2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round
This page provides the summaries of the CAF First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
In this round the twenty-four lowest seeded teams were drawn into 12 home-and-away ties, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.[1]
The matches were scheduled to be held with first legs on 11 November 2011 and second legs on 15 November 2011. The 12 winners advanced to the second round of the African qualifiers.
Seeding
The July 2011 FIFA Ranking was used to seed the teams.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seychelles  |
0–7 |  Kenya |
0–3 | 0–4 |
Guinea-Bissau  |
1–2 |  Togo |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Djibouti  |
0–8 |  Namibia |
0–4 | 0–4 |
Mauritius  |
w/o[note 1] |  Liberia |
— | — |
Comoros  |
1–5 |  Mozambique |
0–1 | 1–4 |
Equatorial Guinea  |
3–2 |  Madagascar |
2–0 | 1–2 |
Somalia  |
0–5 |  Ethiopia |
0–0 | 0–5 |
Lesotho  |
3–2 |  Burundi |
1–0 | 2–2 |
Eritrea  |
2–4 |  Rwanda |
1–1 | 1–3 |
Swaziland  |
2–8 |  DR Congo |
1–3 | 1–5 |
São Tomé and Príncipe  |
1–6 |  Congo |
0–5 | 1–1 |
Chad  |
2–2 (a) |  Tanzania |
1–2 | 1–0 |
| Seychelles | 0–3 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ochieng  41'Oliech 75', 81' |
Kenya won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
| Guinea-Bissau | 1–1 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| de Carvalho 38' |
Report | Gakpé 32' |
| Togo | 1–0 | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
| Jonas 3' (o.g.) |
Report |
Togo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Namibia won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
| Comoros | 0–1 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Miro 54' (pen.) |
Mozambique won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
| Equatorial Guinea | 2–0 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Juvenal 20' (pen.) Randy 74' |
Report |
| Madagascar | 2–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Rajoarimanana 54' Ramanamahefa 90' |
Report | Ellong 24' |
Equatorial Guinea won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
| Ethiopia | 5–0 | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| Oumed O. 5' Shimelis B. 62', 65'Getaneh K. 87', 90+2' |
Report |
Ethiopia won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Lesotho won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
| Eritrea | 1–1 | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| Tekle 35' |
Report | Uzamukunda 58' |
Rwanda won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
| DR Congo | 5–1 | Swaziland |
|---|---|---|
| Mputu 8', 49' Kaluyituka 46', 61'Diba Ilunga 66' |
Report | Shongwe 63' |
Congo DR won 8–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–5 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Moussilou 1' Douniama 5'Malonga 27'Oniangue 54'Tchilimbou 69' |
| Congo | 1–1 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
|---|---|---|
| N'Ganga 56' |
Report | Gando 50' |
Congo won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
| Chad | 1–2 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Labbo 16' |
Report | Ngassa 11' Bakari 80' |
| Tanzania | 0–1 | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Labbo 47' |
2–2 on aggregate. Tanzania won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second Round.
Goalscorers
There were 66 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
- Jonas Mendes (playing against Togo)
Notes
- Liberia automatically advanced to the Second Round as Mauritius withdrew from the tournament on 31 October 2011.[2]
- Due to the lack of security in Mogadishu, Somalia's home game was played at a neutral venue. An earlier Somali request for the match to be played in Nairobi was rejected by FIFA due to a ban on international matches being played in Kenya.[3]
References
- "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures - African Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- "Mauritius withdraw from FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA.com. 31 October 2011.
- "Somalia/Ethiopia World Cup 2014 match venue switched". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.