2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Result:
  Countries that qualified for the 2010 World Cup and 2010 African Cup of Nations
  Countries that qualified for the 2010 African Cup of Nations
  Countries that did not qualify for the 2010 World Cup or 2010 African Cup of Nations
  Countries that withdrew or were disqualified
■ Host nation of the 2010 World Cup
◆ Host nation of the 2010 African Cup of Nations

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa. The qualification stage doubled as the qualification stage for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, with fifteen teams qualifying for the finals held in Angola.

In total, 53 nations participated; however, due to the presence of the two tournaments' respective hosts, 52 teams were involved in each competition. South Africa qualified automatically as host for the World Cup,[1] and Angola qualified as host for the African Cup of Nations. Both nevertheless competed in the qualifying phase to attempt to qualify for the other tournament.

This was the first time since 1934 that the hosts would compete in World Cup qualifiers. Angola's situation mirrored that of Egypt in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers in Africa, which doubled as the qualifiers to the 2006 African Cup of Nations hosted by Egypt.[2]

First round

Five knockout ties were originally required, involving the ten lowest ranked African countries (based on FIFA rankings as of July 2007). The actual draw was apparently conducted one day before the format was announced by CAF. The pairings were:[3]

São Tomé and Príncipe and the Central African Republic both withdrew in early September. As a result, Swaziland and Seychelles (the highest ranked of the ten nations) were no longer required to play in this round, and the teams they were originally matched against, Somalia and Djibouti, were redrawn to play each other instead.[4] The tie between Djibouti and Somalia was played as a one leg tie in Djibouti, as Somalia was not deemed suitable for FIFA matches; the other two ties were played as two leg ties.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Madagascar  102  Comoros 62 40
Djibouti  10  Somalia 10 N/A
Sierra Leone  10  Guinea-Bissau 10 00

Second round

The 48 qualifiers (45 direct entrants plus 3 winners of the first round) were split into 12 groups of 4 in the draw held in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007. Teams in each group played a home-and-away round-robin in 2008, with the 12 groups winners and 8 best runners-up advancing to the third round. As not all groups were of equal size after the exclusion of Ethiopia and the withdrawal of Eritrea, when ranking the runners-up, their results against their group's 4th placed team would not be counted.[5]

Seeding

One team from each of the following pots were drawn into each group.[6]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

 Cameroon
 Nigeria
 Ivory Coast
 Morocco
 Ghana
 Tunisia
 Egypt
 Guinea
 Senegal
 Mali
 Angola
 Togo

 Zambia
 South Africa
 Cape Verde
 DR Congo
 Algeria
 Burkina Faso
 Benin
 Mozambique
 Libya
 Ethiopia
 Congo
 Zimbabwe

 Uganda
 Botswana
 Equatorial Guinea
 Tanzania
 Gabon
 Malawi
 Sudan
 Burundi
 Liberia
 Rwanda
 Eritrea
 Namibia

 Gambia
 Mauritania
 Kenya
 Chad
 Lesotho
 Mauritius
 Niger
 Swaziland
 Seychelles
 Sierra Leone
 Madagascar
 Djibouti

Legend
Countries that advanced to the Third Round

Group 1

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 6510142+1216
 Cape Verde 63037819
 Tanzania 622296+38
 Mauritius 6015317141
  Cameroon Cape Verde Mauritius Tanzania
Cameroon  2 0 5 0 2 1
Cape Verde  1 2 3 1 1 0
Mauritius  0 3 0 1 1 4
Tanzania  0 0 3 1 1 1

Group 2

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guinea 632195+411
 Kenya 631285+310
 Zimbabwe 61324626
 Namibia 620471256
  Guinea Kenya Namibia Zimbabwe
Guinea  3 2 4 0 0 0
Kenya  2 0 1 0 2 0
Namibia  1 2 2 1 4 2
Zimbabwe  0 0 0 0 2 0

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

  • Zimbabwe and Namibia are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Group 3

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Benin 6402128+412
 Angola 6312118+310
 Uganda 631289110
 Niger 610551163
  Angola Benin Niger Uganda
Angola  3 0 3 1 0 0
Benin  3 2 2 0 4 1
Niger  1 2 0 2 3 1
Uganda  3 1 2 1 1 0

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

  • Angola and Uganda are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Note: Angola were automatically qualified as hosts of the 2010 African Cup of Nations. However, they were subject to the same rules as other nations for continuation to the next stage of the qualifiers. Failure to advance from this group eliminated them from the qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Group 4

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 6600111+1018
 South Africa 62135507
 Sierra Leone 62134847
 Equatorial Guinea 610541063
  Equatorial Guinea Nigeria Sierra Leone South Africa
Equatorial Guinea  0 1 2 0 0 1
Nigeria  2 0 4 1 2 0
Sierra Leone  2 1 0 1 1 0
South Africa  4 1 0 1 0 0

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

  • South Africa and Sierra Leone are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Note: South Africa were automatically qualified as hosts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, they were subject to the same rules as other nations for continuation to the next stage of the qualifiers. Failure to advance from this group eliminated them from the qualifiers for the 2010 African Cup of Nations.

