1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 7 March 1976 – 11 December 1977 22Central African Republic, Sudan, Tanzania, and Zaire withdrew without playing a single match. 1 41 119 1197425 EGY 1972 Mahmoud El Khatib (6 Goals) 1974 1982 FIFA Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification. A total of 26 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament. Format There would be five rounds of play: Preliminary Round, First Round, 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, until there would be 3 teams left. Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify. Preliminary round SLE 6–3 NIG 5–1 1–2 Upper Volta 3–1 MTN 1959 1–1 2–0 |} 7 March 1976 SLE 5–1 NIG Dumbuya 37 68Sounomu 57 66Tray 70 Adamou 17 Freetown, Sierra Leone National Stadium 4,250 Aguiahr Komla Barto (Togo) 21 March 1976 NIG 2–1 SLE Seydou 36Kanfideni 52 Sango 37 Niamey, Niger Stade du 29 Juillet 5,641 Thompson Shakirudeen Badru (Nigeria) Sierra Leone won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the first round. 13 March 1976 Upper Volta 1–1 MTN 1959 Kaboré 44 Coulibaly 68 pen. Ouagadougou, Upper Volta Stade Municipal 3,323 Adamou Mamoudou (Niger) 28 March 1976 MTN 1959 0–2 Upper Volta Zoma 32Ouattara 52 Nouakchott, Mauritania Stade de la Capitale 1,782 Mody Ba (Mali) Upper Volta won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the first round. First round 3 ALG 1–0 LBY 1972 1–0 0–0 MAR 2–2 (2–4 p) TUN 1959 1–1 1–1 TOG 2–1 SEN 1–0 1–1 GHA 3–5 GUI 2–1 1–2 0–2 SLE 2–6 NGR 0–0 2–6 CGO 1970 Congo-Brazzaville 4–2 CMR 2–2 2–0 Upper Volta 1–3 CIV 1–1 0–2 EGY 1972 5–1 ETH 1975 3–0 2–1 ZAM 1964 5–0 MWI 4–0 1–0 ZAI w/o CTA — — KEN w/o SUD — — UGA w/o TAN — — |} 1 April 1976 ALG 1–0 LBY 1972 Betrouni 83 Algiers, Algeria 5 July Stadium 15,267 Jean Dubach (Switzerland) 16 April 1976 LBY 1972 0–0 ALG Tripoli, Libya 11 June Stadium 30,000 Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain) Algeria won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the second round. 12 December 1976 MAR 1–1 TUN 1959 Lakhal 35 Dhiab 56 Casablanca, Morocco Stade Père Jégo 13,056 Franz Wöhrer (Austria) 9 January 1977 TUN 1959 1–1 yes MAR Labidi 34 Tahir 55 Tunis, Tunisia Stade El Menzah 44,500 Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland) 4–2 The aggregate score was tied 2–2, but Tunisia won 4–2 on penalties in the second leg to advance to the second round. This was the first penalty shoot-out in a World Cup match.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf Communications Division History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year) 27 July 2007 Good to Know FIFA 22 PDF 2009-05-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100615220946/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf 15 June 2010 dmy-all 17 October 1976 TOG 1–0 SEN Rachidou 87 Lomé, Togo Stade Général Eyadema 5,173 Dwomoh (Ghana) 31 October 1976 SEN 1–1 Ba 63 Afanou 58 TOG Dakar, Senegal Stade Demba Diop 7,000 Abdelali (Morocco) Togo won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the second round. 