1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF – First Round)

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. In addition, Liberia and Libya withdraw during qualification due to UN sanctions.

The African zone was allocated 3 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

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.

Results

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 421154+15
 Ghana 420243+14
 Burundi 411224-23
 Uganda withdrew

Algeria advanced to the Final Round.

Algeria  3 – 1  Burundi
Tasfaout  40', 87'
Meziane  70'		 Report Niyonkuru  89' (pen.)
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Burundi  1 – 0  Ghana
Habimana  78'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ali Tahir Hafidhi (Tanzania)
Ghana  2 – 0  Algeria
Yeboah  24'
K. Ayew  82'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Souleymane Badara Sene (Senegal)
Burundi  0 – 0  Algeria
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jonathan Gatera (Rwanda)
Ghana  1 – 0  Burundi
A. Pele  19'
Attendance: 31,711
Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Algeria  2 – 1  Ghana
Brahimi  60'
Meziane  85'		 Report Akonnor  12'
Attendance: 30,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 422071+66
 Swaziland 311115-43
 Zaire 301213-21
 Liberia withdrew after two matches

Liberia withdrew after 2 matches, results were annulled. Swaziland and Zaire did not play last match as neither could qualify

Cameroon advanced to the Final Round.

Zaire  4 – 2
Annulled		  Liberia
Kabongo  39', 50'
Lukaku  72', 85'		 Sebwe  32'
Sogbie  55'
Cameroon  5 – 0  Swaziland
Tiki  10'
Tchami  16'
Djappa  20'
Mbarga  64'
Fiala  88'
Attendance: 10,336
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Liberia  0 – 0
Annulled		  Cameroon
Referee: Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)
Swaziland  1 – 0  Zaire
Terblanche  85'
Referee: Haroun Onderah (Kenya)
Zaire  1 – 2  Cameroon
Katschi  85' (pen.) Ebongué  50'
Tchami  60'
Attendance: 28,941
Referee: Joel Dwarf Mondoka (Zambia)
Swaziland  0 – 0  Cameroon
Referee: Christian Chikuka (Zambia)
Zaire  Not Played[1]  Swaziland
Referee: Bantsimba (Congo)
Cameroon  0 – 0  Zaire
Referee: Anthony Edusah (Ghana)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zimbabwe 642084+410
 Egypt 632193+68
 Angola 512234-14
 Togo 5005211-90

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.

Zimbabwe  1 – 0  Togo
A. Ndlovu  67'
Attendance: 42,958
Referee: Macnever Mang'anda (Malawi)
Egypt  1 – 0  Angola
H. Hassan  63'
Referee: Rachid Ben Khedija (Tunisia)
Togo  1 – 4  Egypt
Salou  80' Mansour  24'
H. Hassan  32', 89' (pen.)
Ramzy  84'
Attendance: 10,253
Referee: Cherif Boubacar Mbaye (Senegal)
Zimbabwe  2 – 1  Egypt
P. Ndlovu  40'
Sawu  49'		 El-Kass  64'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Getachew Mekonen (Ethiopia)
Angola  1 – 1  Zimbabwe
Neves  60' Sawu  25'
Referee: Kalumba Kabuya (Zaire)
Togo  1 – 2  Zimbabwe
Ali  69' Sawu  47'
McKop  62'
Attendance: 5,464
Referee: Fode Capi Camara (Guinea)
Angola  0 – 0  Egypt
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)
Egypt  3 – 0  Togo
H. Hassan  58'
Ezzat  83'
El-Kass  89'
Referee: Mohamed Bahar (Madagascar)
Zimbabwe  2 – 1  Angola
Sawu  17'
P. Ndlovu  61'		 Neto  44'
Referee: Karamchand Teeluckdharry (Mauritius)
Angola  Not Played[2]  Togo
Egypt  2 – 1
Annulled[3]		  Zimbabwe
Kasem  32' (pen.)
H. Hassan  40'		 Sawu  5'
Togo  0 – 1  Angola
Paulão  83'
Attendance: 2,427
Referee: Ousmane Souleymane Diallo (Burkina Faso)
Egypt  0 – 0
Replay		  Zimbabwe
Attendance: 10,000

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 431070+77
 South Africa 421124-25
 Congo 400405-50
 Libya withdrew, results annulled[5]

South Africa replaced São Tomé and Príncipe after the latter withdrew after seeding.

Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.

Nigeria  4 – 0  South Africa
Ricky  34'
Siasa  56'
Yekini  65', 89'
Attendance: 40,738
Referee: Rex Odei (Ghana)
South Africa  1 – 0  Congo
Masinga  27'
Attendance: 18,964
Congo  0 – 1  Nigeria
Yekini  22'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Pierre Alain Mounguengui (Gabon)
South Africa  0 – 0  Nigeria
Attendance: 47,748
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)
Congo  0 – 1  South Africa
Legodi  86'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sylvain Abikanlou (Benin)
Nigeria  2 – 0  Congo
Fuludu  14'
George  84'
Attendance: 30,202
Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 422070+76
 Niger 421132+15
 Botswana 401319-81
 Sudan withdrew

Ivory Coast advanced to the Final Round.

Ivory Coast  6 – 0  Botswana
A. Traoré  10', 17' (pen.), 86'
Ben Salah  14'
Tiéhi  69'
Kouadio  70'
Attendance: 15,052
Referee: Titus Olabode Adegbehingbe (Nigeria)
Niger  0 – 0  Ivory Coast
Attendance: 14,230
Referee: Ahmat Kinder (Ghana)
Botswana  0 – 1  Niger
Yattaga  32'
Referee: Wallace Ernest Mabuza (Swaziland)
Botswana  0 – 0  Ivory Coast
Referee: Alem Assefa (Ethiopia)
Ivory Coast  1 – 0  Niger
A. Traoré  54'
Attendance: 18,011
Referee: Mamadouba Engage Camara (Guinea)
Niger  2 – 1  Botswana
Yahaya  23', 89' Duiker  37'
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 6420131+1210
 Tunisia 6330142+129
 Ethiopia 6114311-83
 Benin 6105319-162

Benin replaced Malawi after the latter withdrew after seeding.

Morocco advanced to the Final Round.

Tunisia  5 – 1  Benin
F. Roussi  16' (pen.)
Mahjoubi  30'
Hamrouni  40', 52'
Sellimi  77'		 Sacramento  43'
Attendance: 30,118
Morocco  5 – 0
Suspended at 51'[6]		  Ethiopia
Chaouch  2', 29'
Fertout  14'
Lashaf  40'
Samadi  50'
Attendance: 6,820
Referee: Rachid Medjiba (Algeria)
Ethiopia  0 – 0  Tunisia
Attendance: 2,488
Referee: Bora Mady Kanoso (Madagascar)
Benin  0 – 1  Morocco
Daoudi  50'
Attendance: 2,488
Referee: Oi Attikora (Côte d'Ivoire)
Tunisia  1 – 1  Morocco
F. Rouissi  44' Bouyboub  85'
Attendance: 36,950
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)
Ethiopia  3 – 1  Benin
Hussein  7'
Beguashaw  38'
Tenker  50'		 Sossa  21'
Referee: Christopher Yolisichra-Musa (Uganda)
Ethiopia  0 – 1  Morocco
Fertout  33'
Attendance: 12,757
Referee: Martin Bita Omondi (Kenya)
Benin  0 – 5  Tunisia
Tlemcani  15'
L. Rouissi  18', 42'
Herichi  45', 61'
Attendance: 5,933
Referee: Lazare Essimi Mbengue (Cameroon)
Tunisia  3 – 0  Ethiopia
Limam  4'
Mahjoubi  73'
Hamrouni  89'
Attendance: 7,500
Morocco  5 – 0  Benin
Chaouch  2', 17'
El Khalej  42'
Abrami  60' (pen.)
Mezziane  72'
Attendance: 9,602
Referee: Cherif Boubacar Mbaye (Senegal)
Benin  1 – 0  Ethiopia
Arouna  62'
Referee: Zakaria Camara (Guinea)
Morocco  0 – 0  Tunisia
Attendance: 60,000

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 4301104+66
 Gabon 421175+25
 Mozambique 4013311-81
 Mauritania withdrew

Senegal advanced to the Final Round.

