1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament details
DatesApril 1st 1976 - December 11th 1977
Teams22[1] (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played41
Goals scored119 (2.9 per match)
Attendance1,197,425 (29,205 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib (6 Goals)
1974
1982

A total of 26 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.

Format

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There would be five rounds of play:

  • Preliminary Round, First 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 3 teams left.
  • Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sierra Leone   6–3   Niger 5–1 1–2
Upper Volta   3–1   Mauritania 1–1 2–0
Sierra Leone  5–1  Niger
Dumbuya   37', 68'
Sounomu   57', 66'
Tray   70'
Adamou   17'
Attendance: 4,250
Referee: Aguiahr Komla Barto (Togo)
Niger  2–1  Sierra Leone
Seydou   36'
Kanfideni   52'
Sango   37'
Stade du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
Attendance: 5,641
Referee: Thompson Shakirudeen Badru (Nigeria)

Sierra Leone won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the first round.


Upper Volta  1–1  Mauritania
Kaboré   44' Coulibaly   68' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,323
Referee: Adamou Mamoudou (Niger)
Mauritania  0–2  Upper Volta
Zoma   32'
Ouattara   52'
Attendance: 1,782
Referee: Mody Ba (Mali)

Upper Volta won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the first round.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Algeria   1–0   Libya 1–0 0–0
Morocco   2–2 (2–4 p)   Tunisia 1–1 1–1
Togo   2–1   Senegal 1–0 1–1
Ghana   3–5   Guinea 2–1 1–2 0–2
Sierra Leone   2–6   Nigeria 0–0 2–6
Congo-Brazzaville   4–2   Cameroon 2–2 2–0
Upper Volta   1–3   Ivory Coast 1–1 0–2
Egypt   5–1   Ethiopia 3–0 2–1
Zambia   5–0   Malawi 4–0 1–0
Zaire   w/o   Central African Republic
Kenya   w/o   Sudan
Uganda   w/o   Tanzania
Algeria  1–0  Libya
Betrouni   83'
Attendance: 15,267
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)
Libya  0–0  Algeria
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain)

Algeria won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the second round.


Morocco  1–1  Tunisia
Lakhal   35' Dhiab   56'
Tunisia  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Morocco
Labidi   34' Tahir   55'
Penalties
4–2

The aggregate score was tied 2–2, but Tunisia won 4–2 on penalties in the second leg to advance to the second round. This was the first penalty shootout in a World Cup match.[2]


Togo  1–0  Senegal
Rachidou   87'
Attendance: 5,173
Referee: Dwomoh (Ghana)
Senegal  1–1  Togo
Ba   63' Afanou   58'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Abdelali (Morocco)

Togo won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the second round.


Ghana  2–1  Guinea
Kassum   57'
Afriyie   83'
Y. Camara   52'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koudou (Ivory Coast)
Guinea  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Ghana
Papa Camara   51'
Keita   56'
Ansah   59'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Aouissi (Algeria)

The aggregate score was tied 3–3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the second round.

Ghana  0–2  Guinea
Papa Camara   3'
S. Sylla   31'
Attendance: 13,482
Referee: N'diaye (Senegal)

Guinea advanced to the second round, via the play-off.


Sierra Leone  0–0  Nigeria
Reckrie Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Attendance: 5,173
Referee: Turkson (Ghana)
Nigeria  6–2  Sierra Leone
Odegbami   25'
Atuegbu   31', 34'
Usiyan   40'
Emeteole   63'
Awesu   77'
Dyfan   74'
Sama   88' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,996
Referee: Matovu (Tanzania)

Nigeria won 6–2 on agg. and advanced to the second round.


Congo-Brazzaville  2–2  Cameroon
Mounoudzi   66' (pen.)
Wamba   76'
Milla   11'
Onguene   35'
Cameroon  0–2
Awarded[3]
(1–2 82')
  Congo-Brazzaville
Milla   7' Ebomoa   19'
N'Domba   52'
Attendance: 26,050
Referee: Housainou N'Jai (Gambia)

Congo-Brazzaville won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the second round.


Upper Volta  1–1  Ivory Coast
Kaboré   70' Bawa   36'
Ivory Coast  2–0  Upper Volta
Kouame   17'
Kouman   34'
Attendance: 5,960
Referee: Diagne (Guinea)

Côte d'Ivoire won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the second round.


Egypt  3–0  Ethiopia
El Khatib   4', 19', 77'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)
Ethiopia  1–2  Egypt
Kassahun   40' El Khatib   12', 73'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Wurtz (France)

Egypt won 5–1 on agg. and advanced to the second round.


Zambia  4–0  Malawi
Chanda   4'
Phiri   12', 75'
Chamangwana   88' (o.g.)
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Muamba Kabwe (Zaire)
Malawi  0–1  Zambia
Kapita   48'
Attendance: 8,230
Referee: Charles Randrianaly (Madagascar)

Zambia won 5–0 on agg. and advanced to the second round.


Central African Republic withdrew, so Zaire advanced to the second round automatically.


