1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round

Football tournament qualification stage 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The CAF first round was the first stage of the qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) zone. Format Eight knockout ties were originally drawn, involving the sixteen lowest ranked African countries. ANG v SUD ZIM v LES 1987 ZAM 1964 v RWA 1962 MWI v UGA LBY 1977 v BFA GHA v LBR TUN 1959 v GUI GAB v TOG Lesotho, Rwanda and Togo all withdrew after the draw was made. This meant their scheduled opponents – Zimbabwe, Zambia and Gabon – all advanced by walkover. The winners of each tie advanced to the second round, where they were joined by the eight highest ranked African teams who received a bye in the first round. Matches Angola v Sudan 7 August 1988 ANG 0 – 0 SUD Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda 15,000 Modjiri Ubi Kemuare (Zaire) Sudan v Angola 11 November 1988 SUD 1 – 2 ANG Osama Idris 7 Vieira Dias 79Mavó 85 Al Merreikh Stadium, Khartoum 8,000 Osman Mohamud Halane (Somalia) Angola won 2 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. ZIM w/o LES 1987 Withdrew Zimbabwe advanced to the second round after Lesotho withdrew. ZAM 1964 w/o RWA 1962 Withdrew Zambia advanced to the second round after Rwanda withdrew. Uganda v Malawi 16 July 1988 UGA 1 – 0 MWI Sunday Mokiri 66 National Stadium, Kampala 5,613 Tahir Hafid Ali (Tanzania) Malawi v Uganda 30 July 1988 MWI 3 – 1 UGA Chirwa 3Kayira 6Waya 51 Sunday Mokiri 69 Civo Stadium, Lilongwe 25,000 William Moses Ochieng (Kenya) Malawi won 3 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Libya v Burkina Faso 3 June 1988 LBY 1977 3 – 0 BFA Bezan 8El-Aisawi 22 pen.El-Ghadi 30 June 11 Stadium, Tripoli 15,000 Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia) Burkina Faso v Libya 3 July 1988 BFA 2 – 0 LBY 1977 Gnimassou 65Kadeba 73 Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou Badara Sène (Senegal) Libya won 3 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Ghana v Liberia 7 August 1988 GHA 0 – 0 LBR Accra Sports Stadium, Accra 35,000 Linus Mba (Nigeria) Liberia v Ghana 21 August 1988 LBR 2 – 0 GHA Weah 27Debbah 88 National Stadium, Monrovia 22,070 Alhagi Faye (Gambia) Liberia won 2 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Tunisia v Guinea 5 August 1988 TUN 1959 5 – 0 GUI Jeridi 3Maâloul 11Limam 75 89Yâakoubi 82 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 15,000 Mohamed Hossameldin (Egypt) Guinea v Tunisia 21 August 1988 GUI 3 – 0 TUN 1959 Emmerson 34 82Toure 49 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry 15,000 Dodji Kouassi (Togo) Tunisia won 5 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. GAB w/o TOG Withdrew Gabon advanced to the second round after Togo withdrew. External links World Cup 1990 qualifications - Africa ar RSSSF.com 1