1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Result:
  Countries that qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
  Countries that did not qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
  Countries that did not enter, withdrew or were disqualified

A total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Mali and Niger both withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated five places (out of 32) in the final tournament.

Summary

There would be two rounds of play:

  • First Round: Cameroon, Nigeria, Morocco and Egypt, the four highest-ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the Final Round directly. The remaining 32 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 20 teams were divided into five groups of four teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. These were:

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania  0–2  Burkina Faso 0–0 0–2
Namibia  3–1  Mozambique 2–0 1–1
Malawi  0–4  South Africa 0–1 0–3
Uganda  1–5  Angola 0–2 1–3
Guinea-Bissau  4–5  Guinea 3–2 1–3
Gambia  2–5  Liberia 2–1 0–4
Swaziland  0–3  Gabon 0–1 0–2
Burundi  2–0  Sierra Leone 1–0 1–0
Madagascar  3–4  Zimbabwe 1–2 2–2
Congo  3–1  Ivory Coast 2–0 1–1
Mauritius  1–7  Zaire 1–5 0–2
Rwanda  1–5  Tunisia 1–3 0–2
Kenya  3–2  Algeria 3–1 0–1
Togo  3–2  Senegal 2–1 1–1
Sudan  2–3  Zambia 2–0 0–3
Tanzania  1–2  Ghana 0–0 1–2

First Leg

Mauritania 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alhagi Ibrahima Faye (Togo)

Namibia 2–0 Mozambique
Hoeseb  28'
Ortmann  80'
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Antonio Augusto Silva (Angola)

Malawi 0–1 South Africa
Report Tinkler  21'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Uganda 0–2 Angola
Report Da Silva  35' (pen.)
Paulão  60' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Isaack Omar Abdulkadir (Tanzania)

Guinea-Bissau 3–2 Guinea
Tavares  11', 36'
Co  60' (pen.)
Report Camara  53', 54'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)

Gambia 2–1 Liberia
Corr  18' (pen.)
Sillah  58'
Report Debbah  35' (pen.)
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

Swaziland 0–1 Gabon
Report Ogandaga  5'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Feliz Onias Tangawarima (Mozambique)

Burundi 1–0 Sierra Leone
Wambo  85' Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ahmed Salih Salah (Sudan)

Madagascar 1–2 Zimbabwe
Raoelijaona  85' Report Sawu  79'
Takawira  89'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Congo 2–0 Ivory Coast
Niere  42'
Miyamou  89'
Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Aka Amuam (Cameroon)

Mauritius 1–5 Zaire
Mocude  64' Report Emeka  1'
Ngonge  15'
Tondelva  60'
Elonga-Ekakia  77', 82'
Attendance: 2,448
Referee: Eric Hubert (Reunion)

Rwanda 1–3 Tunisia
Mupenzi  48' Report Sellimi  43' (pen.), 47'
Ben Slimane  60'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Bisingu-Wabelo Buenkadila (Zaire)

Kenya 3–1 Algeria
Kwarula  58'
Motego  63' (pen.)
Otieno  87'
Report Zerrouki  78'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kine Tebebu (Ethiopia)

Togo 2–1 Senegal
Oyawolé  31'
Noutsoudje  88'
Report Traoré  80'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)

Sudan 2–0 Zambia
Khalid Ahmed Elmustafa  12'
Anas Elnour  52'
Report
Attendance: 11,983
Referee: Martin Omondi Bita (Kenya)

Tanzania 0–0 Ghana
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Charles Baku Ndukize (Burundi)

Second Leg

Burkina Faso 2–0 Mauritania
Ouédraogo  44'
Traore  81'
Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Sylvain Abikanlou (Benin)

Burkina Faso won 2–0 on aggregate


Mozambique 1–1 Namibia
Macamo  25' Report Khob  84'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Milson Bahirah Jaky (Madagascar)

Namibia won 3–1 on aggregate


South Africa 3–0 Malawi
Bartlett  4', 42'
Fish  38'
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Edwin Mmonwagotlhe Senai (Botswana)

South Africa won 4–0 on aggregate


Angola 3–1 Uganda
Paulão  1', 58'
Paulo Silva  7'
Report Robert Kizito  3'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Goshen Hatimbula (Zambia)

Angola won 5–1 on aggregate


Guinea 3–1 Guinea-Bissau
Soumah  33', 59'
Bangoura  61'
Report Co  47'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Moussa Kanoute (Mali)

Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate


Liberia 4–0 Gambia
Clarke  25'
Weah  79'
Makor  87'
Debbah  90'
Report
Attendance: 7,609
Referee: Samuel Kamara (Sierra Leone)

Liberia won 5–2 on aggregate


Gabon 2–0 Swaziland
Mackaya  28'
Ngoukou  56'
Report
Attendance: 11,625
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

Gabon won 3–0 on aggregate


Sierra Leone 0–1 Burundi
Report Mbuyi  30'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Olufemi Orimison Olaniyan (Nigeria)

Burundi won 2–0 on aggregate but withdrew before the Final Round started, so their place was given to Sierra Leone.