Gabon  3 – 1  Mozambique
Nzamba  12', 24'
Aubameyang  75'		 Sardina  17'
Attendance: 8,903
Referee: Joao Do Nascimento Gonçalves (Angola)
Mozambique  0 – 1  Senegal
Diallo  86'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Christian Chikuka (Zambia)
Gabon  3 – 2  Senegal
Amégasse  37'
Nzamba  60'
Ondo  82'		 Lette  34'
Sané  74'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mamadouba Engage Camara (Guinea)
Mozambique  1 – 1  Gabon
Owanga  50' Nzamba  40'
Attendance: 8,778
Referee: Ali Tahir Hafidhi (Tanzania)
Senegal  6 – 1  Mozambique
Sané  13', 20'
Seck  27', 82'
Badiane  48'
Diarra  75'		 Tembe  44'
Attendance: 6,758
Referee: Emmanuel Dada Obafemi (Nigeria)
Senegal  1 – 0  Gabon
Badiane  35'
Referee: Moulay-Lahcen Najachi (Morocco)

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 4301113+86
 Madagascar 430173+46
 Namibia 4004012-120
 Tanzania withdrew, results annulled

Namibia replaced Burkina Faso who withdrew after seeding

Zambia advanced to the Final Round.

Zambia  2 – 0
Annulled		  Tanzania
J. Bwalya  20'
Mutale  30'
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Gerald Gwatidzo (Zimbabwe)
Madagascar  3 – 0  Namibia
Jean-Paul  29'
Harry  44', 58'
Attendance: 13,650
Referee: Goinsamy Maunick (Mauritius)
Tanzania  0 – 0
Annulled		  Madagascar
Attendance: 6,881
Referee: Charles Bakundukize (Burundi)
Namibia  0 – 4  Zambia
Chikwalakwala  15', 35'
Mutale  22', 26'
Referee: Louis Yana Yana (Cameroon)
Tanzania  2 – 0
Annulled		  Namibia
Lunyamila  52'
Minde  74'
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Madagascar  2 – 0  Zambia
Rasoanaivo  52'
Jean-Paul  90'
Attendance: 23,050
Referee: Bekele Kidane (Ethiopia)
Tanzania  1 – 3
Annulled		  Zambia
Jumanne  44' K. Bwalya  5'
Mwila  42'
A. Bwalya  67'
Attendance: 8,894
Referee: Charles Bakundukize (Burundi)
Namibia  0 – 1  Madagascar
Remi  3'
Referee: Jelas Ntebu Masole (Botswana)
Zambia  4 – 0  Namibia
Chansa  4'
Musonda  2' (pen.)
K. Bwalya  79'
Simambe  84'
Referee: Jorge Mario Femandes (Angola)
Zambia  3 – 1  Madagascar
Mutale  14'
K. Bwalya  65'
Mwitwa  68'		 Rasoanaivo  82'
Referee: Hussein Ali Mousa (Egypt)

Group I

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guinea 210142+22
 Kenya 210124-22
 Gambia withdrew
 Mali withdrew

Guinea advanced to the Final Round.

Guinea  4 – 0  Kenya
F. Camara  51'
Oulare  53'
T. Camara  65', 89'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Infali Cassama (Gabon)
Kenya  2 – 0  Guinea
Matego  10'
Nachok  88'
Attendance: 6,785
Referee: Fethi Boucetta (Tunisia)

Notes

  1. ↑ The Zaire–Swaziland match was not played, as neither team could advance with a win.
  2. ↑ The Angola–Togo match was not played, as neither team could advance with a win.
  3. ↑ The result of the original Egypt–Zimbabwe match was annulled due to crowd violence; it was later replayed on neutral ground.
  4. ↑ The 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ The Morocco–Ethiopia match was suspended after 51 minutes due to Ethiopia being reduced to seven players; the result was affirmed.
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