2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round

This page provides the summaries of the CAF second round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification .

Format

The second round saw the top 28 ranked CAF teams joined by the 12 winners from the first round. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011. ^[1]

The matches were played from 1 June 2012 to 10 September 2013. The winners of each group advanced to the third round.

Seeding

The July 2011 FIFA World Ranking was used to seed the teams.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Ivory Coast   Egypt   Ghana   Burkina Faso   Nigeria   Senegal   South Africa   Cameroon   Algeria   Tunisia	Gabon   Libya   Morocco   Guinea   Botswana   Malawi   Zambia   Uganda   Mali   Cape Verde	Benin   Zimbabwe   Central African Republic   Sierra Leone   Sudan   Niger   Gambia   Angola   Kenya †   Togo †	Namibia †   Liberia †   Mozambique †   Equatorial Guinea †   Ethiopia †   Lesotho †   Rwanda †   DR Congo †   Congo †   Tanzania †

^† First round winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw

Groups

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Ethiopia	6	4	1	1	8	6	+2	13	Third round		—	2–1	1–0	2–0
South Africa	6	3	2	1	12	5	+7	11			1–1	—	4–1	2–0
Botswana	6	2	1	3	8	10	−2	7			3–0 [a]	1–1	—	3–2
Central African Republic	6	1	0	5	5	12	−7	3			1–2	0–3	2–0	—

Source: ^[2]
Notes:

1. Awarded

2 June 2012

15:00 UTC+1

Central African Republic	2–0	Botswana
Kéthévoama 19', 49'	Report

Barthelemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

3 June 2012

15:00 UTC+2

South Africa	1–1	Ethiopia
Mphela 77'	Report	Saladin 28'

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Attendance: 13,611

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

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9 June 2012

15:00 UTC+2

Botswana	1–1	South Africa
Nato 38'	Report	Gould 14'

University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

10 June 2012

16:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia	2–0	Central African Republic
Saladin 36', 88'	Report

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Anthony Ramsy Raphael (Malawi)

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23 March 2013

20:15 UTC+2

South Africa	2–0	Central African Republic
Matlaba 33' Parker 71'	Report

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Attendance: 36,740

Referee: Ali Kalyango (Uganda)

24 March 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia	1–0	Botswana
Getaneh 89'	Report

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

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8 June 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Botswana	3–0 Awarded [note 1]	Ethiopia
Sembowa 76'	Report	Getaneh 34' Saladin 45'

Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Dennis Batte (Uganda)

8 June 2013

15:00 UTC+1

Central African Republic	0–3	South Africa
	Report	Parker 26' Tshabalala 41' Mashego 90'

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé (Cameroon) ^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)

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15 June 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Botswana	3–2	Central African Republic
Ramatlhakwane 37' (pen.) Ngele 74' Nato 86'	Report	Zimbori-Auzingoni 29', 50'

Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

16 June 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia	2–1	South Africa
Getaneh 43' Parker 70' (o.g.)	Report	Parker 34'

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Mohamed Farouk Mahmoud (Egypt)

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7 September 2013

15:30 UTC+2

South Africa	4–1	Botswana
Erasmus 28' Furman 45' Parker 84', 89' (pen.)	Report	Ramatlhakwane 73'

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Attendance: 28,712

Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

7 September 2013

14:30 UTC+1

Central African Republic	1–2	Ethiopia
Kéïta 22'	Report	Saladin 48' Teshome 61'

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville (Congo) ^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Tunisia	6	4	2	0	13	6	+7	14	Third round		—	3–0 [a]	2–1	3–1
Cape Verde	6	3	0	3	9	7	+2	9			1–2	—	1–0	3–0 [a]
Sierra Leone	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	8			2–2	2–1	—	3–2
Equatorial Guinea	6	0	2	4	6	15	−9	2			1–1	0–3 [a]	2–2	—

Source: ^[2]
Notes:

1. Awarded

2 June 2012

16:30 UTC±0

Sierra Leone	2–1	Cape Verde
M. Kamara 11' Suma 26'	Report	Soares 90+3'

National Stadium, Freetown

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)

2 June 2012

18:00 UTC+1

Tunisia	3–1	Equatorial Guinea
Jemâa 51' Hammami 56', 86'	Report	Randy 34'

