1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round

Football tournament qualification stage June 2018 Listed below are the dates and results for the first round for the African zone (CAF) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament. For an overview of the entire African zone, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds in their entirety, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification. A total of 40 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone and Sudan all withdrew before the draw was made. The Liberian team withdrew during qualification due to financial hardship during the First Liberian Civil WarHughes Rob 1993:The Year Out of Time https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/06/sports/IHT-1993the-year-out-of-time.html International Herald Tribune The New York Times 6 January 1993 and Libya withdrew due to UN sanctions.Path to World Cup Full of Bizarre Turns https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/04/15/path-to-world-cup-full-of-bizarre-turns/ Chicago Tribune 15 April 1993 The African zone was allocated 3 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.Stokkermans Karel Henrique Jarreta Sergio World Cup 1994 Qualifying https://www.rsssf.org/tables/94q.html RSSSF 30 December 2019 18 June 2024 For the first round of play, the zone's 36 remaining teams were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the group winners advancing to the final round. Seedings The draw was made on 8 December 1991.Washington Post, 8 December 1991, World Cup draw a big production number In bold teams that advanced to the Second Round. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5ALG CMR EGY CIV KEN MAR NGR SEN ZAM 1964COG GAB GHA GUI MAD SUD TUN 1959 ZAI ZIMBFA Liberia LBY 1977 MLI Malawi MOZ NIG SLE UGA ANG BOT BUR ETH 1991 GAM MTN 1959 STP São Tomé & Príncipe SWZ Swaziland TAN BEN RSA 1982 TOG Benin replaced Malawi, South Africa replaced São Tomé and Príncipe, and Togo replaced Sierra Leone, with these withdrawals occurring after seeding. Results Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsALG421154+15GHA420243+14BDI411224−23UGAwithdrew Source: Algeria advanced to the final round. 9 October 1992 ALG 3–1 Report BDI Tasfaout 40 87Meziane 70 Niyonkuru 89 pen. Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria 27,000 Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania) 25 October 1992 BDI 1–0 GHA Habimana 78 Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore, Bujumbura, Burundi 7,000 Ali Tahir Hafidhi (Tanzania) 20 December 1992 GHA 2–0 Report ALG Yeboah 24K. Ayew 82 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 40,000 Souleymane Badara Sene (Senegal) 17 January 1993 BDI 0–0 Report ALG Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore, Bujumbura, Burundi 5,000 Jonathan Gatera (Rwanda) 31 January 1993 GHA 1–0 BDI A. Pele 19 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana 31,711 Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania) 26 February 1993 ALG 2–1 Report GHA Brahimi 60Meziane 85 Akonnor 12 Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria 30,000 Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsCMR422071+66SWZ Swaziland311115−43ZAI301213−21LBRwithdrew after one match Source: Liberia withdrew after one match, the result was annulled. Swaziland and Zaire did not play last match as neither could qualify Cameroon advanced to the final round. 11 October 1992 ZAI 4 – 2Annulled LBR Kabongo 39 50Lukaku 72 85 Sebwe 32Sogbie 55 Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, Zaire Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon) 18 October 1992 CMR 5–0 SWZ Swaziland Tiki 10Tchami 16Djappa 20Mbarga 64Fiala 88 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon 10,336 Omer Yengo (Congo) 25 October 1992 LBR 0 – 0Annulled CMR SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo) 25 October 1992 SWZ Swaziland 1–0 ZAI Terblanche 85 Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland Haroun Onderah (Kenya) 10 January 1993 ZAI 1–2 CMR Katschi 85 pen. Ebongué 50Tchami 60 Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, Zaire 28,941 Joel Dwarf Mondoka (Zambia) 17 January 1993 SWZ Swaziland 0–0 CMR Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland Christian Chikuka (Zambia) 31 January 1993 ZAI Not PlayedThe Zaire–Swaziland match was not played, as neither team could advance with a win. SWZ Swaziland Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, Zaire Bantsimba (Congo) 1 March 1993 CMR 0–0 ZAI Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon Anthony Edusah (Ghana) Group C TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsZIM642084+410EGY632193+68ANG512234−14TOG5005211−90 Source: Togo replaced Sierra Leone after the latter withdrew after seeding. Angola vs Togo was not played, as neither team could advance with a win. Zimbabwe advanced to the final round. 9 October 1992 ZIM 1–0 TOG A. Ndlovu 67 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe 42,958 Macnever Mang'anda (Malawi) 11 October 1992 EGY 1–0 ANG H. Hassan 63 Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Rachid Ben Khedija (Tunisia) 25 October 1992 TOG 1–4 EGY Salou 80 Mansour 24H. Hassan 32 89Ramzy 84 pen. Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo 10,253 Cherif Boubacar Mbaye (Senegal) 20 December 1992 ZIM 2–1 EGY P. Ndlovu 40Sawu 49 El-Kass 64 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe 55,000 Getachew Mekonen (Ethiopia) 10 January 1993 ANG 1–1 ZIM Russo 60 Sawu 25 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Kalumba Kabuya (Zaire) 17 January 1993 TOG 1–2 ZIM Ali 69 Sawu 47McKop 62 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo 5,464 Fode Capi Camara (Guinea) 18 January 1993 ANG 0–0 EGY Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Eric Blareau (Belgium) 31 January 1993 EGY 3–0 TOG H. Hassan 58Ezzat 83El-Kass 89 Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo Mohamed Bahar (Madagascar) 31 January 1993 ZIM 2–1 ANG Sawu 17P. Ndlovu 61 Neto 44 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe Karamchand Teeluckdharry (Mauritius) 14 February 1993 ANG Not PlayedThe Angola–Togo match was not played, as neither team could advance with a win. TOG 28 February 1993 EGY 2 – 1AnnulledThe result of the original Egypt–Zimbabwe match was annulled due to crowd violence; it was later replayed on neutral ground. ZIM Kasem 32 pen.H. Hassan 40 Sawu 5 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon) 28 February 1993 TOG 0–1 ANG Paulão 83 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo 2,427 Ousmane Souleymane Diallo (Burkina Faso) 15 April 1993 EGY 0 – 0 Replay ZIM Stade de Gerland, Lyon, FranceThe second Egypt–Zimbabwe match took place in France instead on in Egypt due to the crowd violence that had caused the previous match's results to be annulled. 10,000 Joël Quiniou (France) Group D TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsNGA431070+77RSA 1982421124−25CGO400405−50LBY 1977withdrew, results annulled"libya_matches" Libya was originally scheduled to play all of its matches away; however, it withdrew in protest to this ruling and due to the UN sanctions against it.Libyan Ban Raises Cup Questions https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/07/11/libyan-ban-raises-cup-questions/ Chicago Tribune 11 July 1993 Source: South Africa replaced São Tomé and Príncipe after the latter withdrew after seeding. Nigeria advanced to the final round. 10 October 1992 NGA 4–0 RSA 1982 Ricky 34Siasa 56Yekini 65 89 Surulere Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria 40,738 Rex Odei (Ghana) 25 October 1992 RSA 1982 1–0 CGO Masinga 27 Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa 18,964 Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) 20 December 1992 CGO 0–1 NGA Yekini 22 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo 60,000 Pierre Alain Mounguengui (Gabon) 16 January 1993 RSA 1982 0–0 NGA Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa 47,748 Edwin Senai (Botswana) 31 January 1993 CGO 0–1 RSA 1982 Legodi 86 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo 6,000 Sylvain Abikanlou (Benin) 27 February 1993 NGA 2–0 CGO Fuludu 14George 84 Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, Nigeria 30,202 Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria) Group E TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsCIV422070+76NIG421132+15BOT401319−81SUDwithdrew Source: Ivory Coast advanced to the final round. 10 October 1992 CIV 6–0 BOT A. Traoré 10 17 pen. 86Ben Salah 14Tiéhi 69Kouadio 70 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 15,052 Titus Olabode Adegbehingbe (Nigeria) 25 October 1992 NIG 0–0 CIV Stade de 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger 14,230 Ahmat Kinder (Ghana) 20 December 1992 BOT 0–1 NIG Yattaga 32 Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Wallace Ernest Mabuza (Swaziland) 17 January 1993 BOT 0–0 CIV Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Alem Assefa (Ethiopia) 31 January 1993 CIV 1–0 NIG A. Traoré 54 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 18,011 Mamadouba Engage Camara (Guinea) 28 February 1993 NIG 2–1 BOT Yahaya 23 89 Duiker 37 Stade de 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali) Group F TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMAR6420131+1210TUN 19596330142+129ETH 19916114311−83BEN6105319−162 Source: Benin replaced Malawi after the latter withdrew after seeding. Morocco advanced to the final round. 