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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round

December 17, 2023

The CAF first round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 4 to 10 September 2019.[1][2]

Format edit

A total of 28 teams (teams ranked 27–54 in the CAF entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The 14 winners advanced to the second round.[3]

Seeding edit

The draw for the first round was held on 29 July 2019 at 12:00 EST (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[4]

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of July 2019 (shown in parentheses below).[5] Teams from Pot 2 hosted the first leg, while teams from Pot 1 hosted the second leg.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.

Pot 1 Pot 2
  1.   Zimbabwe (112)
  2.   Sierra Leone (114)
  3.   Mozambique (116)
  4.   Namibia (121)
  5.   Angola (122)
  6.   Guinea-Bissau (123)
  7.   Malawi (126)
  8.   Togo (128)
  9.   Sudan (129)
  10.   Rwanda (133)
  11.   Tanzania (137)
  12.   Equatorial Guinea (139)
  13.   Eswatini (139)
  14.   Lesotho (144)
  1.   Comoros (146)
  2.   Botswana (147)
  3.   Burundi (148)
  4.   Ethiopia (150)
  5.   Liberia (152)
  6.   Mauritius (157)
  7.   Gambia (161)
  8.   South Sudan (169)
  9.   Chad (175)
  10.   São Tomé and Príncipe (185)
  11.   Seychelles (192)
  12.   Djibouti (195)
  13.   Somalia (202)
  14.   Eritrea (202)

Summary edit

The first legs were played on 4–7 September, and the second legs on 8 and 10 September 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ethiopia   1–1 (a)   Lesotho 0–0 1–1
Somalia   2–3   Zimbabwe 1–0 1–3
Eritrea   1–4   Namibia 1–2 0–2
Burundi   2–2 (0–3 p)   Tanzania 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Djibouti   2–1   Eswatini 2–1 0–0
Botswana   0–1   Malawi 0–0 0–1
Gambia   1–3   Angola 0–1 1–2
Liberia   3–2   Sierra Leone 3–1 0–1
Mauritius   0–3   Mozambique 0–1 0–2
São Tomé and Príncipe   1–3   Guinea-Bissau 0–1 1–2
South Sudan   1–2   Equatorial Guinea 1–1 0–1
Comoros   1–3   Togo 1–1 0–2
Chad   1–3   Sudan 1–3 0–0
Seychelles   0–10   Rwanda 0–3 0–7

Matches edit

Ethiopia  0–0  Lesotho
Report
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
Lesotho  1–1  Ethiopia
  • Seturumane   56'
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

1–1 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on away goals and advanced to second round.

Somalia  1–0  Zimbabwe
Shakunda   86' Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alfred Pousri Armi (Chad)
Zimbabwe  3–1  Somalia
 Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Zimbabwe won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

Eritrea  1–2  Namibia
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Namibia  2–0  Eritrea
 Report
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Roland Danon (Ivory Coast)

Namibia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

Burundi  1–1  Tanzania
 Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Kokou Ntalé (Togo)
Tanzania  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Burundi
 Report
Penalties
 3–0
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

2–2 on aggregate. Tanzania won 3–0 on penalties and advanced to second round.

Djibouti  2–1  Eswatini
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Slim Belakhouas (Tunisia)
Eswatini  0–0  Djibouti
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Djibouti won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

Botswana  0–0  Malawi
Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Malawi  1–0  Botswana
 Report
Attendance: 23,700
Referee: Souleiman Djama (Djibouti)

Malawi won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

Gambia  0–1  Angola
Report
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)
Angola  2–1  Gambia
 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Jean-Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

Angola won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

Liberia  3–1  Sierra Leone
 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Sierra Leone  1–0  Liberia
 Report
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

Mauritius  0–1  Mozambique
Report Telinho   10'
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Mozambique  2–0  Mauritius
 Report
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)

Mozambique won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

Attendance: 4,000
Referee: João Goma (Angola)
Guinea-Bissau  2–1  São Tomé and Príncipe
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Daudu Williams (Sierra Leone)

