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1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.

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.

Preliminary round

7 March 1976 Sierra Leone  5 – 1  Niger Freetown, Sierra Leone
Referee: Komia (Togo)
21 March 1976 Niger  2 – 1
(3 – 6 agg.)		  Sierra Leone Niamey, Niger
Referee: Badru (Nigeria)

Sierra Leone advanced to the First Round.

13 March 1976 Upper Volta  1 – 1  Mauritania Ouagadougou, Upper Volta
Referee: Amadou (Niger)
28 March 1976 Mauritania  0 – 2
(1 – 3 agg.)		  Upper Volta Nouakchott, Mauritania
Referee: Ba (Mali)

Upper Volta advanced to the First Round.

First round

1 April 1976 Algeria  1 – 0  Libya Algiers, Algeria
Betrouni 83' Referee: Dubach (Switzerland)
16 April 1976 Libya  0 – 0
(0 – 1 agg.)		  Algeria Tripoli, Libya
Referee: Guruceta Muro (Spain)

Algeria advanced to the Second Round.

12 December 1976 Morocco  1 – 1  Tunisia Casablanca, Morocco
Ghouimi 35' Referee: Wöhrer (Austria)
9 January 1977 Tunisia  1 – 1
(a.e.t.)
(2 – 2 agg.)
(4 – 2 p)		  Morocco Tunis, Tunisia
Mustapha Referee: Hungerbühler (Switzerland)

The aggregate score was tied 2–2, but Tunisia won 4–2 on penalties in the second leg to advance to the Second Round.

17 October 1976 Togo  1 – 0  Senegal Lomé, Togo
Referee: Dwomoh (Ghana)
31 October 1976 Senegal  1 – 1
(1 – 2 agg.)		  Togo Dakar, Senegal
Referee: Naciri (Morocco)

Togo advanced to the Second Round.

10 October 1976 Ghana  2 – 1  Guinea Accra, Ghana
Referee: Koudou (Côte d'Ivoire)
31 October 1976 Guinea  2 – 1
(a.e.t.)
(3 – 3 agg.)		  Ghana Conakry, Guinea
Referee: Aouissi (Algeria)

The aggregate score was tied 3–3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.

16 January 1977 Guinea  2 – 0  Ghana Lomé, Togo
P. Cámara
S. Sylla 		Referee: N'Diaye (Senegal)

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

Zaire  w/o  Central African Republic
Withdrew

Central African Republic withdrew, so Zaire advanced to the Second Round automatically.

16 October 1976 Sierra Leone  0 – 0  Nigeria Freetown, Sierra Leone
Referee: Turkson (Ghana)
30 October 1976 Nigeria  6 – 2
(6 – 2 agg.)		  Sierra Leone Lagos, Nigeria
Referee: Matovu (Tanzania)

Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.

17 October 1976 Congo-Brazzaville  2 – 2  Cameroon Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville
Referee: Gumboh (Zambia)
31 October 1976 Cameroon  0 – 2
Awarded[1]
(1 – 2 82')
(2 – 4 agg.)		  Congo-Brazzaville Yaoundé, Cameroon
Forfeited Referee: N'Jai (Gambia)

Congo-Brazzaville advanced to the Second Round.

4 September 1976 Upper Volta  1 – 1  Ivory Coast Ouagadougou, Upper Volta
Referee: N'Diaye (Senegal)
26 September 1976 Ivory Coast  2 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)		  Upper Volta Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Referee: Diagne (Guinea)

Côte d'Ivoire advanced to the Second Round.

29 October 1976 Egypt  3 – 0  Ethiopia Cairo, Egypt
Referee: Menegali (Italy)
14 November 1976 Ethiopia  1 – 2
(1 – 5 agg.)		  Egypt Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Referee: Wurtz (France)

Egypt advanced to the Second Round.

Kenya  w/o  Sudan
Withdrew

Sudan withdrew, so Kenya advanced to the Second Round automatically.

Uganda  w/o  Tanzania
Withdrew

Tanzania withdrew, so Uganda advanced to the Second Round automatically.

