1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

A total of 29 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Central African Republic was excluded by FIFA for not paying the entry fee. The African Zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Finally 26 nations played at least one of the 46 games.

There would be four rounds of play:

  • First Round: 4 teams, Sudan, Liberia, Togo, and Zimbabwe, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 24 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round. Ghana and Uganda withdrew before playing.
  • 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. Libya withdrew before playing the Second round.
  • 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
Senegal  0–1  Morocco 0–1 0–0
Zaire  7–3  Mozambique 5–2 2–1
Cameroon  4–1  Malawi 3–0 1–1
Guinea  4–2  Lesotho 3–1 1–1
Tunisia  2–2 (3–4 p)  Nigeria 2–0 0–2
Libya  2–1  Gambia 2–1 0–0
Ethiopia  0–4  Zambia 0–0 0–4
Niger  1–1 (a)  Somalia 0–0 1–1
Sierra Leone  3–5  Algeria 2–2 1–3
Kenya  3–6  Tanzania 3–1 0–5
Egypt  w/o  Ghana — —
Madagascar  w/o  Uganda — —
Liberia  Bye
Sudan  Bye
Togo  Bye
Zimbabwe  Bye
22 June 1980 Senegal  0–1  Morocco Dakar, Senegal
Timoumi  21' Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié
Attendance: 7,872
Referee: Aissaoui Boudabbous (Tunisia)
6 July 1980 Morocco  0–0  Senegal Casablanca, Morocco
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 115,032
Referee: Koudou Poll (Ivory Coast)

Morocco won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

13 July 1980 Zaire  5–2  Mozambique Kinshasa, Zaire
Kiyika  30' (pen.), 82' (pen.)
Muteba  67', 87'
Ilunga  85'		 Guiambe  23', 50' Stadium: Stade du 20 Mai
Attendance: 34,871
Referee: Stanislas Kamden (Cameroon)
27 July 1980 Mozambique  1–2  Zaire Maputo, Mozambique
Rui Marcos  55' (pen.) Muteba  15'
Mayélé  17'		 Stadium: Estádio da Machava
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Raymond Ralibenja (Madagascar)

Zaire won 7–3 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

29 June 1980 Cameroon  3–0  Malawi Yaoundé, Cameroon
Milla  35'
Kundé  54'
Abega  59'		 Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Attendance: 41,970
Referee: Festus Okubule (Nigeria)
20 July 1980 Malawi  1–1  Cameroon Blantyre, Malawi
Dandize  71' Onguéné  70' Stadium: Kamuzu Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Nicholous Hoohlo (Lesotho)

Cameroon won 4–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

22 June 1980 Guinea  3–1  Lesotho Conakry, Guinea
Koné  39'
Camara  52' (pen.)
Touré  82'		 Leboela  44' Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Doudou N'Jie (Gambia)
6 July 1980 Lesotho  1–1  Guinea Maseru, Lesotho
Masia  65' Touré  33' Stadium: Setsoto Stadium
Attendance: 4,325
Referee: Zuberi Bundallah (Tanzania)

Guinea won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

29 June 1980 Tunisia  2–0  Nigeria Tunis, Tunisia
Liman  31'
Lahzami  52'		 Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 30,066
Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)
12 July 1980 Nigeria  2–0
(4 – 3 p)		  Tunisia Lagos, Nigeria
Boateng  11'
Osigwe  74'		 Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 152,487
Referee: John Hunting (England)

Nigeria won on penalties after 2–2 on agg. and so advanced to the Second Round.

