1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.
| Qualification for championships (CAF) |
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A total of 22 CAF teams entered the competition (two withdrew). The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.
There would be four rounds of play:
- First 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 3 teams left.
- Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco  |
2–1 |  Senegal |
0–0 | 2–1 | |
Algeria  |
2–5 |  Guinea |
1–0 | 1–5 | |
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2–3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tunisia |
2–1 | 0–2 | |
Sierra Leone  |
0–3 |  Ivory Coast |
0–1 | 0–2 | |
Kenya  |
2–1 |  Sudan |
2–0 | 0–1 | |
Tanzania  |
1–4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia |
1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
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1–6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Zambia |
0–0 | 1–6 | |
Nigeria  |
3–2 |  Congo-Brazzaville |
2–1 | 1–1 | |
Dahomey  |
1–10 |  Ghana |
0–5 | 1–5 | |
Togo  |
0–4 |  Zaire |
0–0 | 0–4 | |
Mauritius  |
w/o |  Madagascar |
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w/o |  Gabon |
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| 19 November 1972 | Morocco | 0 – 0 | Senegal | Agadir, Morocco |
| Stadium: Stade Al Inbiaâte Attendance: 10,650 Referee: Antonio Camacho Jiménez (Spain) |
| 3 December 1972 | Senegal | 1 – 2 | Morocco | Dakar, Senegal |
Diop  2' |
Ghazouani 26' Choukri 72' |
Stadium: Stade Demba Diop Attendance: 9,860 Referee: Major George Lamptey (Ghana) |
Morocco won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
| 2 March 1972 | Algeria | 1 – 0 | Guinea | Algiers, Algeria |
| Kalem 65' |
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Attendance: 15,267 Referee: Robert Héliès (France) |
| 12 March 1972 | Guinea | 5 – 1 | Algeria | Conakry, Guinea |
| Camara 28' Petit Sory 36'Soumah 54' (pen.)Souleymane 78'Samuel 82' |
Gamouh 62' |
Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Mamadou Mabel Ba (Mali) |
Guinea won 5–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
| 8 December 1972 | Egypt | 2 – 1 | Tunisia | Cairo, Egypt |
| Khalil 10' Abdelrazak 69' |
Chakroun 61' |
Stadium: Nasser Stadium Attendance: 11,707 Referee: Nikolaos Zlatanos (Greece) |
| 17 December 1972 | Tunisia | 2 – 0 | Egypt | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Chakroun 16' Habita 71' |
Stadium: Stade El Menzah Attendance: 32,178 Referee: Babaçan (Turkey) |
Tunisia won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
| 15 October 1972 | Sierra Leone | 0 – 1 | Ivory Coast | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Ouattara 32' |
Stadium: Reckrie Stadium Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Jean-Louis Faber (Guinea) |
| 29 October 1972 | Ivory Coast | 2 – 0 | Sierra Leone | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Kouamé 42' Ouattara 72' |
Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal) |
Ivory Coast won 3–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
| 16 July 1972 | Kenya | 2 – 0 | Sudan | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Anyanzwa 44' W. Ouma 65' |
Stadium: Nairobi City Stadium Attendance: 11,057 Referee: Ayele Tessema (Ethiopia) |
| 23 July 1972 | Sudan | 1 – 0 | Kenya | Khartoum, Sudan |
| Ezzeldin Osman 40' |
Stadium: Khartoum Stadium Attendance: 10,470 Referee: Mahmoud Moustapha Kamel (Egypt) |
Kenya won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
| 25 November 1972 | Tanzania | 1 – 1 | Ethiopia | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Mashoto 58' |
Gebremedhin 30' |
Stadium: Tanzania National Stadium Attendance: 14,255 Referee: Alfred John Olimba (Kenya) |
| 3 December 1972 | Ethiopia | 0 – 0 | Tanzania | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Stadium: Haile Selassie Stadium Attendance: 19,430 Referee: Abdel Rahman El-Khider Ali (Sudan) |
The aggregate score was tied 1–1, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.
| 10 December 1972 | Ethiopia | 3 – 0 | Tanzania | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Ingdawerk 5', 12' Tesfaye 44' |
Stadium: Haile Selassie Stadium Attendance: 7,201 Referee: Ahmed Gindil Saleh (Sudan) |
Ethiopia advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.