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

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9 June 2012

18:00 UTC+1

Equatorial Guinea	2–2	Sierra Leone
Juvenal 14', 40'	Report	Barlay 22' T. Bangura 25'

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Adam Cordier (Chad)

9 June 2012

16:30 UTC−1

Cape Verde	1–2	Tunisia
Odaïr Fortes 26'	Report	Khelifa 14' Jemâa 46'

Estádio da Várzea, Praia

Attendance: 3,600

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

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23 March 2013

19:10 UTC+1

Tunisia	2–1	Sierra Leone
Darragi 57' Khazri 72'	Report	A. Kamara 74'

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Mal Mohamadou (Cameroon)

24 March 2013

17:00 UTC+1

Equatorial Guinea	0–3 Awarded [note 3]	Cape Verde
Nsue 3', 16' (pen.), 78' Rincón 87'	Report	Djaniny 5', 84' Platini 18'

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

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8 June 2013

16:30 UTC±0

Sierra Leone	2–2	Tunisia
K. Kamara 38' Suma 70'	Report	Darragi 55' (pen.) Ben Youssef 89'

National Stadium, Freetown

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

8 June 2013

16:30 UTC−1

Cape Verde	3–0 Awarded [note 4]	Equatorial Guinea
Babanco 17' Djaniny 52'	Report	Jônatas Obina 54'

Estádio da Várzea, Praia

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

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15 June 2013

16:30 UTC−1

Cape Verde	1–0	Sierra Leone
Héldon 13'	Report

Estádio da Várzea, Praia

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Anthony Ramsy Raphael (Malawi)

16 June 2013

17:00 UTC+1

Equatorial Guinea	1–1	Tunisia
Juvenal 36' (pen.)	Report	Darragi 64' (pen.)

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

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7 September 2013

16:30 UTC±0

Sierra Leone	3–2	Equatorial Guinea
H. Bangura 20' Kargbo 38' (pen.) A. Kamara 68'	Report	Bermúdez 85' Juvenal 88'

National Stadium, Freetown

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

7 September 2013

19:45 UTC+1

Tunisia	3–0 Awarded [note 5]	Cape Verde
	Report	Platini 28' Héldon 42'

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Ivory Coast	6	4	2	0	15	5	+10	14	Third round		—	1–1	2–0	3–0
Morocco	6	2	3	1	9	8	+1	9			2–2	—	2–1	2–0
Tanzania	6	2	0	4	8	12	−4	6			2–4	3–1	—	2–1
Gambia	6	1	1	4	4	11	−7	4			0–3	1–1	2–0	—

Source: ^[2]

2 June 2012

16:30 UTC±0

Gambia	1–1	Morocco
Jammeh 15'	Report	Kharja 76'

Independence Stadium, Bakau

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

2 June 2012

17:00 UTC±0

Ivory Coast	2–0	Tanzania
Kalou 10' Drogba 71'	Report

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

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9 June 2012

21:00 UTC+1

Morocco	2–2	Ivory Coast
Kharja 42' (pen.) Abourazzouk 89'	Report	Kalou 8' K. Touré 60'

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

10 June 2012

16:00 UTC+3

Tanzania	2–1	Gambia
Kapombe 61' Nyoni 85' (pen.)	Report	M. Ceesay 8'

Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Ruzive Ruzive (Zimbabwe)

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23 March 2013

17:00 UTC±0

Ivory Coast	3–0	Gambia
Bony 51' (pen.) Y. Touré 57' Kalou 70'	Report

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

24 March 2013

15:00 UTC+3

Tanzania	3–1	Morocco
Ulimwengu 46' Samata 67', 79'	Report	El-Arabi 90+3'

Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

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8 June 2013

16:30 UTC±0

Gambia	0–3	Ivory Coast
	Report	L. Traoré 12' Bony 61' Y. Touré 89'

Independence Stadium, Bakau

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

8 June 2013

21:00 UTC+1

Morocco	2–1	Tanzania
Hamdallah 39' (pen.) El-Arabi 51'	Report	Kiemba 26'

