1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Final Round

The CAF Final Round of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 20 CAF members.

Results

Key:

Group 1

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Nigeria 6411104613
2  Guinea 6402105512
3  Kenya 63121112-110
4  Burkina Faso 6006717-100

9 November 1996
16:00
Nigeria  2–0  Burkina Faso
Amokachi  46',  77' Report
Lagos National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

10 November 1996
16:30
Guinea  3–1  Kenya
T. Camara  17'
F. Camara  34'
Soumah  82'
Report Okoth  12'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)

12 January 1997
16:00
Kenya  1–1  Nigeria
Simiyu  22' Report Akpoborie  48'
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

12 January 1997
15:30
Burkina Faso  0–2  Guinea
Report Oulare  17'
Soumah  44'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

5 April 1997
16:00
Nigeria  2–1  Guinea
Amokachi  66',  67' Report T. Camara  87'
Lagos National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

6 April 1997
16:00
Kenya  4–3  Burkina Faso
Okoth  55',  70',  75',  87' Report Zongo  12',  70'
Sanou  42' (p)
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)

27 April 1997
16:00
Burkina Faso  1–2  Nigeria
Zongo  76' Report Adepoju  42'
Amunike  58'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 12,224
Referee: Sahli Ferid (Tunisia)

27 April 1997
16:00
Kenya  1–0  Guinea
Otieno  3' Report
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

7 June 1997
16:00
Nigeria  3–0  Kenya
Oliseh  13'
Amunike  43'
Oruma  83'
Report
Lagos National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

8 June 1997
16:00
Guinea  3–1  Burkina Faso
F. Camara  9' (p)
Balma  27' (og)
Oulare  54'
Report Zongo  8'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

16 August 1997
16:00
Burkina Faso  2–4  Kenya
Ma. Zongo  16'
Sanou  80'
Report Simiyu  8'
Were  44'
Sunguti  70',  75'
Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

16 August 1997
16:30
Guinea  1–0  Nigeria
F. Camara  50' Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Group 2

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Tunisia 6510101916
2  Egypt 63121551010
3  Liberia 6114210-84
4  Namibia 6114617-114

8 November 1996
15:15
Egypt  7–1  Namibia
Maher  1',  15',  69'
A. Hassan  11'
I. Hassan  34'
H. Hassan  72',  83'
Report Shivute  24'
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

10 November 1996
15:00
Liberia  0–1  Tunisia
Report Jelassi  87'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

11 January 1997
16:00
Namibia  0–0  Liberia
Report
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

12 January 1997
14:00
Tunisia  1–0  Egypt
Baya  10' Report
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

6 April 1997
15:00
Liberia  1–0  Egypt
Weah  29' Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

6 April 1997
15:00
Namibia  1–2  Tunisia
Ouseb  74' Report Herichi  15'
Badra  68'
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Milson Jaky (Madagascar)

26 April 1997
15:00
Namibia  2–3  Egypt
Uutoni  62'
Ouseb  87' (p)
Report H. Hassan  77',  89'
Khashaba  79' (p)
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Amuam Aka (Cameroon)

27 April 1997
16:00
Tunisia  2–0  Liberia
Sellimi  66'
Badra  75'
Report
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

8 June 1997
15:00
Liberia  1–2  Namibia
Daye  5' Report Shivute  35'
Uri Khob  82'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 11,960
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

8 June 1997
20:15
Egypt  0–0  Tunisia
Report
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria)

17 August 1997
20:15
Egypt  5–0  Liberia
Khashaba  21' (p)
Hanafy  24'
Sabry  46'
Kamouna  68'
Emam  77'
Report
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kine Tibebu (Ethiopia)

17 August 1997
19:45
Tunisia  4–0  Namibia
Baya  19',  57'
Souayah  31'
Limam  70'
Report
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Salah Ahmed Mohamed Salih (Sudan)

Group 3

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Africa 641173413
2  Congo 631255010
3  Zambia 62227618
4  DR Congo 602449-52

In May 1997, Zaire were renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo DR).

