1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification".

A total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However, fb|MLI and fb|NIG both withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.

There would be two rounds of play:
*First Round: Cameroon, Nigeria, Morocco and Egypt, the 4 best ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the Final Round directly. The remaining 32 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
*Final Round: The 20 teams were divided into 5 groups of 4 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

First Round

June 2, 1996, Khartoum, Sudan - fb|SUD 2 - 0 fb-rt|ZAM

June 16, 1996, Lusaka, Zambia - fb|ZAM 3 - 0 fb-rt|SUD

"Zambia" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 3-2.

June 1, 1996, Windhoek, Namibia - fb|NAM 2 - 0 fb-rt|MOZ

June 16, 1996, Maputo, Mozambique - fb|MOZ 1 - 1 fb-rt|NAM

"Namibia" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 3-1.

June 8, 1996, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - fb|TAN 0 - 0 fb-rt|GHA

June 17, 1996, Accra, Ghana - fb|GHA 2 - 1 fb-rt|TAN

"Ghana" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 2-1.

June 2, 1996, Mbabane, Swaziland - fb|SWZ 0 - 1 fb-rt|GAB

June 16, 1996, Libreville, Gabon - fb|GAB 2 - 0 fb-rt|SWZ

"Gabon" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 3-0.

June 1, 1996, Kampala, Uganda - fb|UGA 0 - 2 fb-rt|ANG

June 16, 1996, Luanda, Angola - fb|ANG 3 - 1 fb-rt|UGA

"Angola" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 5-1.

June 2, 1996, Curepipe, Mauritius - fb|MRI 1 - 5 fb-rt|ZAI

June 16, 1996, Kinshasa, Zaire - fb|ZAI 2 - 0 fb-rt|MRI

"Zaire" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 7-1.

June 1, 1996, Blantyre, Malawi - fb|MWI 0 - 1 fb-rt|RSA

June 15, 1996, Johannesburg, South Africa - fb|RSA 3 - 0 fb-rt|MWI

"South Africa" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 4-0.

June 2, 1996, Antananarivo, Madagascar - fb|MAD 1 - 2 fb-rt|ZIM

June 15, 1996, Dakar, Senegal - fb|ZIM 2 - 2 fb-rt|MAD

"Zimbabwe" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 4-3.

June 1, 1996, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau - fb|GNB 3 - 2 fb-rt|GUI

June 16, 1996, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 3 - 1 fb-rt|GNB

"Guinea" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 5-4.

June 2, 1996, Kigali, Rwanda - fb|RWA|1962 1 - 3 fb-rt|TUN

June 16, 1996, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 2 - 0 fb-rt|RWA|1962

"Tunisia" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 5-1.

June 2, 1996, Brazzaville, Congo - fb|CGO 2 - 0 fb-rt|CIV

June 16, 1996, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 1 - 1 fb-rt|CGO

"Republic of the Congo" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 3-1.

June 2, 1996, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 3 - 1 fb-rt|ALG

June 14, 1996, Algiers, Algeria - fb|ALG 1 - 0 fb-rt|KEN

"Kenya" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 3-2.

June 2, 1996, Bujumbura, Burundi - fb|BDI 1 - 0 fb-rt|SLE

June 15, 1996, Freetown, Sierra Leone - fb|SLE 0 - 1 fb-rt|BDI

Burundi advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 2-0 but withdrew before the Final Round started, so "Sierra Leone" took their place and advanced to the Final Round.

May 31, 1996, Nouakchott, Mauritania - fb|MTN 0 - 0 fb-rt|BFA

June 16, 1996, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - fb|BFA 2 - 0 fb-rt|MTN

"Burkina Faso" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 2-0.

June 2, 1996, Lomé, Togo - fb|TOG 2 - 1 fb-rt|SEN

June 15, 1996, Dakar, Senegal - fb|SEN 1 - 1 fb-rt|TOG

"Togo" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 3-2.

June 1, 1996, Banjul, Gambia - fb|GAM 2 - 1 fb-rt|LBR

June 23, 1996, Accra, Ghana - fb|LBR 4 - 0 fb-rt|GAM

"Liberia" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 5-2.

Final Round

Group 1

November 9, 1996, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 2 - 0 fb-rt|BFA

November 10, 1996, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 3 - 1 fb-rt|KEN

January 12, 1997, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 1 - 1 fb-rt|NGA

January 12, 1997, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - fb|BFA 0 - 2 fb-rt|GUI

April 5, 1997, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 2 - 1 fb-rt|GUI

April 6, 1997, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 4 - 3 fb-rt|BFA

April 27, 1997, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - fb|BFA 1 - 2 fb-rt|NGA

April 27, 1997, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 1 - 0 fb-rt|GUI

June 7, 1997, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 3 - 0 fb-rt|KEN

June 8, 1997, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 3 - 1 fb-rt|BFA

August 16, 1997, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso - fb|BFA 2 - 4 fb-rt|KEN

August 17, 1997, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 1 - 0 fb-rt|NGA

South Africa qualified.

Group 4

November 10, 1996, Luanda, Angola - fb|ANG 2 - 1 fb-rt|ZIM

November 10, 1996, Lomé, Togo - fb|TOG 2 - 4 fb-rt|CMR

January 12, 1997, Harare, Zimbabwe - fb|ZIM 3 - 0 fb-rt|TOG

January 12, 1997, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 0 - 0 fb-rt|ANG

April 6, 1997, Luanda, Angola - fb|ANG 3 - 1 fb-rt|TOG

April 6, 1997, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 1 - 0 fb-rt|ZIM

April 27, 1997, Harare, Zimbabwe - fb|ZIM 0 - 0 fb-rt|ANG

April 27, 1997, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 2 - 0 fb-rt|TOG

June 8, 1997, Luanda, Angola - fb|ANG 1 - 1 fb-rt|CMR

June 8, 1997, Lomé, Togo - fb|TOG 2 - 1 fb-rt|ZIM

August 17, 1997, Lomé, Togo - fb|TOG 1 - 1 fb-rt|ANG

August 17, 1997, Harare, Zimbabwe - fb|ZIM 1 - 2 fb-rt|CMR

Cameroon qualified.

Group 5

November 9, 1996, Rabat, Morocco - fb|MAR 4 - 0 fb-rt|SLE

November 10, 1996, Libreville, Gabon - fb|GAB 1 - 1 fb-rt|GHA

January 11, 1997, Freetown, Sierra Leone - fb|SLE 1 - 0 fb-rt|GAB

January 12, 1997, Kumasi, Ghana - fb|GHA 2 - 2 fb-rt|MAR

April 5, 1997, Freetown, Sierra Leone - fb|SLE 1 - 1 fb-rt|GHA

April 6, 1997, Libreville, Gabon - fb|GAB 0 - 4 fb-rt|MAR:This match was abandoned at 0-4, and the result was verified by FIFA.

April 26, 1997, Freetown, Sierra Leone - fb|SLE 0 - 1 fb-rt|MAR

April 27, 1997, Accra, Ghana - fb|GHA 3 - 0 fb-rt|GAB

June 7, 1997, Casablanca, Morocco - fb|MAR 1 - 0 fb-rt|GHA

August 17, 1997, Casablanca, Morocco - fb|MAR 2 - 0 fb-rt|GAB

August 17, 1997, Obuasi, Ghana - fb|GHA 0 - 2 fb-rt|SLE

Gabon vs Sierra Leone was not played, since neither team could advance with a win.

Morocco qualified.

ee also

*1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
*1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
*1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
*1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
*1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)