9 May 1976 Zambia  4 – 0  Malawi Lusaka, Zambia
Referee: Muamba-Kabwe (Zaire)
30 May 1976 Malawi  0 – 1
(0 – 5 agg.)		  Zambia Blantyre, Malawi
Referee: Randrianaly (Madagascar)

Zambia advanced to the Second Round.

Second round

6 February 1977 Tunisia  2 – 0  Algeria Tunis, Tunisia
Akid 56'
Kaabi 73'		 Referee: Queudeville (Luxembourg)
28 February 1977 Algeria  1 – 1
(1 – 3 agg.)		  Tunisia Algiers, Algeria
Guendouz 34' Jebali 89' Referee: Bonett (Malta)

Tunisia advanced to the Third Round.

13 February 1977 Togo  0 – 2  Guinea Lomé, Togo
Bangoura
Cherif 		Referee: Balloux (Côte d'Ivoire)
27 February 1977 Guinea  2 – 1
(4 – 1 agg.)		  Togo Conakry, Guinea
Referee: Dieng (Senegal)

Guinea advanced to the Third Round.

Nigeria  w/o  Zaire
Withdrew

Zaire withdrew, so Nigeria advanced to the Third Round automatically.

13 February 1977 Ivory Coast  3 – 2  Congo-Brazzaville Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Referee: Dwomoh (Ghana)
27 February 1977 Congo-Brazzaville  1 – 3
(3 – 6 agg.)		  Ivory Coast Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville
Referee: Okubule (Nigeria)

Ivory Coast advanced to the Third Round.

6 February 1977 Kenya  0 – 0  Egypt Nairobi, Kenya
Referee: Ahmed Jama (Somalia)
27 February 1977 Egypt  1 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)		  Kenya Cairo, Egypt
Al-Khalil Referee: El-Ghoul (Libya)

Egypt advanced to the Third Round.

13 February 1977 Uganda  1 – 0  Zambia Kampala, Uganda
Referee: Kemale (Ethiopia)
27 February 1977 Zambia  4 – 2
(a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 agg.)		  Uganda Ndola, Zambia
Referee: Matovu (Tanzania)

Zambia advanced to the Third Round.

Third round

5 June 1977 Guinea  1 – 0  Tunisia Conakry, Guinea
Ismail Eusebio Referee: Larache (Morocco)
19 June 1977 Tunisia  3 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)		  Guinea Tunis, Tunisia
B. Abdullah
Khouini
Liman 		L. Sylla Referee: Bahig ()

Tunisia advanced to the Final Round.

10 July 1977 Nigeria  4 – 0  Ivory Coast Lagos, Nigeria
Referee: Chayu (Zambia)
25 July 1977 Ivory Coast  2 – 2
(2 – 6 agg.)		  Nigeria Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Referee: N'Diaye (Senegal)

Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.

15 July 1977 Egypt  2 – 0  Zambia Cairo, Egypt
Gaafar 29'
Hamam 49'		 Referee: Michelotti (Italy)
31 July 1977 Zambia  0 – 0
(0 – 2 agg.)		  Egypt Lusaka, Zambia
Referee: Gordon (Scotland)

Egypt advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

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
25 September 1977 Tunisia  0 – 0  Nigeria Tunis, Tunisia
Referee: Carpenter (Republic of Ireland)
8 October 1977 Nigeria  4 – 0  Egypt Lagos, Nigeria
Referee: Correia (Portugal)
21 October 1977 Egypt  3 – 1  Nigeria Cairo, Egypt
Abdou
Mokhtar 		Iwelumo Referee: Platopoulos (Greece)
12 November 1977 Nigeria  0 – 1  Tunisia Lagos, Nigeria
Odiye 61' (o.g.) Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland)
25 November 1977 Egypt  3 – 2  Tunisia Cairo, Egypt
Gaafar 25'
Abdou 53'
Al-Khatib 82'		 Raouf 80'
Akid 87'		 Referee: Ok (Turkey)
11 December 1977 Tunisia  4 – 1  Egypt Tunis, Tunisia
Akid 15'
Temime 43'
Ben Aziza 64'
Labidi 75'		 Mokhtar 80' Referee: Menegali (Italy)

Tunisia qualified.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The second leg was abandoned in the 82nd minute due to riots, and subsequently FIFA awarded a 2–0 victory to Congo.
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