| 30 April 1972 | Lesotho | 0 – 0 | Zambia | Maseru, Lesotho |
| Stadium: Setsoto Stadium Referee: Manyoto Ndimbo (Tanzania) |
| 4 June 1972 | Zambia | 6 – 1 | Lesotho | Ndola, Zambia |
| Mapulanga 25' Chitalu 35', 80'Mwila 40', 67', 72' |
Thietsi 30' |
Stadium: Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium Attendance: 11,457 Referee: Jules Ratsitohara (Madagascar) |
Zambia won 6–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
| 5 August 1972 | Nigeria | 2 – 1 | Congo-Brazzaville | Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Olayombo 66' Mambo 77' |
M'Bono 2' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,056 Referee: Louis de Gonzague Atangana (Cameroon) |
| 15 August 1972 | Congo-Brazzaville | 1 – 1 | Nigeria | Brazzaville, Congo |
| Minga 88' |
Oyarekhua 28' |
Stadium: Stade de la Revolution Attendance: 11,100 Referee: Jules Onwanlele (Gabon) |
Nigeria won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
| 18 June 1972 | Dahomey | 0 – 5 | Ghana | Cotonou, Dahomey |
| Sunday 21' Owusu 26'Ghartey 40'Gariba 65', 75' |
Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié Attendance: 10,150 Referee: T. Attiogbe (Togo) |
| 2 July 1972 | Ghana | 5 – 1 | Dahomey | Kumasi, Ghana |
| Kofi 20', 44' Sunday 64'Owusu 66'Odame 72' (pen.) |
Kamilou |
Stadium: Kumasi Sports Stadium Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Poll Koudou (Ivory Coast) |
Ghana won 10–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
| 6 June 1972 | Togo | 0 – 0 | Zaire | Lomé, Togo |
| Stadium: Stade Général Eyadema Attendance: 5,719 Referee: Sunny Olufemi Woghiren (Nigeria) |
| 20 June 1972 | Zaire | 4 – 0 | Togo | Kinshasa, Zaire |
| Kembo 27' N'Tumba 37', 73'Etepé 79' |
Stadium: Stade Tata Raphaël Attendance: 24,025 Referee: Stanislas Kamdem (Cameroon) |
Zaire won 4–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
| Mauritius | w/o | Madagascar | ||
| Withdrew |
Madagascar withdrew, so Mauritius advanced to the Second Round automatically.
Gabon withdrew, so Cameroon advanced to the Second Round automatically.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea |
1–3 | Morocco |
1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Tunisia |
2–3 | Ivory Coast |
1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Mauritius |
3–5 | Kenya |
1–3 | 2–2 | |
| Ethiopia |
2–4 | Zambia |
0–0 | 2–4 | |
| Nigeria |
0–2 | Ghana |
0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Cameroon |
1–3 | Zaire |
0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| 11 February 1973 | Guinea | 1 – 1 | Morocco | Conakry, Guinea |
| Souleymane 38' |
Choukri 22' |
Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Pierre Mutombo (Zaire) |
| 25 February 1973 | Morocco | 2 – 0 | Guinea | Tetouan, Morocco |
| Faras 60', 68' |
Stadium: Stade Saniat Rmel Attendance: 13,122 Referee: Marcel Edgar Bertin (Liberia) |
Morocco won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
| 11 February 1973 | Tunisia | 1 – 1 | Ivory Coast | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Habita 48' (pen.) |
Kouamé 17' |
Stadium: Stade El Menzah Attendance: 15,282 Referee: Salem Mohamed Adal (Libya) |
| 25 February 1973 | Ivory Coast | 2 – 1 | Tunisia | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| N'Guessan 44', 85' (pen.) |
Adhouma 15' |
Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Attendance: 52,586 Referee: Major George Lamptey (Ghana) |
Ivory Coast won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
| 10 December 1972 | Mauritius | 1 – 3 | Kenya | Curepipe, Mauritius |
| Imbert 37' |
W. Ouma 42', 84' Shore 82' |
Stadium: Stade George V Attendance: 13,500 Referee: David Morton Galloway (Zambia) |
| 17 December 1972 | Kenya | 2 – 2 | Mauritius | Nairobi, Kenya |
| W. Ouma 56', 65' |
Jackaria 17' Imbert 42' |
Stadium: Nairobi City Stadium Attendance: 5,560 Referee: Williams Ngaah (Kenya)[1] |
Kenya won 5–3 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
