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1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament details
DatesApril 1st 1976 - December 11th 1977
Teams22 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played41
Goals scored119 (2.9 per match)
Attendance1,197,425 (29,205 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib (6 Goals)
← 1974 1982 →
International football competition
Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 26 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.

Format

There would be five rounds of play:

  • Preliminary Round, First Round, 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, until there would be 3 teams left.
  • Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sierra Leone  6–3  Niger 5–1 1–2
Upper Volta  3–1  Mauritania 1–1 2–0
Sierra Leone 5–1 Niger
Dumbuya 37', 68'
Sounomu 57', 66'
Tray 70'		 Adamou 17'
National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra LeoneAttendance: 4,250Referee: Aguiahr Komla Barto (Togo)
Niger 2–1 Sierra Leone
Seydou 36'
Kanfideni 52'		 Sango 37'
Stade du 29 Juillet, Niamey, NigerAttendance: 5,641Referee: Thompson Shakirudeen Badru (Nigeria)

Sierra Leone won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the first round.

Upper Volta 1–1 Mauritania
Kaboré 44' Coulibaly 68' (pen.)
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Upper VoltaAttendance: 3,323Referee: Adamou Mamoudou (Niger)
Mauritania 0–2 Upper Volta
Zoma 32'
Ouattara 52'
Stade de la Capitale, Nouakchott, MauritaniaAttendance: 1,782Referee: Mody Ba (Mali)

Upper Volta won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the first round.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Algeria  1–0  Libya 1–0 0–0
Morocco  2–2 (2–4 p)  Tunisia 1–1 1–1
Togo  2–1  Senegal 1–0 1–1
Ghana  3–5  Guinea 2–1 1–2 0–2
Sierra Leone  2–6  Nigeria 0–0 2–6
Congo-Brazzaville  4–2  Cameroon 2–2 2–0
Upper Volta  1–3  Ivory Coast 1–1 0–2
Egypt  5–1  Ethiopia 3–0 2–1
Zambia  5–0  Malawi 4–0 1–0
Zaire  w/o  Central African Republic — —
Kenya  w/o  Sudan — —
Uganda  w/o  Tanzania — —
Algeria 1–0 Libya
Betrouni 83'
5 July Stadium, Algiers, AlgeriaAttendance: 15,267Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)
Libya 0–0 Algeria
11 June Stadium, Tripoli, LibyaAttendance: 30,000Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain)

Algeria won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the second round.

Morocco 1–1 Tunisia
Lakhal 35' Dhiab 56'
Stade Père Jégo, Casablanca, MoroccoAttendance: 13,056Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria)
Tunisia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Morocco
Labidi 34' Tahir 55'
Penalties
4–2
Stade El Menzah, Tunis, TunisiaAttendance: 44,500Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)

The aggregate score was tied 2–2, but Tunisia won 4–2 on penalties in the second leg to advance to the second round. This was the first penalty shootout in a World Cup match.

Togo 1–0 Senegal
Rachidou 87'
Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé, TogoAttendance: 5,173Referee: Dwomoh (Ghana)
Senegal 1–1 Togo
Ba 63' Afanou 58'
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar, SenegalAttendance: 7,000Referee: Abdelali (Morocco)

Togo won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the second round.

Ghana 2–1 Guinea
Kassum 57'
Afriyie 83'		 Y. Camara 52'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaAttendance: 10,000Referee: Koudou (Ivory Coast)
Guinea 2–1 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Papa Camara 51'
Keita 56'		 Ansah 59'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, GuineaAttendance: 20,000Referee: Aouissi (Algeria)

The aggregate score was tied 3–3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the second round.

Ghana 0–2 Guinea
Papa Camara 3'
S. Sylla 31'
Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé, TogoAttendance: 13,482Referee: N'diaye (Senegal)

Guinea advanced to the second round, via the play-off.

