1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.

1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Cameroon Roger Milla (6 goals)
1978
1986

A total of 29 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Central African Republic was excluded by FIFA for not paying the entry fee. The African Zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Finally 26 nations played at least one of the 46 games.

Format

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There would be four rounds of play:

  • First Round: 4 teams, Sudan, Liberia, Togo, and Zimbabwe, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 24 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round. Ghana and Uganda withdrew before playing.
  • 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. Libya withdrew before playing the Second round.
  • Final Round: The 4 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Senegal   0–1   Morocco 0–1 0–0
Zaire   7–3   Mozambique 5–2 2–1
Cameroon   4–1   Malawi 3–0 1–1
Guinea   4–2   Lesotho 3–1 1–1
Tunisia   2–2 (3–4 p)   Nigeria 2–0 0–2
Libya   2–1   Gambia 2–1 0–0
Ethiopia   0–4   Zambia 0–0 0–4
Niger   1–1 (a)   Somalia 0–0 1–1
Sierra Leone   3–5   Algeria 2–2 1–3
Kenya   3–6   Tanzania 3–1 0–5
Egypt   w/o   Ghana
Madagascar   w/o   Uganda
Liberia   Bye
Sudan   Bye
Togo   Bye
Zimbabwe   Bye
Senegal  0–1  Morocco
Timoumi   21'
Morocco  0–0  Senegal

Morocco won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.


Zaire  5–2  Mozambique
Kiyika   30' (pen.), 82' (pen.)
Muteba   67', 87'
Ilunga   85'
Guiambe   23', 50'
Mozambique  1–2  Zaire
Rui Marcos   55' (pen.) Muteba   15'
Mayélé   17'

Zaire won 7–3 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.


Cameroon  3–0  Malawi
Milla   35'
Kundé   54'
Abega   59'
Malawi  1–1  Cameroon
Dandize   71' Onguéné   70'
Attendance: 30,000

Cameroon won 4–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.


Guinea  3–1  Lesotho
Koné   39'
Camara   52' (pen.)
Touré   82'
Leboela   44'
Lesotho  1–1  Guinea
Masia   65' Touré   33'

Guinea won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.


Tunisia  2–0  Nigeria
Liman   31'
Lahzami   52'
Nigeria  2–0  Tunisia
Boateng   11'
Osigwe   74'
Penalties
4 – 3
Attendance: 52,487

Nigeria won on penalties after 2–2 on agg. and so advanced to the Second Round.


Libya  2–1  Gambia
Bani  
Rashid  
Sarr  
Gambia  0–0  Libya
Attendance: 1,240
Referee: Modibo N'Diaye (Mali)

Libya won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.


Ethiopia  0–0  Zambia
Zambia  4–0  Ethiopia
Chola   4'
Chitalu   16', 89'
Kaimana   69'

Zambia won 4–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.


Niger  0–0  Somalia
Somalia  1–1  Niger
Mohammed   90' Kanfideni   30'

Niger advanced to the Second Round due on away goals after 1–1 on agg.


Sierra Leone  2–2  Algeria
Noah   58'
Dyfan   60'
Bensaoula   72'
Belloumi   85'
Algeria  3–1  Sierra Leone
Fergani   42'
Bensaoula   47'
Madjer   78'
Johnson   79'
Attendance: 12,636

Algeria won 5–3 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.


Kenya  3–1  Tanzania
Adero   30'
Owino   57', 80' (pen.)
Ali  
Tanzania  5–0  Kenya
Tino   44', 70'
Rishard   70'
Ali   72', 80'

Tanzania won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.


Egypt  w/o  Ghana
Withdrew

Egypt advanced to the Second Round, Ghana withdrew.


