1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament details
Dates31 May 1996 – 17 August 1997
Teams36 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played91
Goals scored229 (2.52 per match)
Attendance2,810,227 (30,882 per match)
Top scorer(s)Angola Paulão
Burkina Faso Mamadou Zongo
Kenya Mike Okoth Origi
Zimbabwe Vitalis Takawira (5 goals)
← 1994
2002 →
Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations
Result:
  Countries that qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
  Countries that did not qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
  Countries that did not enter, withdrew or were disqualified

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Mali and Niger both withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated five places (out of 32) in the final tournament.

Summary

There would be two rounds of play:

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania  0–2  Burkina Faso 0–0 0–2
Namibia  3–1  Mozambique 2–0 1–1
Malawi  0–4  South Africa 0–1 0–3
Uganda  1–5  Angola 0–2 1–3
Guinea-Bissau  4–5  Guinea 3–2 1–3
Gambia  2–5  Liberia 2–1 0–4
Swaziland  0–3  Gabon 0–1 0–2
Burundi  2–0  Sierra Leone 1–0 1–0
Madagascar  3–4  Zimbabwe 1–2 2–2
Congo  3–1  Ivory Coast 2–0 1–1
Mauritius  1–7  Zaire 1–5 0–2
Rwanda  1–5  Tunisia 1–3 0–2
Kenya  3–2  Algeria 3–1 0–1
Togo  3–2  Senegal 2–1 1–1
Sudan  2–3  Zambia 2–0 0–3
Tanzania  1–2  Ghana 0–0 1–2

First leg

Mauritania 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Stade National, Nouakchott
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alhagi Ibrahima Faye (Togo)
Namibia 2–0 Mozambique
Hoeseb 28'
Ortmann 80'		 Report
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Antonio Augusto Silva (Angola)
Malawi 0–1 South Africa
Report Tinkler 21'
Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Uganda 0–2 Angola
Report Da Silva 35' (pen.)
Paulão 60' (pen.)
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Isaack Omar Abdulkadir (Tanzania)
Guinea-Bissau 3–2 Guinea
Tavares 11', 36'
Co 60' (pen.)		 Report Camara 53', 54'
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
Gambia 2–1 Liberia
Corr 18' (pen.)
Sillah 58'		 Report Debbah 35' (pen.)
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
Swaziland 0–1 Gabon
Report Ogandaga 5'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Feliz Onias Tangawarima (Mozambique)
Burundi 1–0 Sierra Leone
Wambo 85' Report
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ahmed Salih Salah (Sudan)
Madagascar 1–2 Zimbabwe
Raoelijaona 85' Report Sawu 79'
Takawira 89'
Antananarivo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Congo 2–0 Ivory Coast
Niere 42'
Miyamou 89'		 Report
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Aka Amuam (Cameroon)
Mauritius 1–5 Zaire
Mocude 64' Report Emeka 1'
Ngonge 15'
Tondelva 60'
Elonga-Ekakia 77', 82'
Stade Anjalay, Port Louis
Attendance: 2,448
Referee: Eric Hubert (Reunion)
Rwanda 1–3 Tunisia
Mupenzi 48' Report Sellimi 43' (pen.), 47'
Ben Slimane 60'
Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali City
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Bisingu-Wabelo Buenkadila (Zaire)
Kenya 3–1 Algeria
Kwarula 58'
Motego 63' (pen.)
Otieno 87'		 Report Zerrouki 78'
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kine Tebebu (Ethiopia)
Togo 2–1 Senegal
Oyawolé 31'
Noutsoudje 88'		 Report Traoré 80'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)
Sudan 2–0 Zambia
Khalid Ahmed Elmustafa 12'
Anas Elnour 52'		 Report
Al-Hilal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 11,983
Referee: Martin Omondi Bita (Kenya)
Tanzania 0–0 Ghana
Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Charles Baku Ndukize (Burundi)

Second leg

Burkina Faso 2–0 Mauritania
Ouédraogo 44'
Traore 81'		 Report
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Sylvain Abikanlou (Benin)

Burkina Faso won 2–0 on aggregate

Mozambique 1–1 Namibia
Macamo 25' Report Khob 84'
Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Milson Bahirah Jaky (Madagascar)

Namibia won 3–1 on aggregate

South Africa 3–0 Malawi
Bartlett 4', 42'
Fish 38'		 Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Edwin Mmonwagotlhe Senai (Botswana)

South Africa won 4–0 on aggregate

Angola 3–1 Uganda
Paulão 1', 58'
Paulo Silva 7'		 Report Robert Kizito 3'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Goshen Hatimbula (Zambia)

Angola won 5–1 on aggregate

Guinea 3–1 Guinea-Bissau
Soumah 33', 59'
Bangoura 61'		 Report Co 47'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Moussa Kanoute (Mali)

Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate

Liberia 4–0 Gambia
Clarke 25'
Weah 79'
Makor 87'
Debbah 90'		 Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 7,609
Referee: Samuel Kamara (Sierra Leone)

Liberia won 5–2 on aggregate

Gabon 2–0 Swaziland
Mackaya 28'
Ngoukou 56'		 Report
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 11,625
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

Gabon won 3–0 on aggregate

Sierra Leone 0–1 Burundi
Report Mbuyi 30'
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Olufemi Orimison Olaniyan (Nigeria)

Burundi won 2–0 on aggregate but withdrew before the Final Round started, so their place was given to Sierra Leone.

