1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament details
DatesOctober 27th 1968 - November 8th 1969
Teams11 [1]  (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored69 (2.88 per match)
Attendance446,751 (18,615 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Garba Okoye (4 Goals)
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1974 →

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams competing for one berth in the final tournament in Mexico.

Contents

Thirteen nations in total entered the qualifying stage but FIFA rejected the entries of Guinea and Zaire, leaving 11 nations to contest the qualifying spot.

Format

There would be three rounds of play:

Qualification

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg6–6Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 4–22–4 (aet) 
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–01–22–0
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–2Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 1–20–0 
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–13–2 
Libya  Flag of Libya (1951-1969).svg3–5Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia 2–01–5 
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgBye  
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg4–2Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan
Kapengwe Soccerball shade.svg14', 56'
Kaposa Soccerball shade.svg58'
Makwaza Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Babiker Santo Soccerball shade.svg26', 30'
Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola
Attendance: 11,714
Referee: Philippe Mutombo (Zaire)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg4–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
Abdel Kafi El-Sheikh Soccerball shade.svg38'
Ismaeil Bakhit Soccerball shade.svg76', 81'
Babiker Santo Soccerball shade.svg114'		 Chitalu Soccerball shade.svg22'
Kapengwe Soccerball shade.svg96'
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 17,083
Referee: Ali Kandil (United Arab Republic)

The aggregate score was tied 6–6, but Sudan advanced to the Second Round as they scored more goals in the second match.

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Benkhrif Soccerball shade.svg72'
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
Attendance: 22,582
Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Diéme Soccerball shade.svg26'
Diop Soccerball shade.svg32'		 Akesbi Soccerball shade.svg14'
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: 11,487
Referee: Mamadou Mabel Ba Diarra (Mali)

The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and since extra time was not played in the second match, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Bamous Soccerball shade.svg54'
Hafnaoui Soccerball shade.svg60'
Estadio Union Deportivo, Las Palmas
Attendance: 7,924
Referee: Gaspar Pintado Viu (Spain)

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

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–2Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Amirouche Soccerball shade.svg29' (pen.) Chakroun Soccerball shade.svg72', 80'
El-Annasser Stadium, Algiers
Attendance: 13,419
Referee: Roger Barde (France)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg0–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 36,814
Referee: Fabio Monti (Italy)

Tunisia advanced to the Second Round.

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–1Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon
Aghoghovbia Soccerball shade.svg47' Owona Soccerball shade.svg69'
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 87,201
Referee: Philip Robinson (Liberia)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg2–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Ayo Soccerball shade.svg?'
Bassanguen Soccerball shade.svg?'		 Ofuokwu Soccerball shade.svg?'
Anieke Soccerball shade.svg?'
Oshode Soccerball shade.svg?'
Stade Akwa, Douala
Attendance: 6,988
Referee: Joseph Blanchard Angaud (Congo)

Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.

Libya  Flag of Libya (1951-1969).svg2–0Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Al-Jahani Soccerball shade.svg22'
Koussa Soccerball shade.svg49'
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 5,687
Referee: Mohamed Diab Al-Attar (United Arab Republic)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg5–1Flag of Libya (1951-1969).svg  Libya
Germa Soccerball shade.svg1', 85'
Feseha Soccerball shade.svg11'
Geremew Soccerball shade.svg77', 84'		 Ben Soed Soccerball shade.svg?'
Haile Selassie Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 6,759
Referee: Ahmed El-Kholy (United Arab Republic)

Ethiopia advanced to the Second Round.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg2–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0–00–0 (aet)2–2 (aet)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg2–4Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 1–11–3
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2–11–1
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg0–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 26,706
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 9,781
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

The aggregate score was tied 0–0, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Khanousi Soccerball shade.svg27'
Jarir Soccerball shade.svg53'		 Chaïbi Soccerball shade.svg3'
Cheman Soccerball shade.svg87'
Stade Municipal, Marseille
Attendance: 4,185
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

Morocco advanced to the Final Round, by winning a coin toss.

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg1–1Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan
Mengistu Soccerball shade.svg79' Hasabu El Sagheir Soccerball shade.svg9'
Haile Selassie Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 9,015
Referee: Mohamed Touati (Tunisia)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg3–1Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Gagarin Soccerball shade.svg20', 60'
Jagdoul Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Asfaw Soccerball shade.svg65'
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 22,373
Referee: Ali Kandil (United Arab Republic)

Sudan advanced to the Final Round.

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Imasuen Soccerball shade.svg62'
Oshode Soccerball shade.svg64'		 Ankrah Soccerball shade.svg18'
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 25,118
Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Ola Soccerball shade.svg41' Garba Soccerball shade.svg19'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 22,386
Referee: Tiedro Cy-Nahounou (Ivory Coast)

Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.

Final Round

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5421153+2
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4412187+1
3Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 3403158−3
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–2Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan
Okoye Soccerball shade.svg7', 30' Abbas Soccerball shade.svg33'
Jadallah Kheirelseid Soccerball shade.svg43'
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 20,651
Referee: Ourabah Mohandi (Algeria)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
El Filali Soccerball shade.svg50'
Faras Soccerball shade.svg63'		 Lawal Soccerball shade.svg53'
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Roger Mâchin (France)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg3–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Abbas Soccerball shade.svg33'
Awad Koka Soccerball shade.svg70'
Bushra Wahba Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Okoye Soccerball shade.svg49'
Ineh Soccerball shade.svg55'
Opone Soccerball shade.svg72'
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 26,502
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg0–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 18,020
Referee: Ali Kandil (United Arab Republic)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan
El Filali Soccerball shade.svg41'
Jarir Soccerball shade.svg76', 86'
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 19,600
Referee: Major George Lamptey (Ghana)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Lawal Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)
Okoye Soccerball shade.svg82'
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 11,156
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)

Morocco qualified.

Qualified teams

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Final round winners26 October 19690 (debut)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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References

  1. ↑ FIFA rejected the entries of Guinea and Zaire
  2. ↑ "Sudan won't play match". Daily Graphic. No. 5830. Accra. 30 June 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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