1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Mali and Niger both withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated five places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
Summary
There would be two rounds of play:
- First Round: Cameroon, Nigeria, Morocco and Egypt, the four highest-ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the Final Round directly. The remaining 32 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 20 teams were divided into five groups of four teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. These were:
First round
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First leg
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Second leg
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Burkina Faso won 2–0 on aggregate
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Namibia won 3–1 on aggregate
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South Africa won 4–0 on aggregate
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Angola won 5–1 on aggregate
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Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate
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Liberia won 5–2 on aggregate
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Gabon won 3–0 on aggregate
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Burundi won 2–0 on aggregate but withdrew before the Final Round started, so their place was given to Sierra Leone.
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Zimbabwe won 4–3 on aggregate
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Congo won 3–1 on aggregate
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Zaire won 7–1 on aggregate
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Tunisia won 5–1 on aggregate
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Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate
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Togo won 3–2 on aggregate
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Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate
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Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate
Final round
Key:
- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 10 |
| File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 0 |
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Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| File:Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg Tunisia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 4 |
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Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2003).svg DR Congo | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 |
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In May 1997, Zaire were renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo DR).
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Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 |
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Group 5
Gabon vs Sierra Leone was not played, since neither team could advance with a win.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
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Match abandoned after 53 minutes due to crowd trouble. FIFA allowed the result to stand
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Match postponed due to Sierra Leone not being able to travel from Freetown due to conflict. The match was never rearranged due to the result having no effect on final group standings
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Qualified teams
The following five teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | Script error: No such module "sort". | Template:Dts | 1 (1994) |
| File:Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg Tunisia | Script error: No such module "sort". | Template:Dts | 1 (1978) |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | Script error: No such module "sort". | Template:Dts | 0 (debut) |
| File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | Script error: No such module "sort". | Template:Dts | 3 (1982, 1990, 1994) |
| File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | Script error: No such module "sort". | Template:Dts | 3 (1970, 1986, 1994) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
There were 229 goals scored in 91 matches, for an average of 2.52 goals per match.
- 5 goals
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- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- Template:Flagicon Paulo Jorge da Silva