Zimbabwe 2–2 Madagascar
Zviripayi 52'
Takawira 69'		 Report R. Rasoanaivo 23'
H. Rasoanaivo 67'
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 36,885
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

Zimbabwe won 4–3 on aggregate

Ivory Coast 1–1 Congo
Dao 29' Report Imboula 85'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Congo won 3–1 on aggregate

Zaire 2–0 Mauritius
Ngonge 45'
Tondelva 90'		 Report
Stade Kamanyola, Kinshasa
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

Zaire won 7–1 on aggregate

Tunisia 2–0 Rwanda
Berkhissa 17'
Sellimi 46' (pen.)		 Report
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)

Tunisia won 5–1 on aggregate

Algeria 1–0 Kenya
Tasfaout 81' Report
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)

Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate

Senegal 1–1 Togo
Diallo 30' Report Gnavor 85'
Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lassana Gassama (Mauritania)

Togo won 3–2 on aggregate

Zambia 3–0 Sudan
Lota 13'
Mutale 35'
Tembo 76'		 Report
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Wallace Mabuza (Swaziland)

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate

Ghana 2–1 Tanzania
Johnson 70'
Augustine 81'		 Report Daima 71'
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate

Final round

Key:

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 6 4 1 1 10 4 6 13
 Guinea 6 4 0 2 10 5 5 12
 Kenya 6 3 1 2 11 12 −1 10
 Burkina Faso 6 0 0 6 7 17 −10 0
Nigeria 2–0 Burkina Faso
Amokachi 46', 77' Report
Lagos National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Guinea 3–1 Kenya
T. Camara 17'
F. Camara 34'
Soumah 82'		 Report Okoth 12'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)
Kenya 1–1 Nigeria
Simiyu 22' Report Akpoborie 48'
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
Burkina Faso 0–2 Guinea
Report Oularé 17'
Soumah 44'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Nigeria 2–1 Guinea
Amokachi 66', 67' Report T. Camara 87'
Lagos National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Kenya 4–3 Burkina Faso
Okoth 55', 75', 85', 87' Report Zongo 12', 70'
F. Sanou 42' (pen.)
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)
Burkina Faso 1–2 Nigeria
Zongo 76' Report Adepoju 42'
Amunike 58'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 12,224
Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)
Kenya 1–0 Guinea
Otieno 3' Report
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Nigeria 3–0 Kenya
Oliseh 13'
Amunike 43'
Oruma 83'		 Report
Lagos National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Guinea 3–1 Burkina Faso
F. Camara 9' (pen.)
Balma 27' (o.g.)
Oulare 54'		 Report Zongo 8'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Burkina Faso 2–4 Kenya
Zongo 16'
O. Sanou 80'		 Report Simiyu 8'
Were 44'
Sunguti 70', 75'
Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Guinea 1–0 Nigeria
F. Camara 50' Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 6 5 1 0 10 1 9 16
 Egypt 6 3 1 2 15 5 10 10
 Liberia 6 1 1 4 2 10 −8 4
 Namibia 6 1 1 4 6 17 −11 4
Egypt 7–1 Namibia
Maher 1', 15', 69'
A. Hassan 11'
I. Hassan 34'
H. Hassan 72', 83'		 Report Shivute 24'
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
Liberia 0–1 Tunisia
Report Jelassi 87'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
Namibia 0–0 Liberia
Report[permanent dead link]
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
Tunisia 1–0 Egypt
Baya 10' Report
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
Liberia 1–0 Egypt
Weah 29' Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Namibia 1–2 Tunisia
Ouseb 74' Report Herichi 15'
Badra 68'
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Milson Jaky (Madagascar)
Namibia 2–3 Egypt
Uutoni 62'
Ouseb 87' (pen.)		 Report H. Hassan 77', 89'
Khashaba 79' (pen.)
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Amuam Aka (Cameroon)
Tunisia 2–0 Liberia
Sellimi 66'
Badra 75'		 Report
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
Liberia 1–2 Namibia
Daye 5' Report Shivute 35'
Uri Khob 82'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 11,960
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
Egypt 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria)
Egypt 5–0 Liberia
Khashaba 21' (pen.)
Hanafy 24'
Sabry 46'
Kamouna 68'
Emam 77'		 Report
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kine Tibebu (Ethiopia)
Tunisia 4–0 Namibia
Baya 19', 57'
Souayah 31'
Limam 70'		 Report
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Salah Ahmed Mohamed Salih (Sudan)

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 6 4 1 1 7 3 4 13
 Congo 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10
 Zambia 6 2 2 2 7 6 1 8
 DR Congo 6 0 2 4 4 9 −5 2

In May 1997, Zaire were renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo DR).

