1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Template:Infobox international football competition Template:Qualification for championships (CAF) 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 | Template:Abbrlink | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fb-rt | 6–3 | Template:Fb | 5–1 | 1–2 |
| Template:Fb-rt | 3–1 | Template:Fb | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Sierra Leone won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the first round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Upper Volta won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the first round.
First round
Template:ThreeLegResult| Team 1 | Template:Abbrlink | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fb-rt | 1–0 | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Template:Fb-rt | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Template:Fb | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Template:Fb-rt | 2–1 | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Template:Fb-rt | 2–6 | Template:Fb | 0–0 | 2–6 | |
| Template:Fb-rt | 4–2 | Template:Fb | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Template:Fb-rt | 1–3 | Template:Fb | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Template:Fb-rt | 5–1 | Template:Fb | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Template:Fb-rt | 5–0 | Template:Fb | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Template:Fb-rt | w/o | Template:Fb | — | — | |
| Template:Fb-rt | w/o | Template:Fb | — | — | |
| Template:Fb-rt | w/o | Template:Fb | — | — |
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Algeria won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the second round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". 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.[1]
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Togo won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the second round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". 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.
Script error: No such module "football box". Guinea advanced to the second round, via the play-off.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Nigeria won 6–2 on agg. and advanced to the second round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Congo-Brazzaville won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the second round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Côte d'Ivoire won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the second round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Egypt won 5–1 on agg. and advanced to the second round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Zambia won 5–0 on agg. and advanced to the second round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Central African Republic withdrew, so Zaire advanced to the second round automatically.
Script error: No such module "football box". Sudan withdrew, so Kenya advanced to the second round automatically.
Script error: No such module "football box". Tanzania withdrew, so Uganda advanced to the second round automatically.
Second round
| Team 1 | Template:Abbrlink | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fb-rt | 3–1 | Template:Fb | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Template:Fb-rt | 1–4 | Template:Fb | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Template:Fb-rt | 6–3 | Template:Fb | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Template:Fb-rt | 0–1 | Template:Fb | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Template:Fb-rt | 3–4 | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 2–4 (aet) |
| Template:Fb-rt | w/o | Template:Fb | — | — |
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Tunisia won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the third round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Guinea won 4–1 on agg. and advanced to the third round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Ivory Coast won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the third round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Egypt won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the third round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Zambia won 4–3 on agg. and advanced to the third round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Zaire withdrew, so Nigeria advanced to the third round automatically.
Third round
| Team 1 | Template:Abbrlink | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fb-rt | 2–3 | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Template:Fb-rt | 6–2 | Template:Fb | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Template:Fb-rt | 2–0 | Template:Fb | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Tunisia won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Nigeria won 6–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
Script error: No such module "football box". Script error: No such module "football box". Egypt won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Fb | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| 2 | Template:Fb | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 |
| 3 | Template:Fb | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
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Tunisia qualified.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fb | Template:Sort | Template:Dts | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Template:Flagicon Kobenan Kouman
- Template:Flagicon Jérôme Lèbre Mamahou
- Template:Flagicon Mostafa Abdou
- Template:Flagicon Papa Camara
- Template:Flagicon Thompson Usiyan
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Akid
- 2 goals
- Template:Flagicon Roger Milla
- Template:Country data People's Republic of the CongoTemplate:Namespace detect showallScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jean-Jacques N'Doumba
- Template:Flagicon Leon Goua G'Bize
- Template:Flagicon Farouk Gaafar
- Template:Flagicon Alloysius Atuegbu
- Template:Flagicon Godwin Iwelumo
- Template:Flagicon Kama Dumbuya
- Template:Flagicon Wasieu Sounomu
- Template:Flagicon Abderraouf Ben Aziza
- Template:Flagicon Khemais Labidi
- Template:Flagicon Témime Lahzami
- Template:Flagicon Joseph Kaboré
- Template:Flagicon Bernard Chanda
- Template:Flagicon Godfrey Chitalu
- Template:Flagicon Willie Phiri
- 1 goal
- Template:Flagicon Omar Betrouni
- Template:Flagicon Mahmoud Guendouz
- Template:Flagicon Jean Manga Onguéné
- Template:Flagicon Jonas Bahamboula
- Template:Flagicon Daniel Ebomoa
- Template:Flagicon Pierre Lingongo
- Template:Flagicon Joseph Mounoudzi
- Template:Flagicon Joseph Wamba
- Template:Flagicon Gaston Bawa
- Template:Flagicon Lucien Kouassi Kouame
- Template:Flagicon Pascal Miézan
- Template:Flagicon Ahmed Abdel Baki
- Template:Flagicon Maher Hammam
- Template:Flagicon Ossama Khalil
- Template:Flagicon Mokhtar Mokhtar
- Template:Flagicon Tekalinge Kassahun
- Template:Flagicon Opoku Afriyle
- Template:Flagicon Ofei Ansah
- Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Kassum
- Template:Flagicon Ousmane Badara Bangoura
- Template:Flagicon Youssuf Camara
- Template:Flagicon Mamadou Aliou Keita
- Template:Flagicon Chérif Souleymane
- Template:Flagicon Ali Sylla
- Template:Flagicon Ismael Sylla
- Template:Flagicon Seydouba Sylla
- Template:Flagicon Ousmane Thiam Tollo
- Template:Flagicon Gagny Coulibaly
- Template:Flagicon Abdelghani Lakhal
- Template:Flagicon Mustapha Tahir
- Template:Flagicon Boukari Adamou
- Template:Flagicon Moussa Kanfideni
- Template:Flagicon Sanda Seydou
- Template:Flagicon Adokie Amiesimaka
- Template:Flagicon Kunle Awesu
- Template:Flagicon Christian Chukwu
- Template:Flagicon Kelechi Emeteole
- Template:Flagicon Johnny N'Wadioha
- Template:Flagicon Samuel Ojebode
- Template:Flagicon Abdoulaye Ba
- Template:Flagicon Ismail Dyfan
- Template:Flagicon Mohammed Sama
- Template:Flagicon William Sango
- Template:Flagicon Samuel Tray
- Template:Flagicon Anani Afanou
- Template:Flagicon Tabania Ametepé
- Template:Flagicon Alirou Rachidou
- Template:Flagicon Tarak Dhiab
- Template:Flagicon Amor Jebali
- Template:Flagicon Néjib Liman
- Template:Flagicon Ali Kaabi
- Template:Flagicon Moncef Khouini
- Template:Flagicon Abdulla Nasur
- Template:Flagicon Denis Obua
- Template:Flagicon Polly Ouma
- Template:Flagicon Joseph Ouattara
- Template:Flagicon Kouligo Zoma
- Template:Flagicon Alex Chola
- Template:Flagicon Obby Kapita
- 1 own goal
- Template:Flagicon Jack Chamangwana (playing against Zambia)
- Template:Flagicon Godwin Odiye (playing against Tunisia)
See also
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
Notes
External links
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