1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article "1986 FIFA World Cup qualification".

A total of 29 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

There would be four rounds of play:
* First Round: 3 teams, Algeria, Cameroon and Ghana, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 26 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round.
* Second Round and Third Round: In each of these rounds, the teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the next round, until there would be 4 teams left.
* Final Round: The 4 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.

CAF First Round

August 28, 1984, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY|1972 1 - 0 fb|ZIM

September 30, 1984, Harare, Zimbabwe - fb|ZIM 1 - 1 fb|EGY|1972

"Egypt" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 2-1.

October 13, 1984, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 2 - 1 fb|ETH|1975

October 28, 1984, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - fb|ETH|1975 3 - 3 fb|KEN

"Kenya" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-4.

July 15, 1984, Curepipe, Mauritius - fb|MRI 0 - 1 fb|MWI

July 28, 1984, Lilongwe, Malawi - fb|MWI 4 - 0 fb|MRI

"Malawi" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-0.

July 29, 1984, Ndola, Zambia - fb|ZAM 3 - 0 fb|UGA

August 25, 1984, Kampala, Uganda - fb|UGA 1 - 0 fb|ZAM

"Zambia" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-1.

October 13, 1984, Mwanza, Tanzania - fb|TAN 1 - 1 fb|SUD

October 27, 1984, Khartoum, Sudan - fb|SUD 0 - 0 fb|TAN

The aggregate score was tied 1-1, and "Sudan" advanced to the Second Round due to the away goals rule.

June 30, 1984, Freetown, Sierra Leone - fb|SLE 0 - 1 fb|MAR

July 15, 1984, Rabat, Morocco - fb|MAR 4 - 0 fb|SLE

"Morocco" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-0.

October 28, 1984, Cotonou, Benin - fb|BEN|1975 0 - 2 fb|TUN

November 13, 1984, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 4 - 0 fb|BEN|1975

"Tunisia" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 6-0.

October 21, 1984, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 4 - 0 fb|GAM

November 4, 1984, Banjul, Gambia - fb|GAM 3 - 2 fb|CIV

"Côte d'Ivoire" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 6-3.

October 20, 1984, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 3 - 0 fb|LBR

November 4, 1984, Monrovia, Liberia - fb|LBR 0 - 1 fb|NGA

"Nigeria" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-0.

July 1, 1984, Luanda, Angola - fb|ANG 1 - 0 fb|SEN

July 15, 1984, Dakar, Senegal - fb|SEN 1 - 0 (aet) fb|ANG

The aggregate score was tied 1-1, and "Angola" won 4-3 on penalties and advanced to the Second Round.

fb|LES|1966 withdrew, so "fb|MAD" advanced to the Second Round automatically.

fb|TOG withdrew, so "fb|GUI" advanced to the Second Round automatically.

fb|NIG withdrew, so "fb|LBY" advanced to the Second Round automatically.

CAF Second Round

April 7, 1985, Lusaka, Zambia - fb|ZAM 4 - 1 fb|CMR

April 21, 1985, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 1 - 1 fb|ZAM

"Zambia" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 5-2.

April 7, 1985, Rabat, Morocco - fb|MAR 2 - 0 fb|MWI

April 21, 1985, Lilongwe, Malawi - fb|MWI 0 - 0 fb|MAR

"Morocco" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 2-0.

March 31, 1985, Luanda, Angola - fb|ANG 0 - 0 fb|ALG

April 19, 1985, Algiers, Algeria - fb|ALG 3 - 2 fb|ANG

"Algeria" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 3-2.

April 6, 1985, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 0 - 3 fb|NGA

April 20, 1985, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 3 - 1 fb|KEN

"Nigeria" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 6-1.

April 5, 1985, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY 1 - 0 fb|MAD

April 21, 1985, Antananarivo, Madagascar - fb|MAD 1 - 0 (aet) fb|EGY

The aggregate score was tied 1-1, and "Egypt" won 4-2 on penalties and advanced to the Third Round.

February 10, 1985, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 1 - 0 fb|TUN

February 24, 1985, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 2 - 0 fb|GUI

"Tunisia" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 2-1.

February 22, 1985, Khartoum, Sudan - fb|SUD 0 - 0 fb|LBY

March 8, 1985, Tripoli, Libya - fb|LBY 4 - 0 fb|SUD

"Libya" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 4-0.

April 7, 1985, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 0 - 0 fb|GHA

April 21, 1985, Accra, Ghana - fb|GHA 2 - 0 fb|CIV

"Ghana" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 2-0.

CAF Third Round

July 13, 1985, Algiers, Algeria - fb|ALG 2 - 0 fb|ZAM

July 28, 1985, Lusaka, Zambia - fb|ZAM 0 - 1 fb|ALG

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

July 6, 1985, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 1 - 0 fb|TUN

July 20, 1985, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 2 - 0 fb|NGA

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

July 14, 1985, Accra, Ghana - fb|GHA 0 - 0 fb|LBY

July 26, 1985, Benghazi, Libya - fb|LBY 2 - 0 fb|GHA

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

July 12, 1985, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY 0 - 0 fb|MAR

July 28, 1985, Casablanca, Morocco - fb|MAR 2 - 0 fb|EGY

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

CAF Final Round

October 6, 1985, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 1 - 4 fb|ALG

October 18, 1985, Algiers, Algeria - fb|ALG 3 - 0 fb|TUN

Algeria qualified by the aggregate score of 7-1.

October 6, 1985, Rabat, Morocco - fb|MAR 3 - 0 fb|LBY

October 18, 1985, Benghazi, Libya - fb|LBY 1 - 0 fb|MAR

Morocco qualified by the aggregate score of 3-1.

ee also

*1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
*1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
*1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
*1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
*1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)