Guinea-Bissau won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

South Sudan  1–1  Equatorial Guinea
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
Equatorial Guinea  1–0  South Sudan
 Report
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)

Equatorial Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

Comoros  1–1  Togo
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)
Togo  2–0  Comoros
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Togo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

Chad  1–3  Sudan
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Bangaly Konate (Guinea)
Sudan  0–0  Chad
Report
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Nelson Fred (Seychelles)

Sudan won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

Seychelles  0–3  Rwanda
Report
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Rwanda  7–0  Seychelles
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tsegay Mogos (Eritrea)

Rwanda won 10–0 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

Goalscorers edit

There were 57 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.04 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes edit

  1. ^ Somalia played their home match in Djibouti due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
  2. ^ South Sudan played their home match in Sudan due to their national stadium currently undergoing renovations.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "CAF reverts to previous format for 2022 African World Cup qualifiers". Ahram Newspaper (english web version). 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Fixtures of the preliminary round of the FIFAWC2022" (PDF). cafonline.com.
  3. ^ FIFA.com. . www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Early miles of African marathon to Qatar laid out". FIFA.com. 28 July 2019.
  5. ^ . FIFA.com. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019.
  6. ^ Huaxia (23 August 2019). . Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

External links edit

  • Official FIFA World Cup website
  • Qualifiers – Africa Matches: Round 1, FIFA.com

