2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round

This page provides the summaries of the CAF Third Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. The 20 qualifiers (the 12 group winners and the best 8 runners-up from the second round) were split into 5 groups of four, in the draw held on 22 October 2008 in Zürich, Switzerland. Teams in each group will play a home-and-away round-robin in 2009, with the 5 groups winners advancing to the World Cup Finals in South Africa (together with hosts South Africa).[note 1]

This round also doubles as the qualification stage for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, with the top three teams in each group qualifying for the finals (together with hosts Angola).[note 2]

Seeding

Teams were seeded based on their FIFA World Rankings in October 2008 (number in parentheses).[2] One team from each of the following pots was drawn into each group.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Cameroon (12)
 Egypt (22)
 Ghana (25)
 Nigeria (27)
 Ivory Coast (29)

 Guinea (41)
 Morocco (43)
 Tunisia (47)
 Mali (53)
 Algeria (56)

 Burkina Faso (63)
 Gabon (67)
 Zambia (70)
 Kenya (79)
 Benin (81)

 Rwanda (87)
 Togo (91)
 Mozambique (100)
 Sudan (106)
 Malawi (109)

Group A

Ranking

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 6 4 1 1 9 2 +713
 Gabon 6 3 0 3 9 7 +29
 Togo 6 2 2 2 3 7 −48
 Morocco 6 0 3 3 3 8 −53
  Cameroon Gabon Morocco Togo
Cameroon  — 2 – 1 0 – 0 3 – 0
Gabon  0 – 2 — 3 – 1 3 – 0
Morocco  0 – 2 1 – 2 — 0 – 0
Togo  1 – 0 1 – 0 1 – 1 —

Results

28 March 2009
16:00 UTC+0
Togo  1 – 0  Cameroon
Adebayor  11' Report

28 March 2009
20:00 UTC+0
Morocco  1 – 2  Gabon
El Hamdaoui  83' Report P. Aubameyang  34'
Méyé  45'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

6 June 2009
15:30 UTC+1
Gabon  3 – 0
Awarded[note 4] 		 Togo
Ecuélé  11'
Méyé  67'
Brou  81' 		Report
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Verson Lwanja (Malawi)

7 June 2009
15:30 UTC+1
Cameroon  0 – 0  Morocco
Report

20 June 2009
18:00 UTC+0
Morocco  0 – 0  Togo
Report
Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)

5 September 2009
15:30 UTC+1
[note 5]
Gabon  0 – 2  Cameroon
Report Emana  65'
Eto'o  67'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alfred Ndinya (Kenya)

6 September 2009
15:30 UTC+0
Togo  1 – 1  Morocco
Salifou  3' Report Taarabt  90+2'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 24,651
Referee: Muhmed Ssegonga (Uganda)

9 September 2009
15:30 UTC+1
[note 5]
Cameroon  2 – 1  Gabon
Makoun  25'
Eto'o  64' 		Report Cousin  90'
Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)

10 October 2009
15:30 UTC+1
Cameroon  3 – 0  Togo
Geremi  29'
Makoun  46'
Emana  54' 		Report
Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 37,400
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)

10 October 2009
15:30 UTC+1
Gabon  3 – 1  Morocco
Erbati  43' (o.g.)
Mouloungui  65'
Cousin  70' 		Report Taarabt  88'

14 November 2009
15:30 UTC+0
Morocco  0 – 2  Cameroon
Report Webó  19'
Eto'o  52'
Fez Stadium, Fes
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

14 November 2009
15:30 UTC+0
Togo  1 – 0  Gabon
Ayité  71' Report

Group B

Ranking

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 6 3 3 0 9 4 +512
 Tunisia 6 3 2 1 7 4 +311
 Mozambique 6 2 1 3 3 5 −27
 Kenya 6 1 0 5 5 11 −63
  Kenya Mozambique Nigeria Tunisia
Kenya  — 2 – 1 2 – 3 1 – 2
Mozambique  1 – 0 — 0 – 0 1 – 0
Nigeria  3 – 0 1 – 0 — 2 – 2
Tunisia  1 – 0 2 – 0 0 – 0 —

Results

28 March 2009
16:00 UTC+3
Kenya  1 – 2  Tunisia
Oliech  70' Report Jemal  6'
Jemâa  79'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)

29 March 2009
15:00 UTC+2
Mozambique  0 – 0  Nigeria
Report
Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Amanuel Eyob (Eritrea)

6 June 2009
18:00 UTC+1
Tunisia  2 – 0  Mozambique
Ben Yahia  21' (pen.)
Darragi  90+1' 		Report
Stade 7 November, Radès
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)

7 June 2009
17:00 UTC+1
Nigeria  3 – 0  Kenya
I. Uche  2'
Obinna  72' (pen.), 77' 		Report
Abuja Stadium, Abuja
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)

20 June 2009
16:00 UTC+3
Kenya  2 – 1  Mozambique
J. Owino  8'
Mariga  72' (pen.) 		Report Domingues  49'
Kasarani Sports Complex, Nairobi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

