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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round

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The second round of CAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played over six matchdays, from 1 September to 16 November 2021.

Format

The second round saw the top 26 ranked CAF teams joined by the 14 winners from the first round. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group advanced to the third round.

Seeding

The draw for the second round was held on 21 January 2020, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt.[1]

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of December 2019 (shown in parentheses below).[2]

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the third round.

More information Pot 1, Pot 2 ...

First round winners

Schedule

Below is the schedule of the second round of CAF 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[3] After the rescheduling of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament from June/July to January/February, the dates of Matchdays 1 and 2 of the second round were rescheduled.[4] Because the competition was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule of the second round was revised again and on 19 August 2020 CAF announced the new dates, and the entire second round was postponed to 2021.[5] On 6 May 2021, the second round was once again postponed due to the pandemic, and all matches were rescheduled to be played between September and November 2021.[6]

More information Matchday, Dates ...
  1. Matchday 1 originally scheduled for 23–31 March 2020, later for 5–13 October 2020, then 5–8 June 2021.
  2. Matchday 2 originally scheduled for 1–9 June 2020, later for 9–17 November 2020, then 11–14 June 2021.
  3. Matchday 3 originally scheduled for 22–26 March 2021, later for 1–4 June 2021, then 1–4 September 2021.
  4. Matchday 4 originally scheduled for 27–30 March 2021, later for 5–8 June 2021, then 5–8 September 2021.
  5. Matchday 5 originally scheduled for 30 August – 7 September 2021, then 6–9 October 2021.
  6. Matchday 6 originally scheduled for 4–12 October 2021, then 10–12 October 2021.

Groups

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
More information Niger, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
More information Algeria, 8–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

More information Djibouti, 2–4 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
More information Burkina Faso, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

More information Algeria, 6–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)
More information Djibouti, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

More information Burkina Faso, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hassen Corneh (Liberia)
More information Niger, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 2,000[7]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

More information Burkina Faso, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
More information Djibouti, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

More information Niger, 7–2 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohamed Youssouf Athoumani (Comoros)
More information Algeria, 2–2 ...

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
More information Mauritania, 1–2 ...
More information Tunisia, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Laryea Nii Ayi (Ghana)

More information Zambia, 0–2 ...
More information Equatorial Guinea, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

More information Equatorial Guinea, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
More information Tunisia, 3–0 ...

More information Zambia, 1–1 ...
More information Mauritania, 0–0 ...

More information Zambia, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
More information Equatorial Guinea, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 500
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

More information Tunisia, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
More information Mauritania, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
More information Central African Republic, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
More information Nigeria, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)

More information Central African Republic, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
More information Cape Verde, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 500
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

More information Liberia, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
More information Nigeria, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdelaziz Bouh (Mauritania)

More information Central African Republic, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 450
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
More information Cape Verde, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

More information Liberia, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
More information Cape Verde, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)

More information Nigeria, 1–1 ...
More information Liberia, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kalilou Ibrahim Traore (Ivory Coast)

Group D

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
More information Mozambique, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
More information Cameroon, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 250
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

More information Ivory Coast, 2–1 ...
More information Malawi, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

More information Malawi, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
More information Cameroon, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

More information Mozambique, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
More information Ivory Coast, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 1,000

More information Malawi, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
More information Ivory Coast, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

More information Mozambique, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
More information Cameroon, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000

Group E

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
More information Mali, 1–0 ...
Stade Adrar, Agadir (Morocco)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
More information Kenya, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 560
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

More information Rwanda, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
More information Uganda, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

More information Rwanda, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
More information Mali, 5–0 ...
Stade Adrar, Agadir (Morocco)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

More information Kenya, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
More information Uganda, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

More information Uganda, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 500
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
More information Rwanda, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

More information Mali, 1–0 ...
Stade Adrar, Agadir (Morocco)
Attendance: 0
More information Kenya, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Group F

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
More information Egypt, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
More information Libya, 2–1 ...

More information Gabon, 1–1 ...
More information Angola, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

More information Angola, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
More information Egypt, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

More information Gabon, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
More information Libya, 0–3 ...

More information Gabon, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
More information Angola, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

More information Egypt, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
More information Libya, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Group G

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. An appeal by the South African Football Association alleging that the match had been fixed was declared inadmissible by FIFA.[9][10][11]
More information Zimbabwe, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
More information Ghana, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

More information South Africa, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Derrick Kasokota Kafuli (Zambia)
More information Ethiopia, 1–0 ...

More information Ethiopia, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shuhoub Abdulbasit (Libya)
More information Ghana, 3–1 ...

More information Zimbabwe, 0–1 ...
More information South Africa, 1–0 ...
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

More information Ethiopia, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
More information South Africa, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

More information Zimbabwe, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
More information Ghana, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Group H

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
More information Senegal, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
More information Namibia, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

More information Togo, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
More information Congo, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

More information Togo, 1–1 ...
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
More information Senegal, 4–1 ...
Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)

More information Namibia, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohamed Youssouf Athoumani (Comoros)
More information Congo, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

More information Congo, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
More information Togo, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

More information Senegal, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
More information Namibia, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Group I

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
More information Guinea-Bissau, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
More information Morocco, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

More information Sudan, 2–4 ...

More information Sudan, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
More information Morocco, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

More information Guinea, 2–2 ...
Stade Adrar, Agadir (Morocco)
Attendance: 0
More information Guinea-Bissau, 0–3 ...
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

More information Guinea, 1–4 ...

More information Guinea, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)
More information Sudan, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

More information Guinea-Bissau, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
More information Morocco, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Group J

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. An appeal by the Benin Football Federation alleging that DR Congo had violated the substitution rules in the match was declared inadmissible by FIFA.[14][11]
More information DR Congo, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kalilou Ibrahim Traore (Ivory Coast)
More information Madagascar, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

More information Benin, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
More information Tanzania, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

More information DR Congo, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
More information Tanzania, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 500
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

More information Benin, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
More information Madagascar, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)

More information Tanzania, 0–3 ...
More information Benin, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000

More information DR Congo, 2–0 ...
More information Madagascar, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Republic of Congo)

Goalscorers

There were 289 goals scored in 120 matches, for an average of 2.41 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. The Angola v Gabon match, originally to be played at 17:00 UTC+1, was delayed by 90 minutes because the Gabonese players did not undergo COVID-19 tests when arriving Luanda.[8]
  2. An appeal by the South African Football Association alleging that the match had been fixed was declared inadmissible by FIFA.[12][13][11]
  3. Originally to be played on 6 September 2021 at the General Lansana Conté Stadium in Conakry, the Guinea v Morocco match was postponed and relocated due to security concerns following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.
  4. An appeal by the Benin Football Federation alleging that DR Congo had violated the substitution rules in the match was declared inadmissible by FIFA.[15][11]

References

  1. "FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers: draws to take centre stage in South America and Africa". FIFA. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. "FIFA Men's Ranking – December 2019 (CAF)". FIFA.com. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
  3. "Niger-Algérie : 2000 spectateurs présents à Niamey". dzballon.com. Farid Kada Rabah. 11 October 2021.
  4. "South Africa claim betting spike during Ghana World Cup qualifying game". BBC. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. "South Africa claim betting spike during Ghana World Cup qualifying game". BBC. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. "Fifa confirms receipt of Benin protest over DR Congo substitutes". BBC. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. "Fifa confirms receipt of Benin protest over DR Congo substitutes". BBC. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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