First round
Dates: 6–8 April and 20–22 April 2012
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabon  | w/o |  Guinea | — | — |
Zimbabwe  | 5–2 |  Sudan | 5–2 | — |
Winners advances to the second round.
The 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification for CAF was the qualifiers for Africa to determine the three teams who qualified for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup. [1]
Dates: 6–8 April and 20–22 April 2012
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | w/o | Guinea | — | — |
| Zimbabwe | 5–2 | Sudan | 5–2 | — |
Winners advances to the second round.
Dates: 4–6 May and 18–20 May 2012
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco  | w/o |  Guinea-Bissau | — | — |
Mozambique  | 4–4 (5–4 p) |  Zambia | 1–3 | 3–1 |
Nigeria  | w/o | Gabon | — | — |
Tunisia  | 3–9 |  Egypt | 1–4 | 2–5 |
South Africa  | 5–3 | Zimbabwe | 4–2 | 1–1 (in South Africa) |
Cameroon  | w/o |  Libya | — | — |
Winners advances to the third round.
The six winners from the second round will face off in a home and away format for Africa's three slots at the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand.
Dates: 8–10 June and 22–24 June 2012
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 6 – 7 | Morocco | 2 – 6 | 4 – 1 |
| Egypt | 8 – 2 | Nigeria | 8 – 2 | w/o |
| Libya | 10 – 4 | South Africa | 4 – 0 | 6 – 4 |
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