South Africa 1–0 Zaire
Masinga 67' Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Congo 1–0 Zambia
Niere 86' Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Zambia 0–0 South Africa
Report
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)
Zaire 1–1 Congo
Lembi 13' Report Bongo 4'
Stade Kamanyola, Kinshasa
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Congo 2–0 South Africa
Younga-Mouhani 60', 64' Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
Zaire 2–2 Zambia
N'tsunda 29'
Bazamba 51'		 Report Malitoli 22'
Tembo 81'
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Zaire 1–2 South Africa
Tumba 26' Report Khumalo 21'
Masinga 66'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Emmanuel Obafemi (Nigeria)
Zambia 3–0 Congo
Lota 40'
Miti 85'
Bwalya 85'		 Report
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
Congo 1–0 DR Congo
Younga-Mouhani 60' Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
South Africa 3–0 Zambia
Mkhalele 8'
Masinga 17'
Williams 54'		 Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
South Africa 1–0 Congo
Masinga 14' Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Zambia 2–0 DR Congo
Kamwandi 32', 56' Report
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 6 4 2 0 10 4 6 14
 Angola 6 2 4 0 7 4 3 10
 Zimbabwe 6 1 1 4 6 7 −1 4
 Togo 6 1 1 4 6 14 −8 4
Angola 2–1 Zimbabwe
Akwá 43'
Paulão 51'		 Report Ndlovu 60'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Togo 2–4 Cameroon
Noutsoudje 50'
Salou 83' (pen.)		 Report Tchami 10', 24', 55'
Missé-Missé 63'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Cameroon 0–0 Angola
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Zimbabwe 3–0 Togo
Chihuri 16'
Takawira 21' (pen.), 49'		 Report
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Angola 3–1 Togo
Paulão 29'
Akwá 45'
Sousa 51'		 Report
Oyawolé 21'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)
Cameroon 1–0 Zimbabwe
Tchoutang 80' Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
Cameroon 2–0 Togo
Tchoutang 87'
Mboma 90'		 Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lucian Bouchardeau (Niger)
Zimbabwe 0–0 Angola
Report
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 47,257
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
Angola 1–1 Cameroon
Akwá 55' Report Mboma 47'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Togo 2–1 Zimbabwe
Salou 8', 21' Report Takawira 65' (pen.)
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Togo 1–1 Angola
Ouadja 47' Report Quinzinho 43'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
Zimbabwe 1–2 Cameroon
Dinha 82' Report Mboma 50', 54'
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 12,736
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Group 5

Gabon vs Sierra Leone was not played, since neither team could advance with a win.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 6 5 1 0 14 2 12 16
 Sierra Leone 5 2 1 2 4 6 −2 7
 Ghana 6 1 3 2 7 7 0 6
 Gabon 5 0 1 4 1 11 −10 1
Morocco 4–0 Sierra Leone
Hababi 16'
Raghib 50', 55'
Fertout 57'		 Report
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
Gabon 1–1 Ghana
Nguema 65' Report Pele 66'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
Sierra Leone 1–0 Gabon
Kanu 46' Report
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
Ghana 2–2 Morocco
Johnson 77'
Moses 89'		 Report Bassir 30'
Hadji 70'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (UAE)
Sierra Leone 1–1 Ghana
Conteh 87' Report A. Kamara 23' (o.g.)
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Gabon 0–4 Morocco
Report Bahja 2', 5'
Bassir 44', 45'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Gabon)

Match abandoned after 53 minutes due to crowd trouble. FIFA allowed the result to stand

Sierra Leone 0–1 Morocco
Report Bassir 40'
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
Ghana 3–0 Gabon
Aboagye 42'
Gargo 60', 64' (pen.)		 Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ahmed Shinnawi (Egypt)
Morocco 1–0 Ghana
Raghib 67' Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
Gabon P–P Sierra Leone
Report
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

Match postponed due to Sierra Leone not being able to travel from Freetown due to conflict. The match was never rearranged due to the result having no effect on final group standings

Morocco 2–0 Gabon
Naybet 24'
Bahja 45(+2)' (pen.)		 Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 125,000
Referee: Hussein Moussa (Egypt)
Ghana 0–2 Sierra Leone
Report Amidu 14'
Kallon 47'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lazare Essimi Mbengue (Cameroon)

Qualified teams

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

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Nigeria Final Round Group 1 winners 7 June 1997 1 (1994)
 Tunisia Final Round Group 2 winners 8 June 1997 1 (1978)
 South Africa Final Round Group 3 winners 16 August 1997 0 (debut)
 Cameroon Final Round Group 4 winners 17 August 1997 3 (1982, 1990, 1994)
 Morocco Final Round Group 5 winners 8 June 1997 3 (1970, 1986, 1994)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 229 goals scored in 91 matches, for an average of 2.52 goals per match.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

External links

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