9 November 1996
15:00
South Africa  1–0  Zaire
Masinga  67' Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

10 November 1996
16:30
Congo  1–0  Zambia
Niere  86' Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

11 January 1997
15:00
Zambia  0–0  South Africa
Report
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

12 January 1997
15:30
Zaire  1–1  Congo
Lembi  13' Report Bongo  4'
Stade Kamanyola, Kinshasa
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

6 April 1997
15:30
Congo  2–0  South Africa
Younga-Mouhani  60',  64' Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

9 April 1997
15:00
Zaire  2–2  Zambia
N'tsunda  29'
Bazamba  51'
Report Malitoli  22'
Tembo  81'
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

27 April 1997
15:30
Zaire  1–2  South Africa
Tumba  26' Report Khumalo  21'
Masinga  66'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Emmanuel Obafemi (Nigeria)

27 April 1997
15:00
Zambia  3–0  Congo
Lota  40'
Miti  85'
Bwalya  85'
Report
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

8 June 1997
15:30
Congo  1–0  DR Congo
Younga-Mouhani  60' Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

8 June 1997
15:00
South Africa  3–0  Zambia
Mkhalele  8'
Masinga  17'
Williams  54'
Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (Egypt)

16 August 1997
15:30
South Africa  1–0  Congo
Masinga  14' Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

16 August 1997
15:00
Zambia  2–0  DR Congo
Kamwandi  32',  56' Report
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)

Group 4

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Cameroon 6420104614
2  Angola 624074310
3  Zimbabwe 611467-14
4  Togo 6114614-84

10 November 1996
15:30
Angola  2–1  Zimbabwe
Akwá  43'
Paulão  51'
Report Ndlovu  60'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (Egypt)

10 November 1996
16:00
Togo  2–4  Cameroon
Noutsoudje  50'
Salou  83' (p)
Report Tchami  10',  24',  55'
Missé-Missé  63'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

12 January 1997
15:30
Cameroon  0–0  Angola
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

12 January 1997
15:00
Zimbabwe  3–0  Togo
Chihuri  16'
Takawira  21' (p),  49'
Report
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

6 April 1997
15:00
Angola  3–1  Togo
Paulão  29'
Akwá  45'
Sousa  51'
Report
Oyawolé  21'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)

6 April 1997
15:30
Cameroon  1–0  Zimbabwe
Tchoutang  80' Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

27 April 1997
15:30
Cameroon  2–0  Togo
Tchoutang  87'
Mboma  90'
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lucian Bouchardeau (Niger)

27 April 1997
15:00
Zimbabwe  0–0  Angola
Report
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 47,257
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

8 June 1997
15:00
Angola  1–1  Cameroon
Akwá  55' Report Mboma  47'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

8 June 1997
16:00
Togo  2–1  Zimbabwe
Salou  8',  21' Report Takawira  65' (p)
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

17 August 1997
14:00
Togo  1–1  Angola
Ouadja  47' Report Quinzinho  43'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

17 August 1997
16:00
Zimbabwe  1–2  Cameroon
Dinha  82' Report Mboma  50',  54'
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 12,736
Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (Egypt)

Group 5

Gabon vs Sierra Leone was not played, since neither team could advance with a win.

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Morocco 65101421216
2  Sierra Leone 521246-27
3  Ghana 61327706
4  Gabon 5014111-101

9 November 1996
18:00
Morocco  4–0  Sierra Leone
Hababi  16'
Raghib  50',  55'
Fertout  57'
Report
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

10 November 1996
16:00
Gabon  1–1  Ghana
Nguema  65' Report Pele  66'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

11 January 1997
16:30
Sierra Leone  1–0  Gabon
Kanu  46' Report
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

12 January 1997
14:45
Ghana  2–2  Morocco
Johnson  77'
Moses  89'
Report Bassir  30'
Hadji  70'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (UAE)

5 April 1997
16:30
Sierra Leone  1–1  Ghana
Conteh  87' Report Abu Kamara  23' (o.g.)
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

6 April 1997
16:00
Gabon  0–4  Morocco
Report Bahja  2',  5'
Bassir  44',  45'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Match abandoned after 53minutes due to crowd trouble. FIFA allowed the result to stand


26 April 1997
16:30
Sierra Leone  0–1  Morocco
Report Bassir  40'
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)

27 April 1997
15:00
Ghana  3–0  Gabon
Aboagye  42'
Gargo  60',  64' (pen.)
Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ahmed Shinnawi (Egypt)

8 June 1997
20:00
Morocco  1–0  Ghana
Raghib  67' Report
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

8 June 1997
16:00
Gabon  P–P  Sierra Leone
Report

Match postponed due to Sierra Leone not being able to travel from Freetown due to conflict. The match was never rearranged due to the result having no effect on final group standings


16 August 1997
20:00
Morocco  2–0  Gabon
Naybet  24'
Bahja  40' (pen.)
Report
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hussein Moussa (Egypt)

17 August 1997
15:00
Ghana  0–2  Sierra Leone
Report Amidu  14'
Kallon  47'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lazare Essimi Mbengue (Cameroon)

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