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

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15 June 2013

21:00 UTC+1

Morocco	2–0	Gambia
Barrada 3' Belhanda 51'	Report

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

16 June 2013

15:00 UTC+3

Tanzania	2–4	Ivory Coast
Kiemba 2' Ulimwengu 34'	Report	Traoré 13' Touré 23', 43' (pen.) Bony 90+3'

Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

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7 September 2013

16:30 UTC±0

Gambia	2–0	Tanzania
Jarju 44', 51'	Report

Independence Stadium, Bakau

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)

7 September 2013

17:00 UTC±0

Ivory Coast	1–1	Morocco
Drogba 83' (pen.)	Report	El-Arabi 52'

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Ghana	6	5	0	1	18	3	+15	15	Third round		—	2–1	7–0	4–0
Zambia	6	3	2	1	11	4	+7	11			1–0	—	4–0	1–1
Lesotho	6	1	2	3	4	15	−11	5			0–2	1–1	—	0–0
Sudan	6	0	2	4	3	14	−11	2			1–3	0–3 [a]	1–3	—

Source: ^[2]
Notes:

1. Awarded

1 June 2012

17:00 UTC±0

Ghana	7–0	Lesotho
Muntari 15' Adiyiah 24', 49' J. Ayew 45', 89' Atsu 86' Akaminko 90+1'	Report

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

2 June 2012

20:00 UTC+3

Sudan	0–3 Awarded [note 6]	Zambia
Muhannad 50' Saif Eldin 73'	Report

Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea)

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9 June 2012

15:00 UTC+2

Zambia	1–0	Ghana
C. Katongo 15'	Report

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Med Said Kordi (Tunisia)

10 June 2012

15:00 UTC+2

Lesotho	0–0	Sudan
	Report

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Rainhold Shikongo (Namibia)

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24 March 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Lesotho	1–1	Zambia
Marabe 88'	Report	Mbesuma 74'

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

24 March 2013

16:00 UTC±0

Ghana	4–0	Sudan
Gyan 19' Wakaso 38' Waris 80' Agyemang-Badu 83'	Report

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Anthony Ramsy Raphael (Malawi)

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7 June 2013

20:00 UTC+3

Sudan	1–3	Ghana
Mudather El Tahir 26' (pen.)	Report	Gyan 20', 57' Muntari 83'

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Attendance: 3,211

Referee: Ousmane Fall (Senegal)

8 June 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Zambia	4–0	Lesotho
Mulenga 36', 63' C. Katongo 61' Mbesuma 83'	Report

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

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15 June 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Zambia	1–1	Sudan
Mulenga 69'	Report	Salah 70'

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Attendance: 37,200

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

16 June 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Lesotho	0–2	Ghana
	Report	Boye 45' Gyan 82'

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

Attendance: 1,961

Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

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6 September 2013

16:00 UTC±0

Ghana	2–1	Zambia
Waris 17' Asamoah 60'	Report	Sinkala 71'

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

8 September 2013

20:00 UTC+3

Sudan	1–3	Lesotho
Bakri 2'	Report	Seturumane 45' Lekhoana 75' Koetle 77'

Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Burkina Faso	6	4	0	2	7	4	+3	12	Third round		—	0–3 [a]	1–0	4–0
Congo	6	3	2	1	7	3	+4	11			0–1	—	1–0	1–0
Gabon	6	2	1	3	5	6	−1	7			1–0	0–0	—	4–1
Niger	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	4			0–1	2–2	3–0 [a]	—

Source: ^[2]
Notes:

1. Awarded

2 June 2012

18:00 UTC±0

Burkina Faso	0–3 Awarded [note 7]	Congo
	Report

Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou

Attendance: 23,904

Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

3 June 2012

16:00 UTC+1

Niger	3–0 Awarded [note 8]	Gabon
	Report

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

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9 June 2012

15:30 UTC+1

Congo	1–0	Niger
Malonga 89'	Report

Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire

Attendance: 10,500

Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)

9 June 2012

15:30 UTC+1

Gabon	1–0	Burkina Faso
Ebanega 57'	Report

Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Ousmane Fall (Senegal)

