din (Egypt)
28 July 1985 Zambia 0–1 Algeria Lusaka, Zambia
Bensaoula Goal 78' Stadium: Independence Stadium
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)

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

14 July 1985 Ghana 0–0 Libya Accra, Ghana
Stadium: Ohene Djan Stadium
Referee: Alhagi Faye (Gambia)
26 July 1985 Libya 2–0 Ghana Benghazi, Libya
Al-Senussi Goal 33'
Al-Qadi Goal 70' (pen.)		 Stadium: 28 March Stadium
Referee: Baba Laouissi (Morocco)

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

6 July 1985 Nigeria 1–0 Tunisia Lagos, Nigeria
Isima Goal 77' Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jean-Fidele Diramba (Gabon)
20 July 1985 Tunisia 2–0 Nigeria Tunis, Tunisia
Jeridi Goal 8', 28' Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)

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

12 July 1985 Egypt 0–0 Morocco Cairo, Egypt
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Frank Valdemarca (Zimbabwe)
28 July 1985 Morocco 2–0 Egypt Casablanca, Morocco
Timoumi Goal 37'
Bouderbala Goal 82'		 Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

Morocco won 2–0 on agg. and 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
Tunisia 1–4 Algeria
Rakbaoui Goal 16' Madjer Goal 24'
Menad Goal 43', 87'
Kaci-Saïd Goal 67'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium)
Algeria 3–0 Tunisia
Madjer Goal 8'
Menad Goal 34'
Yahi Goal 78'
Attendance: 90,000

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

Morocco 3–0 Libya
Merry Goal 44' (pen.)
Timoumi Goal 85'
Bouderbala Goal 90'
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Nyrenda Chayu (Zambia)
Libya 1–0 Morocco
Al-Farjani Goal 43'
28 March Stadium, Benghazi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

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

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

External links

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