8 May 1980 Libya  2–1  Gambia Tripoli, Libya
Bani
Rashid 		Sarr Stadium: 11 June Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
6 July 1980 Gambia  0–0  Libya Banjul, Gambia
Stadium: Box Bar Stadium
Attendance: 1,240
Referee: Modibo N'Diaye (Mali)

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

17 May 1980 Ethiopia  0–0  Zambia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Hussein Bahig (Egypt)
1 June 1980 Zambia  4–0  Ethiopia Ndola, Zambia
Chola  4'
Chitalu  16', 89'
Kaimana  69'		 Stadium: Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium
Attendance: 140,000
Referee: Zuberi Bundallah (Tanzania)

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

16 July 1980 Niger  0–0  Somalia Niamey, Niger
Stadium: Stade du 29 Julliet
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tevi Lawson-Hetcheli (Togo)
27 July 1980 Somalia  1–1  Niger Mogadishu, Somalia
Mohammed  90' Kanfideni  30' Stadium: Mogadiscio Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Demeke Abate (Ethiopia)

Niger advanced to the Second Round due on away goals after 1–1 on agg..

31 May 1980 Sierra Leone  2–2  Algeria Freetown, Sierra Leone
Noah  58'
Dyfan  60'		 Bensaoula  72'
Belloumi  85'		 Stadium: Siaka Steven Stadium
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Tevi Lawson-Hetcheli (Togo)
13 June 1980 Algeria  3–1  Sierra Leone Oran, Algeria
Fergani  42'
Bensaoula  47'
Madjer  78'		 Johnson  79' Stadium: Stade 19 Juin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Yousef El-Ghoul (Libya)

Algeria won 5–3 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

5 July 1980 Kenya  3–1  Tanzania Nairobi, Kenya
Adero  30'
Owino  57', 80' (pen.)		 Ali Stadium: Nairobi City Stadium
Attendance: 8,650
Referee: Babiker El-Bedawi (Sudan)
19 July 1980 Tanzania  5–0  Kenya Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tino  44', 70'
Rishard  70'
Ali  72', 80'		 Stadium: William Mkapa Stadium
Attendance: 155,940
Referee: Winston Gumboh (Zambia)

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

Egypt  w/o  Ghana
Withdrew

Egypt advanced to the Second Round, Ghana withdrew.

Madagascar  w/o  Uganda
Withdrew

Madagascar advanced to the Second Round, Uganda withdrew.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  3–1  Sudan 2–0 1–1
Niger  2–2 (a)  Togo 0–1 2–1
Liberia  0–1  Guinea 0–0 0–1
Cameroon  2–1  Zimbabwe 2–0 0–1
Morocco  2–2 (5–4 p)  Zambia 2–0 0–2
Nigeria  3–1  Tanzania 1–1 2–0
Madagascar  3–4  Zaire 1–1 2–3
Egypt  w/o  Libya — —
12 December 1980 Algeria  2–0  Sudan Constantine, Algeria
Bensaoula  9'
Fergani  45'		 Stadium: Stade 17 Juin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Aissaoui Boudabbous (Tunisia)
28 December 1980 Sudan  1–1  Algeria Khartoum, Sudan
Abu Obeida Adam  82' Gamouh  67' Stadium: Khartoum Stadium
Attendance: 128,385
Referee: Yousef El-Ghoul (Libya)

Algeria won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

14 December 1980 Niger  0–1  Togo Niamey, Niger
Tao  53' Stadium: Stade du 29 Julliet
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Modibo N'Diaye (Mali)
28 December 1980 Togo  1–2  Niger Lomé, Togo
Dodji  79' Adovi  57'
Atcha  82'		 Stadium: Stade Général Eyadema
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Yardia Thiombiano (Upper Volta)

Niger advanced to the Third Round due on away goals after a draw 2–2 on agg..

7 December 1980 Liberia  0–0  Guinea Monrovia, Liberia
Stadium: Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Referee: Tevi Lawson-Hetcheli (Togo)
21 December 1980 Guinea  1–0  Liberia Conakry, Guinea
Bangoura  55' Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Attendance: 15,524
Referee: Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)

Guinea won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

12 October 1980 Cameroon  2–0  Zimbabwe Douala, Cameroon
Onguéné  80'
Mbida  85'		 Stadium: Stade de la Réunification
Attendance: 47,840
Referee: Festus Okubule (Nigeria)
16 November 1980 Zimbabwe  1–0  Cameroon Harare, Zimbabwe
Muchineripi  29' Stadium: Rufaro Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nyrenda Chayu (Zambia)

