1974_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CAF)
1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
International football competition
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.
| Tournament statistics | |
|---|---|
| Top scorer(s) |  William Ouma Kembo Uba Kembo (6 goals) |
← 1970 1978 → | |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco  |
2–1 |  Senegal |
0–0 | 2–1 | |
Algeria  |
2–5 |  Guinea |
1–0 | 1–5 | |
Egypt  |
2–3 |  Tunisia |
2–1 | 0–2 | |
Sierra Leone  |
0–3 |  Ivory Coast |
0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Kenya |
2–1 |  Sudan |
2–0 | 0–1 | |
Tanzania  |
1–4 |  Ethiopia |
1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
Lesotho  |
1–6 |  Zambia |
0–0 | 1–6 | |
Nigeria  |
3–2 |  Congo-Brazzaville |
2–1 | 1–1 | |
Dahomey  |
1–10 |  Ghana |
0–5 | 1–5 | |
Togo  |
0–4 | Zaire |
0–0 | 0–4 | |
Mauritius  |
w/o |  Madagascar |
— | — | |
Cameroon  |
w/o |  Gabon |
— | — |
Morocco won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
| Guinea | 5 – 1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
Camara  28'Petit Sory 36'Soumah 54' (pen.)Souleymane 78'Samuel 82' |
Gamouh 62' |
Guinea won 5–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Tunisia won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Ivory Coast won 3–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Kenya won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
The aggregate score was tied 1–1, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.
Ethiopia advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.
Zambia won 6–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
| Nigeria | 2 – 1 | Congo-Brazzaville |
|---|---|---|
| Olayombo 66' Mambo 77' |
M'Bono 2' |
| Congo-Brazzaville | 1 – 1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Minga 88' |
Oyarekhua 28' |
Nigeria won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Ghana won 10–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Zaire won 4–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Madagascar withdrew, so Mauritius advanced to the Second Round automatically.
Gabon withdrew, so Cameroon advanced to the Second Round automatically.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea |
1–3 | Morocco |
1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Tunisia |
2–3 | Ivory Coast |
1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Mauritius |
3–5 | Kenya |
1–3 | 2–2 | |
| Ethiopia |
2–4 | Zambia |
0–0 | 2–4 | |
| Nigeria |
0–2 | Ghana |
0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Cameroon |
1–3 | Zaire |
0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Morocco won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
| Ivory Coast | 2 – 1 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| N'Guessan 44', 85' (pen.) |
Adhouma 15' |
Ivory Coast won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
Kenya won 5–3 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
| Zambia | 4 – 2 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Mugala 47' Simutowe 62' (pen.)Simwala 71'Mapulanga 83' |
Ingdawerk 43' Teka 79' (pen.) |
Zambia won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
Ghana won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
The aggregate score was tied 1–1, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Third Round.
Zaire advanced to the Third Round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
2–5 | Morocco |
1–1 | 1–4 |
| Zambia |
4–2 | Kenya |
2–0 | 2–2 |
| Ghana |
2–4 | Zaire |
1–0 | 1–4 |
Morocco won 5–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
Zambia won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
Zaire won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
Zaire qualified.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaire | Final Round winners | 9 December 1973 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
Kakoko Etepé- Jean-Kalala N'Tumba
- 3 goals
Tariku Ingdawerk
Moustapha Choukri
Freddie Mwila- Moses Simwala
- Brighton Sinyangwe
- 2 goals
Noël Kouamé- Bernard N'Guessan
- Mama Ouattara
Abwcari Gariba- Osei Kofi
- Ibrahim Sunday
Chérif Souleymane
Daniel Jean Robert Imbert
Yakubu Mambo- Kenneth Olayombo
Ezzedine Chakroun- Mohieddine Habita
- Bernard Chanda
- Godfrey Chitalu
- Joseph Mapulanga
- 1 goal
Rabah Gamouh- Mokhtar Kalem
Paul-Gaston Ndongo
Jean-Michel M'Bono- Noël Minga
- Kouman Kobinam
- Laurent Pokou
Damien Kamilou
Sayed Abdelrazak- Ali Khalil
- Tekeste Gebremedhin
- Kassahun Teka
- Seyoum Tesfaye
- Akuetteh Armah
- Joseph Ghartey
- Clifford Odame
- Joseph Sam
- Maxime Camara
- Smith Samuel
- Petit Sory
- Soriba Soumah
Daniel Anyanzwa- Peter Ouma
- John Shore
Ramoseli Thietsi- Anwar Jackaria
- Hassan Amcharrat
- Chérif Fetoui
- Maouhoub Ghazouani
- Mohamed Maghfour
- Sunday Oyarekhua
Louis Gomis Diop
Izzeldin Osman
Nassoro Mashoto- Abdesselam Adhouma
- Mbungu Ekofa
- Mavuba Mafuila
- Mayanga Maku
- Kamunda Tshinabu
- Obby Kapita
- Simon Kaushi
- Burton Mugala
- Boniface Simutowe
- The Kenya – Mauritius match was officiated by a local referee.
- Morocco resigned from the competition before this match, and accordingly FIFA awarded Zaire a 2–0 win for the match.