1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Final Round

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Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

The CAF Final Round of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 20 CAF members.

Results

Key:

  • Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.

Group 1

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Nigeria 6 4 1 1 10 4 6 13
2  Guinea 6 4 0 2 10 5 5 12
3  Kenya 6 3 1 2 11 12 -1 10
4  Burkina Faso 6 0 0 6 7 17 -10 0

9 November 1996
16:00
Nigeria  2–0  Burkina Faso
Amokachi Goal 46', Goal 77' Report
Lagos National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

10 November 1996
16:30
Guinea  3–1  Kenya
T. Camara Goal 17'
F. Camara Goal 34'
Soumah Goal 82'		 Report Okoth Goal 12'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)

12 January 1997
16:00
Kenya  1–1  Nigeria
Simiyu Goal 22' Report Akpoborie Goal 48'
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

12 January 1997
15:30
Burkina Faso  0–2  Guinea
Report Oulare Goal 17'
Soumah Goal 44'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

5 April 1997
16:00
Nigeria  2–1  Guinea
Amokachi Goal 66', Goal 67' Report T. Camara Goal 87'
Lagos National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

6 April 1997
16:00
Kenya  4–3  Burkina Faso
Okoth Goal 55', Goal 70', Goal 75', Goal 87' Report Zongo Goal 12', Goal 70'
Sanou Goal 42' (p)
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)

27 April 1997
16:00
Burkina Faso  1–2  Nigeria
Zongo Goal 76' Report Adepoju Goal 42'
Amunike Goal 58'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 12,224
Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)

27 April 1997
16:00
Kenya  1–0  Guinea
Otieno Goal 3' Report
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

7 June 1997
16:00
Nigeria  3–0  Kenya
Oliseh Goal 13'
Amunike Goal 43'
Oruma Goal 83'		 Report
Lagos National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

8 June 1997
16:00
Guinea  3–1  Burkina Faso
F. Camara Goal 9' (p)
Balma Goal 27' (og)
Oulare Goal 54'		 Report Zongo Goal 8'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

16 August 1997
16:00
Burkina Faso  2–4  Kenya
Ma. Zongo Goal 16'
Sanou Goal 80'		 Report Simiyu Goal 8'
Were Goal 44'
Sunguti Goal 70', Goal 75'
Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

16 August 1997
16:30
Guinea  1–0  Nigeria
F. Camara Goal 50' Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Group 2

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Tunisia 6 5 1 0 10 1 9 16
2  Egypt 6 3 1 2 15 5 10 10
3  Liberia 6 1 1 4 2 10 -8 4
4  Namibia 6 1 1 4 6 17 -11 4

8 November 1996
15:15
Egypt  7–1  Namibia
Maher Goal 1', Goal 15', Goal 69'
A. Hassan Goal 11'
I. Hassan Goal 34'
H. Hassan Goal 72', Goal 83'		 Report Shivute Goal 24'
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

10 November 1996
15:00
Liberia  0–1  Tunisia
Report Jelassi Goal 87'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

11 January 1997
16:00
Namibia  0–0  Liberia
Report
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

12 January 1997
14:00
Tunisia  1–0  Egypt
Baya Goal 10' Report
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

6 April 1997
15:00
Liberia  1–0  Egypt
Weah Goal 29' Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

6 April 1997
15:00
Namibia  1–2  Tunisia
Ouseb Goal 74' Report Herichi Goal 15'
Badra Goal 68'
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Milson Jaky (Madagascar)

26 April 1997
15:00
Namibia  2–3  Egypt
Uutoni Goal 62'
Ouseb Goal 87' (p)		 Report H. Hassan Goal 77', Goal 89'
Khashaba Goal 79' (p)
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Amuam Aka (Cameroon)

27 April 1997
16:00
Tunisia  2–0  Liberia
Sellimi Goal 66'
Badra Goal 75'		 Report
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

8 June 1997
15:00
Liberia  1–2  Namibia
Daye Goal 5' Report Shivute Goal 35'
Uri Khob Goal 82'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 11,960
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

8 June 1997
20:15
Egypt  0–0  Tunisia
Report
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria)

17 August 1997
20:15
Egypt  5–0  Liberia
Khashaba Goal 21' (p)
Hanafy Goal 24'
Sabry Goal 46'
Kamouna Goal 68'
Emam Goal 77'		 Report
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kine Tibebu (Ethiopia)

17 August 1997
19:45
Tunisia  4–0  Namibia
Baya Goal 19', Goal 57'
Souayah Goal 31'
Limam Goal 70'		 Report
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Salah Ahmed Mohamed Salih (Sudan)

Group 3

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Africa 6 4 1 1 7 3 4 13
2  Congo 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10
3  Zambia 6 2 2 2 7 6 1 8
4  DR Congo 6 0 2 4 4 9 -5 2

In May 1997, Zaire were renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo DR).

