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)

Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

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.

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
Team 1 Agg. 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
22 June 1980 Senegal  0–1  Morocco Dakar, Senegal
Timoumi 21' Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié
Attendance: 7,872
Referee: Aissaoui Boudabbous (Tunisia)
6 July 1980 Morocco  0–0  Senegal Casablanca, Morocco
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 115,032
Referee: Koudou Poll (Ivory Coast)

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

13 July 1980 Zaire  5–2  Mozambique Kinshasa, Zaire
Kiyika 30' (pen.), 82' (pen.)
Muteba 67', 87'
Ilunga 85'		 Guiambe 23', 50' Stadium: Stade du 20 Mai
Attendance: 34,871
Referee: Stanislas Kamden (Cameroon)
27 July 1980 Mozambique  1–2  Zaire Maputo, Mozambique
Rui Marcos 55' (pen.) Muteba 15'
Mayélé 17'		 Stadium: Estádio da Machava
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Raymond Ralibenja (Madagascar)

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

29 June 1980 Cameroon  3–0  Malawi Yaoundé, Cameroon
Milla 35'
Kundé 54'
Abega 59'		 Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Attendance: 41,970
Referee: Festus Okubule (Nigeria)
20 July 1980 Malawi  1–1  Cameroon Blantyre, Malawi
Dandize 71' Onguéné 70' Stadium: Kamuzu Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Nicholous Hoohlo (Lesotho)

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

22 June 1980 Guinea  3–1  Lesotho Conakry, Guinea
Koné 39'
Camara 52' (pen.)
Touré 82'		 Leboela 44' Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Doudou N'Jie (Gambia)
6 July 1980 Lesotho  1–1  Guinea Maseru, Lesotho
Masia 65' Touré 33' Stadium: Setsoto Stadium
Attendance: 4,325
Referee: Zuberi Bundallah (Tanzania)

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

29 June 1980 Tunisia  2–0  Nigeria Tunis, Tunisia
Liman 31'
Lahzami 52'		 Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 30,066
Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)
12 July 1980 Nigeria  2–0
(4 – 3 p)		  Tunisia Lagos, Nigeria
Boateng 11'
Osigwe 74'		 Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 152,487
Referee: John Hunting (England)

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

8 May 1980 Libya  2–1  Gambia Tripoli, Libya
Bani
Rashid 		Sarr Stadium: 11 June Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
6 July 1980 Gambia  0–0  Libya Banjul, Gambia
Stadium: Box Bar Stadium
Attendance: 1,240
Referee: Modibo N'Diaye (Mali)

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

17 May 1980 Ethiopia  0–0  Zambia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Hussein Bahig (Egypt)
1 June 1980 Zambia  4–0  Ethiopia Ndola, Zambia
Chola 4'
Chitalu 16', 89'
Kaimana 69'		 Stadium: Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium
Attendance: 140,000
Referee: Zuberi Bundallah (Tanzania)

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

16 July 1980 Niger  0–0  Somalia Niamey, Niger
Stadium: Stade du 29 Julliet
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tevi Lawson-Hetcheli (Togo)
27 July 1980 Somalia  1–1  Niger Mogadishu, Somalia
Mohammed 90' Kanfideni 30' Stadium: Mogadiscio Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Demeke Abate (Ethiopia)

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

31 May 1980 Sierra Leone  2–2  Algeria Freetown, Sierra Leone
Noah 58'
Dyfan 60'		 Bensaoula 72'
Belloumi 85'		 Stadium: Siaka Steven Stadium
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Tevi Lawson-Hetcheli (Togo)
13 June 1980 Algeria  3–1  Sierra Leone Oran, Algeria
Fergani 42'
Bensaoula 47'
Madjer 78'		 Johnson 79' Stadium: Stade 19 Juin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Yousef El-Ghoul (Libya)

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

5 July 1980 Kenya  3–1  Tanzania Nairobi, Kenya
Adero 30'
Owino 57', 80' (pen.)		 Ali Stadium: Nairobi City Stadium
Attendance: 8,650
Referee: Babiker El-Bedawi (Sudan)
19 July 1980 Tanzania  5–0  Kenya Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tino 44', 70'
Rishard 70'
Ali 72', 80'		 Stadium: William Mkapa Stadium
Attendance: 155,940
Referee: Winston Gumboh (Zambia)

