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1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 22 CAF teams entered the competition (two withdrew). The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.

There would be four rounds of play:

  • 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.

First round

19 November 1972 Morocco  0 – 0  Senegal Agadir, Morocco
Referee: Jimenez (Spain)
3 December 1972 Senegal  1 – 2
(1 – 2 agg.)		  Morocco Dakar, Senegal
Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)

Morocco advanced to the Second Round.

2 March 1972 Algeria  1 – 0  Guinea Algiers, Algeria
Khalcm 65' Referee: Helies (France)
12 March 1972 Guinea  5 – 1
(5 – 2 agg.)		  Algeria Conakry, Guinea
Camara 28'
I. Keita 36'
Soumah 54' (pen.)
Cherif 78'
Smith 82'		 Gamouh 62' Referee: Ba (Mali)

Guinea advanced to the Second Round.

8 December 1972 Egypt  2 – 1  Tunisia Cairo, Egypt
Al-Khalil 10'
Abderrazak 69'		 Chakroun 61' Referee: Zlatanos (Greece)
17 December 1972 Tunisia  2 – 0
(3 – 2 agg.)		  Egypt Tunis, Tunisia
Chakroun 16'
Moheiddine 71'		 Referee: Babaçan (Turkey)

Tunisia advanced to the Second Round.

15 October 1972 Sierra Leone  0 – 1  Ivory Coast Freetown, Sierra Leone
Referee: Faber (Guinea)
29 October 1972 Ivory Coast  2 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.)		  Sierra Leone Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Kouame 42'
Quatarra 72'		 Referee: N'Gom (Senegal)

Ivory Coast advanced to the Second Round.

16 July 1972 Kenya  2 – 0  Sudan Nairobi, Kenya
Anyanza
Ouma 		Referee: Tessema (Ethiopia)
23 July 1972 Sudan  1 – 0
(1 – 2 agg.)		  Kenya Khartoum, Sudan
Referee: Kamei (Egypt)

Kenya advanced to the Second Round.

Mauritius  w/o  Madagascar
Withdrew

Madagascar withdrew, so Mauritius advanced to the Second Round automatically.

25 November 1972 Tanzania  1 – 1  Ethiopia Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mashoto 78' Referee: Olimba (Kenya)
3 December 1972 Ethiopia  0 – 0
(1 – 1 agg.)		  Tanzania Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Referee: El-Khider (Sudan)

The aggregate score was tied 1–1, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.

10 December 1972 Ethiopia  3 – 0  Tanzania Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ingdawerk
Tesfaye 		Referee: Saleh (Sudan)

Ethiopia advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.

30 April 1972 Lesotho  0 – 0  Zambia Maseru, Lesotho
Referee: Ndimbo (Tanzania)
4 June 1972 Zambia  6 – 1
(6 – 1 agg.)		  Lesotho Ndola, Zambia
Chitalu 20', 40'
Sinyangwe 35', 65'
Mapulanga 50'
Simutwe 72'		 Referee: Ratsitohara (Madagascar)

Zambia advanced to the Second Round.

5 August 1972 Nigeria  2 – 1  Congo-Brazzaville Ibadan, Nigeria
Referee: Atangana (Cameroon)
15 August 1972 Congo-Brazzaville  1 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)		  Nigeria Brazzaville, Congo
Moukila Olayombo Referee: Onwanlele (Gabon)

Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.

18 June 1972 Dahomey  0 – 5  Ghana Cotonou, Dahomey
Referee: Attiogbe (Togo)
2 July 1972 Ghana  5 – 1
(10 – 1 agg.)		  Dahomey Kumasi, Ghana
Referee: Koudou (Côte d'Ivoire)

Ghana advanced to the Second Round.

6 June 1972 Togo  0 – 0  Zaire Lomé, Togo
Referee: Woghiren (Nigeria)
20 June 1972 Zaire  4 – 0
(4 – 0 agg.)		  Togo Kinshasa, Zaire
Kakoko
Kembo 		Referee: Kamden (Cameroon)

Zaire advanced to the Second Round.

Cameroon  w/o  Gabon
withdrew

Gabon withdrew, so Cameroon advanced to the Second Round automatically.

Second round

11 February 1973 Guinea  1 – 1  Morocco Conakry, Guinea
S. Cherif 38' Tazi Referee: Mutombo (Zaire)
25 February 1973 Morocco  2 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)		  Guinea Tetouan, Morocco
Haddadi
Paras 		Referee: Bertin (Liberia)

Morocco advanced to the Third Round.