Sierra Leone 0–0 Nigeria
Reckrie Stadium, Freetown, Sierra LeoneAttendance: 5,173Referee: Turkson (Ghana)
Nigeria 6–2 Sierra Leone
Odegbami 25'
Atuegbu 31', 34'
Usiyan 40'
Emeteole 63'
Awesu 77'		 Dyfan 74'
Sama 88' (pen.)
Surulere Stadium, Lagos, NigeriaAttendance: 25,996Referee: Matovu (Tanzania)

Nigeria won 6–2 on agg. and advanced to the second round.

Congo-Brazzaville 2–2 Cameroon
Mounoudzi 66' (pen.)
Wamba 76'		 Milla 11'
Onguene 35'
Stade de la Revolution, Brazzaville, Congo-BrazzavilleAttendance: 17,367Referee: Gumboh (Zambia)
Cameroon 0–2
Awarded
(1–2 82')		 Congo-Brazzaville
Milla 7' Ebomoa 19'
N'Domba 52'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, CameroonAttendance: 26,050Referee: Housainou N'Jai (Gambia)

Congo-Brazzaville won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the second round.

Upper Volta 1–1 Ivory Coast
Kaboré 70' Bawa 36'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Upper VoltaAttendance: 5,418Referee: N'diaye (Senegal)
Ivory Coast 2–0 Upper Volta
Kouame 17'
Kouman 34'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireAttendance: 5,960Referee: Diagne (Guinea)

Côte d'Ivoire won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the second round.

Egypt 3–0 Ethiopia
El Khatib 4', 19', 77'
Nasser Stadium, Cairo, EgyptAttendance: 20,000Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)
Ethiopia 1–2 Egypt
Kassahun 40' El Khatib 12', 73'
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaAttendance: 50,000Referee: Wurtz (France)

Egypt won 5–1 on agg. and advanced to the second round.

Zambia 4–0 Malawi
Chanda 4'
Phiri 12', 75'
Chamangwana 88' (o.g.)
7 April Stadium, Lusaka, ZambiaAttendance: 16,000Referee: Muamba Kabwe (Zaire)
Malawi 0–1 Zambia
Kapita 48'
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, MalawiAttendance: 8,230Referee: Charles Randrianaly (Madagascar)

Zambia won 5–0 on agg. and advanced to the second round.

Zaire w/o Central African Republic
Withdrew

Central African Republic withdrew, so Zaire advanced to the second round automatically.

Kenya w/o Sudan
Withdrew

Sudan withdrew, so Kenya advanced to the second round automatically.

Uganda w/o Tanzania
Withdrew

Tanzania withdrew, so Uganda advanced to the second round automatically.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia  3–1  Algeria 2–0 1–1
Togo  1–4  Guinea 0–2 1–2
Ivory Coast  6–3  Congo-Brazzaville 3–2 3–1
Kenya  0–1  Egypt 0–0 0–1
Uganda  3–4  Zambia 1–0 2–4 (aet)
Nigeria  w/o  Zaire — —
Tunisia 2–0 Algeria
Akid 56'
Kaabi 73'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis, TunisiaAttendance: 39,987Referee: Antoine Queudeville (Luxembourg)
Algeria 1–1 Tunisia
Guendouz 34' Jebali 89'
5 July stadium, Algiers, AlgeriaAttendance: 80,000Referee: Paul Bonett (Malta)

Tunisia won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the third round.

Togo 0–2 Guinea
Bangoura 15'
Souleymane 84'
Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé, TogoAttendance: 7,976Referee: Felix Balloux (Ivory Coast)
Guinea 2–1 Togo
Papa Camara 36'
Tollo 40' (pen.)		 Ametepé 55'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, GuineaAttendance: 11,892Referee: Tanor Dieng (Senegal)

Guinea won 4–1 on agg. and advanced to the third round.

Ivory Coast 3–2 Congo-Brazzaville
G'Bize 10'
Mamahou 20'
Kouman 81'		 Bahamboula 36'
N'Domba 89'
Municipal Stadium, Bouaké, Ivory CoastAttendance: 3,600Referee: Dwomoh (Ghana)
Congo-Brazzaville 1–3 Ivory Coast
Lingongo 23' Kouman 10'
Miézan 38'
G'Bize 82'
Stade de la Révolution, Brazzaville, Congo-BrazzavilleAttendance: 70,000Referee: Festus Okubule (Nigeria)

Ivory Coast won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the third round.

