1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article "1974 FIFA World Cup qualification".

A total of 22 CAF teams entered the competition (two withdrew). The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.

There would be four rounds of play:
* 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.

CAF First Round

November 19, 1972, Agadir, Morocco - fb|MAR 0 - 0 fb|SEN

December 3, 1972, Dakar, Senegal - fb|SEN 1 - 2 fb|MAR

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

March 2, 1972, Algiers, Algeria - fb|ALG 1 - 0 fb|GUI

March 12, 1972, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 5 - 1 fb|ALG

"Guinea" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-2.

December 8, 1972, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY|1972 2 - 1 fb|TUN

December 17, 1972, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 2 - 0 fb|EGY|1972

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

October 15, 1972, Freetown, Sierra Leone - fb|SLE 0 - 1 fb|CIV

October 29, 1972, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 2 - 0 fb|SLE

"Côte d'Ivoire" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-0.

July 16, 1972, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 2 - 0 fb|SUD

July 23, 1972, Khartoum, Sudan - fb|SUD 1 - 0 fb|KEN

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

November 25, 1972, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - fb|TAN 1 - 1 fb-rt|ETH|1897

December 3, 1972, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - fb-rt|ETH|1897 0 - 0 fb|TAN

The aggregate score was tied 1-1, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.

December 10, 1972, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - fb-rt|ETH|1897 3 - 0 fb|TAN

"Ethiopia" advanced to the Second Round.

April 30, 1972, Maseru, Lesotho - fb|LES|1966 0 - 0 fb|ZAM

June 4, 1972, Ndola, Zambia - fb|ZAM 6 - 1 fb|LES|1966

"Zambia" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 6-1.

August 5, 1972, Ibadan, Nigeria - fb|NGA 2 - 1 fb|CGO|1970

August 15, 1972, Brazzaville, Congo - fb|CGO|1970 1 - 1 fb|NGA

"Nigeria" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-2.

June 18, 1972, Cotonou, Dahomey - fb|Dahomey 0 - 5 fb|GHA

July 2, 1972, Kumasi, Ghana - fb|GHA 5 - 1 fb|Dahomey

"Ghana" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 10-1.

June 6, 1972, Lomé, Togo - fb|TOG 0 - 0 fb|ZAI

June 20, 1972, Kinshasa, Zaire - fb|ZAI 4 - 0 fb|TOG

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

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

fb|GAB withdrew, so "fb|CMR" advanced to the Second Round automatically.

CAF Second Round

February 11, 1973, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 1 - 1 fb|MAR

February 25, 1973, Tetouan, Morocco - fb|MAR 2 - 0 fb|GUI

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

February 11, 1973, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 1 - 1 fb|CIV

February 25, 1973, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 2 - 1 fb|TUN

"Côte d'Ivoire" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 3-2.

December 10, 1972, Port Louis, Mauritius - fb|MRI 1 - 3 fb|KEN

December 17, 1972, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 2 - 2 fb|MRI

"Kenya" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 5-3.

April 1, 1973, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - fb-rt|ETH|1897 0 - 0 fb|ZAM

April 15, 1973, Lusaka, Zambia - fb|ZAM 4 - 2 fb-rt|ETH|1897

"Zambia" advanced to the Third Round by the aggregate score of 4-2.

February 10, 1973, Lagos, Nigeria - fb|NGA 0 - 2 fb|GHA:FIFA awarded Ghana a 2-0 win after riots abandoned the match at 2-3.

February 25, 1973, Accra, Ghana - fb|GHA 0 - 0 fb|NGA

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

February 4, 1973, Douala, Cameroon - fb|CMR 0 - 1 fb|ZAI

February 25, 1973, Kinshasa, Zaire - fb|ZAI 0 - 1 fb|CMR

The aggregate score was tied 1-1, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Third Round.

February 27, 1973, Kinshasa, Zaire - fb|ZAI 2 - 0 fb|CMR

"Zaire" advanced to the Third Round.

CAF Third Round

May 20, 1973, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 1 - 1 fb|MAR

June 3, 1973, Tetouan, Morocco - fb|MAR 4 - 1 fb|CIV

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

August 12, 1973, Ndola, Zambia - fb|ZAM 2 - 0 fb|KEN

August 19, 1973, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 2 - 2 fb|ZAM

"Zambia" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 4-2.

August 5, 1973, Accra, Ghana - fb|GHA 1 - 0 fb|ZAI

August 19, 1973, Kinshasa, Zaire - fb|ZAI 4 - 1 fb|GHA

"Zaire" advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 4-2.

CAF Final Round

October 21, 1973, Lusaka, Zambia - fb|ZAM 4 - 0 fb|MAR

November 4, 1973, Lusaka, Zambia - fb|ZAM 0 - 2 fb|ZAI

November 18, 1973, Kinshasa, Zaire - fb|ZAI 2 - 1 fb|ZAM

November 25, 1973, Tetouan, Morocco - fb|MAR 2 - 0 fb|ZAM

December 9, 1973, Kinshasa, Zaire - fb|ZAI 3 - 0 fb|MAR

December 23, 1973 - fb|MAR 0 - 2 fb|ZAI:FIFA awarded Zaire a 2-0 win because Morocco forfeited.

Zaire qualified.

ee also

*1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
*1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
*1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
*1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
*1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)