20 June 2009
19:10 UTC+1
Tunisia  0 – 0  Nigeria
Report
Stade 7 November, Radès
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

6 September 2009
15:00 UTC+2
Mozambique  1 – 0  Kenya
Tico-Tico  66' Report
Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

6 September 2009
17:00 UTC+1
Nigeria  2 – 2  Tunisia
Odemwingie  23'
Eneramo  80' 		Report Taïder  24'
Darragi  89'
Abuja Stadium, Abuja
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

11 October 2009
17:00 UTC+1
Nigeria  1 – 0  Mozambique
Obinna  90+3' Report
Abuja Stadium, Abuja
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

11 October 2009
17:00 UTC+1
Tunisia  1 – 0  Kenya
Jemâa  1' Report
Stade 7 November, Radès
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

14 November 2009
16:00 UTC+3
Kenya  2 – 3  Nigeria
Oliech  15'
Wanga  77' 		Report Martins  60', 81'
Yakubu  64'

14 November 2009
15:00 UTC+2
Mozambique  1 – 0  Tunisia
Dário  83' Report

Group C

Ranking

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 6 4 1 1 9 4 +513
 Egypt 6 4 1 1 9 4 +513
 Zambia 6 1 2 3 2 5 −35
 Rwanda 6 0 2 4 1 8 −72
  Algeria Egypt Rwanda Zambia
Algeria  — 3 – 1 3 – 1 1 – 0
Egypt  2 – 0 — 3 – 0 1 – 1
Rwanda  0 – 0 0 – 1 — 0 – 0
Zambia  0 – 2 0 – 1 1 – 0 —

Results

28 March 2009
15:30 UTC+2
Rwanda  0 – 0  Algeria
Report
Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

29 March 2009
19:30 UTC+2
Egypt  1 – 1  Zambia
Zaki  27' Report Kasonde  56'

6 June 2009
14:00 UTC+2
Zambia  1 – 0  Rwanda
Kalaba  78' Report
Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Cheikh Ahmed Tidane Seck (Senegal)

7 June 2009
20:30 UTC+1
Algeria  3 – 1  Egypt
Matmour  60'
Ghezzal  64'
Djebbour  77' 		Report Aboutrika  86'

20 June 2009
14:00 UTC+2
Zambia  0 – 2  Algeria
Report Bougherra  21'
Saïfi  66'
Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)

5 July 2009
20:30 UTC+3
[note 6]
Egypt  3 – 0  Rwanda
Aboutrika  64', 90'
Hosny  74' (pen.) 		Report
Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria)

5 September 2009
15:30 UTC+2
Rwanda  0 – 1  Egypt
Report Hassan  67'
Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

6 September 2009
22:00 UTC+1
Algeria  1 – 0  Zambia
Saïfi  59' Report

10 October 2009
14:00 UTC+2
Zambia  0 – 1  Egypt
Report Hosny  69'
Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)

11 October 2009
19:15 UTC+1
Algeria  3 – 1  Rwanda
Ghezzal  22'
Belhadj  45+2'
Ziani  90+5' (pen.) 		Report Mutesa  19'
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

14 November 2009
15:30 UTC+2
Rwanda  0 – 0  Zambia
Report
Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jamel Ambaya (Libya)

14 November 2009
19:30 UTC+2
Egypt  2 – 0  Algeria
Zaki  3'
Moteab  90+5' 		Report

Tiebreaking play-off

18 November 2009
20:30 UTC+3
Algeria  1 – 0  Egypt
Yahia  40' Report

Alleged crowd violence at the playoff and the preceding match led to diplomatic tension between Egypt and Algeria.

Group D

Ranking

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 6 4 1 1 9 3 +613
 Benin 6 3 1 2 6 6 010
 Mali 6 2 3 1 8 7 +19
 Sudan 6 0 1 5 2 9 −71
  Benin Ghana Mali Sudan
Benin  — 1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 0
Ghana  1 – 0 — 2 – 2 2 – 0
Mali  3 – 1 0 – 2 — 1 – 0
Sudan  1 – 2 0 – 2 1 – 1 —

Results

28 March 2009
20:00 UTC+3
Sudan  1 – 1  Mali
El Tahir  23' Report Kanouté  19'

29 March 2009
17:00 UTC+0
Ghana  1 – 0  Benin
Tagoe  1' Report

7 June 2009
16:00 UTC+1
Benin  1 – 0  Sudan
Omotoyossi  22' Report
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)

7 June 2009
19:00 UTC+0
Mali  0 – 2  Ghana
Report Asamoah  67'
Amoah  79'
Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)

20 June 2009
20:30 UTC+3
Sudan  0 – 2  Ghana
Report Amoah  6', 52'
Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jamel Ambaya (Libya)

21 June 2009
19:00 UTC+0
Mali  3 – 1  Benin
Maiga  29'
Diallo  76'
Kanouté  84' 		Report S. Tchomogo  15'
Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)

6 September 2009
16:00 UTC+1
Benin  1 – 1  Mali
Aoudou  87' Report Samassa  72'

6 September 2009
17:00 UTC+0
Ghana  2 – 0  Sudan
Muntari  14'
Essien  53' 		Report
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)