December 17, 2023
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The CAF first round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 4 to 10 September 2019 1 2 Contents 1 Format 2 Seeding 3 Summary 4 Matches 5 Goalscorers 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksFormat editA total of 28 teams teams ranked 27 54 in the CAF entrant list played home and away over two legs The 14 winners advanced to the second round 3 Seeding editThe draw for the first round was held on 29 July 2019 at 12 00 EST UTC 2 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo Egypt 4 The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of July 2019 shown in parentheses below 5 Teams from Pot 2 hosted the first leg while teams from Pot 1 hosted the second leg Note Bolded teams qualified for the second round Pot 1 Pot 2 nbsp Zimbabwe 112 nbsp Sierra Leone 114 nbsp Mozambique 116 nbsp Namibia 121 nbsp Angola 122 nbsp Guinea Bissau 123 nbsp Malawi 126 nbsp Togo 128 nbsp Sudan 129 nbsp Rwanda 133 nbsp Tanzania 137 nbsp Equatorial Guinea 139 nbsp Eswatini 139 nbsp Lesotho 144 nbsp Comoros 146 nbsp Botswana 147 nbsp Burundi 148 nbsp Ethiopia 150 nbsp Liberia 152 nbsp Mauritius 157 nbsp Gambia 161 nbsp South Sudan 169 nbsp Chad 175 nbsp Sao Tome and Principe 185 nbsp Seychelles 192 nbsp Djibouti 195 nbsp Somalia 202 nbsp Eritrea 202 Summary editThe first legs were played on 4 7 September and the second legs on 8 and 10 September 2019 Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legEthiopia nbsp 1 1 a nbsp Lesotho 0 0 1 1Somalia nbsp 2 3 nbsp Zimbabwe 1 0 1 3Eritrea nbsp 1 4 nbsp Namibia 1 2 0 2Burundi nbsp 2 2 0 3 p nbsp Tanzania 1 1 1 1 a e t Djibouti nbsp 2 1 nbsp Eswatini 2 1 0 0Botswana nbsp 0 1 nbsp Malawi 0 0 0 1Gambia nbsp 1 3 nbsp Angola 0 1 1 2Liberia nbsp 3 2 nbsp Sierra Leone 3 1 0 1Mauritius nbsp 0 3 nbsp Mozambique 0 1 0 2Sao Tome and Principe nbsp 1 3 nbsp Guinea Bissau 0 1 1 2South Sudan nbsp 1 2 nbsp Equatorial Guinea 1 1 0 1Comoros nbsp 1 3 nbsp Togo 1 1 0 2Chad nbsp 1 3 nbsp Sudan 1 3 0 0Seychelles nbsp 0 10 nbsp Rwanda 0 3 0 7Matches edit4 September 2019 2019 09 04 16 00 UTC 3Ethiopia nbsp 0 0 nbsp LesothoReportBahir Dar Stadium Bahir DarAttendance 48 000Referee Mohamed Maarouf Egypt 8 September 2019 2019 09 08 15 00 UTC 2Lesotho nbsp 1 1 nbsp EthiopiaSeturumane nbsp 56 Report Lerotholi nbsp 50 o g Setsoto Stadium MaseruAttendance 15 000Referee Messie Nkounkou Congo 1 1 on aggregate Ethiopia won on away goals and advanced to second round 5 September 2019 2019 09 05 18 00 UTC 3Somalia nbsp 1 0 nbsp ZimbabweShakunda nbsp 86 ReportEl Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium Djibouti Djibouti note 1 Attendance 4 000Referee Alfred Pousri Armi Chad 10 September 2019 2019 09 10 15 00 UTC 2Zimbabwe nbsp 3 1 nbsp SomaliaMunetsi nbsp 77 Muskwe nbsp 86 Billiat nbsp 90 Report O Mohamed nbsp 85 National Sports Stadium HarareAttendance 13 000Referee Andofetra Rakotojaona Madagascar Zimbabwe won 3 2 on aggregate and advanced to second round 4 September 2019 2019 09 04 16 00 UTC 3Eritrea nbsp 1 2 nbsp NamibiaSulieman nbsp 65 Report Shalulile nbsp 50 E Tesfay nbsp 58 o g Denden Stadium AsmaraAttendance 20 000Referee Mohamed Ali Moussa Niger 10 September 2019 2019 09 10 19 00 UTC 2Namibia nbsp 2 0 nbsp EritreaIimbondi nbsp 25 Shalulile nbsp 90 2 ReportSam Nujoma Stadium WindhoekAttendance 4 200Referee Roland Danon Ivory Coast Namibia won 4 1 on aggregate and advanced to second round 4 September 2019 2019 09 04 15 00 UTC 2Burundi nbsp 1 1 nbsp TanzaniaC Amissi nbsp 81 Report Msuva nbsp 85 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium BujumburaAttendance 22 000Referee Kokou Ntale Togo 8 September 2019 2019 09 08 16 00 UTC 3Tanzania nbsp 1 1 a e t nbsp BurundiSamatta nbsp 29 Report Abdul Razak nbsp 45 2 PenaltiesNyoni nbsp Mao nbsp Kamagi nbsp 3 0 nbsp Ngandu nbsp Berahino nbsp BigirimanaNational Stadium Dar es SalaamAttendance 55 000Referee Norman Matemera Zimbabwe 2 2 on aggregate Tanzania won 3 0 on penalties and advanced to second round 4 September 2019 2019 09 04 18 00 UTC 3Djibouti nbsp 2 1 nbsp EswatiniMahabeh nbsp 45 4 pen Hamza nbsp 74 Report S Mamba nbsp 56 El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium DjiboutiAttendance 10 000Referee Slim Belakhouas Tunisia 10 September 2019 2019 09 10 15 00 UTC 2Eswatini nbsp 0 0 nbsp DjiboutiReportMavuso Sports Centre ManziniAttendance 1 500Referee Beida Dahane Mauritania Djibouti won 2 1 on aggregate and advanced to second round 7 September 2019 2019 09 07 16 00 UTC 2Botswana nbsp 0 0 nbsp MalawiReportFrancistown Stadium FrancistownAttendance 14 000Referee Anthony Ogwayo Kenya 10 September 2019 2019 09 10 14 00 UTC 2Malawi nbsp 1 0 nbsp BotswanaPhiri nbsp 81 pen ReportKamuzu Stadium BlantyreAttendance 23 700Referee Souleiman Djama Djibouti Malawi won 1 0 on aggregate and advanced to second round 6 September 2019 2019 09 06 17 00 UTC 0Gambia nbsp 0 1 nbsp AngolaReport Gaspar nbsp 31 Independence Stadium BakauAttendance 21 000Referee Quadri Adebimpe Nigeria 10 September 2019 2019 09 10 16 00 UTC 1Angola nbsp 2 1 nbsp GambiaGeraldo nbsp 41 Abreu nbsp 68 Report Ceesay nbsp 65 Estadio 11 de Novembro LuandaAttendance 17 000Referee Jean Marc Ganamandji Central African Republic Angola won 3 1 on aggregate and advanced to second round 4 September 2019 2019 09 04 18 00 UTC 0Liberia nbsp 3 1 nbsp Sierra LeoneTe Tisdell nbsp 18 pen Sangare nbsp 82 pen Johnson nbsp 88 Report Quee nbsp 56 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex PaynesvilleAttendance 40 000Referee Louis Houngnandande Benin 8 September 2019 2019 09 08 16 30 UTC 0Sierra Leone nbsp 1 0 nbsp LiberiaK Kamara nbsp 55 ReportSiaka Stevens Stadium FreetownAttendance 43 000Referee Jean Ouattara Burkina Faso Liberia won 3 2 on aggregate and advanced to second round 4 September 2019 2019 09 04 18 30 UTC 4Mauritius nbsp 0 1 nbsp MozambiqueReport Telinho nbsp 10 Stade Anjalay Belle VueAttendance 5 700Referee Georges Gatogato Burundi 10 September 2019 2019 09 10 16 00 UTC 2Mozambique nbsp 2 0 nbsp MauritiusClesio nbsp 6 Catamo nbsp 77 pen ReportEstadio do Zimpeto MaputoAttendance 1 900Referee Brian Miiro Uganda Mozambique won 3 0 on aggregate and advanced to second round 4 September 2019 2019 09 04 15 30 UTC 0Sao Tome and Principe nbsp 0 1 nbsp Guinea BissauReport Jos Mendes nbsp 85 pen Estadio Nacional 12 de Julho Sao TomeAttendance 4 000Referee Joao Goma Angola 10 September 2019 2019 09 10 16 30 UTC 0Guinea Bissau nbsp 2 1 nbsp Sao Tome and PrincipeJos Mendes nbsp 66 77 Report Iniesta nbsp 12 Estadio 24 de Setembro BissauAttendance 20 000Referee Daudu Williams Sierra Leone Guinea Bissau won 3 1 on aggregate and advanced to second round 4 September 2019 2019 09 04 16 00 UTC 2South Sudan nbsp 1 1 nbsp Equatorial GuineaKata nbsp 75 o g Report Meseguer nbsp 34 Al Hilal Stadium Omdurman Sudan note 2 Attendance 2 000Referee Abdulwahid Huraywidah Libya 8 September 2019 2019 09 08 17 00 UTC 1Equatorial Guinea nbsp 1 0 nbsp South SudanNsue nbsp 72 ReportEstadio de Malabo MalaboAttendance 6 700Referee Mahmood Ali Ismail Sudan Equatorial Guinea won 2 1 on aggregate and advanced to second round 6 September 2019 2019 09 06 15 00 UTC 3Comoros nbsp 1 1 nbsp TogoDjoudja nbsp 49 Report