The second round saw the top 28
ranked CAF teams joined by the 12 winners from the
first round. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil on 30 July 2011.[1]
The matches were played from 1 June 2012 to 10 September 2013. The winners of each group advanced to the
third round.
^FIFA awarded Botswana a 3–0 win as a result of Ethiopia fielding the ineligible player
Minyahile Beyene. The match originally ended 2–1 to Ethiopia.[3][4]
^FIFA awarded Cape Verde a 3–0 win as a result of Equatorial Guinea fielding the ineligible player
Emilio Nsue. The match originally ended 4–3 to Equatorial Guinea.[7]
^FIFA awarded Cape Verde a 3–0 win as a result of Equatorial Guinea fielding the ineligible player
Emilio Nsue. The match originally ended 2–1 to Cape Verde.[7]
^FIFA awarded Tunisia a 3–0 win as a result of Cape Verde fielding the player
Fernando Varela, who had been sent off in the match against
Equatorial Guinea on 24 March 2013. As a result of his sending off for unsporting conduct towards a match official, Varela had been given a four match suspension and would miss the rest of the qualifying campaign plus one further FIFA game. Varela did not participate in the games against Equatorial Guinea on 8 June 2013 or the game against Sierra Leone on 16 June 2013. Complicating matters, Varela's red card against Equatorial Guinea was removed from the FIFA.com website.[8] The match originally ended 2–0 to Cape Verde.[9]
^FIFA awarded Zambia a 3–0 win as a result of Sudan fielding the ineligible player
Saif Eldin. The match originally ended 2–0 to Sudan.[10][11]
^FIFA awarded Congo a 3–0 win as a result of Burkina Faso fielding the ineligible player
Herve Xavier Zengue. The match originally ended 0–0.[12]
^FIFA awarded Niger a 3–0 win as a result of Gabon fielding the ineligible player
Charly Moussono. The match originally ended 0–0.[13][14]
^
abcdThe Group F fixtures on matchday four and five were moved to 5 June and 12 June respectively to allow Nigeria to participate in the
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[15]
^Libya's opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon was played at a neutral venue. The match was ordered to be played behind closed doors due to security concerns, but the official match report indicates a small crowd was present.[17]
^FIFA awarded Cameroon a 3–0 win as a result of Togo fielding the ineligible player
Alaixys Romao. The match originally ended 2–0 to Togo.[18][19]
^
abSenegal had to play their last two home matches in the World Cup qualifiers against Angola and Uganda at a neutral venue, due to a one-year ban from playing at their home stadium imposed by the CAF following riots in their
2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Ivory Coast.[21][22]
^FIFA awarded Angola a 3–0 win as a result of Liberia fielding the ineligible player
Nathaniel Sherman. The match originally ended 4–1 to Angola.[23]