9 November 1996
15:00
South Africa  1–0  Zaire
Masinga Goal 67' Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

10 November 1996
16:30
Congo  1–0  Zambia
Niere Goal 86' Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

11 January 1997
15:00
Zambia  0–0  South Africa
Report
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

12 January 1997
15:30
Zaire  1–1  Congo
Lembi Goal 13' Report Bongo Goal 4'
Stade Kamanyola, Kinshasa
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

6 April 1997
15:30
Congo  2–0  South Africa
Younga-Mouhani Goal 60', Goal 64' Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

9 April 1997
15:00
Zaire  2–2  Zambia
N'tsunda Goal 29'
Bazamba Goal 51'		 Report Malitoli Goal 22'
Tembo Goal 81'
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

27 April 1997
15:30
Zaire  1–2  South Africa
Tumba Goal 26' Report Khumalo Goal 21'
Masinga Goal 66'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Emmanuel Obafemi (Nigeria)

27 April 1997
15:00
Zambia  3–0  Congo
Lota Goal 40'
Miti Goal 85'
Bwalya Goal 85'		 Report
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

8 June 1997
15:30
Congo  1–0  DR Congo
Younga-Mouhani Goal 60' Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

8 June 1997
15:00
South Africa  3–0  Zambia
Mkhalele Goal 8'
Masinga Goal 17'
Williams Goal 54'		 Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (Egypt)

16 August 1997
15:30
South Africa  1–0  Congo
Masinga Goal 14' Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

16 August 1997
15:00
Zambia  2–0  DR Congo
Kamwandi Goal 32', Goal 56' Report
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)

Group 4

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Cameroon 6 4 2 0 10 4 6 14
2  Angola 6 2 4 0 7 4 3 10
3  Zimbabwe 6 1 1 4 6 7 -1 4
4  Togo 6 1 1 4 6 14 -8 4

10 November 1996
15:30
Angola  2–1  Zimbabwe
Akwá Goal 43'
Paulão Goal 51'		 Report Ndlovu Goal 60'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (Egypt)

10 November 1996
16:00
Togo  2–4  Cameroon
Noutsoudje Goal 50'
Salou Goal 83' (p)		 Report Tchami Goal 10', Goal 24', Goal 55'
Missé-Missé Goal 63'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

12 January 1997
15:30
Cameroon  0–0  Angola
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

12 January 1997
15:00
Zimbabwe  3–0  Togo
Chihuri Goal 16'
Takawira Goal 21' (p), Goal 49'		 Report
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

6 April 1997
15:00
Angola  3–1  Togo
Paulão Goal 29'
Akwá Goal 45'
Sousa Goal 51'		 Report
Oyawolé Goal 21'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)

6 April 1997
15:30
Cameroon  1–0  Zimbabwe
Tchoutang Goal 80' Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

27 April 1997
15:30
Cameroon  2–0  Togo
Tchoutang Goal 87'
Mboma Goal 90'		 Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lucian Bouchardeau (Niger)

27 April 1997
15:00
Zimbabwe  0–0  Angola
Report
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 47,257
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

8 June 1997
15:00
Angola  1–1  Cameroon
Akwá Goal 55' Report Mboma Goal 47'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

8 June 1997
16:00
Togo  2–1  Zimbabwe
Salou Goal 8', Goal 21' Report Takawira Goal 65' (p)
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

17 August 1997
14:00
Togo  1–1  Angola
Ouadja Goal 47' Report Quinzinho Goal 43'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

17 August 1997
16:00
Zimbabwe  1–2  Cameroon
Dinha Goal 82' Report Mboma Goal 50', Goal 54'
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 12,736
Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (Egypt)

Group 5

Gabon vs Sierra Leone was not played, since neither team could advance with a win.

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Morocco 6 5 1 0 14 2 12 16
2  Sierra Leone 5 2 1 2 4 6 -2 7
3  Ghana 6 1 3 2 7 7 0 6
4  Gabon 5 0 1 4 1 11 -10 1

9 November 1996
18:00
Morocco  4–0  Sierra Leone
Hababi Goal 16'
Raghib Goal 50', Goal 55'
Fertout Goal 57'		 Report
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

10 November 1996
16:00
Gabon  1–1  Ghana
Nguema Goal 65' Report Pele Goal 66'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

11 January 1997
16:30
Sierra Leone  1–0  Gabon
Kanu Goal 46' Report
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

12 January 1997
14:45
Ghana  2–2  Morocco
Johnson Goal 77'
Moses Goal 89'		 Report Bassir Goal 30'
Hadji Goal 70'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (UAE)

5 April 1997
16:30
Sierra Leone  1–1  Ghana
Conteh Goal 87' Report Abu Kamara Goal 23' (o.g.)
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

6 April 1997
16:00
Gabon  0–4  Morocco
Report Bahja Goal 2', Goal 5'
Bassir Goal 44', Goal 45'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Match abandoned after 53minutes due to crowd trouble. FIFA allowed the result to stand

26 April 1997
16:30
Sierra Leone  0–1  Morocco
Report Bassir Goal 40'
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)

27 April 1997
15:00
Ghana  3–0  Gabon
Aboagye Goal 42'
Gargo Goal 60', Goal 64' (pen.)		 Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ahmed Shinnawi (Egypt)

8 June 1997
20:00
Morocco  1–0  Ghana
Raghib Goal 67' Report
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

8 June 1997
16:00
Gabon  P–P  Sierra Leone
Report

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

16 August 1997
20:00
Morocco  2–0  Gabon
Naybet Goal 24'
Bahja Goal 40' (pen.)		 Report
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hussein Moussa (Egypt)

17 August 1997
15:00
Ghana  0–2  Sierra Leone
Report Amidu Goal 14'
Kallon Goal 47'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lazare Essimi Mbengue (Cameroon)

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