1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
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A total of 26 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.
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.
Contents
Preliminary round
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| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sierra Leone  |
6–3 |  Niger |
5–1 | 1–2 |
Upper Volta  |
3–1 |  Mauritania |
1–1 | 2–0 |
First round
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| Team 1 | Agg. | 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 |
— | — |
Second round
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| Team 1 | Agg. | 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 |
— | — |
Third round
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| Team 1 | Agg. | 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 |
Final round
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| 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 qualified.
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)