- Template:Flagicon Bernard Tchoutang
- Template:Flagicon Olivier Niere
- Template:Flagicon Hady Khashaba
- Template:Flagicon Mohammed Gargo
- Template:Flagicon Samuel Johnson
- Template:Flagicon Souleymane Oularé
- Template:Flagicon Cipriano Co
- Template:Flagicon Pereira Tavares
- Template:Flagicon Musa Otieno
- Template:Flagicon Kennedy Simiyu
- Template:Flagicon Maurice Sunguti
- Template:Flagicon James Debbah
- Template:Flagicon George Weah
- Template:Flagicon Mohammed Ouseb
- Template:Flagicon Eliphas Shivute
- Template:Flagicon Gervatius Uri Khob
- Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Amunike
- Template:Flagicon Shaun Bartlett
- Template:Flagicon Bachirou Salou
- Template:Flagicon Kossi Noutsoudje
- Template:Flagicon Djima Oyawolé
- Template:Flagicon Khaled Badra
- Template:Flagicon Elos Elonga-Ekakia
- Template:Flagicon Michel Ngonge
- Template:Flagicon Mbuleya Tondelva
- Template:Flagicon Frazer Kamwandi
- Template:Flagicon Dennis Lota
- Template:Flagicon Andrew Tembo
- 1 goal
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- Template:Flagicon Abdelhafid Tasfaout
- Template:Flagicon Sid Ahmed Zerrouki
- Template:Flagicon Fernando Manuel Sousa
- Template:Flagicon Joaquim Alberto Silva
- Template:Flagicon Kassoum Ouédraogo
- Template:Flagicon Firmin Sanou
- Template:Flagicon Ousmane Sanou
- Template:Flagicon Brahima Traore
- Template:Flagicon Jean-Marie Mbuyi
- Template:Flagicon Sutche Wambo
- Template:Flagicon Jean-Jacques Missé-Missé
- Template:Flagicon Christian Bongo
- Template:Flagicon Charles Imboula
- Template:Flagicon Sousa Miyamou
- Template:Flagicon Lassina Dao
- Template:Flagicon Hazem Emam
- Template:Flagicon Hesham Hanafy
- Template:Flagicon Ahmed Hassan
- Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Hassan
- Template:Flagicon Samir Kamouna
- Template:Flagicon Abdel Sattar Sabry
- Template:Flagicon Brice Mackaya
- Template:Flagicon Anicet Yala Ngoukou
- Template:Flagicon Théodore Nzue Nguema
- Template:Flagicon Jonas Ogandaga
- Template:Flagicon Abdul Aziz Corr
- Template:Flagicon Ebrima Ebou Sillah
- Template:Flagicon Felix Aboagye
- Template:Flagicon Augustine Ahinful
- Template:Flagicon Arthur Moses
- Template:Flagicon Abedi Pele
- Template:Flagicon Tibou Bangoura
- Template:Flagicon Vincent Kwarula
- Template:Flagicon Henry Motego
- Template:Flagicon Francis Were
- Template:Flagicon Robert Clarke
- Template:Flagicon Prince Daye
- Template:Flagicon Oliver Makor
- Template:Flagicon Jiana Raoelijaona
- Template:Flagicon Etienne Hajason Rasoanaivo
- Template:Flagicon Etienne Rado Rasoanaivo
- Template:Flagicon Antoine Mocude
- Template:Flagicon Youssef Fertout
- Template:Flagicon El Arbi Hababi
- Template:Flagicon Mustapha Hadji
- Template:Flagicon Noureddine Naybet
- Template:Flagicon Armando Macamo
- Template:Flagicon Ewald Hoeseb
- Template:Flagicon Johannes Ortmann
- Template:Flagicon Simon Uutoni
- Template:Flagicon Mutiu Adepoju
- Template:Flagicon Jonathan Akpoborie
- Template:Flagicon Sunday Oliseh
- Template:Flagicon Wilson Oruma
- Template:Flagicon Leon Mupenzi
- Template:Flagicon Mamadou Diallo
- Template:Flagicon Omar Traoré
- Template:Flagicon Jamiru Amidu
- Template:Flagicon Lamin Conteh
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Kallon
- Template:Flagicon Abu Kanu
- Template:Flagicon Mark Fish
- Template:Flagicon Doctor Khumalo
- Template:Flagicon Helman Mkhalele
- Template:Flagicon Eric Tinkler
- Template:Flagicon Mark Williams
- Template:Flagicon Khalid Ahmed Elmustafa
- Template:Flagicon Anas Elnour
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Daima
- Template:Flagicon Kokouni Akpalo Gnavor
- Template:Flagicon Lantame Ouadja
- Template:Flagicon Tadjou Salou
- Template:Flagicon Mehdi Ben Slimane
- Template:Flagicon Hédi Berkhissa
- Template:Flagicon Taoufik Herichi
- Template:Flagicon Riadh Jelassi
- Template:Flagicon Jameleddine Limam
- Template:Flagicon Skander Souayah
- Template:Flagicon Robert Kizito
- Template:Flagicon Epotele Bazamba
- Template:Flagicon Emeka Mamale
- Template:Flagicon Nzelo Hervé Lembi
- Template:Flagicon Étienne N'tsunda
- Template:Flagicon Zico Tumba
- Template:Flagicon Johnson Bwalya
- Template:Flagicon Kenneth Malitoli
- Template:Flagicon Mwape Miti
- Template:Flagicon Vincent Mutale
- Template:Flagicon Kennedy Chihuri
- Template:Flagicon Edelbert Dinha
- Template:Flagicon Adam Ndlovu
- Template:Flagicon Agent Sawu
- Template:Flagicon Cloudious Zviripayi
- 1 own goal
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- Template:Flagicon Abubakar Kamara (playing against Ghana)