10 October 1976 GHA 2–1 Kassum 57Afriyie 83 Y. Camara 52 GUI Accra, Ghana Accra Sports Stadium 10,000 Koudou (Ivory Coast) 31 October 1976 GUI 2–1 yes Papa Camara 51Keita 56 Ansah 59 GHA Conakry, Guinea Stade du 28 Septembre 20,000 Aouissi (Algeria) The aggregate score was tied 3–3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the second round. 16 January 1977 GHA 0–2 GUI Papa Camara 3S. Sylla 31 Lomé, Togo Stade Général Eyadema 13,482 N'diaye (Senegal) Guinea advanced to the second round, via the play-off. 16 October 1976 SLE 0–0 NGA Freetown, Sierra Leone Reckrie Stadium 5,173 Turkson (Ghana) 30 October 1976 NGA 6–2 Odegbami 25Atuegbu 31 34Usiyan 40Emeteole 63Awesu 77 Dyfan 74Sama 88 pen. SLE Lagos, Nigeria Surulere Stadium 25,996 Matovu (Tanzania) Nigeria won 6–2 on agg. and advanced to the second round. 17 October 1976 CGO 1970 Congo-Brazzaville 2–2 Mounoudzi 66 pen.Wamba 76 Milla 11Onguene 35 CMR Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville Stade de la Revolution 17,367 Gumboh (Zambia) 31 October 1976 CMR 0–2AwardedThe second leg was abandoned in the 82nd minute due to riots, and subsequently FIFA awarded a 2–0 victory to Congo.(1–2 82') CGO 1970 Congo-Brazzaville Milla 7 Ebomoa 19N'Domba 52 Yaoundé, Cameroon Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium 26,050 Housainou N'Jai (Gambia) Congo-Brazzaville won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the second round. 4 September 1976 Upper Volta 1–1 CIV Kaboré 70 Bawa 36 Ouagadougou, Upper Volta Stade Municipal 5,418 N'diaye (Senegal) 26 September 1976 CIV 2–0 Upper Volta Kouame 17 Kouman 34 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny 5,960 Diagne (Guinea) Côte d'Ivoire won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the second round. 29 October 1976 EGY 1972 3–0 ETH 1975 El Khatib 4 19 77 Cairo, Egypt Nasser Stadium 20,000 Gianfranco Menegali (Italy) 14 November 1976 ETH 1975 1–2 EGY 1972 Kassahun 40 El Khatib 12 73 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa Stadium 50,000 Wurtz (France) Egypt won 5–1 on agg. and advanced to the second round. 9 May 1976 ZAM 1964 4–0 MWI Chanda 4Phiri 12 75Chamangwana 88 o.g. Lusaka, Zambia 7 April Stadium 16,000 Muamba Kabwe (Zaire) 30 May 1976 MWI 0–1 ZAM 1964 Kapita 48 Blantyre, Malawi Kamuzu Stadium 8,230 Charles Randrianaly (Madagascar) Zambia won 5–0 on agg. and advanced to the second round. ZAI w/o CTA Withdrew Central African Republic withdrew, so Zaire advanced to the second round automatically. KEN w/o SUD Withdrew Sudan withdrew, so Kenya advanced to the second round automatically. UGA w/o TAN Withdrew Tanzania withdrew, so Uganda advanced to the second round automatically. Second round TUN 1959 3–1 ALG 2–0 1–1 TOG 1–4 GUI 0–2 1–2 CIV 6–3 CGO 1970 Congo-Brazzaville 3–2 3–1 KEN 0–1 EGY 1972 0–0 0–1 UGA 3–4 ZAM 1964 1–0 2–4 (aet) NGR w/o ZAI — — |} 6 February 1977 TUN 1959 2–0 ALG Akid 56Kaabi 73 Tunis, Tunisia Stade El Menzah 39,987 Antoine Queudeville (Luxembourg) 28 February 1977 ALG 1–1 TUN 1959 Guendouz 34 Jebali 89 Algiers, Algeria 5 July stadium 80,000 Paul Bonett (Malta) Tunisia won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the third round. 