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23 March 2013

15:30 UTC+1

Congo	1–0	Gabon
Samba 61'	Report

Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

23 March 2013

18:00 UTC±0

Burkina Faso	4–0	Niger
Pitroipa 3' Bancé 34' Kaboré 77' Nakoulma 86'	Report

Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

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8 June 2013

15:30 UTC+1

Gabon	0–0	Congo
	Report

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Attendance: 27,500

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

9 June 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Niger	0–1	Burkina Faso
	Report	Pitroipa 80'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Tessema Bamlak (Ethiopia)

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15 June 2013

15:30 UTC+1

Congo	0–1	Burkina Faso
	Report	Bancé 38'

Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire

Attendance: 13,497

Referee: Rainhold Shikongo (Namibia)

15 June 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Gabon	4–1	Niger
P. Aubameyang 42' (pen.), 87' (pen.), 90+7' (pen.) Manga 90+6'	Report	Ali 14'

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique)

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7 September 2013

15:30 UTC±0

Burkina Faso	1–0	Gabon
Nakoulma 53'	Report

Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

7 September 2013

16:30 UTC+1

Niger	2–2	Congo
Cissé 35' Daouda 70'	Report	N'Guessi 66' Kapolongo 76'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Nigeria	6	3	3	0	7	3	+4	12	Third round		—	2–0	1–1	1–0
Malawi	6	1	4	1	4	5	−1	7			1–1	—	2–2	0–0
Kenya	6	1	3	2	4	5	−1	6			0–1	0–0	—	1–0
Namibia	6	1	2	3	2	4	−2	5			1–1	0–1	1–0	—

Source: ^[2]

2 June 2012

16:00 UTC+3

Kenya	0–0	Malawi
	Report

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

3 June 2012

16:00 UTC+1

Nigeria	1–0	Namibia
I. Uche 80'	Report

U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

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9 June 2012

14:30 UTC+2

Malawi	1–1	Nigeria
Banda 90+3'	Report	Egwuekwe 89'

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

9 June 2012

18:00 UTC+1

Namibia	1–0	Kenya
Botes 75'	Report

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

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23 March 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Nigeria	1–1	Kenya
Oduamadi 90+4'	Report	Kahata 35'

U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar

Attendance: 7,475

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

23 March 2013

17:00 UTC+2

Namibia	0–1	Malawi
	Report	Mhango 71'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Med Said Kordi (Tunisia)

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5 June 2013 ^{[note 9]}

14:30 UTC+2

Malawi	0–0	Namibia
	Report

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

5 June 2013 ^{[note 9]}

16:00 UTC+3

Kenya	0–1	Nigeria
	Report	Musa 80'

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

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12 June 2013 ^{[note 9]}

14:30 UTC+2

Malawi	2–2	Kenya
Ngalande 47' Ng'ambi 81'	Report	Murunga 53' Chavula 88' (o.g.)

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)

12 June 2013 ^{[note 9]}

20:00 UTC+1

Namibia	1–1	Nigeria
Kavendji 77'	Report	Oboabona 82'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Mensur Maeruf (Eritrea)

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7 September 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Nigeria	2–0	Malawi
Emenike 45+1' Moses 50' (pen.)	Report

U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

8 September 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Kenya	1–0	Namibia
Owino 6'	Report

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Egypt	6	6	0	0	16	7	+9	18	Third round		—	4–2	2–0	2–1
Guinea	6	3	1	2	12	8	+4	10			2–3	—	6–1	1–0
Mozambique	6	0	3	3	2	10	−8	3			0–1	0–0	—	0–0
Zimbabwe	6	0	2	4	4	9	−5	2			2–4	0–1	1–1	—

Source: ^[2]

1 June 2012

20:00 UTC+2

Egypt	2–0	Mozambique
Fathalla 55' Zidan 62'	Report

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 0

Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)

3 June 2012

15:00 UTC+2

Zimbabwe	0–1	Guinea
	Report	I. Traoré 27'

National Sports Stadium, Harare

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

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10 June 2012

15:00 UTC+2

Mozambique	0–0	Zimbabwe
	Report

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Ali Kalyango (Uganda)

10 June 2012

17:00 UTC±0

Guinea	2–3	Egypt
A. Camara 20' (pen.) A. Bangoura 88'	Report	Aboutrika 58', 66' (pen.) Salah 90+3'

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

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24 March 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Mozambique	0–0	Guinea
	Report

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

26 March 2013

19:00 UTC+2

Egypt	2–1	Zimbabwe
Abd Rabo 64' Aboutrika 88' (pen.)	Report	Musona 74'

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

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9 June 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Zimbabwe	2–4	Egypt
Musona 21' Zvasiya 81'	Report	Aboutrika 5' Salah 40', 76', 83'

National Sports Stadium, Harare

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

9 June 2013

17:00 UTC±0

Guinea	6–1	Mozambique
M. Yattara 15', 90' S. Diallo 33', 45' (pen.) I. Traoré 76' Diarra 81'	Report	Domingues 44' (pen.)