11 October 1992 TUN 1959 5–1 BEN F. Roussi 16 pen.Mahjoubi 30Hamrouni 40 52Sellimi 77 Sacramento 43 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia 30,118 Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy) 11 October 1992 MAR 5 – 0Suspended at 51'The Morocco–Ethiopia match was suspended after 51 minutes due to Ethiopia being reduced to seven players; the result was affirmed. ETH 1991 Chaouch 2 29Fertout 14Lashaf 40Samadi 50 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco 6,820 Rachid Medjiba (Algeria) 25 October 1992 ETH 1991 0–0 TUN 1959 Stade Haile Selassie, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2,488 Bora Mady Kanoso (Madagascar) 25 October 1992 BEN 0–1 MAR Daoudi 50 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin 2,488 Oi Attikora (Ivory Coast) 20 December 1992 TUN 1959 1–1 MAR F. Rouissi 44 Bouyboub 85 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia 36,950 Michel Piraux (Belgium) 20 December 1992 ETH 1991 3–1 BEN Hussein 7Beguashaw 38Tenker 50 Sossa 21 Stade Haile Selassie, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Christopher Yolisichra-Musa (Uganda) 17 January 1993 ETH 1991 0–1 MAR Fertout 33 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 12,757 Martin Bita Omondi (Kenya) 17 January 1993 BEN 0–5 TUN 1959 Tlemçani 15L. Rouissi 18 42Herichi 45 61 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin 5,933 Lazare Essimi Mbengue (Cameroon) 31 January 1993 TUN 1959 3–0 ETH 1991 Limam 4Mahjoubi 73Hamrouni 89 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia 7,500 Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon) 31 January 1993 MAR 5–0 BEN Chaouch 2 17El Khalej 42Abrami 60 pen.Mezziane 72 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco 9,602 Cherif Boubacar Mbaye (Senegal) 28 February 1993 BEN 1–0 ETH 1991 Arouna 62 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin Zakaria Camara (Guinea) 28 February 1993 MAR 0–0 TUN 1959 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco 60,000 Leslie Mottram (Scotland) Group G TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsSEN4301104+66GAB421175+25MOZ4013311−81MTN 1959withdrew Source: Senegal advanced to the final round. 11 October 1992 GAB 3–1 MOZ Nzamba 12 24Aubameyang 75 Sardina 17 Stade Omnisport de Libreville, Libreville, Gabon 8,903 Joao Do Nascimento Gonçalves (Angola) 25 October 1992 MOZ 0–1 SEN Diallo 86 Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique 12,000 Christian Chikuka (Zambia) 19 December 1992 GAB 3–2 SEN Amégasse 37Nzamba 60Ondo 82 Lette 34Sané 74 Stade Omnisport de Libreville, Libreville, Gabon 25,000 Mamadouba Engage Camara (Guinea) 17 January 1993 MOZ 1–1 GAB Owanga 50 Nzamba 40 Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique 8,778 Ali Tahir Hafidhi (Tanzania) 30 January 1993 SEN 6–1 MOZ Sané 13 20Seck 27 82Badiane 48Diarra 75 Tembe 44 Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar, Senegal 6,758 Emmanuel Dada Obafemi (Nigeria) 27 February 1993 SEN 1–0 GAB Badiane 35 Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar, Senegal Moulay-Lahcen Najachi (Morocco) Group H TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsZAM 19644301113+86MAD430173+46NAM4004012−120TANwithdrew, results annulled Source: Namibia replaced Burkina Faso who withdrew after seeding Zambia advanced to the final round. 11 October 1992 ZAM 1964 2 – 0Annulled TAN J. Bwalya 20Mutale 30 Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia 29,000 Gerald Gwatidzo (Zimbabwe) 11 October 1992 MAD 3–0 NAM Jean-Paul 29Harry 44 58 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar 13,650 Goinsamy Maunick (Mauritius) 25 October 1992 TAN 0 – 0Annulled MAD CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania 6,881 Charles Bakundukize (Burundi) 25 October 1992 NAM 0–4 ZAM 1964 Chikwalakwala 15 35Mutale 22 26 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Louis Yana Yana (Cameroon) 19 December 1992 TAN 2 – 0Annulled NAM Lunyamila 52Minde 74 CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania Charles Masembe (Uganda) 20 December 1992 MAD 2–0 ZAM 1964 Rasoanaivo 52Jean-Paul 90 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar 23,050 Bekele Kidane (Ethiopia) 16 January 1993 TAN 1 – 3Annulled ZAM 1964 Jumanne 44 K. Bwalya 5Mwila 42A. Bwalya 67 CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania 8,894 Charles Bakundukize (Burundi) 17 January 1993 NAM 0–1 MAD Remi 3 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Jelas Ntebu Masole (Botswana) 20 January 1993 ZAM 1964 4–0 NAM Chansa 4Musonda 2 pen.K. Bwalya 79Simambe 84 Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Jorge Mario Femandes (Angola) 27 February 1993 ZAM 1964 3–1 MAD Mutale 14K. Bwalya 65Mwitwa 68 Rasoanaivo 82 Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Hussein Ali Mousa (Egypt) Group I TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGUI210142+22KEN210124−22GAMwithdrewMLIwithdrew Source: Guinea advanced to the final round. 20 December 1992 GUI 4–0 KEN F. Camara 51Oularé 53T. Camara 65 89 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea 23,000 Infali Cassama (Gabon) 27 February 1993 KEN 2–0 GUI Matego 10Nachok 88 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 6,785 Fethi Boucetta (Tunisia) Notes References External links Detailed Match Results at RSSSF Category:1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Qual Qual Category:Cameroon at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Category:Morocco at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Category:Nigeria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Category:1992 in Cameroonian football Category:1993 in Cameroonian football Category:1992–93 in Moroccan football Category:1992–93 in Nigerian football