2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round

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The second round of CAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 11 to 17 November 2015. [1]

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Format

A total of 40 teams (teams ranked 1–27 in the CAF entrant list and 13 first round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The 20 winners advanced to the third round.

Seeding

The draw for the second round was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. [2] [3] [4]

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of July 2015 (shown in parentheses). [5] The 27 direct qualifiers are seeded into three pots:

Each tie contained a team from Pot 1 and a first round winner (first 13 ties) which were automatically allocated into each tie (winner of first round tie 1 into second round tie 1, etc.), or a team from Pot 2 and a team from Pot 3 (last seven ties), with the team from Pot 1 or Pot 2 hosting the second leg. As the draw was held before the first round was played, the identities of the first round winners were not known at the time of the draw.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the third round.

Pot 1 First round winners
  1. Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (19)
  2. Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (21)
  3. Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (25)
  4. Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (32)
  5. Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (39)
  6. Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (42)
  7. Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo (47)
  8. Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde (52)
  9. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (55)
  10. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (57)
  11. Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea (58)
  12. Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo (60)
  13. Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (61)
  1. Flag of Niger.svg  Niger (96)
  2. Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia (101)
  3. Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia (114)
  4. Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya (116)
  5. Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana (120)
  6. Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar (122)
  7. Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania (128)
  8. Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi (131)
  9. Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland (138)
  10. Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania (139)
  11. Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia (161)
  12. Flag of Chad.svg  Chad (173)
  13. Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros (187)
Pot 2Pot 3
  1. Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea (63)
  2. Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon (65)
  3. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (70)
  4. Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (71)
  5. Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso (72)
  6. Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (73)
  7. Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (78)
  1. Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo (83)
  2. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (84)
  3. Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan (90)
  4. Flag of Angola.svg  Angola (92)
  5. Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique (95)
  6. Flag of Benin.svg  Benin (96)
  7. Flag of Libya.svg  Libya (96)

Matches

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0–3 0–0
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg2–4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–2 1–2
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg0–3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0–1 0–2
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg4–6Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 3–4 1–2
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg1–4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1–0 0–4
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg0–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–0 0–2
Swaziland  Flag of Eswatini.svg0–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–0 0–2
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2–1 0–2
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg2–6Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 2–3 0–3 [note 1]
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg0–4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0–1 0–3
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg2–5Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2–2 0–3
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–2Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 1–0 0–2
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–9Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2–2 0–7
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg0–3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0–1 0–2
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg4–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–0 3–1
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–1Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 2–0 0–1
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–1 (3–4 p)Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg2–3Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 2–1 0–2
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg0–4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0–1 0–3
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg1–4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–3 0–1
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Cameroon won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg1–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–1Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)

Tunisia won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg0–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca (Morocco) [note 2]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Guinea won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg3–4Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg2–1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

Congo won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Chad  Flag of Chad.svg1–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg4–0Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Egypt won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg0–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 16,480
Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)

Ghana won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Swaziland  Flag of Eswatini.svg0–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Attendance: 5,918
Referee: Akintoye Koole (Benin)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Francistown Stadium, Francistown
Attendance: 26,223
Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg2–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Mali won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg2–3Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mbongseni Fakudze (Swaziland)
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg3–0
Awarded [note 1] 		Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Luelseghed Ghebremichael (Eritrea)

DR Congo won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg0–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg3–0Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

Ivory Coast won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg2–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–0Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Senegal won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–0Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
Cape Verde  Flag of Cape Verde.svg2–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Cape Verde won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Attendance: 37,913
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg7–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Algeria won 9–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg0–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Karima Stadium, Karima
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Libya  Flag of Libya.svg1–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Olympique, Sousse (Tunisia) [note 3]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–3Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Djamal Aden (Djibouti)

Libya won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Adrar, Agadir
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg1–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Morocco won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Attendance: 18,730
Referee: Parmendra Nunkoo (Mauritius)
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Penalties
4–3
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

1–1 on aggregate. Gabon won the penalty shoot-out 4–3 and advanced to the third round.

Benin  Flag of Benin.svg2–1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg2–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 21,212
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

Burkina Faso won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg0–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–0Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Uganda won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Angola  Flag of Angola.svg1–3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Estadio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–0Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 17,152
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Goalscorers

There were 97 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2.42 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 FIFA awarded Congo DR a 3–0 win as a result of Burundi fielding the ineligible player Gaël Bigirimana. [6] The match originally ended 2–2.
  2. ↑ Guinea played their home leg in Morocco due to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.
  3. ↑ Libya played their home leg in Tunisia due to the Libyan Civil War.

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References

  1. ↑ "CAF Calendar - CAF Calendar of Events and Meetings 2015". cafonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: Procedure for the preliminary draw". CAF. 21 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Draw Procedures – African Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Results of FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Preliminary Draw". CAF. 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – July 2015 (CAF)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "DISCIPLINARY OVERVIEW – 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA QUALIFIERS" (PDF). FIFA. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

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