1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 29 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
There would be four rounds of play:
- First Round: 3 teams, Algeria, Cameroon and Ghana, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 26 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round.
- Second Round and Third Round: In each of these rounds, the teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the next round, until there would be 4 teams left.
- Final Round: The 4 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.
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[edit] CAF First Round
August 28, 1984, Cairo, Egypt - 
Egypt 1 - 0 
Zimbabwe
September 30, 1984, Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe 1 - 1 Egypt
Egypt advanced to the Second Round.
October 13, 1984, Nairobi, Kenya - 
Kenya 2 - 1 
Ethiopia
October 28, 1984, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - Ethiopia 3 - 3 Kenya
Kenya advanced to the Second Round.
July 15, 1984, Curepipe, Mauritius - 
Mauritius 0 - 1 
Malawi
July 28, 1984, Lilongwe, Malawi - Malawi 4 - 0 Mauritius
Malawi advanced to the Second Round.
July 29, 1984, Ndola, Zambia - 
Zambia 3 - 0 
Uganda
August 25, 1984, Kampala, Uganda - Uganda 1 - 0 Zambia
Zambia advanced to the Second Round.
October 13, 1984, Mwanza, Tanzania - 
Tanzania 1 - 1 
Sudan
October 27, 1984, Khartoum, Sudan - Sudan 0 - 0 Tanzania
Sudan advanced to the Second Round due to the away goals rule.
June 30, 1984, Freetown, Sierra Leone - 
Sierra Leone 0 - 1 
Morocco
July 15, 1984, Rabat, Morocco - Morocco 4 - 0 Sierra Leone
Morocco advanced to the Second Round.
October 28, 1984, Cotonou, Benin - 
Benin 0 - 2 
Tunisia
November 13, 1984, Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia 4 - 0 Benin
Tunisia advanced to the Second Round.
October 21, 1984, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - 
Côte d'Ivoire 4 - 0 
Gambia
November 4, 1984, Banjul, Gambia - Gambia 3 - 2 Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire advanced to the Second Round.
October 20, 1984, Lagos, Nigeria - 
Nigeria 3 - 0 
Liberia
November 4, 1984, Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia 0 - 1 Nigeria
Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.
July 1, 1984, Luanda, Angola - 
Angola 1 - 0 
Senegal
July 15, 1984, Dakar, Senegal - Senegal 1 - 0 Angola
Angola won 4-3 on penalties and advanced to the Second Round.
Lesotho withdrew, so Madagascar advanced to the Second Round automatically.
Togo withdrew, so Guinea advanced to the Second Round automatically.
Niger withdrew, so Libya advanced to the Second Round automatically.
[edit] CAF Second Round
April 7, 1985, Lusaka, Zambia - Zambia 4 - 1 
Cameroon
April 21, 1985, Yaoundé, Cameroon - Cameroon 1 - 1 Zambia
Zambia advanced to the Third Round.
April 7, 1985, Rabat, Morocco - Morocco 2 - 0 Malawi
April 21, 1985, Lilongwe, Malawi - Malawi 0 - 0 Morocco
Morocco advanced to the Third Round.
March 31, 1985, Luanda, Angola - Angola 0 - 0 
Algeria
April 19, 1985, Algiers, Algeria - Algeria 3 - 2 Angola
Algeria advanced to the Third Round.
April 6, 1985, Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya 0 - 3 Nigeria
April 20, 1985, Lagos, Nigeria - Nigeria 3 - 1 Kenya
Nigeria advanced to the Third Round.
April 5, 1985, Cairo, Egypt - 
Egypt 1 - 0 
Madagascar
April 21, 1985, Antananarivo, Madagascar - Madagascar 1 - 0 Egypt
Egypt won 4-2 on penalties and advanced to the Third Round.
February 10, 1985, Conakry, Guinea - 
Guinea 1 - 0 Tunisia
February 24, 1985, Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia 2 - 0 Guinea
Tunisia advanced to the Third Round.
February 22, 1985, Khartoum, Sudan - Sudan 0 - 0 
Libya
March 8, 1985, Tripoli, Libya - Libya 4 - 0 Sudan
Libya advanced to the Third Round.
April 7, 1985, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Côte d'Ivoire 0 - 0 
Ghana
April 21, 1985, Accra, Ghana - Ghana 2 - 0 Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana advanced to the Third Round.
[edit] CAF Third Round
July 13, 1985, Algiers, Algeria - Algeria 2 - 0 Zambia
July 28, 1985, Lusaka, Zambia - Zambia 0 - 1 Algeria
Algeria advanced to the Final Round.
July 6, 1985, Lagos, Nigeria - Nigeria 1 - 0 Tunisia
July 20, 1985, Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia 2 - 0 Nigeria
Tunisia advanced to the Final Round.
July 14, 1985, Accra, Ghana - Ghana 0 - 0 Libya
July 26, 1985, Benghazi, Libya - Libya 2 - 0 Ghana
Libya advanced to the Final Round.
July 12, 1985, Cairo, Egypt - Egypt 0 - 0 Morocco
July 28, 1985, Casablanca, Morocco - Morocco 2 - 0 Egypt
Morocco advanced to the Final Round.
[edit] CAF Final Round
October 6, 1985, Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia 1 - 4 Algeria
October 18, 1985, Algiers, Algeria - Algeria 3 - 0 Tunisia
Algeria qualified.
October 6, 1985, Rabat, Morocco - Morocco 3 - 0 Libya
October 18, 1985, Benghazi, Libya - Libya 1 - 0 Morocco
Morocco qualified.