Group 5

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 6402115+612
 Gabon 640283+512
 Libya 640274+312
 Lesotho 6006216140
  Gabon Ghana Lesotho Libya
Gabon  2 0 2 0 1 0
Ghana  2 0 3 0 3 0
Lesotho  0 3 2 3 0 1
Libya  1 0 1 0 4 0

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

  • Ghana, Gabon and Libya are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Group 6

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 631274+310
 Gambia 623163+39
 Senegal 623197+29
 Liberia 603341283
  Algeria The Gambia Liberia Senegal
Algeria  1 0 3 0 3 2
Gambia  1 0 3 0 0 0
Liberia  0 0 1 1 2 2
Senegal  1 0 1 1 3 1

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

  • Gambia and Senegal are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Group 7

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 6330102+812
 Mozambique 622275+28
 Madagascar 61322756
 Botswana 61233855
  Botswana Ivory Coast Madagascar Mozambique
Botswana  1 1 0 0 0 1
Ivory Coast  4 0 3 0 1 0
Madagascar  1 0 0 0 1 1
Mozambique  1 2 1 1 3 0

On 19 March 2008, FIFA announced the immediate suspension of the Malagasy Football Federation (FMF).[7] The suspension was lifted on 19 May 2008.[8]

Group 8

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 4301115+69
 Rwanda 430173+49
 Mauritania 4004212100
  Mauritania Morocco Rwanda
Mauritania  1 4 0 1
Morocco  4 1 2 0
Rwanda  3 0 3 1

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

  • Morocco and Rwanda are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Ethiopia played four matches in this group, before FIFA announced the immediate suspension of the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) on 29 July 2008.[9] On 12 September 2008, FIFA excluded the EFF from the 2010 World Cup qualifiers and the results of their matches were cancelled.[10] While it was not clear if they were also explicitly excluded from the 2010 African Cup of Nations, their failure to complete the remaining fixtures effectively eliminated them from the tournament.

Group 9

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burkina Faso 6510145+916
 Tunisia 6411113+813
 Burundi 62045946
 Seychelles 6006417130
  Burkina Faso Burundi Seychelles Tunisia
Burkina Faso  2 0 4 1 0 0
Burundi  1 3 1 0 0 1
Seychelles  2 3 1 2 0 2
Tunisia  1 2 2 1 5 0

Group 10

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mali 6402138+512
 Sudan 63039909
 Congo 63037819
 Chad 620471146
  Chad Republic of the Congo Mali Sudan
Chad  2 1 1 2 1 3
Congo  2 0 1 0 1 0
Mali  2 1 4 2 3 0
Sudan  1 2 2 0 3 2

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

  • Sudan and Congo are ranked by their overall goal difference.

On 28 March 2008, FIFA announced the immediate suspension of the Chadian Football Federation (FTFA).[11] The suspension was lifted on 7 May 2008.[12]

Chad was disqualified from the 2010 African Nations Cup qualifiers after failing to show up for their away match against Sudan, despite security guarantees. The match was subsequently rescheduled. Only matches between Mali, Sudan and Congo were taken into account for the qualification of the second round of the preliminaries of the African Cup of Nations. However, Chad was still able qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[13] This could have led to complications if Chad had advanced to the next round or if Chad's exclusion the now alternate group standings had produced different group winners and impacted on the ranking of the second-placed side.

