1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
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Top scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Rashidi Yekini (8 goals)
1990
1998

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification .

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A total of 40 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Burkina Faso, Malawi, São Tomé and Príncipe and Sierra Leone all withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated three places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

Format

There would be two rounds of play:

First round

Group A

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 5421154+1
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 4420243+1
3Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 34112242
4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 00000000

Algeria advanced to the Second Round.

Group B

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 6422071+6
2Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 33111154
3Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 13012132
4Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 00000000

Cameroon advanced to the Second Round. Liberia withdrew after playing one match, its result was annulled

Group C

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 10642084+4
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 8632193+6
3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 45122341
4Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 050052119

Zimbabwe advanced to the Second Round.

Group D

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 7431070+7
2Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 54211242
3Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 04004055
4Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 00000000
5Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 00000000

Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.

Group E

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 6422070+7
2Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 5421132+1
3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 14013198
4Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 00000000

Ivory Coast advanced to the Second Round.

Group F

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 106420131+12
2Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 96330142+12
3Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia 361143118
4Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 2610531916
5Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 00000000

Morocco advanced to the Second Round.

Group G

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 64301104+6
2Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 5421175+2
3Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 140133118
4Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 00000000

Senegal advanced to the Second Round.

Group H

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 64301113+8
2Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 6430173+4
3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0400401212
4Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 00000000
5Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 00000000

Zambia advanced to the Second Round.

Group I

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2210142+2
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 22101242
3Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 00000000
4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 00000000

Guinea advanced to the Second Round.

Second round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4211105+55
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 421156−15
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 402237−42

Nigeria qualified for the World Cup.

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 430163+36
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 421162+45
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 401318−71

Morocco qualified for the World Cup.

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 430173+46
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 420236−34
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 410345−12

Cameroon qualified for the World Cup.

Qualified teams

The following three teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Final round group A winners8 October 19930 (debut)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Final round group B winners10 October 19932 (1970, 1986)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Final round group C winners10 October 19932 (1982, 1990)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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