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Listed below are the dates and results for the first round for the African zone (CAF) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament. For an overview of the entire African zone, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds in their entirety, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 40 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone and Sudan all withdrew before the draw was made. In addition, Liberia withdrew during qualification due to financial hardship during a civil war, and Libya withdrew due to UN sanctions.

The African zone was allocated 3 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

For the first round of play, the zone's 36 remaining teams were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the group winners advancing to the final round.

Results

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Algeria	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	5
Ghana	4	2	0	2	4	3	+1	4
Burundi	4	1	1	2	2	4	-2	3
Uganda	withdrew

Source:

Algeria advanced to the final round.

Algeria	3 – 1	Burundi
Tasfaout 40', 87' Meziane 70'	Report	Niyonkuru 89' (pen.)

Burundi	1 – 0	Ghana
Habimana 78'

Ghana	2 – 0	Algeria
Yeboah 24' K. Ayew 82'	Report

Burundi	0 – 0	Algeria
	Report

Ghana	1 – 0	Burundi
A. Pele 19'

Algeria	2 – 1	Ghana
Brahimi 60' Meziane 85'	Report	Akonnor 12'

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cameroon	4	2	2	0	7	1	+6	6
Swaziland	3	1	1	1	1	5	-4	3
Zaire	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1
Liberia	withdrew after one match

Source:

Liberia withdrew after one match, the result was annulled. Swaziland and Zaire did not play last match as neither could qualify

Cameroon advanced to the final round.

Zaire	4 – 2 Annulled	Liberia
Kabongo 39', 50' Lukaku 72', 85'		Sebwe 32' Sogbie 55'

Cameroon	5 – 0	Swaziland
Tiki 10' Tchami 16' Djappa 20' Mbarga 64' Fiala 88'

Liberia	0 – 0 Annulled	Cameroon

Swaziland	1 – 0	Zaire
Terblanche 85'

Zaire	1 – 2	Cameroon
Katschi 85' (pen.)		Ebongué 50' Tchami 60'

Swaziland	0 – 0	Cameroon

Zaire	Not Played	Swaziland

Cameroon	0 – 0	Zaire

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zimbabwe	6	4	2	0	8	4	+4	10
Egypt	6	3	2	1	9	3	+6	8
Angola	5	1	2	2	3	4	-1	4
Togo	5	0	0	5	2	11	-9	0

Source:

Togo replaced Sierra Leone after the latter withdrew after seeding.

Angola vs Togo was not played, as neither team could advance with a win.

Zimbabwe advanced to the final round.

Zimbabwe	1 – 0	Togo
A. Ndlovu 67'

Egypt	1 – 0	Angola
H. Hassan 63'

Togo	1 – 4	Egypt
Salou 80'		Mansour 24' H. Hassan 32', 89' (pen.) Ramzy 84'

Zimbabwe	2 – 1	Egypt
P. Ndlovu 40' Sawu 49'		El-Kass 64'

Angola	1 – 1	Zimbabwe
Russo 60'		Sawu 25'

Togo	1 – 2	Zimbabwe
Ali 69'		Sawu 47' McKop 62'

Angola	0 – 0	Egypt

Egypt	3 – 0	Togo
H. Hassan 58' Ezzat 83' El-Kass 89'

Zimbabwe	2 – 1	Angola
Sawu 17' P. Ndlovu 61'		Neto 44'

Angola	Not Played	Togo

Egypt	2 – 1 Annulled	Zimbabwe
Kasem 32' (pen.) H. Hassan 40'		Sawu 5'

Togo	0 – 1	Angola
		Paulão 83'

Egypt	0 – 0 Replay	Zimbabwe

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	4	3	1	0	7	0	+7	7
South Africa	4	2	1	1	2	4	-2	5
Congo	4	0	0	4	0	5	-5	0
Libya	withdrew, results annulled

Source:

South Africa replaced São Tomé and Príncipe after the latter withdrew after seeding.

Nigeria advanced to the final round.

Nigeria	4 – 0	South Africa
Ricky 34' Siasa 56' Yekini 65', 89'

South Africa	1 – 0	Congo
Masinga 27'

Congo	0 – 1	Nigeria
		Yekini 22'

South Africa	0 – 0	Nigeria

Congo	0 – 1	South Africa
		Legodi 86'

Nigeria	2 – 0	Congo
Fuludu 14' George 84'

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ivory Coast	4	2	2	0	7	0	+7	6
Niger	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	5
Botswana	4	0	1	3	1	9	-8	1
Sudan	withdrew

Source:

Ivory Coast advanced to the final round.

Ivory Coast	6 – 0	Botswana
A. Traoré 10', 17' (pen.), 86' Ben Salah 14' Tiéhi 69' Kouadio 70'

Niger	0 – 0	Ivory Coast

Botswana	0 – 1	Niger
		Yattaga 32'

Botswana	0 – 0	Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast	1 – 0	Niger
A. Traoré 54'

Niger	2 – 1	Botswana
Yahaya 23', 89'		Duiker 37'

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Morocco	6	4	2	0	13	1	+12	10
Tunisia	6	3	3	0	14	2	+12	9
Ethiopia	6	1	1	4	3	11	-8	3
Benin	6	1	0	5	3	19	-16	2

Source:

Benin replaced Malawi after the latter withdrew after seeding.