Zimbabwe 2–2 Madagascar
Zviripayi  52'
Takawira  69'
Report Ratoanaivo  23'
Rasoanaivo  67'
Attendance: 36,885
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

Zimbabwe won 4–3 on aggregate


Ivory Coast 1–1 Congo
Dao  29' Report Imboula  85'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Congo won 3–1 on aggregate


Zaire 2–0 Mauritius
Ngonge  45'
Tondelva  90'
Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

Zaire won 7–1 on aggregate


Tunisia 2–0 Rwanda
Berkhissa  17'
Sellimi  46' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)

Tunisia won 5–1 on aggregate


Algeria 1–0 Kenya
Tasfaout  81' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)

Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate


Senegal 1–1 Togo
Diallo  30' Report Gnavor  85'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lassana Gassama (Mauritania)

Togo won 3–2 on aggregate


Zambia 3–0 Sudan
Lota  13'
Mutale  35'
Tembo  76'
Report
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Wallace Mabuza (Swaziland)

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate


Ghana 2–1 Tanzania
Johnson  70'
Augustine  81'
Report Daima  71'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate

Final round

Key:

  • Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 6411104613
 Guinea 6402105512
 Kenya 63121112−110
 Burkina Faso 6006717−100
Nigeria 2–0 Burkina Faso
Amokachi  46', 77' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

Guinea 3–1 Kenya
T. Camara  17'
F. Camara  34'
Soumah  82'
Report Okoth  12'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)

Kenya 1–1 Nigeria
Simiyu  22' Report Akpoborie  48'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

Burkina Faso 0–2 Guinea
Report Oularé  17'
Soumah  44'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Nigeria 2–1 Guinea
Amokachi  66', 67' Report T. Camara  87'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

Kenya 4–3 Burkina Faso
Okoth  55', 70', 75', 87' Report Zongo  12', 70'
Sanou  42' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)

Burkina Faso 1–2 Nigeria
Zongo  76' Report Adepoju  42'
Amunike  58'
Attendance: 12,224
Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)

Kenya 1–0 Guinea
Otieno  3' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Nigeria 3–0 Kenya
Oliseh  13'
Amunike  43'
Oruma  83'
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Guinea 3–1 Burkina Faso
F. Camara  9' (pen.)
Balma  27' (o.g.)
Oulare  54'
Report Zongo  8'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

Burkina Faso 2–4 Kenya
Ma. Zongo  16'
Sanou  80'
Report Simiyu  8'
Were  44'
Sunguti  70', 75'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Guinea 1–0 Nigeria
F. Camara  50' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 6510101916
 Egypt 63121551010
 Liberia 6114210−84
 Namibia 6114617−114
Egypt 7–1 Namibia
Maher  1', 15', 69'
A. Hassan  11'
I. Hassan  34'
H. Hassan  72', 83'
Report Shivute  24'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

Liberia 0–1 Tunisia
Report Jelassi  87'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

Namibia 0–0 Liberia
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Tunisia 1–0 Egypt
Baya  10' Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Liberia 1–0 Egypt
Weah  29' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Namibia 1–2 Tunisia
Ouseb  74' Report Herichi  15'
Badra  68'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Milson Jaky (Madagascar)

Namibia 2–3 Egypt
Uutoni  62'
Ouseb  87' (pen.)
Report H. Hassan  77', 89'
Khashaba  79' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Amuam Aka (Cameroon)

Tunisia 2–0 Liberia
Sellimi  66'
Badra  75'
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

Liberia 1–2 Namibia
Daye  5' Report Shivute  35'
Uri Khob  82'
Attendance: 11,960
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

Egypt 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria)

Egypt 5–0 Liberia
Khashaba  21' (pen.)
Hanafy  24'
Sabry  46'
Kamouna  68'
Emam  77'
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kine Tibebu (Ethiopia)

Tunisia 4–0 Namibia
Baya  19', 57'
Souayah  31'
Limam  70'
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Salah Ahmed Mohamed Salih (Sudan)

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 641173413
 Congo 631255010
 Zambia 62227618
 DR Congo 602449−52

In May 1997, Zaire were renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo DR).

