1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CAF)
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
International football competition
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.
| Tournament statistics | |
|---|---|
| Top scorer(s) |  Bassam Jeridi (5 goals) |
← 1982 1990 → | |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Egypt  |
2–1 |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Kenya  |
5–4 |  Ethiopia |
2–1 | 3–3 |
Mauritius  |
0–5 |  Malawi |
0–1 | 0–4 |
Zambia  |
3–1 |  Uganda |
3–0 | 0–1 |
Tanzania  |
1–1 (a) |  Sudan |
1–1 | 0–0 |
Sierra Leone  |
0–5 |  Morocco |
0–1 | 0–4 |
Benin  |
0–6 |  Tunisia |
0–2 | 0–4 |
Ivory Coast  |
6–3 |  Gambia |
4–0 | 2–3 |
Nigeria  |
4–0 |  Liberia |
3–0 | 1–0 |
Angola  |
1–1 (4–3 p) |  Senegal |
1–0 | 0–1 |
Madagascar  |
w/o |  Lesotho |
— | — |
Libya  |
w/o |  Niger |
— | — |
Guinea  |
w/o |  Togo |
— | — |
Algeria  |
Bye | |||
Cameroon  |
Bye | |||
Ghana  |
Bye |
Egypt won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Kenya won 5–4 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Malawi won 5–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Zambia won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Sudan advanced to the Second Round on away goals after a draw 1–1 on agg.
Morocco won 5–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Tunisia won 6–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
| Ivory Coast | 4–0 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
Traoré  47', 62'N'Dri 66'Ben Salah 84' |
| Gambia | 3–2 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Sowe 22' Ndour 66'Wadda 81' |
Traoré 40' Tiéhi 54' |
Ivory Coast won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Nigeria won 4–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.
Angola advanced to the Second Round on penalties after a draw won 1–1 on agg.
Madagascar advanced to the Second Round, Lesotho withdrew.
Libya advanced to the Second Round, Niger withdrew.
Guinea advanced to the Second Round, Togo withdrew.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia |
5–2 | Cameroon |
4–1 | 1–1 |
| Morocco |
2–0 | Malawi |
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Angola |
2–3 | Algeria |
0–0 | 2–3 |
| Kenya |
1–6 | Nigeria |
0–3 | 1–3 |
| Egypt |
1–1 (3–2 p) | Madagascar |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Guinea |
1–2 | Tunisia |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Sudan |
0–4 | Libya |
0–0 | 0–4 |
| Ivory Coast |
0–2 | Ghana |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Zambia | 4–1 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Chabala 24', 38', 40' Njovu 28' |
Kana-Biyik 70' |
Zambia won 5–2 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
Morocco won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
Algeria won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
Nigeria won 6–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
| Madagascar | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |  Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Rafanodina 57' |
||
| Penalties | ||
| 2 – 3 | ||
Egypt advanced to the Third Round on penalties after a draw 1–1 on agg.
Tunisia won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
| Libya | 4–0 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Brahim 53' Al-Beshari 55'Al-Maadani 61'Bani 71' |
Libya won 4–0 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
Ghana won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
3–0 | Zambia |
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Ghana |
0–2 | Libya |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Nigeria |
1–2 | Tunisia |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Egypt |
0–2 | Morocco |
0–0 | 0–2 |
Algeria won 3–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
Libya won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
Tunisia won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
Morocco won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
1–7 | Algeria |
1–4 | 0–3 |
| Morocco |
3–1 | Libya |
3–0 | 0–1 |
Algeria won 7–1 on agg. and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Morocco won 3–1 on agg. and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Final Round winners | 18 October 1985 | 1 (1982) |
| Morocco | Final Round winners | 18 October 1985 | 1 (1970) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- 5 goals
Bassam Jeridi
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Tedj Bensaoula
Emad Suleiman
Mulugeta Kebede
Frank Sinalo
Aziz Bouderbala- Saad Dahane
- Mohamed Timoumi
Humphrey Edobor- Rashidi Yekini
- Mohamed Gasri
- Abdelkader Rakbaoui
- 1 goal
- Nasser Bouiche
- Mohamed Kaci-Saïd
- Faouzi Mansouri
- Hocine Yahi
Jesus- Eduardo Machado
- Ivo Raimundo Traça
André Kana-Biyik- Louis-Paul M'Fédé
Oumar Ben Salah- Kouassi N'Dri
- Joël Tiéhi
- Alaa Mayhoub
- Gebremedhin Haile
- Dagne Tesfaye
Cheikh Ndour- Baboucar Sowe
- Bai Malleh Wadda
George Alhassan- Opoku Nti
Alsény Diaby
Sammy Ayoyi- Sammy Onyango
- Sam Tabu
Ali Al-Beshari- Abdel Razak Al-Farjani
- Ibrahim Al-Maadani
- Ayad Al-Qadi
- Reda Al-Senussi
- Aboubaker Bani
- Abubaker Ben Brahim
Herilia Rafanodina- Ricky Phuka
- Harry Waya
- Mustapha El Haddaoui
- Khalid Labied
- Ademola Adeshina
- Fatai Amoo
- Okey Isima
- Stephen Keshi
- Dahiru Sadi
- Yisa Sofoluwe
- Clement Temile
Abdou Karim Sèye
Mazda
Peter Tino- Hakim Braham
- Lotfi Hsoumi
Godfrey Katerega
Kalusha Bwalya- Jones Chilengi
- Fanny Hangunyu
- Lucky Msiska
- Aaron Njovu
- 1 own goal
- Hamada Sedki (playing against Zimbabwe)
Bernard Leclézio (playing against Malawi)