For African Cup of Nations qualification:

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mali 420296+36
 Sudan 42025616
 Congo 42024626
  Republic of the Congo Mali Sudan
Congo  1 0 1 0
Mali  4 2 3 0
Sudan  2 0 3 2

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

  • Mali, Sudan and Congo are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Group 11

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 421121+17
 Togo 420283+56
 Swaziland 41122864
  Swaziland Togo Zambia
Swaziland  2 1 0 0
Togo  6 0 1 0
Zambia  1 0 1 0

Eritrea withdrew from the qualifiers on 25 March 2008 and were not replaced.[14]

Group 12

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 6501132+1115
 Malawi 6402145+912
 DR Congo 6303146+89
 Djibouti 6006230280
  Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Malawi
DR Congo  5 1 0 1 1 0
Djibouti  0 6 0 4 0 3
Egypt  2 1 4 0 2 0
Malawi  2 1 8 1 1 0

Rankings of runners-up

Along with the 12 group winners, the 8 highest-ranked runners-up also advanced to the third round. Because not all groups contained an equal number of teams, only results against the first- and third-placed teams in each group counted.

Grp
Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Rwanda 430173+49
2 Kenya 421163+37
9 Tunisia 421143+17
11 Togo 420283+56
5 Gabon 42023306
10 Sudan 42025616
12 Malawi 42023416
7 Mozambique 412153+25
6 Gambia 41212205
3 Angola 41126604
1 Cape Verde 41033743
4 South Africa 40130441

Ranking rules

  1. Total points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goals scored
  4. Away goals scored
  5. A play-off decider at a neutral ground (if necessary)

Third round

The 20 remaining sides were split into five groups of four. The draw for the groups took place on 22 October 2008 in Zürich, Switzerland.[15]

The five group winners will qualify for the FIFA World Cup and the African Cup of Nations in 2010. Together with them, the five runners-up and the five third-placed teams qualify for the African Cup of Nations.

Seeding

Teams were seeded based on their FIFA World Rankings in October 2008 (number in parentheses).[16] One team from each of the following pots was drawn into each group.[17]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Cameroon (12)
 Egypt (22)
 Ghana (25)
 Nigeria (27)
 Ivory Coast (29)

 Guinea (41)
 Morocco (43)
 Tunisia (47)
 Mali (53)
 Algeria (56)

 Burkina Faso (63)
 Gabon (67)
 Zambia (70)
 Kenya (79)
 Benin (81)

 Rwanda (87)
 Togo (91)
 Mozambique (100)
 Sudan (106)
 Malawi (109)

Legend
Countries that qualified for the 2010 World Cup and 2010 African Cup of Nations
Countries that qualified for the 2010 African Cup of Nations

Group A

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 641192+713
 Gabon 630397+29
 Togo 62223748
 Morocco 60333853
  Cameroon Gabon Morocco Togo
Cameroon  2 1 0 0 3 0
Gabon  0 2 3 1 3 0
Morocco  0 2 1 2 0 0
Togo  1 0 1 0 1 1

Group B

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 633094+512
 Tunisia 632174+311
 Mozambique 62133527
 Kenya 610551163
  Kenya Mozambique Nigeria Tunisia
Kenya  2 1 2 3 1 2
Mozambique  1 0 0 0 1 0
Nigeria  3 0 1 0 2 2
Tunisia  1 0 2 0 0 0

Group C

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 641194+513
 Egypt 641194+513
 Zambia 61232535
 Rwanda 60241872
  Algeria Egypt Rwanda Zambia
Algeria  3 1 3 1 1 0
Egypt  2 0 3 0 1 1
Rwanda  0 0 0 1 0 0
Zambia  0 2 0 1 1 0
Egypt  0–1  Algeria
Report Yahia  40'
Attendance: 40,000

Group D

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 641193+613
 Benin 631266010
 Mali 623187+19
 Sudan 60152971
  Benin Ghana Mali Sudan
Benin  1 0 1 1 1 0
Ghana  1 0 2 2 2 0
Mali  3 1 0 2 1 0
Sudan  1 2 0 2 1 1


Group E

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 6510194+1516
 Burkina Faso 64021011112
 Malawi 611441174
 Guinea 610571473
  Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Guinea Malawi
Burkina Faso  2 3 4 2 1 0
Ivory Coast  5 0 3 0 5 0
Guinea  1 2 1 2 2 1
Malawi  0 1 1 1 2 1


Qualified teams

The following six teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 South AfricaHosts15 May 20042 (1998, 2002)
 CameroonThird Round Group A winners14 November 20095 (1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
 NigeriaThird Round Group B winners14 November 20093 (1994, 1998, 2002)
 AlgeriaThird Round Group C winners18 November 20092 (1982, 1986)
 GhanaThird Round Group D winners6 September 20091 (2006)
 Ivory CoastThird Round Group E winners10 October 20091 (2006)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 506 goals scored over 198 games, for an average of 2.54 goals per game.

12 goals

9 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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