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
Team 1 Agg. 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 — —
12 December 1980 Algeria  2–0  Sudan Constantine, Algeria
Bensaoula 9'
Fergani 45'		 Stadium: Stade 17 Juin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Aissaoui Boudabbous (Tunisia)
28 December 1980 Sudan  1–1  Algeria Khartoum, Sudan
Abu Obeida Adam 82' Gamouh 67' Stadium: Khartoum Stadium
Attendance: 128,385
Referee: Yousef El-Ghoul (Libya)

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

14 December 1980 Niger  0–1  Togo Niamey, Niger
Tao 53' Stadium: Stade du 29 Julliet
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Modibo N'Diaye (Mali)
28 December 1980 Togo  1–2  Niger Lomé, Togo
Dodji 79' Adovi 57'
Atcha 82'		 Stadium: Stade Général Eyadema
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Yardia Thiombiano (Upper Volta)

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

7 December 1980 Liberia  0–0  Guinea Monrovia, Liberia
Stadium: Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Referee: Tevi Lawson-Hetcheli (Togo)
21 December 1980 Guinea  1–0  Liberia Conakry, Guinea
Bangoura 55' Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Attendance: 15,524
Referee: Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)

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

12 October 1980 Cameroon  2–0  Zimbabwe Douala, Cameroon
Onguéné 80'
Mbida 85'		 Stadium: Stade de la Réunification
Attendance: 47,840
Referee: Festus Okubule (Nigeria)
16 November 1980 Zimbabwe  1–0  Cameroon Harare, Zimbabwe
Muchineripi 29' Stadium: Rufaro Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nyrenda Chayu (Zambia)

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

16 November 1980 Morocco  2–0  Zambia Fes, Morocco
Boussati 30'
Limane 34'		 Stadium: Fes Stadium
Attendance: 6,375
Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia)
30 November 1980 Zambia  2–0
(4 – 5 p)		  Morocco Lusaka, Zambia
Musonda 60'
Phiri 78'		 Stadium: Independence Stadium
Attendance: 6,334
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

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

6 December 1980 Nigeria  1–1  Tanzania Lagos, Nigeria
Lawal 29' Salim 85' Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 170,000
Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco)
20 December 1980 Tanzania  0–2  Nigeria Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Chiedozie 5'
M'Wokozhi 79'		 Stadium: William Mkapa Stadium
Attendance: 130,000
Referee: Hussein Fahmy Bahig (Egypt)

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

16 November 1980 Madagascar  1–1  Zaire Antananarivo, Madagascar
Kira 26' Malgbanga 74' Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 12,191
Referee: Jean Cyril Monty (Mauritius)
21 December 1980 Zaire  3–2  Madagascar Kinshasa, Zaire
Suzeti 1'
Mayélé 26'
Malgbanga 75'		 Tshikalu 19' (o.g.)
Bin Amidou 39'		 Stadium: Stade du 20 Mai
Attendance: 37,754
Referee: Joseph Blanchard-Angaud (Congo)

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
Team 1 Agg. 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
1 May 1981 Algeria  4–0  Niger Constantine, Algeria
Madjer 44' (pen.)
Belloumi 46', 77'
Korichi 53'		 Stadium: Stade 17 Juin
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Doudou N'Jie (Gambia)
31 May 1981 Niger  1–0  Algeria Niamey, Niger
Seydou 89' Stadium: Stade du 29 Juillet
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)

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

12 April 1981 Guinea  1–1  Nigeria Conakry, Guinea
Touré 66' (pen.) Chiedozie 21' Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Referee: Edward Bukenya (Uganda)
15 April 1981 Nigeria  1–0  Guinea Lagos, Nigeria
Nwosu 90' Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

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

26 April 1981 Morocco  1–0  Egypt Casablanca, Morocco
Daidi 44' Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Attendance: 180,000
Referee: Nyrenda Chayu (Zambia)
8 May 1981 Egypt  0–0  Morocco Cairo, Egypt
Stadium: Nasser Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Cheikh M'Baye (Senegal)

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

12 April 1981 Zaire  1–0  Cameroon Kinshasa, Zaire
N'Kama 23' Stadium: Stade du 20 Mai
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Suleiman El-Naim (Sudan)
26 April 1981 Cameroon  6–1  Zaire Yaoundé, Cameroon
Milla 3', 45', 90'
Mbida 13'
Kundé 52', 67' (pen.)		 Mukendi 53' Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Aissaoui Boudabbous (Tunisia)

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

Final round
Team 1 Agg. 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: 10,000
Cameroon 2–1 Morocco
Aoudou 15' (pen.)
Milla 47'		 Yaghcha 25' (pen.)
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Hussein Fahmy Bahig (Egypt)

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

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

See also
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