13 February 1977 TOG 0–2 GUI Bangoura 15Souleymane 84 Lomé, Togo Stade Général Eyadema 7,976 Felix Balloux (Ivory Coast) 27 February 1977 GUI 2–1 TOG Papa Camara 36Tollo 40 pen. Ametepé 55 Conakry, Guinea Stade du 28 Septembre 11,892 Tanor Dieng (Senegal) Guinea won 4–1 on agg. and advanced to the third round. 13 February 1977 CIV Ivory Coast 3–2 CGO 1970 Congo-Brazzaville G'Bize 10Mamahou 20Kouman 81 Bahamboula 36N'Domba 89 Bouaké, Ivory Coast Municipal Stadium 3,600 Dwomoh (Ghana) 27 February 1977 CGO 1970 Congo-Brazzaville 1–3 CIV Ivory Coast Lingongo 23 Kouman 10Miézan 38G'Bize 82 Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville Stade de la Révolution 70,000 Festus Okubule (Nigeria) Ivory Coast won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the third round. 6 February 1977 KEN 0–0 EGY 1972 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi City Stadium 8,337 Ahmed Jama (Somalia) 27 February 1977 EGY 1972 1–0 KEN Khalil 13 Cairo, Egypt Nasser Stadium 70,000 El-Ghoul (Libya) Egypt won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the third round. 13 February 1977 UGA 1–0 ZAM 1964 Ouma 73 Kampala, Uganda Nakivubo Stadium 11,940 Ismael Yusuf Kemal (Ethiopia) 27 February 1977 ZAM 1964 4–2 yes UGA Chola 28Chanda 34Chitalu 85 106 Nasur 14Obua 74 Ndola, Zambia Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium 20,000 Gratian Matovu (Tanzania) Zambia won 4–3 on agg. and advanced to the third round. NGA w/o ZAI Withdrew Zaire withdrew, so Nigeria advanced to the third round automatically. Third round GUI 2–3 TUN 1959 1–0 1–3 NGR 6–2 CIV 4–0 2–2 EGY 1972 2–0 ZAM 1964 2–0 0–0 |} 5 June 1977 GUI 1–0 TUN 1959 I. Sylla 77 Conakry, Guinea Stade du 28 Septembre 25,000 Mohamed Larache (Morocco) 19 June 1977 TUN 1959 3–1 GUI Liman 9Lahzami 59Khouini 62 A. Sylla 11 Tunis, Tunisia Stade El Menzah 35,248 Hussein Fahmy Bahig (Egypt) Tunisia won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round. 10 July 1977 NGA 4–0 CIV Ivory Coast Usiyan 7 30 Iwelumo 18 Ojebode 56 pen. Lagos, Nigeria Surulere Stadium 29,815 Nyirenda Chayu (Zambia) 25 July 1977 CIV Ivory Coast 2–2 NGA Mamahou 37 58 Odegbami 74 Amiesimaka 89 Bouaké, Ivory Coast Municipal Stadium 2,040 Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal) Nigeria won 6–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round. 15 July 1977 EGY 1972 2–0 ZAM 1964 Gaafar 29Hammam 49 Cairo, Egypt Nasser Stadium 35,746 Alberto Michelotti (Italy) 31 July 1977 ZAM 1964 0–0 EGY 1972 Lusaka, Zambia 7 April Stadium 30,165 Gordon (Scotland) Egypt won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round. Final round RankTeamPts PointsPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal difference1TUN 19595421174+32EGY 197244202711−43NGA3411254+1 25 September 1977 TUN 1959 0–0 NGA Stade El Menzah, Tunis 38,229 John Carpenter (Republic of Ireland) 8 October 1977 NGA 4–0 EGY 1972 Chukwu 24Odegbami 54 67N'Wadioha 74 Surulere Stadium, Lagos 25,932 César da Luz Dias Correia (Portugal) 21 October 1977 EGY 1972 3–1 NGA Abdou 11 27Mokhtar 