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Kouamé N'Dri (Ivory Coast)

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16 June 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Mozambique	0–1	Egypt
	Report	Salah 40'

Estádio da Machava, Maputo

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

16 June 2013

17:00 UTC±0

Guinea	1–0	Zimbabwe
M. Yattara 37'	Report

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

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8 September 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Zimbabwe	1–1	Mozambique
Mambare 42'	Report	Maninho 69'

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

10 September 2013

16:00 UTC+2

Egypt	4–2	Guinea
Ghaly 38' Aboutrika 51' (pen.) Salah 83' Zaki 86'	Report	El-Abd 4' (o.g.) Soumah 57'

El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna

Attendance: 0

Referee: Tessema Bamlak (Ethiopia)

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Algeria	6	5	0	1	13	4	+9	15	Third round		—	1–0	3–1	4–0
Mali	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8			2–1	—	2–2	1–1
Benin	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8			1–3	1–0	—	2–0
Rwanda	6	0	2	4	3	11	−8	2			0–1	1–2	1–1	—

Source: ^[2]

2 June 2012

20:30 UTC+1

Algeria	4–0	Rwanda
Feghouli 26' Soudani 31', 82' Slimani 79'	Report

Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

3 June 2012

16:00 UTC+1

Benin	1–0	Mali
Omotoyossi 18'	Report

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

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10 June 2012

15:30 UTC+2

Rwanda	1–1	Benin
Bokota 86' (pen.)	Report	Omotoyossi 74'

Stade Amahoro, Kigali

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Tessema Bamlak (Ethiopia)

10 June 2012

19:00 UTC±0

Mali	2–1	Algeria
N'Diaye 30' Maïga 81'	Report	Slimani 6'

Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) ^{[note 10]}

Attendance: 5,847

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

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24 March 2013

15:30 UTC+2

Rwanda	1–2	Mali
Kagere 36'	Report	Samassa 49' A. Traoré 54'

Stade Amahoro, Kigali

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

26 March 2013

20:30 UTC+1

Algeria	3–1	Benin
Feghouli 10' Taïder 59' Slimani 90+2'	Report	Gestede 26'

Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

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9 June 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Benin	1–3	Algeria
Gestede 31'	Report	Slimani 38', 42' Ghilas 78'

Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

9 June 2013

18:00 UTC±0

Mali	1–1	Rwanda
N'Diaye 78'	Report	Kagere 33'

Stade 26 mars, Bamako

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Med Said Kordi (Tunisia)

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16 June 2013

15:30 UTC+2

Rwanda	0–1	Algeria
	Report	Taïder 51'

Stade Amahoro, Kigali

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

16 June 2013

18:00 UTC±0

Mali	2–2	Benin
Samassa 14' (pen.) Diabaté 69'	Report	Sessègnon 7' Omotoyossi 31'

Stade 26 mars, Bamako

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

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8 September 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Benin	2–0	Rwanda
Poté 36' Babatounde 53'	Report

Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Attendance: 16,872

Referee: Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea)

10 September 2013

20:30 UTC+1

Algeria	1–0	Mali
Soudani 50'	Report

Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida

Attendance: 23,500

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Group I

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Cameroon	6	4	1	1	8	3	+5	13	Third round		—	1–0	1–0	2–1
Libya	6	2	3	1	5	3	+2	9			2–1	—	0–0	2–0
DR Congo	6	1	3	2	3	3	0	6			0–0	0–0	—	2–0
Togo	6	1	1	4	4	11	−7	4			0–3 [a]	1–1	2–1	—

Source: ^[2]
Notes:

1. Awarded

2 June 2012

15:30 UTC+1

Cameroon	1–0	DR Congo
Choupo-Moting 54' (pen.)	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