Morocco advanced to the final round.

Tunisia	5 – 1	Benin
F. Roussi 16' (pen.) Mahjoubi 30' Hamrouni 40', 52' Sellimi 77'		Sacramento 43'

Morocco	5 – 0 Suspended at 51'	Ethiopia
Chaouch 2', 29' Fertout 14' Lashaf 40' Samadi 50'

Ethiopia	0 – 0	Tunisia

Benin	0 – 1	Morocco
		Daoudi 50'

Tunisia	1 – 1	Morocco
F. Rouissi 44'		Bouyboub 85'

Ethiopia	3 – 1	Benin
Hussein 7' Beguashaw 38' Tenker 50'		Sossa 21'

Ethiopia	0 – 1	Morocco
		Fertout 33'

Benin	0 – 5	Tunisia
		Tlemçani 15' L. Rouissi 18', 42' Herichi 45', 61'

Tunisia	3 – 0	Ethiopia
Limam 4' Mahjoubi 73' Hamrouni 89'

Morocco	5 – 0	Benin
Chaouch 2', 17' El Khalej 42' Abrami 60' (pen.) Mezziane 72'

Benin	1 – 0	Ethiopia
Arouna 62'

Morocco	0 – 0	Tunisia

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Senegal	4	3	0	1	10	4	+6	6
Gabon	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	5
Mozambique	4	0	1	3	3	11	-8	1
Mauritania	withdrew

Source:

Senegal advanced to the final round.

Gabon	3 – 1	Mozambique
Nzamba 12', 24' Aubameyang 75'		Sardina 17'

Mozambique	0 – 1	Senegal
		Diallo 86'

Gabon	3 – 2	Senegal
Amégasse 37' Nzamba 60' Ondo 82'		Lette 34' Sané 74'

Mozambique	1 – 1	Gabon
Owanga 50'		Nzamba 40'

Senegal	6 – 1	Mozambique
Sané 13', 20' Seck 27', 82' Badiane 48' Diarra 75'		Tembe 44'

Senegal	1 – 0	Gabon
Badiane 35'

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zambia	4	3	0	1	11	3	+8	6
Madagascar	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	6
Namibia	4	0	0	4	0	12	-12	0
Tanzania	withdrew, results annulled

Source:

Namibia replaced Burkina Faso who withdrew after seeding

Zambia advanced to the final round.

Zambia	2 – 0 Annulled	Tanzania
J. Bwalya 20' Mutale 30'

Madagascar	3 – 0	Namibia
Jean-Paul 29' Harry 44', 58'

Tanzania	0 – 0 Annulled	Madagascar

Namibia	0 – 4	Zambia
		Chikwalakwala 15', 35' Mutale 22', 26'

Tanzania	2 – 0 Annulled	Namibia
Lunyamila 52' Minde 74'

Madagascar	2 – 0	Zambia
Rasoanaivo 52' Jean-Paul 90'

Tanzania	1 – 3 Annulled	Zambia
Jumanne 44'		K. Bwalya 5' Mwila 42' A. Bwalya 67'

Namibia	0 – 1	Madagascar
		Remi 3'

Zambia	4 – 0	Namibia
Chansa 4' Musonda 2' (pen.) K. Bwalya 79' Simambe 84'

Zambia	3 – 1	Madagascar
Mutale 14' K. Bwalya 65' Mwitwa 68'		Rasoanaivo 82'

Group I

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Guinea	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	2
Kenya	2	1	0	1	2	4	-2	2
Gambia	withdrew
Mali	withdrew

Source:

Guinea advanced to the final round.

Guinea	4 – 0	Kenya
F. Camara 51' Oularé 53' T. Camara 65', 89'

Kenya	2 – 0	Guinea
Matego 10' Nachok 88'

Notes

1. The Zaire–Swaziland match was not played, as neither team could advance with a win.
2. The Angola–Togo match was not played, as neither team could advance with a win.
3. The result of the original Egypt–Zimbabwe match was annulled due to crowd violence; it was later replayed on neutral ground.
4. The second Egypt–Zimbabwe match took place in France instead on in Egypt due to the crowd violence that had caused the previous match's results to be annulled.
5. Libya was originally scheduled to play all of its matches away; however, it withdrew in protest to this ruling and due to the UN sanctions against it.
6. The Morocco–Ethiopia match was suspended after 51 minutes due to Ethiopia being reduced to seven players; the result was affirmed.

References

1. Hughes, Rob (6 January 1993). "1993:The Year Out of Time". International Herald Tribune – via The New York Times.
2. "Path to World Cup Full of Bizarre Turns". Chicago Tribune. 15 April 1993.
3. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Henrique Jarreta, Sergio (30 December 2019). "World Cup 1994 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
4. "Libyan Ban Raises Cup Questions". Chicago Tribune. 11 July 1993.

External links

• Detailed Match Results at RSSSF

• 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
• 1992 in African football
• 1993 in African football