1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article "1978 FIFA World Cup qualification".

A total of 26 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.

There would be five rounds of play:
*Preliminary Round, First 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 3 teams left.
*Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.

Preliminary Round

March 7, 1976, Freetown, Sierra Leone - fb|SLE 5 - 1 fb|NIG

March 21, 1976, Niamey, Niger - fb|NIG 2 - 1 fb|SLE

"Sierra Leone" advanced to the First Round by the aggregate score of 6-3.

March 13, 1976, Ouagadougou, Upper Volta - fb|Republic of Upper Volta 1 - 1 fb|MTN

March 28, 1976, Nouakchott, Mauritania - fb|MTN 0 - 2 fb|Republic of Upper Volta

"Upper Volta" advanced to the First Round by the aggregate score of 3-1.

First Round

April 1, 1976, Alger, Algeria - fb|ALG 1 - 0 fb|LBY

April 16, 1976, Tripoli, Libya - fb|LBY 0 - 0 fb|ALG

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

December 12, 1976, Casablanca, Morocco - fb|MAR 1 - 1 fb|TUN

January 9, 1977, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 1 - 1 (aet) fb|MAR

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

October 17, 1976, Lomé, Togo - fb|TOG 1 - 0 fb|SEN

October 31, 1976, Dakar, Senegal - fb|SEN 1 - 1 fb|TOG

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

October 10, 1976, Accra, Ghana - fb|GHA 2 - 1 fb|GUI

October 31, 1976, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 2 - 1 fb|GHA

The aggregate score was tied 3-3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.

January 16, 1977, Lomé, Togo - fb|GUI 2 - 0 fb|GHA

"Guinea" advanced to the Second Round.

October 16, 1976, Freetown, Sierra Leone - fb|SLE 0 - 0 fb|NGA

October 30, 1976, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 6 - 2 fb|SLE

"Nigeria" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 6-2.

October 17, 1976, Brazzaville, Congo - fb|CGO|1970 2 - 2 fb|CMR

October 31, 1976, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 1 - 2 fb|CGO|1970:The match was abandoned by riots at 1-2, and the result was verified by FIFA."

"Congo" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-3.

September 4, 1976, Ouagadougou, Upper Volta - fb|Republic of Upper Volta 1 - 1 fb|CIV

September 26, 1976, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 2 - 0 fb|Republic of Upper Volta

"Côte d'Ivoire" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-1.

October 29, 1976, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY|1972 3 - 0 fb|ETH|1975

November 14, 1976, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - fb|ETH|1975 1 - 2 fb|EGY|1972

"Egypt" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-1.

May 9, 1976, Lusaka, Zambia - fb|ZAM 4 - 0 fb|MWI

May 30, 1976, Blantyre, Malawi - fb|MWI 0 - 1 fb|ZAM

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

fb|CTA|name=Central African Empire withdrew, so "fb|ZAI" advanced to the Second Round automatically.

fb|SUD withdrew, so "fb|KEN" advanced to the Second Round automatically.

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

econd Round

February 6, 1977, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 2 - 0 fb|ALG

February 28, 1977, Alger, Algeria - fb|ALG 1 - 1 fb|TUN

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

February 13, 1977, Lomé, Togo - fb|TOG 0 - 2 fb|GUI

February 27, 1977, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 2 - 1 fb|TOG

"Guinea" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.

February 13, 1977, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 3 - 2 fb|CGO|1970

February 27, 1977, Brazzaville, Congo - fb|CGO|1970 1 - 3 fb|CIV

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

February 6, 1977, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 0 - 0 fb|EGY|1972

February 27, 1977, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY|1972 1 - 0 fb|KEN

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

February 13, 1977, Kampala, Uganda - fb|UGA 1 - 0 fb|ZAM

February 27, 1977, Ndola, Zambia - fb|ZAM 4 - 2 (aet) fb|UGA

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

fb|ZAI withdrew, so "fb|NGA" advanced to the Third Round automatically.

Third Round

June 5, 1977, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 1 - 0 fb|TUN

June 19, 1977, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 3 - 1 fb|GUI

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

July 10, 1977, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 4 - 0 fb|CIV

July 25, 1977, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 2 - 2 fb|NGA

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

July 15, 1977, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY|1972 2 - 0 fb|ZAM

July 31, 1977, Lusaka, Zambia - fb|ZAM 0 - 0 fb|EGY|1972

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

Final Round

Tunisia qualified.

September 25, 1977, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 0 - 0 fb|NGA

October 8, 1977, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 4 - 0 fb|EGY|1972

October 21, 1977, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY|1972 3 - 1 fb|NGA

November 12, 1977, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 0 - 1 fb|TUN

November 25, 1977, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY|1972 3 - 2 fb|TUN

December 11, 1977, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 4 - 1 fb|EGY|1972

ee also

*1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
*1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
*1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
*1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
*1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)