3 June 2012

15:30 UTC±0

Togo	1–1	Libya
Damessi 8'	Report	Zuway 16'

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

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10 June 2012

15:30 UTC+1

DR Congo	2–0	Togo
Mputu 23' Mbokani 81' (pen.)	Report

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Mohamed Farouk Mahmoud (Egypt)

10 June 2012

17:00 UTC+1

Libya	2–1	Cameroon
Zuway 6' Ahniash 90+3'	Report	Choupo-Moting 15'

Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax (Tunisia) ^{[note 11]}

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Mensur Maeruf (Eritrea)

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23 March 2013

15:30 UTC+1

Cameroon	2–1	Togo
Eto'o 41' (pen.), 82'	Report	Womé 45+1'

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

24 March 2013

15:30 UTC+1

DR Congo	0–0	Libya
	Report

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Attendance: 53,500

Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)

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7 June 2013

17:30 UTC+2

Libya	0–0	DR Congo
	Report

June 11 Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

9 June 2013

15:30 UTC±0

Togo	0–3 Awarded [note 12]	Cameroon
Amewou 31' Atakora 71'	Report

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

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14 June 2013

18:00 UTC+2

Libya	2–0	Togo
Al Badri 7' (pen.) Amewou 17' (o.g.)	Report

June 11 Stadium, Tripoli ^{[note 13]}

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

16 June 2013

15:30 UTC+1

DR Congo	0–0	Cameroon
	Report

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

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8 September 2013

15:30 UTC+1

Cameroon	1–0	Libya
Chedjou 41'	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

8 September 2013

15:30 UTC±0

Togo	2–1	DR Congo
Atakora 35' Aloenouvo 90+3'	Report	Simbi 81'

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

Group J

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Senegal	6	3	3	0	9	4	+5	12	Third round		—	1–0	1–1	3–1
Uganda	6	2	2	2	5	6	−1	8			1–1	—	2–1	1–0
Angola	6	1	4	1	7	5	+2	7			1–1	1–1	—	3–0 [a]
Liberia	6	1	1	4	3	9	−6	4			0–2	2–0	0–0	—

Source: ^[2]
Notes:

1. Awarded

2 June 2012

18:00 UTC±0

Senegal	3–1	Liberia
Baldé 33' N'Doye 71' Mané 83'	Report	Doe 15'

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

3 June 2012

16:00 UTC+1

Angola	1–1	Uganda
Djalma 7'	Report	Okwi 88'

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

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9 June 2012

16:00 UTC+3

Uganda	1–1	Senegal
Walusimbi 87' (pen.)	Report	Cissé 37'

Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

10 June 2012

16:00 UTC±0

Liberia	0–0	Angola
	Report

Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

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23 March 2013

17:00 UTC±0

Senegal	1–1	Angola
Sow 40'	Report	Amaro 75'

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry (Guinea) ^{[note 14]}

Attendance: 13,500

Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

24 March 2013

16:00 UTC±0

Liberia	2–0	Uganda
Wleh 32' Laffor 50'	Report

Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mohamed Farouk Mahmoud (Egypt)

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8 June 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Uganda	1–0	Liberia
Mawejje 4'	Report

Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Attendance: 8,400

Referee: Adam Cordier (Chad)

8 June 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Angola	1–1	Senegal
Guilherme 51'	Report	Cissé 23'

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

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15 June 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Uganda	2–1	Angola
Okwi 83' Mawejje 89'	Report	Job 57'

Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

16 June 2013

16:00 UTC±0

Liberia	0–2	Senegal
	Report	Cissé 18' (pen.), 53'

Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

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7 September 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Angola	3–0 Awarded [note 15]	Liberia
Guedes 2' Mabululu 48' Guilherme 61' Abdul 64'	Report	Macauley 79'

Tundavala National Stadium, Lubango

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

7 September 2013

21:00 UTC+1

Senegal	1–0	Uganda
Mané 85'	Report

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh (Morocco) ^{[note 14]}

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Goalscorers

There were 291 goals scored in 120 matches, for an average of 2.42 goals per match.

