2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round

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In the first round, 42 teams were paired 2-by-2 and played knockout matches home-and-away. The 21 winners would advance to the

South Africa and Tunisia) and the 4 highest-ranking teams in FIFA world rankings of 25 June 2003 (Congo DR, Ivory Coast, Egypt and Morocco
).

Summary

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  1–4  Mali
1–2
0–2
Madagascar  3–4  Benin
1–1
2–3
Seychelles  1–5  Zambia
0–4
1–1
Botswana  4–1  Lesotho
4–1
0–0
Equatorial Guinea  1–2  Togo
1–0
0–2
São Tomé and Príncipe  0–9  Libya
0–1
0–8
Tanzania  0–3  Kenya
0–0
0–3
Niger  0–7  Algeria
0–1
0–6
Uganda  4–3  Mauritius
3–0
a.e.t.
)
Sudan  3–0  Eritrea
3–0
0–0
Zimbabwe  4–2  Mauritania
3–0
1–2
Swaziland  1–4  Cape Verde
1–1
0–3
Burundi  1–4  Gabon
0–0
1–4
Chad  3–3(a)  Angola
3–1
0–2
Congo  2–1  Sierra Leone
1–0
1–1
Ethiopia  1–3  Malawi
1–3
0–0
Rwanda  4–1  Namibia
3–0
1–1
Guinea  5–3  Mozambique
1–0
4–3
Gambia  2–3  Liberia
2–0
0–3
Somalia  0–7  Ghana
0–5
0–2
Burkina Faso 
w/o
  Central African Republic

Matches

Guinea-Bissau 1–2 Mali
Fernandes 50' Report Keita 8'
Coulibaly 69'
Gambia
)

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Madagascar 1–1 Benin
Edmond 28' Report Adjamossi 74'
Mahamasina Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: 5,131
)
16:00 UTC+01:00
Benin 3–2 Madagascar
Tchomogo 33' (pen.), 62', 90+2' Report
Radonamahafalison 15'
Rakotondramanana
23'
Nigeria
)

Benin won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Seychelles 0–4 Zambia
Report Kampamba 8'
Fichite 44'
Milanzi 52'
Numba 75'
Attendance: 2,700
Zambia 1–1 Seychelles
Milanzi 7' Report Suzette 69'
Attendance: 30,000

Zambia won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Botswana 4–1 Lesotho
Selolwane
50', 53'		 Report Ramafole 64'
Attendance: 10,000
Lesotho 0–0 Botswana
Report
Attendance: 9,000

Botswana won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Togo
Barila 25' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 25,000
Togo 2–0 Equatorial Guinea
Adebayor 43'
Salifou 53'		 Report
Attendance: 12,000

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

São Tomé and Príncipe 0–1 Libya
Report
El Masli
85'
Attendance: 4,000
Libya 8–0 São Tomé and Príncipe
El Masli 8', 17', 20'
El Taib 45', 63'
Suliman 54'
Osman 74'
El Rabty
88'		 Report
March 28 Stadium, Benghazi
Attendance: 20,000
)

Libya won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Tanzania 0–0 Kenya
Report
Tanzania National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Attendance: 8,864
)

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Niger 0–1 Algeria
Report Boutabout 63'
Attendance: 20,126
Algeria 6–0 Niger
Cherrad 16', 22'
Akrour 42', 45', 82'
Boutabout 77'		 Report
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Attendance: 53,200
)

Algeria won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Uganda 3–0 Mauritius
Bajope 17'
Mubiru 35'
Obua 75'		 Report
Gambia
)
Mauritius 3–1 (a.e.t.) Uganda
Nabuth 18'
Mourgine 32'
Louis 89'		 Report Obua 112'
Attendance: 27,000

Uganda won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Sudan 3–0 Eritrea
Tambal 10'
Haitham Elrasheed 30'
Mujahid Ahmed 77'		 Report
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Eritrea 0–0 Sudan
Report
Attendance: 32,000

Sudan won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Zimbabwe 3–0 Mauritania
A. Ndlovu 23'
Tembo 47'
P. Ndlovu 57'		 Report
Attendance: 55,000
Mauritania 2–1 Zimbabwe
Sidibe
10'		 Report Mbwando 81'
Stade olympique, Nouakchott
Attendance: 3,000
)

Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Swaziland 1–1 Cape Verde
Dlamini 64' Report
Morais
55'
Attendance: 5,000
Cape Verde 3–0 Swaziland
Morais
90'		 Report
Attendance: 6,000

Cape Verde won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Burundi 0–0 Gabon
Report
Kenya
)
Gabon 4–1 Burundi
N'Zigou 2'
Mwinyi 16' (o.g.)
Nguéma 38', 80'		 Report Nzeyimana 90'
Falla Ndoye (Senegal
)

Gabon won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Chad 3–1 Angola
Oumar
53', 74', 83'		 Report Bruno Mauro 49'
Attendance: 30,000
Angola 2–0 Chad
Akwá 42'
Bruno Mauro
57'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000

3–3 on aggregate; Angola won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.

Congo 1–0 Sierra Leone
Mvoubi 89' (pen.) Report
Stade Alphonse Massamba, Brazzaville
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Sule Mana (Nigeria
)

Congo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Ethiopia 1–3 Malawi
Getu 81' (pen.) Report Kanyenda 39', 55'
Mgangira 88'
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt
)

Malawi won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Rwanda 3–0 Namibia
Elias 43'
Karekezi 52'
Lomami 58'		 Report
Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Attendance: 22,000
)

Rwanda won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Guinea 1–0 Mozambique
Bangoura
70'		 Report
Falla Ndoye (Senegal
)
15:30 UTC+02:00
Mozambique 3–4 Guinea
Dário 75', 80', 89' Report
Bangoura
21', 35', 54'
Attendance: 50,000

Guinea won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Gambia 2–0 Liberia
Njie 64'
Sonko 79'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Liberia 3–0 Gambia
Roberts 10'
Isaac Tondo 76', 83'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000

Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Somalia 0–5 Ghana
Report Arhin Duah 25', 56'
Boakye 69', 89'
Gyan 82'
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra (Ghana)
Attendance: 19,447
)

Ghana won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Burkina Faso w/o Central African Republic

Central African Republic withdrew. Burkina Faso advanced to the second round.

Goalscorers

There were 109 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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