Madagascar  w/o  Uganda
Withdrew

Madagascar advanced to the Second Round, Uganda withdrew.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria   3–1   Sudan 2–0 1–1
Niger   2–2 (a)   Togo 0–1 2–1
Liberia   0–1   Guinea 0–0 0–1
Cameroon   2–1   Zimbabwe 2–0 0–1
Morocco   2–2 (5–4 p)   Zambia 2–0 0–2
Nigeria   3–1   Tanzania 1–1 2–0
Madagascar   3–4   Zaire 1–1 2–3
Egypt   w/o   Libya
Algeria  2–0  Sudan
Bensaoula   9'
Fergani   45'
Sudan  1–1  Algeria
Abu Obeida Adam   82' Gamouh   67'
Attendance: 28,385

Algeria won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.


Niger  0–1  Togo
Tao   53'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Modibo N'Diaye (Mali)
Togo  1–2  Niger
Dodji   79' Adovi   57'
Atcha   82'

Niger advanced to the Third Round due on away goals after a draw 2–2 on agg.


Guinea  1–0  Liberia
Bangoura   55'

Guinea won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.


Cameroon  2–0  Zimbabwe
Onguéné   80'
Mbida   85'
Zimbabwe  1–0  Cameroon
Muchineripi   29'
Attendance: 20,000

Cameroon won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.


Morocco  2–0  Zambia
Boussati   30'
Limane   34'
Fes Stadium, Fes, Morocco
Attendance: 6,375
Zambia  2–0  Morocco
Musonda   60'
Phiri   78'
Penalties
4 – 5

Morocco won on penalties after a draw 2–2 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.


Nigeria  1–1  Tanzania
Lawal   29' Salim   85'
Attendance: 25,235
Tanzania  0–2  Nigeria
Chiedozie   5'
M'Wokozhi   79'

Nigeria won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.


Madagascar  1–1  Zaire
Kira   26' Malgbanga   74'
Zaire  3–2  Madagascar
Suzeti   1'
Mayélé   26'
Malgbanga   75'
Tshikalu   19' (o.g.)
Bin Amidou   39'

Zaire won 4–3 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.


Egypt  w/o  Libya
Withdrew

Egypt advanced to the Third Round, Libya withdrew.

Third round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria   4–1   Niger 4–0 0–1
Guinea   1–2   Nigeria 1–1 0–1
Morocco   1–0   Egypt 1–0 0–0
Zaire   2–6   Cameroon 1–0 1–6
Algeria  4–0  Niger
Madjer   44' (pen.)
Belloumi   46', 77'
Korichi   53'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Doudou N'Jie (Gambia)
Niger  1–0  Algeria
Seydou   89'

Algeria won 4–1 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.


Guinea  1–1  Nigeria
Touré   66' (pen.) Chiedozie   21'
Nigeria  1–0  Guinea
Nwosu   90'

Nigeria won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.


Morocco  1–0  Egypt
Daidi   44'
Attendance: 80,000
Egypt  0–0  Morocco
Attendance: 100,000

Morocco won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.


Zaire  1–0  Cameroon
N'Kama   23'
Attendance: 100,000
Cameroon  6–1  Zaire
Milla   3', 45', 90'
Mbida   13'
Kundé   52', 67' (pen.)
Mukendi   53'

Cameroon won 6–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria   1–4   Algeria 0–2 1–2
Morocco   1–4   Cameroon 0–2 1–2
Nigeria  0–2  Algeria
Belloumi   34'
Zidane   44'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Algeria  2–1  Nigeria
Belloumi   9'
Madjer   85'
Owolabi   40'
Attendance: 60,000

Algeria won 4–1 on agg. and qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.


Morocco  0–2  Cameroon
Milla   15' (pen.)
Tokoto   40'
Attendance: 16,000
Cameroon  2–1  Morocco
Aoudou   15' (pen.)
Milla   47'
Yaghcha   25' (pen.)

Cameroon won 4–1 on agg. and qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Qualified teams

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
  Algeria Final Round winners 31 October 1981 0 (debut)
  Cameroon Final Round winners 29 November 1981 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

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