1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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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.

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. 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
22 June 1980 Senegal  0–1  Morocco Dakar, Senegal
Timoumi Goal 21' Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié
Attendance: 7,872
Referee: (Tunisia)
6 July 1980 Morocco  0–0  Senegal Casablanca, Morocco
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 115,032
Referee: (Ivory Coast)

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

13 July 1980 Zaire  5–2  Mozambique Kinshasa, Zaire
Kiyika Goal 30' (pen.), 82' (pen.)
Goal 67', 87'
Ilunga Goal 85'		 Goal 23', 50' Stadium: Stade du 20 Mai
Attendance: 34,871
Referee: (Cameroon)
27 July 1980 Mozambique  1–2  Zaire Maputo, Mozambique
Goal 55' (pen.) Goal 15'
Goal 17'		 Stadium: Estádio da Machava
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: (Madagascar)

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

29 June 1980 Cameroon  3–0  Malawi Yaoundé, Cameroon
Milla Goal 35'
Kundé Goal 54'
Abega Goal 59'		 Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Attendance: 41,970
Referee: (Nigeria)
20 July 1980 Malawi  1–1  Cameroon Blantyre, Malawi
Goal 71' Onguéné Goal 70' Stadium: Kamuzu Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (Lesotho)

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

22 June 1980 Guinea  3–1  Lesotho Conakry, Guinea
Goal 39'
Camara Goal 52' (pen.)
Goal 82'		 Goal 44' Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: (Gambia)
6 July 1980 Lesotho  1–1  Guinea Maseru, Lesotho
Goal 65' Goal 33' Stadium: Setsoto Stadium
Attendance: 4,325
Referee: (Tanzania)

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

29 June 1980 Tunisia  2–0  Nigeria Tunis, Tunisia
Liman Goal 31'
Lahzami Goal 52'		 Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 30,066
Referee: (Switzerland)
12 July 1980 Nigeria  2–0
(4 – 3 p)		  Tunisia Lagos, Nigeria
Boateng Goal 11'
Osigwe Goal 74'		 Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 152,487
Referee: John Hunting (England)

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

8 May 1980 Libya  2–1  Gambia Tripoli, Libya
Goal
Goal		 Goal Stadium: 11 June Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Ethiopia)
6 July 1980 Gambia  0–0  Libya Banjul, Gambia
Stadium: Box Bar Stadium
Attendance: 1,240
Referee: (Mali)

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

17 May 1980 Ethiopia  0–0  Zambia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: (Egypt)
1 June 1980 Zambia  4–0  Ethiopia Ndola, Zambia
Chola Goal 4'
Chitalu Goal 16', 89'
Kaimana Goal 69'		 Stadium: Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium
Attendance: 140,000
Referee: (Tanzania)

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

16 July 1980 Niger  0–0  Somalia Niamey, Niger
Stadium: Stade du 29 Julliet
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Togo)
27 July 1980 Somalia  1–1  Niger Mogadishu, Somalia
Mohammed Goal 90' Kanfideni Goal 30' Stadium: Mogadiscio Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: (Ethiopia)

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

31 May 1980 Sierra Leone  2–2  Algeria Freetown, Sierra Leone
Noah Goal 58'
Dyfan Goal 60'		 Bensaoula Goal 72'
Belloumi Goal 85'		 Stadium: Siaka Steven Stadium
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: (Togo)
13 June 1980 Algeria  3–1  Sierra Leone Oran, Algeria
Fergani Goal 42'
Bensaoula Goal 47'
Madjer Goal 78'		 Goal 79' Stadium: Stade 19 Juin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Yousef El-Ghoul (Libya)

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

5 July 1980 Kenya  3–1  Tanzania Nairobi, Kenya
Goal 30'
Goal 57', 80' (pen.)		 Goal Stadium: Nairobi City Stadium
Attendance: 8,650
Referee: (Sudan)
19 July 1980 Tanzania  5–0  Kenya Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Goal 44', 70'
Goal 70'
Goal 72', 80'		 Stadium: William Mkapa Stadium
Attendance: 155,940
Referee: (Zambia)

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. 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 — —
12 December 1980 Algeria  2–0  Sudan Constantine, Algeria
Bensaoula Goal 9'
Fergani Goal 45'		 Stadium: Stade 17 Juin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: (Tunisia)
28 December 1980 Sudan  1–1  Algeria Khartoum, Sudan
Goal 82' Gamouh Goal 67' Stadium: Khartoum Stadium
Attendance: 128,385
Referee: Yousef El-Ghoul (Libya)

