1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Cameroon Roger Milla (6 goals)
1978
1986

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.

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.

Format

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.
Tooltip Aggregate score
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
Senegal 0–1 Morocco
Timoumi 21'
Morocco 0–0 Senegal
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca, Morocco
Attendance: 15,032
)

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


Zaire 5–2 Mozambique
Kiyika 30' (pen.), 82' (pen.)
Muteba 67', 87'
Ilunga 85'
Guiambe 23', 50'
Mozambique 1–2 Zaire
Rui Marcos 55' (pen.) Muteba 15'
Mayélé 17'

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


Cameroon 3–0 Malawi
Milla 35'
Kundé 54'
Abega 59'
Nigeria
)
Malawi 1–1 Cameroon
Dandize 71' Onguéné 70'
Attendance: 30,000

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


Guinea 3–1 Lesotho
Camara 52' (pen.)
Touré
82'
Leboela 44'
Gambia
)
Lesotho 1–1 Guinea
Masia 65' Touré 33'

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


Tunisia 2–0 Nigeria
Liman 31'
Lahzami
52'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia
Attendance: 30,066
)

Nigeria won on

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


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


Ethiopia 0–0 Zambia
Zambia 4–0 Ethiopia
Chola 4'
Chitalu 16', 89'
Kaimana 69'

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


Niger 0–0 Somalia
Somalia 1–1 Niger
Mohammed 90' Kanfideni 30'
Mogadiscio Stadium, Mogadishu, Somalia
Attendance: 13,000
)

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


Sierra Leone 2–2 Algeria
Noah 58'
Dyfan 60'
Bensaoula 72'
Belloumi 85'
Algeria 3–1 Sierra Leone
Fergani 42'
Bensaoula 47'
Madjer 78'
Johnson 79'
Yousef El-Ghoul (Libya
)

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


Kenya 3–1 Tanzania
Adero 30'
Owino 57', 80' (pen.)
Ali
Tanzania 5–0 Kenya
Tino 44', 70'
Rishard 70'
Ali 72', 80'
William Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Attendance: 5,940
)

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.
Tooltip Aggregate score
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
Algeria 2–0 Sudan
Bensaoula 9'
Fergani 45'
Stade 17 Juin, Constantine, Algeria
Attendance: 50,000
)

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


Niger 0–1 Togo
Tao 53'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Modibo N'Diaye (Mali)
Togo 1–2 Niger
Dodji 79' Adovi 57'
Atcha 82'

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


Guinea 1–0 Liberia
Bangoura 55'

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


Cameroon 2–0 Zimbabwe
Mbida
85'
Nigeria
)
Zimbabwe 1–0 Cameroon
Muchineripi 29'
Attendance: 20,000

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


Morocco 2–0 Zambia
Boussati 30'
Limane 34'
Fes Stadium,
Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia
)

Morocco won on

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


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


Madagascar 1–1 Zaire
Kira 26' Malgbanga 74'
Zaire 3–2 Madagascar
Suzeti 1'
Mayélé 26'
Malgbanga 75'
Tshikalu 19' (o.g.)
Bin Amidou 39'

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.
Tooltip Aggregate score
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
Algeria 4–0 Niger
Korichi
53'
Gambia
)
Niger 1–0 Algeria
Seydou 89'

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


Nigeria 1–0 Guinea
Nwosu 90'
Surulere Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria
Attendance: 60,000
)

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


Morocco 1–0 Egypt
Daidi 44'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco
Attendance: 80,000
)

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


Zaire 1–0 Cameroon
N'Kama 23'
Attendance: 100,000
Cameroon 6–1 Zaire
Mbida 13'
Kundé 52', 67' (pen.
)
Mukendi 53'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Attendance: 90,000
)

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

Final round

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
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'
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 80,000
)

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


Morocco 0–2 Cameroon
Milla 15' (pen.)
Tokoto 40'
Stade Municipal, Kenitra
Attendance: 16,000
)

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

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Algeria Final Round winners 31 October 1981 0 (debut)
 Cameroon Final Round winners 29 November 1981 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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

See also

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