2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round

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In the first round, 42 teams were paired 2-by-2 and played knockout matches home-and-away. The 21 winners would advance to the second round where they would meet the other 9 teams that qualify directly to the second round. Those teams are the 5 teams that qualified for the 2002 World Cup Finals (Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia) and the 4 highest-ranking teams in FIFA world rankings of 25 June 2003 (Congo DR, Ivory Coast, Egypt and Morocco).

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Summary

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg1–4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–2 0–2
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg3–4Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–1 2–3
Seychelles  Flag of Seychelles.svg1–5Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0–4 1–1
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg4–1Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 4–1 0–0
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg1–2Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 1–0 0–2
São Tomé and Príncipe  Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg0–9Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 0–1 0–8
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0–0 0–3
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–7Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0–1 0–6
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg4–3Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 3–0 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg3–0Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 3–0 0–0
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg4–2Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 3–0 1–2
Swaziland  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–4Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 1–1 0–3
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg1–4Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 0–0 1–4
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg3–3(a)Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 3–1 0–2
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg2–1Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 1–0 1–1
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg1–3Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1–3 0–0
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg4–1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 3–0 1–1
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg5–3Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–0 4–3
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg2–3Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 2–0 0–3
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg0–7Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–5 0–2
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg w/o Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic

Matches

Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg1–2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg50' Report Keita Soccerball shade.svg8'
Coulibaly Soccerball shade.svg69'
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg2–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Coulibaly Soccerball shade.svg15'
Sidibé Soccerball shade.svg84' (pen.)
Report
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 13,251
Referee: Ba Seydou (Mauritania)

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg1–1Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Edmond Soccerball shade.svg28' Report Adjamossi Soccerball shade.svg74'
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg3–2Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Tchomogo Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen.), 62', 90+2' Report Radonamahafalison Soccerball shade.svg15'
Rakotondramanana Soccerball shade.svg23'
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria)

Benin won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Seychelles  Flag of Seychelles.svg0–4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report Kampamba Soccerball shade.svg8'
Fichite Soccerball shade.svg44'
Milanzi Soccerball shade.svg52'
Numba Soccerball shade.svg75'
Stade Linité, Victoria
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg1–1Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
Milanzi Soccerball shade.svg7' Report Suzette Soccerball shade.svg69'
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Isaack Abdulkadir (Tanzania)

Zambia won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg4–1Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho
Molwantwa Soccerball shade.svg7'
Gabolwelwe Soccerball shade.svg44'
Selolwane Soccerball shade.svg50', 53'
Report Ramafole Soccerball shade.svg64'
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg0–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Report
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Harris Shikapande (Zambia)

Botswana won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg1–0Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
Barila Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.) Report
Estadio La Libertad, Bata
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg2–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Adebayor Soccerball shade.svg43'
Salifou Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Joseph Mandzioukouta (Congo)

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


São Tomé and Príncipe  Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg0–1Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
Report El Masli Soccerball shade.svg85'
Libya  Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg8–0Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe
El Masli Soccerball shade.svg8', 17', 20'
El Taib Soccerball shade.svg45', 63'
Suliman Soccerball shade.svg54'
Osman Soccerball shade.svg74'
El Rabty Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
March 28 Stadium, Benghazi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)

Libya won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg3–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Oliech Soccerball shade.svg9', 32'
Origi Soccerball shade.svg30'
Report

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Report Boutabout Soccerball shade.svg63'
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg6–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Cherrad Soccerball shade.svg16', 22'
Akrour Soccerball shade.svg42', 45', 82'
Boutabout Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Attendance: 53,200
Referee: Ba Seydou (Mauritania)

Algeria won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Bajope Soccerball shade.svg17'
Mubiru Soccerball shade.svg35'
Obua Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg3–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Nabuth Soccerball shade.svg18'
Mourgine Soccerball shade.svg32'
Louis Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Obua Soccerball shade.svg112'
Stade George V, Curepipe
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Luis Manuel Joao (Angola)

Uganda won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg3–0Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Tambal Soccerball shade.svg10'
Haitham Elrasheed Soccerball shade.svg30'
Mujahid Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Eritrea  Flag of Eritrea.svg0–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Sudan won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg3–0Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
A. Ndlovu Soccerball shade.svg23'
Tembo Soccerball shade.svg47'
P. Ndlovu Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg2–1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Langlet Soccerball shade.svg3'
Sidibe Soccerball shade.svg10'
Report Mbwando Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stade olympique, Nouakchott
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Swaziland  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–1Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
Dlamini Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Morais Soccerball shade.svg55'
Cape Verde  Flag of Cape Verde.svg3–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland
Cafú Soccerball shade.svg51', 65'
Morais Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report

Cape Verde won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg4–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
N'Zigou Soccerball shade.svg2'
Mwinyi Soccerball shade.svg16' (o.g.)
Nguéma Soccerball shade.svg38', 80'
Report Nzeyimana Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Gabon won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Chad  Flag of Chad.svg3–1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Oumar Soccerball shade.svg53', 74', 83' Report Bruno Mauro Soccerball shade.svg49'
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg2–0Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Akwá Soccerball shade.svg42'
Bruno Mauro Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report

3–3 on aggregate; Angola won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.


Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg1–0Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Mvoubi Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.) Report
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg1–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Koroma Soccerball shade.svg58' Report Guié-Mien Soccerball shade.svg67'

Congo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg1–3Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Getu Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.) Report Kanyenda Soccerball shade.svg39', 55'
Mgangira Soccerball shade.svg88'
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg0–0Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia
Report
Civo Stadium, Lilongwe
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Khaled Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

Malawi won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg3–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Elias Soccerball shade.svg43'
Karekezi Soccerball shade.svg52'
Lomami Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report
Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Isaack Abdulkadir (Tanzania)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg1–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Shipanga Soccerball shade.svg39' Report Lomami Soccerball shade.svg37'

Rwanda won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Bangoura Soccerball shade.svg70' Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg3–4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Dário Soccerball shade.svg75', 80', 89' Report Youla Soccerball shade.svg14'
Bangoura Soccerball shade.svg21', 35', 54'

Guinea won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg2–0Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Njie Soccerball shade.svg64'
Sonko Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg3–0Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Roberts Soccerball shade.svg10'
Isaac Tondo Soccerball shade.svg76', 83'
Report

Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg0–5Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report Arhin Duah Soccerball shade.svg25', 56'
Boakye Soccerball shade.svg69', 89'
Gyan Soccerball shade.svg82'
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra (Ghana)
Attendance: 19,447
Referee: Bakoubebile Bebou (Togo)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Appiah Soccerball shade.svg27'
Adjei Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ibrahim Chaibou (Niger)

Ghana won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Goalscorers

There were 109 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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