| 1 April 1973 | Ethiopia | 0 – 0 | Zambia | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Stadium: Haile Selassie Stadium Attendance: 12,708 Referee: Mahmoud Moustapha Kamel (Egypt) |
| 15 April 1973 | Zambia | 4 – 2 | Ethiopia | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Mugala 47' Simutowe 62' (pen.)Simwala 71'Mapulanga 83' |
Ingdawerk 43' Teka 79' (pen.) |
Stadium: 7 April Stadium Attendance: 20,015 Referee: Ahmed Gindil Salih (Sudan) |
Zambia won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
| 10 February 1973 | Nigeria | 0 – 2 Awarded[2] (2 – 3 85') | Ghana | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Olayombo 15' Mambo 23' |
Owusu 18' (pen.), 55', 82' |
Stadium: Surulere Stadium Attendance: 31,362 Referee: Paul Nkounkou (Congo) |
| 25 February 1973 | Ghana | 0 – 0 | Nigeria | Accra, Ghana |
| Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal) |
Ghana won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
| 4 February 1973 | Cameroon | 0 – 1 | Zaire | Douala, Cameroon |
| N'Tumba 2' |
Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Attendance: 21,752 Referee: Moise Kante Kangni (Dahomey) |
| 25 February 1973 | Zaire | 0 – 1 | Cameroon | Kinshasa, Zaire |
| Ndongo 43' |
Stadium: Stade du 20 Mai Attendance: 46,916 Referee: Francis Wolbert Anguiley (Gabon) |
The aggregate score was tied 1–1, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Third Round.
| 27 February 1973 | Zaire | 2 – 0 | Cameroon | Kinshasa, Zaire |
| Etepé 3' Tshinabu 88' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade du 20 Mai Attendance: 16,271 Referee: Francis Wolbert Anguiley (Gabon) |
Zaire advanced to the Third Round.
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
2–5 | Morocco |
1–1 | 1–4 |
| Zambia |
4–2 | Kenya |
2–0 | 2–2 |
| Ghana |
2–4 | Zaire |
1–0 | 1–4 |
| 20 May 1973 | Ivory Coast | 1 – 1 | Morocco | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Kobinam 75' |
Acila 30' |
Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Badara N'Diaye (Senegal) |
| 3 June 1973 | Morocco | 4 – 1 | Ivory Coast | Tetouan, Morocco |
| Faras 24', 34' Fetoui 60'Choukri 85' |
Pokou 61' |
Stadium: Stade Saniat Rmel Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Ahmed Khelifi (Algeria) |
Morocco won 5–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
| 12 August 1973 | Zambia | 2 – 0 | Kenya | Ndola, Zambia |
| Chanda 34' Sinyangwe 72' |
Stadium: 7 April Stadium Attendance: 17,960 Referee: Gratian Hemans Matovu (Tanzania) |
| 19 August 1973 | Kenya | 2 – 2 | Zambia | Nairobi, Kenya |
| W. Ouma 65' P. Ouma 70' |
Simwala Kaushi 56' |
Stadium: Nairobi City Stadium Attendance: 7,435 Referee: Farah Weheliye Addo (Somalia) |
Zambia won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
| 5 August 1973 | Ghana | 1 – 0 | Zaire | Accra, Ghana |
| Armah 35' (pen.) |
Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia) |
| 19 August 1973 | Zaire | 4 – 1 | Ghana | Kinshasa, Zaire |
| Kembo 10', 65' Mafuila 89' (pen.)N'Tumba 90' |
Sam 51' |
Stadium: Stade du 20 Mai Attendance: 80,869 Referee: Marc-Emile N'Difo (Cameroon) |
Zaire won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Zaire |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| 2 | Zambia |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| 3 | Morocco |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
Zaire qualified.
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
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- 1 goal
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See also
References
- The Kenya – Mauritius match was officiated by a local referee.
- The first leg was abandoned in the 85th minute due to riots. Subsequently, FIFA awarded a 2–0 win for the tie to Ghana.
- Morocco resigned from the competition before this match, and accordingly FIFA awarded Zaire a 2–0 win for the match.
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