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

16 November 1980 Morocco  2–0  Zambia Fes, Morocco
Boussati  30'
Limane  34'		 Stadium: Fes Stadium
Attendance: 6,375
Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia)
30 November 1980 Zambia  2–0
(4 – 5 p)		  Morocco Lusaka, Zambia
Musonda  60'
Phiri  78'		 Stadium: Independence Stadium
Attendance: 6,334
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

Morocco won on penalties after a draw 2–2 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

6 December 1980 Nigeria  1–1  Tanzania Lagos, Nigeria
Lawal  29' Salim  85' Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 170,000
Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco)
20 December 1980 Tanzania  0–2  Nigeria Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Chiedozie  5'
M'Wokozhi  79'		 Stadium: William Mkapa Stadium
Attendance: 130,000
Referee: Hussein Fahmy Bahig (Egypt)

Nigeria won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

16 November 1980 Madagascar  1–1  Zaire Antananarivo, Madagascar
Kira  26' Malgbanga  74' Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 12,191
Referee: Jean Cyril Monty (Mauritius)
21 December 1980 Zaire  3–2  Madagascar Kinshasa, Zaire
Suzeti  1'
Mayélé  26'
Malgbanga  75'		 Tshikalu  19' (o.g.)
Bin Amidou  39'		 Stadium: Stade du 20 Mai
Attendance: 37,754
Referee: Joseph Blanchard-Angaud (Congo)

Zaire won 4–3 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Egypt  w/o  Libya
Withdrew

Egypt advanced to the Third Round, Libya withdrew.

Third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  4–1  Niger 4–0 0–1
Guinea  1–2  Nigeria 1–1 0–1
Morocco  1–0  Egypt 1–0 0–0
Zaire  2–6  Cameroon 1–0 1–6
1 May 1981 Algeria  4–0  Niger Constantine, Algeria
Madjer  44' (pen.)
Belloumi  46', 77'
Korichi  53'		 Stadium: Stade 17 Juin
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Doudou N'Jie (Gambia)
31 May 1981 Niger  1–0  Algeria Niamey, Niger
Seydou  89' Stadium: Stade du 29 Juillet
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)

Algeria won 4–1 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

12 April 1981 Guinea  1–1  Nigeria Conakry, Guinea
Touré  66' (pen.) Chiedozie  21' Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Referee: Edward Bukenya (Uganda)
15 April 1981 Nigeria  1–0  Guinea Lagos, Nigeria
Nwosu  90' Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

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

26 April 1981 Morocco  1–0  Egypt Casablanca, Morocco
Daidi  44' Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Attendance: 180,000
Referee: Nyrenda Chayu (Zambia)
8 May 1981 Egypt  0–0  Morocco Cairo, Egypt
Stadium: Nasser Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Cheikh M'Baye (Senegal)

Morocco won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

12 April 1981 Zaire  1–0  Cameroon Kinshasa, Zaire
N'Kama  23' Stadium: Stade du 20 Mai
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Suleiman El-Naim (Sudan)
26 April 1981 Cameroon  6–1  Zaire Yaoundé, Cameroon
Milla  3', 45', 90'
Mbida  13'
Kundé  52', 67' (pen.)		 Mukendi  53' Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Aissaoui Boudabbous (Tunisia)

Cameroon won 6–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Final round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  1–4  Algeria 0–2 1–2
Morocco  1–4  Cameroon 0–2 1–2
Nigeria 0–2 Algeria
Belloumi  34'
Zidane  44'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Algeria 2–1 Nigeria
Belloumi  9'
Madjer  85'		 Owolabi  40'
Attendance: 60,000

Algeria won 4–1 on agg. and qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Morocco 0–2 Cameroon
Milla  15' (pen.)
Tokoto  40'
Attendance: 100,000
Cameroon 2–1 Morocco
Aoudou  15' (pen.)
Milla  47'		 Yaghcha  25' (pen.)
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Hussein Fahmy Bahig (Egypt)

Cameroon won 4–1 on agg. and qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Goalscorers
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also
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