1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Rashidi Yekini (8 goals)
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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 .

Contents

Format
First round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Second round
Group A 2
Group B 2
Group C 2
Qualified teams
Goalscorers
References
External links

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. Later, Libya withdrew due to UN sanctions,^[1] and Liberia withdrew during qualification due to financial hardship during the First Liberian Civil War.^[2]

The African Zone was allocated three places (out of 24) in the final tournament, which went to Nigeria, Morocco, and Cameroon.^[3]

Format

There would be two rounds of play:

First Round: The 39 teams were divided into 9 groups of 4 or 5 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Second Round.
Second Round: The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

First round

Group A

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Algeria	5	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1
2	Ghana	4	4	2	0	2	4	3	+1
3	Burundi	3	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2
4	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Algeria advanced to the Second Round.

Group B

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Cameroon	6	4	2	2	0	7	1	+6
2	Swaziland	3	3	1	1	1	1	5	−4
3	Zaire	1	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2
4	Liberia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Group C

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Zimbabwe	10	6	4	2	0	8	4	+4
2	Egypt	8	6	3	2	1	9	3	+6
3	Angola	4	5	1	2	2	3	4	−1
4	Togo	0	5	0	0	5	2	11	−9

Zimbabwe advanced to the Second Round.

Group D

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Nigeria	7	4	3	1	0	7	0	+7
2	South Africa	5	4	2	1	1	2	4	−2
3	Congo	0	4	0	0	4	0	5	−5
4	Libya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	São Tomé and Príncipe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.

Group E

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Ivory Coast	6	4	2	2	0	7	0	+7
2	Niger	5	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1
3	Botswana	1	4	0	1	3	1	9	−8
4	Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ivory Coast advanced to the Second Round.

Group F

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Morocco	10	6	4	2	0	13	1	+12
2	Tunisia	9	6	3	3	0	14	2	+12
3	Ethiopia	3	6	1	1	4	3	11	−8
4	Benin	2	6	1	0	5	3	19	−16
5	Malawi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Morocco advanced to the Second Round.

Group G

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Senegal	6	4	3	0	1	10	4	+6
2	Gabon	5	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2
3	Mozambique	1	4	0	1	3	3	11	−8
4	Mauritania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Senegal advanced to the Second Round.

Group H

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Zambia	6	4	3	0	1	11	3	+8
2	Madagascar	6	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4
3	Namibia	0	4	0	0	4	0	12	−12
4	Tanzania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Zambia advanced to the Second Round.

Group I

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Guinea	2	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
2	Kenya	2	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2
3	Gambia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Guinea advanced to the Second Round.

Second round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	4	2	1	1	10	5	+5	5
Ivory Coast	4	2	1	1	5	6	−1	5
Algeria	4	0	2	2	3	7	−4	2

Nigeria qualified for the World Cup.

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Morocco	4	3	0	1	6	3	+3	6
Zambia	4	2	1	1	6	2	+4	5
Senegal	4	0	1	3	1	8	−7	1

Morocco qualified for the World Cup.

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cameroon	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	6
Zimbabwe	4	2	0	2	3	6	−3	4
Guinea	4	1	0	3	4	5	−1	2

Cameroon qualified for the World Cup.

Qualified teams

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

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup ¹
Nigeria	Final round group A winners	8 October 1993	0 (debut)
Morocco	Final round group B winners	10 October 1993	2 (1970, 1986)
Cameroon	Final round group C winners	10 October 1993	2 (1982, 1990)

¹Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

8 goals

Rashidi Yekini

6 goals

Agent Sawu

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

↑ "Path to World Cup Full of Bizarre Turns". Chicago Tribune . 15 April 1993.
↑ Hughes, Rob (6 January 1993). "1993:The Year Out of Time". International Herald Tribune – via The New York Times.
↑ Stokkermans, Karel; Henrique Jarreta, Sergio (30 December 2019). "World Cup 1994 Qualifying". RSSSF . Retrieved 18 June 2024.

External links

World Cup 1994 Qualifying – RSSSF

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