50 Iwelumo 75 Nasser Stadium, Cairo 90,000 Emmanuel Platopoulos (Greece) 12 November 1977 NGA 0–1 TUN 1959 Odiye 61 o.g. Surulere Stadium, Lagos 80,000 Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland) 25 November 1977 EGY 1972 3–2 TUN 1959 Gaafar 26 pen.Abdou 53El Khatib 83 Ben Aziza 80Akid 87 Nasser Stadium, Cairo 85,000 Hilmi Ok (Turkey) Tunisia v Egypt 11 December 1977 TUN 1959 4–1 EGY 1972 Akid 15Lahzami 42Ben Aziza 65Labidi 75 Abdel Baki 80 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 42,850 Gianfranco Menegali (Italy) Tunisia qualified. Qualified teams Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1 TUN A1 Final Round winners 11 December 1977 1 0 (debut) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. Goalscorers 6 goals 20em yes EGY 1972 Mahmoud El Khatib 4 goals 20em yes NGA Segun Odegbami 3 goals 20em yes CIV Kobenan Kouman CIV Jérôme Lèbre Mamahou EGY 1972 Mostafa Abdou GUI Papa Camara NGA Thompson Usiyan TUN Mohamed Akid 2 goals 20em yes CMR Roger Milla COG 1970 Jean-Jacques N'Domba CIV Leon Goua G'Bize EGY 1972 Farouk Gaafar NGA Alloysius Atuegbu NGA Godwin Iwelumo SLE Kama Dumbuya SLE Wasieu Sounomu TUN Abderraouf Ben Aziza TUN Khemais Labidi TUN Témime Lahzami Upper Volta Joseph Kaboré ZAM Bernard Chanda ZAM Godfrey Chitalu ZAM Willie Phiri 1 goal 20em yes ALG Omar Betrouni ALG Mahmoud Guendouz CMR Jean Manga Onguéné COG 1970 Jonas Bahamboula COG 1970 Daniel Ebomoa COG 1970 Pierre Lingongo COG 1970 Joseph Mounoudzi COG 1970 Joseph Wamba CIV Gaston Bawa CIV Lucien Kouassi Kouame CIV Pascal Miézan EGY 1972 Ahmed Abdel Baki EGY 1972 Maher Hammam EGY 1972 Ossama Khalil EGY 1972 Mokhtar Mokhtar ETH 1975 Tekalinge Kassahun GHA Opoku Afriyle GHA Ofei Ansah GHA Ibrahim Kassum GUI Ousmane Badara Bangoura GUI Youssuf Camara GUI Mamadou Aliou Keita GUI Chérif Souleymane GUI Ali Sylla GUI Ismael Sylla GUI Seydouba Sylla GUI Ousmane Thiam Tollo MTN 1959 Gagny Coulibaly MAR Abdelghani Lakhal MAR Mustapha Tahir NIG Boukari Adamou NIG Moussa Kanfideni NIG Sanda Seydou NGA Adokie Amiesimaka NGA Kunle Awesu NGA Christian Chukwu NGA Kelechi Emeteole NGA Johnny N'Wadioha NGA Samuel Ojebode SEN Abdoulaye Ba SLE Ismail Dyfan SLE Mohammed Sama SLE William Sango SLE Samuel Tray TOG Anani Afanou TOG Tabania Ametepé TOG Alirou Rachidou TUN Tarak Dhiab TUN Amor Jebali TUN Néjib Liman TUN Ali Kaabi TUN Moncef Khouini UGA Abdulla Nasur UGA Denis Obua UGA Polly Ouma Upper Volta Joseph Ouattara Upper Volta Kouligo Zoma ZAM Alex Chola ZAM Obby Kapita 1 own goal 20em yes MWI Jack Chamangwana (playing against Zambia) NGA Godwin Odiye (playing against Tunisia) See also 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) Notes External links 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) at FIFA.com CAF 1978 Category:1976 in African men's international football Category:1977 in African men's international football Category:1977–78 in Egyptian football Category:1977 in Nigerian sport Category:1977 in Tunisian sport Category:Tunisia at the 1978 FIFA World Cup Category:1976 in Nigerian sport Category:1976–77 in Egyptian football