South Africa 1–0 Zaire
Masinga  67' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

Congo 1–0 Zambia
Niere  86' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Zambia 0–0 South Africa
Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

Zaire 1–1 Congo
Lembi  13' Report Bongo  4'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

Congo 2–0 South Africa
Younga-Mouhani  60', 64' Report
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

Zaire 2–2 Zambia
N'tsunda  29'
Bazamba  51'
Report Malitoli  22'
Tembo  81'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Zaire 1–2 South Africa
Tumba  26' Report Khumalo  21'
Masinga  66'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Emmanuel Obafemi (Nigeria)

Zambia 3–0 Congo
Lota  40'
Miti  85'
Bwalya  85'
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

Congo 1–0 DR Congo
Younga-Mouhani  60' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

South Africa 3–0 Zambia
Mkhalele  8'
Masinga  17'
Williams  54'
Report
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

South Africa 1–0 Congo
Masinga  14' Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Zambia 2–0 DR Congo
Kamwandi  32', 56' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 6420104614
 Angola 624074310
 Zimbabwe 611467−14
 Togo 6114614−84
Angola 2–1 Zimbabwe
Akwá  43'
Paulão  51'
Report Ndlovu  60'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Togo 2–4 Cameroon
Noutsoudje  50'
Salou  83' (pen.)
Report Tchami  10', 24', 55'
Missé-Missé  63'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Cameroon 0–0 Angola
Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

Zimbabwe 3–0 Togo
Chihuri  16'
Takawira  21' (pen.), 49'
Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

Angola 3–1 Togo
Paulão  29'
Akwá  45'
Sousa  51'
Report
Oyawolé  21'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)

Cameroon 1–0 Zimbabwe
Tchoutang  80' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

Cameroon 2–0 Togo
Tchoutang  87'
Mboma  90'
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lucian Bouchardeau (Niger)

Zimbabwe 0–0 Angola
Report
Attendance: 47,257
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

Angola 1–1 Cameroon
Akwá  55' Report Mboma  47'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Togo 2–1 Zimbabwe
Salou  8', 21' Report Takawira  65' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Togo 1–1 Angola
Ouadja  47' Report Quinzinho  43'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

Zimbabwe 1–2 Cameroon
Dinha  82' Report Mboma  50', 54'
Attendance: 12,736
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Group 5

Gabon vs Sierra Leone was not played, since neither team could advance with a win.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 65101421216
 Sierra Leone 521246−27
 Ghana 61327706
 Gabon 5014111−101
Morocco 4–0 Sierra Leone
Hababi  16'
Raghib  50', 55'
Fertout  57'
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

Gabon 1–1 Ghana
Nguema  65' Report Pele  66'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

Sierra Leone 1–0 Gabon
Kanu  46' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

Ghana 2–2 Morocco
Johnson  77'
Moses  89'
Report Bassir  30'
Hadji  70'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (UAE)

Sierra Leone 1–1 Ghana
Conteh  87' Report A. Kamara  23' (o.g.)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

Gabon 0–4 Morocco
Report Bahja  2', 5'
Bassir  44', 45'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Gabon)

Match abandoned after 53 minutes due to crowd trouble. FIFA allowed the result to stand


Sierra Leone 0–1 Morocco
Report Bassir  40'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)

Ghana 3–0 Gabon
Aboagye  42'
Gargo  60', 64' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ahmed Shinnawi (Egypt)

Morocco 1–0 Ghana
Raghib  67' Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

Gabon P–P Sierra Leone
Report

Match postponed due to Sierra Leone not being able to travel from Freetown due to conflict. The match was never rearranged due to the result having no effect on final group standings


Morocco 2–0 Gabon
Naybet  24'
Bahja  40' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 125,000
Referee: Hussein Moussa (Egypt)

Ghana 0–2 Sierra Leone
Report Amidu  14'
Kallon  47'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lazare Essimi Mbengue (Cameroon)

Qualified teams

The following five teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 NigeriaFinal Round Group 1 winners7 June 19971 (1994)
 TunisiaFinal Round Group 2 winners8 June 19971 (1978)
 South AfricaFinal Round Group 3 winners16 August 19970 (debut)
 CameroonFinal Round Group 4 winners17 August 19973 (1982, 1990, 1994)
 MoroccoFinal Round Group 5 winners8 June 19973 (1970, 1986, 1994)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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