Kenya  w/o  Sudan
Withdrew

Sudan withdrew, so Kenya advanced to the second round automatically.


Uganda  w/o  Tanzania
Withdrew

Tanzania withdrew, so Uganda advanced to the second round automatically.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia   3–1   Algeria 2–0 1–1
Togo   1–4   Guinea 0–2 1–2
Ivory Coast   6–3   Congo-Brazzaville 3–2 3–1
Kenya   0–1   Egypt 0–0 0–1
Uganda   3–4   Zambia 1–0 2–4 (aet)
Nigeria   w/o   Zaire
Tunisia  2–0  Algeria
Akid   56'
Kaabi   73'
Attendance: 39,987
Referee: Antoine Queudeville (Luxembourg)
Algeria  1–1  Tunisia
Guendouz   34' Jebali   89'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Paul Bonett (Malta)

Tunisia won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the third round.


Togo  0–2  Guinea
Bangoura   15'
Souleymane   84'
Attendance: 7,976
Referee: Felix Balloux (Ivory Coast)
Guinea  2–1  Togo
Papa Camara   36'
Tollo   40' (pen.)
Ametepé   55'
Attendance: 11,892
Referee: Tanor Dieng (Senegal)

Guinea won 4–1 on agg. and advanced to the third round.


Ivory Coast  3–2  Congo-Brazzaville
G'Bize   10'
Mamahou   20'
Kouman   81'
Bahamboula   36'
N'Domba   89'
Municipal Stadium, Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Dwomoh (Ghana)
Congo-Brazzaville  1–3  Ivory Coast
Lingongo   23' Kouman   10'
Miézan   38'
G'Bize   82'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Festus Okubule (Nigeria)

Ivory Coast won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the third round.


Kenya  0–0  Egypt
Attendance: 8,337
Referee: Ahmed Jama (Somalia)
Egypt  1–0  Kenya
Khalil   13'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: El-Ghoul (Libya)

Egypt won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the third round.


Uganda  1–0  Zambia
Ouma   73'
Attendance: 11,940
Referee: Ismael Yusuf Kemal (Ethiopia)
Zambia  4–2 (a.e.t.)  Uganda
Chola   28'
Chanda   34'
Chitalu   85', 106'
Nasur   14'
Obua   74'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)

Zambia won 4–3 on agg. and advanced to the third round.


Nigeria  w/o  Zaire
Withdrew

Zaire withdrew, so Nigeria advanced to the third round automatically.

Third round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea   2–3   Tunisia 1–0 1–3
Nigeria   6–2   Ivory Coast 4–0 2–2
Egypt   2–0   Zambia 2–0 0–0
Guinea  1–0  Tunisia
I. Sylla   77'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco)
Tunisia  3–1  Guinea
Liman   9'
Lahzami   59'
Khouini   62'
A. Sylla   11'
Attendance: 35,248
Referee: Hussein Fahmy Bahig (Egypt)

Tunisia won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.


Nigeria  4–0  Ivory Coast
Usiyan   7', 30'
Iwelumo   18'
Ojebode   56' (pen.)
Attendance: 29,815
Referee: Nyirenda Chayu (Zambia)
Ivory Coast  2–2  Nigeria
Mamahou   37', 58' Odegbami   74'
Amiesimaka   89'
Municipal Stadium, Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 2,040
Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)

Nigeria won 6–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.


Egypt  2–0  Zambia
Gaafar   29'
Hammam   49'
Attendance: 35,746
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)
Zambia  0–0  Egypt
Attendance: 30,165
Referee: Gordon (Scotland)

Egypt won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Tunisia 5 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3
2   Egypt 4 4 2 0 2 7 11 −4
3   Nigeria 3 4 1 1 2 5 4 +1
Tunisia  0–0  Nigeria
Attendance: 38,229
Referee: John Carpenter (Republic of Ireland)

Nigeria  4–0  Egypt
Chukwu   24'
Odegbami   54', 67'
N'Wadioha   74'
Attendance: 25,932
Referee: César da Luz Dias Correia (Portugal)

Egypt  3–1  Nigeria
Abdou   11', 27'
Mokhtar   50'
Iwelumo   75'
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Emmanuel Platopoulos (Greece)

Nigeria  0–1  Tunisia
Odiye   61' (o.g.)
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)

Egypt  3–2  Tunisia
Gaafar   26' (pen.)
Abdou   53'
El Khatib   83'
Ben Aziza   80'
Akid   87'
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Tunisia  4–1  Egypt
Akid   15'
Lahzami   42'
Ben Aziza   65'
Labidi   75'
Abdel Baki   80'
Attendance: 42,850
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

Tunisia qualified.

Qualified teams

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
  Tunisia Final Round winners 11 December 1977 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Central African Republic, Sudan, Tanzania, and Zaire withdrew without playing a single match.
  2. ^ Communications Division (27 July 2007). "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). Good to Know. FIFA. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  3. ^ The second leg was abandoned in the 82nd minute due to riots, and subsequently FIFA awarded a 2–0 victory to Congo.
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