Laba nbsp 34 Stade de Moroni MoroniAttendance 3 000Referee Elly Sasii Tanzania 10 September 2019 2019 09 10 16 00 UTC 0Togo nbsp 2 0 nbsp ComorosM Dahoma nbsp 10 o g Sunu nbsp 71 ReportStade de Kegue LomeAttendance 25 000Referee Pierre Atcho Gabon Togo won 3 1 on aggregate and advanced to second round 5 September 2019 2019 09 05 15 30 UTC 1Chad nbsp 1 3 nbsp SudanN Douassel nbsp 85 pen Report Ramadan nbsp 13 67 74 Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya N DjamenaAttendance 30 000Referee Bangaly Konate Guinea 10 September 2019 2019 09 10 19 00 UTC 2Sudan nbsp 0 0 nbsp ChadReportAl Merrikh Stadium OmdurmanAttendance 17 500Referee Nelson Fred Seychelles Sudan won 3 1 on aggregate and advanced to second round 5 September 2019 2019 09 05 16 00 UTC 4Seychelles nbsp 0 3 nbsp RwandaReport Hakizimana nbsp 32 Mukunzi nbsp 36 Kagere nbsp 80 Stade Linite VictoriaAttendance 1 300Referee Belay Tadesse Ethiopia 10 September 2019 2019 09 10 18 00 UTC 2Rwanda nbsp 7 0 nbsp SeychellesBizimana nbsp 16 Kagere nbsp 27 51 Tuyisenge nbsp 29 34 Mukunzi nbsp 57 Hakizimana nbsp 79 ReportStade Regional Nyamirambo KigaliAttendance 20 000Referee Tsegay Mogos Eritrea Rwanda won 10 0 on aggregate and advanced to second round Goalscorers editThere were 57 goals scored in 28 matches for an average of 2 04 goals per match 3 goals nbsp Joseph Mendes nbsp Meddie Kagere nbsp Ramadan Agab 2 goals nbsp Peter Shalulile nbsp Muhadjiri Hakizimana nbsp Yannick Mukunzi nbsp Jacques Tuyisenge 1 goal nbsp Fabio Abreu nbsp Wilson Gaspar nbsp Geraldo nbsp Fiston Abdul Razak nbsp Cedric Amissi nbsp Ezechiel N Douassel nbsp Ibroihim Djoudja nbsp Hamza Abdi Idleh nbsp Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh nbsp Luis Meseguer nbsp Emilio Nsue nbsp Ali Sulieman nbsp Siboniso Mamba nbsp Assan Ceesay nbsp Tsepo Seturumane nbsp Sam Johnson nbsp Mohammed Sangare nbsp Terrence Tisdell nbsp Gerald Phiri nbsp Geny Catamo nbsp Clesio nbsp Telinho nbsp Absalom Iimbondi nbsp Djihad Bizimana nbsp Iniesta nbsp Kei Kamara nbsp Kwame Quee nbsp Omar Mohamed nbsp Anwar Shakunda nbsp Saimon Msuva nbsp Mbwana Samatta nbsp Kodjo Fo Doh Laba nbsp Gilles Sunu nbsp Khama Billiat nbsp Marshall Munetsi nbsp Admiral Muskwe 1 own goal nbsp Kassim M Dahoma against Togo nbsp Niko Kata against South Sudan nbsp Esey Tesfay against Namibia nbsp Nkau Lerotholi against Ethiopia Notes edit Somalia played their home match in Djibouti due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war South Sudan played their home match in Sudan due to their national stadium currently undergoing renovations 6 References edit CAF reverts to previous format for 2022 African World Cup qualifiers Ahram Newspaper english web version 10 July 2019 Fixtures of the preliminary round of the FIFAWC2022 PDF cafonline com FIFA com 204 member associations in contention for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 berths www fifa com Archived from the original on 16 July 2019 Retrieved 29 July 2019 Early miles of African marathon to Qatar laid out FIFA com 28 July 2019 FIFA Men s Ranking July 2019 CAF FIFA com 25 July 2019 Archived from the original on 13 August 2019 Huaxia 23 August 2019 S Sudan camps in Khartoum ahead of World Cup qualifiers Xinhua News Agency Archived from the original on 23 August 2019 Retrieved 4 September 2019 External links editOfficial FIFA World Cup website Qualifiers Africa Matches Round 1 FIFA com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification CAF first round amp oldid 1185243815, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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