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Top scorer(s) | Rashidi Yekini (8 goals) |
Qualification for championships ( CAF) |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone ( CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 40 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Burkina Faso, Malawi, São Tomé and Príncipe and Sierra Leone all withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated three places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
There would be two rounds of play:
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Algeria | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
2 | Ghana | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
3 | Burundi | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
4 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algeria advanced to the Second Round.
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Cameroon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
2 | Swaziland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
3 | Zaire | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
4 | Liberia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cameroon advanced to the Second Round. Liberia withdrew after playing one match, its result was annulled
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Zimbabwe | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
2 | Egypt | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
3 | Angola | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
4 | Togo | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 |
Zimbabwe advanced to the Second Round.
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Nigeria | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
2 | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
3 | Congo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
4 | Libya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Ivory Coast | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
2 | Niger | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
3 | Botswana | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
4 | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ivory Coast advanced to the Second Round.
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Morocco | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 |
2 | Tunisia | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
3 | Ethiopia | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
4 | Benin | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 |
5 | Malawi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Morocco advanced to the Second Round.
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Senegal | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
2 | Gabon | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
3 | Mozambique | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
4 | Mauritania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Senegal advanced to the Second Round.
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Zambia | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
2 | Madagascar | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
3 | Namibia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
4 | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zambia advanced to the Second Round.
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Guinea | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
2 | Kenya | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
3 | Gambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guinea advanced to the Second Round.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 5 |
Ivory Coast | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 |
Algeria | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
Nigeria qualified for the World Cup.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Morocco | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
Zambia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
Senegal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
Morocco qualified for the World Cup.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Cameroon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Zimbabwe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 |
Guinea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
Cameroon qualified for the World Cup.
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup 1 |
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Nigeria | Final round group A winners | 8 October 1993 | 0 (debut) |
Morocco | Final round group B winners | 10 October 1993 | 2 ( 1970, 1986) |
Cameroon | Final round group C winners | 10 October 1993 | 2 ( 1982, 1990) |