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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil.
Format [edit]
Fifty-two out of the 53 national associations affiliated to CAF entered the qualifying to determine the continent’s five slots for the next World Cup.[1]
The proposed format, announced on 16 May 2011, began in November 2011 with a first round of 12 two-legged knock-out ties. The ties, involving the 24 lowest-ranked teams according to FIFA World Rankings, were drawn in Brazil on 30 July 2011.
The 12 winners joined the remaining 28 CAF entrants in the second round, which consists of 10 groups of 4. The winners of each group – held between June 2012 and September 2013 – will advance to a third round of 5 two-legged knock-out ties. The 5 winners of these ties – held in October and November 2013 – will advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.
Entrants [edit]
The July 2011 FIFA Ranking were used to seed the teams for the first two rounds, both of which were drawn in Brazil on 30 July 2011.[2] (Rankings shown in brackets)[3]
- Notes
First round [edit]
The first round consisted of 12 home-and-away ties, featured the 24 lowest ranked teams in Africa. The ties were drawn at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011. The winners of these series proceeded to the second round.
Seeding [edit]
The July 2011 FIFA Ranking was used to seed the teams.
Matches [edit]
The first legs were scheduled for 11–12 November 2011, with the second legs on 15–16 November 2011.
- Note: Mauritius withdrew from the tournament on 31 October 2011.[5] Liberia automatically advanced to the second round.
Second round [edit]
The second round will see the top 28 ranked CAF teams joined by the 12 winners from the first round. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011. The matches are scheduled to be played from 1 June 2012 to 6 September 2013. The top team from each group will advance to the third round.
Seeding [edit]
The July 2011 FIFA Ranking was used to seed the teams.
† First round winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw
Groups [edit]
Group A [edit]
Group B [edit]
Group C [edit]
Group D [edit]
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
 Zambia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
7 |
 Ghana |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
+10 |
6 |
 Lesotho |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
−7 |
2 |
 Sudan |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
−7 |
1 |
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Group E [edit]
Group F [edit]
Group G [edit]
Group H [edit]
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
 Algeria |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
+5 |
6 |
 Mali |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
+1 |
6 |
 Benin |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
−1 |
4 |
 Rwanda |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
−5 |
1 |
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Group I [edit]
Group J [edit]
Third round [edit]
The third round will see the 10 group winners from the second round drawn into five home-and-away ties. The winners of each tie will advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.
The draw of the play-offs will be held on 16 September 2013.[6] Further details including the venue will be provided in due course.
Matches [edit]
The matches are scheduled to be played in the periods 11–15 October and 15–19 November 2013.[2]
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2nd leg |
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Date |
Goalscorers [edit]
As of 26 March 2013, there have been 158 goals in 67 matches, for an average of 2.40 goals per match. Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
References [edit]
External links [edit]
Kenya
Togo
Namibia
Liberia
Mozambique
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Burundi
Rwanda
Congo DR
Congo
Tanzania
