1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article "1982 FIFA World Cup qualification".

A total of 29 CAF teams entered the competition. However, fb|CTA was excluded by FIFA for not paying the entry fee. The African Zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

There would be four rounds of play:
* First Round: 4 teams, Sudan, Liberia, Togo, and Zimbabwe, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 24 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

May 8, 1980, Tripoli, Libya - fb|LBY 2 - 1 fb|GAM

July 6, 1980, Banjul, Gambia - fb|GAM 0 - 0 fb|LBY

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

May 18, 1980, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia - fb|ETH|1975 0 - 0 fb|ZAM

June 1, 1980, Ndola, Zambia - fb|ZAM 4 - 0 fb|ETH|1975

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

May 31, 1980, Freetown, Sierra Leone - fb|SLE 2 - 2 fb|ALG

June 13, 1980, Oran, Algeria - fb|ALG 3 - 1 fb|SLE

"Algeria" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-3.

June 22, 1980, Dakar, Senegal - fb|SEN 0 - 1 fb|MAR

July 6, 1980, Casablanca, Morocco - fb|MAR 0 - 0 fb|SEN

"Morocco" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 1-0.

June 22, 1980, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 3 - 1 fb|LES|1966

July 6, 1980, Maseru, Lesotho - fb|LES|1966 1 - 1 fb|GUI

"Guinea" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-2.

June 29, 1980, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 3 - 0 fb|MWI

July 20, 1980, Kasungu, Malawi - fb|MWI 1 - 1 fb|CMR

"Cameroon" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.

June 29, 1980, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 2 - 0 fb|NGA

July 12, 1980, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 2 - 0 fb|TUN

The aggregate score was tied 2-2, and "Nigeria" won 4-3 on penalties and advanced to the Second Round.

July 5, 1980, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 3 - 1 fb|TAN

July 19, 1980, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - fb|TAN 5 - 0 fb|KEN

"Tanzania" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 6-3.

July 13, 1980, Kinshasa, Zaire - fb|ZAI 5 - 2 fb|MOZ|1975

July 27, 1980, Maputo, Mozambique - fb|MOZ|1975 1 - 2 fb|ZAI

"Zaire" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 7-3.

July 16, 1980, Niamey, Niger - fb|NIG 0 - 0 fb|SOM

July 27, 1980, Mogadishu, Somalia - fb|SOM 1 - 1 fb|NIG

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

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

fb|GHA withdrew, so "fb|EGY|1972" advanced to the Second Round automatically.

CAF Second Round

October 12, 1980, Douala, Cameroon - fb|CMR 2 - 0 fb|ZIM

November 16, 1980, Harare, Zimbabwe - fb|ZIM 1 - 0 fb|CMR

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

November 16, 1980, Fes, Morocco - fb|MAR 2 - 0 fb|ZAM

November 30, 1980, Lusaka, Zambia - fb|ZAM 2 - 0 fb|MAR

The aggregate score was tied 2-2, and "Morocco" won 5-4 on penalties and advanced to the Third Round.

November 16, 1980, Antananarivo, Madagascar - fb|MAD 1 - 1 fb|ZAI

December 21, 1980, Kinshasa, Zaire - fb|ZAI 3 - 2 fb|MAD

"Zaire" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 4-3.

December 6, 1980, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 1 - 1 fb|TAN

December 20, 1980, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - fb|TAN 0 - 2 fb|NGA

"Nigeria" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 3-1.

December 7, 1980, Monrovia, Liberia - fb|LBR 0 - 0 fb|GUI

December 21, 1980, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 1 - 0 fb|LBR

"Guinea" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 1-0.

December 12, 1980, Constantine, Algeria - fb|ALG 2 - 0 fb|SUD

December 28, 1980, Khartoum, Sudan - fb|SUD 1 - 1 fb|ALG

"Algeria" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 3-1.

December 14, 1980, Niamey, Niger - fb|NIG 0 - 1 fb|TOG

December 28, 1980, Lomé, Togo - fb|TOG 1 - 2 fb|NIG

The aggregate score was tied 2-2, and "Niger" advanced to the Third Round due to the away goals rule.

fb|LBY withdrew, so "fb|EGY|1972" advanced to the Third Round automatically.

CAF Third Round

May 1, 1981, Constantine, Algeria - fb|ALG 4 - 0 fb|NIG

May 31, 1981, Niamey, Niger - fb|NIG 1 - 0 fb|ALG

"Algeria" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.

April 12, 1981, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 1 - 1 fb|NGA

April 25, 1981, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 1 - 0 fb|GUI

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

April 26, 1981, Casablanca, Morocco - fb|MAR 1 - 0 fb|EGY|1972

May 8, 1981, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY|1972 0 - 0 fb|MAR

"Morocco" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 1-0.

April 12, 1981, Kinshasa, Zaire - fb|ZAI 1 - 0 fb|CMR

April 26, 1981, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 6 - 1 fb|ZAI

"Cameroon" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 6-2.

CAF Final Round

October 10, 1981, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 0 - 2 fb|ALG

October 30, 1981, Constantine, Algeria - fb|ALG 2 - 1 fb|NGA

Algeria qualified by the aggregate score of 4-1.

November 15, 1981, Kenitra, Morocco - fb|MAR 0 - 2 fb|CMR

November 29, 1981, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 2 - 1 fb|MAR

Cameroon qualified by the aggregate score of 4-1.

ee also

*1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
*1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
*1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
*1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)