Kenya 0–0 Egypt
Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi, KenyaAttendance: 8,337Referee: Ahmed Jama (Somalia)
Egypt 1–0 Kenya
Khalil 13'
Nasser Stadium, Cairo, EgyptAttendance: 70,000Referee: El-Ghoul (Libya)

Egypt won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the third round.

Uganda 1–0 Zambia
Ouma 73'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, UgandaAttendance: 11,940Referee: Ismael Yusuf Kemal (Ethiopia)
Zambia 4–2 (a.e.t.) Uganda
Chola 28'
Chanda 34'
Chitalu 85', 106'		 Nasur 14'
Obua 74'
Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola, ZambiaAttendance: 20,000Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)

Zambia won 4–3 on agg. and advanced to the third round.

Nigeria w/o Zaire
Withdrew

Zaire withdrew, so Nigeria advanced to the third round automatically.

Third round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea  2–3  Tunisia 1–0 1–3
Nigeria  6–2  Ivory Coast 4–0 2–2
Egypt  2–0  Zambia 2–0 0–0
Guinea 1–0 Tunisia
I. Sylla 77'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, GuineaAttendance: 25,000Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco)
Tunisia 3–1 Guinea
Liman 9'
Lahzami 59'
Khouini 62'		 A. Sylla 11'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis, TunisiaAttendance: 35,248Referee: Hussein Fahmy Bahig (Egypt)

Tunisia won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Nigeria 4–0 Ivory Coast
Usiyan 7', 30'
Iwelumo 18'
Ojebode 56' (pen.)
Surulere Stadium, Lagos, NigeriaAttendance: 29,815Referee: Nyirenda Chayu (Zambia)
Ivory Coast 2–2 Nigeria
Mamahou 37', 58' Odegbami 74'
Amiesimaka 89'
Municipal Stadium, Bouaké, Ivory CoastAttendance: 2,040Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)

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

Egypt 2–0 Zambia
Gaafar 29'
Hammam 49'
Nasser Stadium, Cairo, EgyptAttendance: 35,746Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)
Zambia 0–0 Egypt
7 April Stadium, Lusaka, ZambiaAttendance: 30,165Referee: Gordon (Scotland)

Egypt won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Tunisia 5 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3
2  Egypt 4 4 2 0 2 7 11 −4
3  Nigeria 3 4 1 1 2 5 4 +1
Tunisia 0–0 Nigeria
Stade El Menzah, TunisAttendance: 38,229Referee: John Carpenter (Republic of Ireland)
Nigeria 4–0 Egypt
Chukwu 24'
Odegbami 54', 67'
N'Wadioha 74'
Surulere Stadium, LagosAttendance: 25,932Referee: César da Luz Dias Correia (Portugal)
Egypt 3–1 Nigeria
Abdou 11', 27'
Mokhtar 50'		 Iwelumo 75'
Nasser Stadium, CairoAttendance: 90,000Referee: Emmanuel Platopoulos (Greece)
Nigeria 0–1 Tunisia
Odiye 61' (o.g.)
Surulere Stadium, LagosAttendance: 80,000Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)
Egypt 3–2 Tunisia
Gaafar 26' (pen.)
Abdou 53'
El Khatib 83'		 Ben Aziza 80'
Akid 87'
Nasser Stadium, CairoAttendance: 85,000Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)
Tunisia 4–1 Egypt
Akid 15'
Lahzami 42'
Ben Aziza 65'
Labidi 75'		 Abdel Baki 80'
Stade El Menzah, TunisAttendance: 42,850Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

Tunisia qualified.

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup
 Tunisia Final Round winners 11 December 1977 0 (debut)
Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

Notes

  1. Central African Republic, Sudan, Tanzania, and Zaire withdrew without playing a single match.
  2. Communications Division (27 July 2007). "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). Good to Know. FIFA. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  3. The second leg was abandoned in the 82nd minute due to riots, and subsequently FIFA awarded a 2–0 victory to Congo.

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