Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
The CAF second round was the second stage of qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) zone.
The eight teams advancing from the first round were joined by the eight highest ranked African nations: Algeria , Cameroon , Ivory Coast , Egypt , Kenya , Morocco , Nigeria and Zaire .
Format
The sixteen teams were drawn into four groups of four. Each group contained two of the seeded teams, and two teams that had advanced from the first round. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The four group winners advanced to the Final Round .
Group A
Libya withdrew after playing their first group match; their second game was originally awarded to opponents Algeria by walkover, but all Libyan results were later annulled by FIFA .
6 January 1989 Stade 19 Mai 1956 , Annaba Attendance: 50,000Referee: Mohamed Hafez (Egypt )
8 January 1989 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Abidjan Attendance: 30,032Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo )
20 January 1989 June 11 Stadium , Tripoli Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia )
22 January 1989 National Stadium , Harare Attendance: 21,121Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi )
11 June 1989 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Abidjan Attendance: 50,000Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia )
25 June 1989 National Stadium , Harare Attendance: 15,000Referee: Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia )
13 August 1989 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Abidjan Referee: Badou Jasseh (Gambia )
25 August 1989 Stade 19 Mai 1956 , Annaba Attendance: 50 000Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal )
Group B
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Egypt
6
3
2
1
6
2
+4
8
Liberia
6
2
2
2
2
3
−1
6
Malawi
6
1
3
2
3
4
−1
5
Kenya
6
1
3
2
2
4
−2
5
6 January 1989 Cairo Stadium , Cairo Attendance: 70,000Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco )
7 January 1989 Moi International Sports Centre , Nairobi Referee: Hassan Abdulle Ahmed (Somalia )
21 January 1989 Silver Stadium , Lilongwe Referee: Hafid Tahir (Tanzania )
22 January 1989 National Stadium , Monrovia Attendance: 25,000Referee: Linus Mba (Nigeria )
10 June 1989 Moi International Sports Centre , Nairobi Referee: Joel Dwarf Mondoka (Zambia )
11 June 1989 National Stadium , Monrovia Attendance: 28,000Referee: Laryea Louis (Ghana )
24 June 1989 Silver Stadium , Lilongwe Referee: John N'Khathazo (Zimbabwe )
25 June 1989 National Stadium , Monrovia Attendance: 22,000Referee: Celestin N'Cho (Ivory Coast )
12 August 1989 Cairo Stadium , Cairo Attendance: 55,000Referee: Hassan Ahmed Abdulle (Somalia )
12 August 1989 Moi International Sports Centre , Nairobi Attendance: 30,000Referee: Mohamed Abdel Salam Gasmalla (Sudan )
26 August 1989 Cairo Stadium , Cairo Attendance: 47,000Referee: Hafidh Tahir (Tanzania )
26 August 1989 Silver Stadium , Lilongwe Referee: Joel Dwarf Mondoka (Zambia )
Group C
7 January 1989 Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium , Enugu Attendance: 50,000Referee: Badou Jasseh (Gambia )
8 January 1989 Stade Omnisports , Yaoundé Attendance: 50,000Referee: Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo )
22 January 1989 Stade Omnisports , Libreville Attendance: 30,000Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal )
22 January 1989 Estádio da Cidadela , Luanda Attendance: 60,000Referee: Joel Mondoka (Zambia )
10 June 1989 Liberty Stadium , Ibadan Attendance: 50,000Referee: Mohamed Hossam El-Din (Egypt )
11 June 1989 Estádio da Cidadela , Luanda Referee: Celestin N'Cho (Ivory Coast )
25 June 1989 Estádio da Cidadela , Luanda Attendance: 60,000Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo )
25 June 1989 Stade Omnisports, Libreville Attendance: 30,000Referee: Mark Dormoh (Liberia )
12 August 1989 National Stadium , Lagos Attendance: 100,000Referee: Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo )Nigerian player Samuel Okwaraji died during this match.
13 August 1989 Stade Omnisports , Yaoundé Attendance: 45,000Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania )
27 August 1989 Stade Omnisports , Yaoundé Attendance: 90,000Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia )
27 August 1989 Stade Omnisports , Libreville Referee: Abdellah Naciri (Morocco )
Group D
8 January 1989 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium , Rabat Attendance: 35,000Referee: Bashir Salem (Libya )
8 January 1989 Stade du 20 Mai , Kinshasa Attendance: 21,900Referee: Tadesse Degefa (Ethiopia )
22 January 1989 Stade El Menzah , Tunis Attendance: 45,000Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania )
22 January 1989 Independence Stadium , Lusaka Referee: Sydney Picon-Ackong (Mauritius )
11 June 1989 Stade du 20 Mai , Kinshasa Attendance: 50,000Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal )
11 June 1989 Independence Stadium , Lusaka Referee: Eganaden Cadressen (Mauritius )
25 June 1989 Stade El Menzah , Tunis Attendance: 25,000Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria )
25 June 1989 Independence Stadium , Lusaka Attendance: 40,000Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi )
13 August 1989 Stade Mohamed V , Casablanca Attendance: 35,111Referee: Jean-Fidele Diramba (Gabon )
13 August 1989 Stade du 20 Mai , Kinshasa Referee: Mohamed Mohamed Hafez (Egypt )
27 August 1989 Stade Municipal , Kenitra Attendance: 1,839Referee: Abderrahmane Bergui (Algeria )
27 August 1989 Stade El Menzah , Tunis Attendance: 45,000Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali )
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