6 goals

• Mohamed Salah

5 goals

• Islam Slimani
• Mohamed Aboutrika
• Bernard Parker
• Saladin Said

4 goals

• Juvenal
• Asamoah Gyan
• Yaya Touré
• Papiss Cissé

3 goals

• Hillal Soudani
• Razak Omotoyossi
• Djaniny
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
• Mohamed Yattara
• Wilfried Bony
• Salomon Kalou
• Youssef El-Arabi
• Oussama Darragi
• Jacob Mulenga
• Getaneh Kebede
• Emilio Nsue

2 goals

• Sofiane Feghouli
• Saphir Taïder
• Guilherme
• Rudy Gestede
• Ofentse Nato
• Jerome Ramatlhakwane
• Aristide Bancé
• Jonathan Pitroipa
• Prejuce Nakoulma
• Héldon Ramos
• Platini
• Eric Choupo-Moting
• Samuel Eto'o
• Foxi Kéthévoama
• Nicaise Zimbori-Auzingoni
• Mustapha Jarju
• Dominic Adiyiah
• Jordan Ayew
• Sulley Muntari
• Abdul Majeed Waris
• Sadio Diallo
• Ibrahima Traoré
• Didier Drogba
• Lacina Traoré
• Ahmed Zuway
• Mahamadou N'Diaye
• Mahamadou Samassa
• Houssine Kharja
• Meddie Kagere
• Sadio Mané
• Alhassan Kamara
• Sheriff Suma
• Amri Kiemba
• Mbwana Samata
• Thomas Ulimwengu
• Lalawélé Atakora
• Chadi Hammami
• Issam Jemâa
• Tony Mawejje
• Emmanuel Okwi
• Christopher Katongo
• Collins Mbesuma
• Knowledge Musona

1 goal

• Abdul
• Amaro
• Djalma
• Guedes
• Mabululu
• Job
• Nabil Ghilas
• Stéphane Sessègnon
• Bello Babatounde
• Mickaël Poté
• Mogakolodi Ngele
• Tebogo Sembowa
• Charles Kaboré
• Aurélien Chedjou
• Marco Soares
• Odaïr Fortes
• Babanco
• Salif Kéïta
• Dieumerci Mbokani
• Trésor Mputu
• Patou Ebunga-Simbi
• Chris Malonga
• Christopher Samba
• Fabrice N'Guessi
• Ulrich Kapolongo
• Amr Zaki
• Hosny Abd Rabo
• Mahmoud Fathallah
• Mohamed Zidan
• Hossam Ghaly
• Jimmy Bermúdez
• Randy
• Rincón
• Jônatas Obina
• Minyahil Teshome
• Rémy Ebanega
• Bruno Ecuele Manga
• Momodou Ceesay
• Abdou Jammeh
• Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
• Jerry Akaminko
• Kwadwo Asamoah
• Christian Atsu
• John Boye
• Mubarak Wakaso
• Alhassane Bangoura
• Abdoul Camara
• Mohammed Diarra
• Seydouba Soumah
• Kolo Touré
• Francis Kahata
• Andrew Murunga
• David Owino
• Litsepe Marabe
• Tsepo Lekhoana
• Tsoanelo Koetle
• Tsepo Seturumane
• Francis Doe
• Anthony Laffor
• Patrick Wleh
• Marcus Macauley
• Hamed Snousi
• Faisal Al Badri
• John Banda
• Gabadinho Mhango
• Robin Ngalande
• Robert Ng'ambi
• Cheick Diabaté
• Modibo Maïga
• Abdou Traoré
• Hamza Abourazzouk
• Abdelaziz Barrada
• Younès Belhanda
• Abderrazak Hamdallah
• Domingues
• Maninho
• Henrico Botes
• Deon Kavendji
• Kamilou Daouda
• Mahamane Cissé
• Yacouba Ali
• Azubuike Egwuekwe
• Ahmed Musa
• Godfrey Oboabona
• Nnamdi Oduamadi
• Emmanuel Emenike
• Victor Moses
• Ikechukwu Uche
• Labama Bokota
• Ibrahima Baldé
• Dame N'Doye
• Moussa Sow
• Moustapha Bangura
• Teteh Bangura
• Samuel Barlay
• Kei Kamara
• Medo Kamara
• Ibrahim Kargbo
• Morgan Gould
• Katlego Mashego
• Thabo Matlaba
• Katlego Mphela
• Siphiwe Tshabalala
• Kermit Erasmus
• Dean Furman
• Bakri Almadina
• Mudather El Tahir
• Salah Ibrahim
• Muhannad El Tahir
• Saif Eldin Ali Idris Farah
• Shomari Kapombe
• Erasto Nyoni
• Kalen Damessi
• Dové Womé
• Komlan Amewou
• Backer Aloenouvo
• Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
• Wahbi Khazri
• Saber Khelifa
• Godfrey Walusimbi
• Nathan Sinkala
• Lincoln Zvasiya
• Masimba Mambare