11 October 2009
16:00 UTC+1
Benin  1 – 0  Ghana
Aoudou  89' Report
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Verson Lwanja (Malawi)

11 October 2009
18:00 UTC+0
Mali  1 – 0  Sudan
Kanouté  89' Report
Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

14 November 2009
20:00 UTC+3
Sudan  1 – 2  Benin
Ishag  45+1' (pen.) Report Omotoyossi  34' (pen.)
Koukou  62'

15 November 2009
17:00 UTC+0
Ghana  2 – 2  Mali
Amoah  65'
Annan  83' 		Report Fané  23'
Ndiaye  68'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

Group E

Ranking

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 6 5 1 0 19 4 +1516
 Burkina Faso 6 4 0 2 10 11 −112
 Malawi 6 1 1 4 4 11 −74
 Guinea 6 1 0 5 7 14 −73
  Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Guinea Malawi
Burkina Faso  — 2 – 3 4 – 2 1 – 0
Ivory Coast  5 – 0 — 3 – 0 5 – 0
Guinea  1 – 2 1 – 2 — 2 – 1
Malawi  0 – 1 1 – 1 2 – 1 —

Results

28 March 2009
18:00 UTC+0
Burkina Faso  4 – 2  Guinea
Kéré  23'
Traoré  30'
Dagano  55' (pen.), 71' 		Report Feindouno  65' (pen.)
Zayatte  86'

29 March 2009
17:00 UTC+0
Ivory Coast  5 – 0  Malawi
Romaric  1'
Drogba  6' (pen.), 27'
Kalou  59'
B. Koné  70' 		Report

6 June 2009
14:30 UTC+2
Malawi  0 – 1  Burkina Faso
Report Dagano  68'
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)

7 June 2009
17:00 UTC+0
Guinea  1 – 2  Ivory Coast
S. Bangoura  65' Report B. Koné  44'
Romaric  72'
Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)

20 June 2009
18:00 UTC+0
Burkina Faso  2 – 3  Ivory Coast
Pitroipa  27'
Bancé  78' 		Report Touré Yaya  14'
Tall  54' (o.g.)
Drogba  70'

21 June 2009
17:00 UTC+0
Guinea  2 – 1  Malawi
Feindouno  25', 43' Report Msowoya  88'
Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

5 September 2009
14:30 UTC+2
Malawi  2 – 1  Guinea
Msowoya  46', 59' Report Kalabane  38'
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

5 September 2009
17:00 UTC+0
Ivory Coast  5 – 0  Burkina Faso
Panandétiguiri  12' (o.g.)
Drogba  48', 65'
Touré Yaya  55'
Keïta  68' 		Report

10 October 2009
14:30 UTC+2
Malawi  1 – 1  Ivory Coast
Ngwira  64' Report Drogba  67'
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)

11 October 2009
17:00 UTC+0
Guinea  1 – 2  Burkina Faso
Bah  82' Report Dagano  37' (pen.)
Bamogo  59'
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra (Ghana)[note 7]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jamel Ambaya (Libya)

14 November 2009
16:00 UTC+0
Burkina Faso  1 – 0  Malawi
Dagano  47' Report

14 November 2009
16:00 UTC+0
Ivory Coast  3 – 0  Guinea
Gervinho  16', 31'
Tiéné  67' 		Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)

Goalscorers

As of 15 November, there have been 134 goals scored over 60 games at an average of 2.23 goals per game.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own Goal

Notes

  1. ↑ South Africa also entered World Cup qualifying in order to qualify for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. Had they made it to this round, their matches would not have been counted in determining who would advance to the World Cup finals in their group.[1]
  2. ↑ Had Angola made it to this round, all the other three teams in their group would advance to the African Cup of Nations finals.[1]
  3. ↑ Togo were barred from hosting qualifiers due to violence during their 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Mali.
  4. ↑ FIFA awarded Gabon a 3 – 0 win as a result of Togo fielding the ineligible player Abdul Mamah who played for Togo despite being suspended. The match originally ended 3 – 0 to Gabon.[4]
  5. 1 2 The Gabon v Cameroon match was originally scheduled for 2009-06-20, but postponed at the request of Gabon for mourning the death of President Omar Bongo. The reverse match was also rescheduled.[5]
  6. ↑ Moved from original date of the weekend of 2009-06-20 due to Egypt's participation in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[6]
  7. ↑ Due to security concerns arising from the 2009 Guinea protest, the match was moved to Accra, Ghana.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Qualification procedure for the 2nd round and 3rd round for world Cup/ CAN 2010. Confederation of African Football.
  2. ↑ African seeds established, FIFA. Retrieved 13 October 2008
  3. ↑ 3rd stage format and draw, FIFA. Retrieved 22 October 2008
  4. ↑ Morocco lose CAS appeal over Togo player, ESPNSoccernet, 12 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Gabon-Cameroon encounter postponed". FIFA. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  6. ↑ Egypt's Rwanda World Cup qualifier postponed. Daily News Egypt.
  7. ↑ Guinea 2010 qualifier moved BBC; 3 October 2009
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