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.
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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 |
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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 7' | Stadium: Nasser Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia) |
30 September 1984 | Zimbabwe | 1–1 | Egypt | Harare, Zimbabwe |
Sedki 9' (o.g.) | Suleiman 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 16' Tabu 57' |
Kebede 19' | Stadium: Nairobi City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jama (Somalia) |
28 October 1984 | Ethiopia | 3–3 | Kenya | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Haile 9' Tesfaye 37' Kebede 80' |
Ayoyi 48' Masiga 56' Onyango 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 44' | Stadium: Stade George V Referee: Said Ali Khamis (Kenya) |
28 July 1984 | Malawi | 4–0 | Mauritius | Lilongwe, Malawi |
Sinalo 2', 89' Leclézio 48' (o.g.) Waya 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 44' Msiska 51' Bwalya 89' |
Stadium: Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium Referee: Hafid Ali Tahir (Tanzania) |
25 August 1984 | Uganda | 1–0 | Zambia | Kampala, Uganda |
Katerega 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 28' | Mazda 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 87' | Stadium: Siaka Steven Stadium Referee: Luc Agbala (Togo) |
15 July 1984 | Morocco | 4–0 | Sierra Leone | Rabat, Morocco |
M. Merry 34', 77' Dahane 51' (pen.) Labied 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 63' Gasri 86' |
Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié Referee: Ouattara (Ivory Coast) |
13 November 1984 | Tunisia | 4–0 | Benin | Tunis, Tunisia |
Jeridi 5', 16' Rakbaoui 56' Gasri 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 47', 62' N'Dri 66' Ben Salah 84' |
Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea) |
4 November 1984 | Gambia | 3–2 | Ivory Coast | Banjul, Gambia |
Sowe 22' Ndour 66' Wadda 81' |
Traoré 40' Tiéhi 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 7', 15' Adeshina 78' |
Stadium: Surulere Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Joseph-Marie Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) |
4 November 1984 | Liberia | 0–1 | Nigeria | Monrovia, Liberia |
Temile 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 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 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 advanced to the Second Round, Niger withdrew.
Guinea advanced to the Second Round, Togo withdrew.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 24', 38', 40' Njovu 28' |
Kana-Biyik 70' | Stadium: 7 April Stadium Referee: Frank Valdemarca (Zimbabwe) |
21 April 1985 | Cameroon | 1–1 | Zambia | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
M'Fédé 31' | Chilengi 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 10' Dahane 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 14' Menad 42' Bouiche 65' |
Jesus 78' Machado 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 12' Keshi 45' Yekini 47' |
Stadium: Nairobi City Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi) |
20 April 1985 | Nigeria | 3–1 | Kenya | Lagos, Nigeria |
Sadi 18' Yekini 20' Sofoluwe 89' |
Masiga 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 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 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 14' | Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre Referee: Adonis Eboule (Ivory Coast) |
24 February 1985 | Tunisia | 2–0 | Guinea | Tunis, Tunisia |
Braham 24' Hsoumi 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 53' Al-Beshari 55' Al-Maadani 61' Bani 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 50' Alhassan 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 |
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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 15' Madjer 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 78' | Stadium: Independence Stadium Attendance: 35 000 Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius) |
Algeria won 3–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
26 July 1985 | Libya | 2–0 | Ghana | Benghazi, Libya |
Al-Senussi 33' Al-Qadi 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 77' | Stadium: Surulere Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Jean-Fidele Diramba (Gabon) |
20 July 1985 | Tunisia | 2–0 | Nigeria | Tunis, Tunisia |
Jeridi 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 37' Bouderbala 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 |
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Tunisia | 1–7 | Algeria | 1–4 | 0–3 |
Morocco | 3–1 | Libya | 3–0 | 0–1 |
Algeria won 7–1 on agg. and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Morocco won 3–1 on agg. and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Goalscorers
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- 1 own goal
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