1 own goal

• Adam El-Abd (against Guinea)
• Moses Chavula (against Kenya)
• Komlan Amewou (against Libya)
• Bernard Parker (against Ethiopia)

Notes

1. FIFA awarded Botswana a 3–0 win as a result of Ethiopia fielding the ineligible player Minyahile Beyene. The match originally ended 2–1 to Ethiopia. ^{[3] [4]}
2. Central African Republic's second and third home matches in the World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopia were played at a neutral venue due to continued political instability in the Central African Republic. ^{[5] [6]}
3. FIFA awarded Cape Verde a 3–0 win as a result of Equatorial Guinea fielding the ineligible player Emilio Nsue. The match originally ended 4–3 to Equatorial Guinea. ^[7]
4. FIFA awarded Cape Verde a 3–0 win as a result of Equatorial Guinea fielding the ineligible player Emilio Nsue. The match originally ended 2–1 to Cape Verde. ^[7]
5. FIFA awarded Tunisia a 3–0 win as a result of Cape Verde fielding the player Fernando Varela, who had been sent off in the match against Equatorial Guinea on 24 March 2013. As a result of his sending off for unsporting conduct towards a match official, Varela had been given a four match suspension and would miss the rest of the qualifying campaign plus one further FIFA game. Varela did not participate in the games against Equatorial Guinea on 8 June 2013 or the game against Sierra Leone on 16 June 2013. Complicating matters, Varela's red card against Equatorial Guinea was removed from the FIFA.com website. ^[8] The match originally ended 2–0 to Cape Verde. ^[9]
6. FIFA awarded Zambia a 3–0 win as a result of Sudan fielding the ineligible player Saif Eldin. The match originally ended 2–0 to Sudan. ^{[10] [11]}
7. FIFA awarded Congo a 3–0 win as a result of Burkina Faso fielding the ineligible player Herve Xavier Zengue. The match originally ended 0–0. ^[12]
8. FIFA awarded Niger a 3–0 win as a result of Gabon fielding the ineligible player Charly Moussono. The match originally ended 0–0. ^{[13] [14]}
9. The Group F fixtures on matchday four and five were moved to 5 June and 12 June respectively to allow Nigeria to participate in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. ^[15]
10. Mali's opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Algeria was played at a neutral venue due to continued political instability in Mali. ^[16]
11. Libya's opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon was played at a neutral venue. The match was ordered to be played behind closed doors due to security concerns, but the official match report indicates a small crowd was present. ^[17]
12. FIFA awarded Cameroon a 3–0 win as a result of Togo fielding the ineligible player Alaixys Romao. The match originally ended 2–0 to Togo. ^{[18] [19]}
13. The venue of Libya's home match against Togo was changed from Martyrs of February Stadium, Benina to June 11 Stadium, Tripoli following security incidents in Benghazi. ^[20]
14. Senegal had to play their last two home matches in the World Cup qualifiers against Angola and Uganda at a neutral venue, due to a one-year ban from playing at their home stadium imposed by the CAF following riots in their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Ivory Coast. ^{[21] [22]}
15. FIFA awarded Angola a 3–0 win as a result of Liberia fielding the ineligible player Nathaniel Sherman. The match originally ended 4–1 to Angola. ^[23]

References

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13. "Gabon sanctioned for using ineligible player". FIFA.com. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on December 23, 2012.
14. "Gabon stripped of World Cup draw". bbc.co.uk. 20 December 2012.
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23. "Liberia sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA.com. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.

External links

• Results and schedule (FIFA.com version)
• Results and schedule (CAFonline.com version)