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

14 December 1980 Niger  0–1  Togo Niamey, Niger
Goal 53' Stadium: Stade du 29 Julliet
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Mali)
28 December 1980 Togo  1–2  Niger Lomé, Togo
Goal 79' Goal 57'
Atcha Goal 82'		 Stadium: Stade Général Eyadema
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Upper Volta)

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

7 December 1980 Liberia  0–0  Guinea Monrovia, Liberia
Stadium: Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Referee: (Togo)
21 December 1980 Guinea  1–0  Liberia Conakry, Guinea
Bangoura Goal 55' Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Attendance: 15,524
Referee: Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)

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

12 October 1980 Cameroon  2–0  Zimbabwe Douala, Cameroon
Onguéné Goal 80'
Mbida Goal 85'		 Stadium: Stade de la Réunification
Attendance: 47,840
Referee: (Nigeria)
16 November 1980 Zimbabwe  1–0  Cameroon Harare, Zimbabwe
Goal 29' Stadium: Rufaro Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Zambia)

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

16 November 1980 Morocco  2–0  Zambia Fes, Morocco
Goal 30'
Goal 34'		 Stadium: Fes Stadium
Attendance: 6,375
Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia)
30 November 1980 Zambia  2–0
(4 – 5 p)		  Morocco Lusaka, Zambia
Goal 60'
Phiri Goal 78'		 Stadium: Independence Stadium
Attendance: 6,334
Referee: (Ethiopia)

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

6 December 1980 Nigeria  1–1  Tanzania Lagos, Nigeria
Lawal Goal 29' Goal 85' Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 170,000
Referee: (Morocco)
20 December 1980 Tanzania  0–2  Nigeria Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Chiedozie Goal 5'
Goal 79'		 Stadium: William Mkapa Stadium
Attendance: 130,000
Referee: (Egypt)

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

16 November 1980 Madagascar  1–1  Zaire Antananarivo, Madagascar
Goal 26' Goal 74' Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 12,191
Referee: (Mauritius)
21 December 1980 Zaire  3–2  Madagascar Kinshasa, Zaire
Goal 1'
Goal 26'
Goal 75'		 Goal 19' (o.g.)
Goal 39'		 Stadium: Stade du 20 Mai
Attendance: 37,754
Referee: (Congo)

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. 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
1 May 1981 Algeria  4–0  Niger Constantine, Algeria
Madjer Goal 44' (pen.)
Belloumi Goal 46', 77'
Korichi Goal 53'		 Stadium: Stade 17 Juin
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: (Gambia)
31 May 1981 Niger  1–0  Algeria Niamey, Niger
Goal 89' Stadium: Stade du 29 Juillet
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)

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

12 April 1981 Guinea  1–1  Nigeria Conakry, Guinea
Goal 66' (pen.) Chiedozie Goal 21' Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Referee: (Uganda)
15 April 1981 Nigeria  1–0  Guinea Lagos, Nigeria
Nwosu Goal 90' Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: (Ethiopia)

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

26 April 1981 Morocco  1–0  Egypt Casablanca, Morocco
Goal 44' Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Attendance: 180,000
Referee: (Zambia)
8 May 1981 Egypt  0–0  Morocco Cairo, Egypt
Stadium: Nasser Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Cheikh M'Baye (Senegal)

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

12 April 1981 Zaire  1–0  Cameroon Kinshasa, Zaire
N'Kama Goal 23' Stadium: Stade du 20 Mai
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: (Sudan)
26 April 1981 Cameroon  6–1  Zaire Yaoundé, Cameroon
Milla Goal 3', 45', 90'
Mbida Goal 13'
Kundé Goal 52', 67' (pen.)		 Goal 53' Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: (Tunisia)

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

Final round[]

Team 1 Agg. 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 Goal 34'
Zidane Goal 44'
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Algeria 2–1 Nigeria
Belloumi Goal 9'
Madjer Goal 85'		 Owolabi Goal 40'
Stade 17 Juin, Constantine
Attendance: 60,000

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

Morocco 0–2 Cameroon
Milla Goal 15' (pen.)
Tokoto Goal 40'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 100,000
Cameroon 2–1 Morocco
Aoudou Goal 15' (pen.)
Milla Goal 47'		 Yaghcha Goal 25' (pen.)
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: (Egypt)

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

Goalscorers[]

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

See also[]

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