11 February 1973 Tunisia  1 – 1  Ivory Coast Tunis, Tunisia
Moheddine 50' Kouame Referee: Adal (Libya)
25 February 1973 Ivory Coast  2 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)		  Tunisia Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Nguessa Adhouma 15' Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)

Ivory Coast advanced to the Third Round.

10 December 1972 Mauritius  1 – 3  Kenya Port Louis, Mauritius
Referee: Galloway (Zambia)
17 December 1972 Kenya  2 – 2
(5 – 3 agg.)		  Mauritius Nairobi, Kenya
Aluko
Azibwa 		Imbert Referee: Ngaah (Kenya)[1]

Kenya advanced to the Third Round.

1 April 1973 Ethiopia  0 – 0  Zambia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Referee: Kamei (Egypt)
15 April 1973 Zambia  4 – 2
(4 – 2 agg.)		  Ethiopia Lusaka, Zambia
Mugala 52'
Simutwe 63'
Simwala 76'
Mapulanga 86'		 Referee: Gindil Salih (Sudan)

Zambia advanced to the Third Round.

10 February 1973 Nigeria  0 – 2
Awarded[2]
(2 – 3 85')		  Ghana Lagos, Nigeria
Forfeited Referee: Nkounkou (Congo)
25 February 1973 Ghana  0 – 0
(2 – 0 agg.)		  Nigeria Accra, Ghana
Referee: N'Gom (Senegal)

Ghana advanced to the Third Round.

4 February 1973 Cameroon  0 – 1  Zaire Douala, Cameroon
Ntumba Referee: Kangni (Dahomey)
25 February 1973 Zaire  0 – 1
(1 – 1 agg.)		  Cameroon Kinshasa, Zaire
Onguene Referee: Wolbert (Congo)

The aggregate score was tied 1–1, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Third Round.

27 February 1973 Zaire  2 – 0  Cameroon Kinshasa, Zaire
Kakoko
Maruba 		Referee: Wolbert (Congo)

Zaire advanced to the Third Round.

Third round

20 May 1973 Ivory Coast  1 – 1  Morocco Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Pokou Acila Referee: N'Diaye (Senegal)
3 June 1973 Morocco  4 – 1
(5 – 2 agg.)		  Ivory Coast Tetouan, Morocco
Faras
Chukry
Fetoui 		Pokou Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

Morocco advanced to the Final Round.

12 August 1973 Zambia  2 – 0  Kenya Ndola, Zambia
Chanda 34'
Sinyangwe 72'		 Referee: Matovu (Tanzania)
19 August 1973 Kenya  2 – 2
(2 – 4 agg.)		  Zambia Nairobi, Kenya
Referee: Addo (Somalia)

Zambia advanced to the Final Round.

5 August 1973 Ghana  1 – 0  Zaire Accra, Ghana
Referee: Camara (Guinea)
19 August 1973 Zaire  4 – 1
(4 – 2 agg.)		  Ghana Kinshasa, Zaire
Ntumba
Bwanga 		Owusu Referee: N'Difo (Cameroon)

Zaire advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Zaire 8 4 4 0 0 9 1 +8
2  Zambia 2 4 1 0 3 5 6 −1
3  Morocco 2 4 1 0 3 2 9 −7
21 October 1973 Zambia  4 – 0  Morocco Lusaka, Zambia
Simulambo 17'
Chanda 39'
Sinyangwe 52'
Simwala 74'		 Referee: Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
4 November 1973 Zambia  0 – 2  Zaire Lusaka, Zambia
Kakoko
Mayanga 		Referee: Addo (Somalia)
18 November 1973 Zaire  2 – 1  Zambia Kinshasa, Zaire
Kakoko
Kembo 		Chitalu Referee: N'Diaye (Senegal)
25 November 1973 Morocco  2 – 0  Zambia Tetouan, Morocco
Faras
Maghfour 		Referee: El-Attar (Egypt)
9 December 1973 Zaire  3 – 0  Morocco Kinshasa, Zaire
Ndaye 60'
Kembo 61'
Ndungu 80'		 Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)
23 December 1973 Morocco  0 – 2
(w/o)		  Zaire Tetouan, Morocco
Forfeited[3]

Zaire qualified.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Kenya – Mauritius match was officiated by a local referee.
  2. ^ The first leg was abandoned in the 85th minute due to riots. Subsequently, FIFA awarded a 2–0 win for the tie to Ghana.
  3. ^ Morocco resigned from the competition before this match, and accordingly FIFA awarded Zaire a 2–0 win for the match.

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