2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round
The second round of CAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played over six matchdays, from 1 September to 16 November 2021.
Format
[edit]The second round saw the top 26 ranked CAF teams joined by the 14 winners from the first round. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group advanced to the third round.
Seeding
[edit]The draw for the second round was held on 21 January 2020, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt.[1]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of December 2019 (shown in parentheses below).[2]
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the third round.
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† First round winners
Schedule
[edit]Below is the schedule of the second round of CAF 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[3] After the rescheduling of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament from June/July to January/February, the dates of Matchdays 1 and 2 of the second round were rescheduled.[4] Because the competition was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule of the second round was revised again and on 19 August 2020 CAF announced the new dates, and the entire second round was postponed to 2021.[5] On 6 May 2021, the second round was once again postponed due to the pandemic, and all matches were rescheduled to be played between September and November 2021.[6]
| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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| Matchday 1 | 1–3 September 2021[a] | 1 v 4, 3 v 2 |
| Matchday 2 | 5–7 September 2021[b] | 2 v 1, 4 v 3 |
| Matchday 3 | 6–9 October 2021[c] | 1 v 3, 4 v 2 |
| Matchday 4 | 10–12 October 2021[d] | 3 v 1, 2 v 4 |
| Matchday 5 | 11–13 November 2021[e] | 4 v 1, 2 v 3 |
| Matchday 6 | 14–16 November 2021[f] | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 |
- ^ Matchday 1 originally scheduled for 23–31 March 2020, later for 5–13 October 2020, then 5–8 June 2021.
- ^ Matchday 2 originally scheduled for 1–9 June 2020, later for 9–17 November 2020, then 11–14 June 2021.
- ^ Matchday 3 originally scheduled for 22–26 March 2021, later for 1–4 June 2021, then 1–4 September 2021.
- ^ Matchday 4 originally scheduled for 27–30 March 2021, later for 5–8 June 2021, then 5–8 September 2021.
- ^ Matchday 5 originally scheduled for 30 August – 7 September 2021, then 6–9 October 2021.
- ^ Matchday 6 originally scheduled for 4–12 October 2021, then 10–12 October 2021.
Groups
[edit]Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Algeria
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 14 | Advance to third round | — | 2–2 | 6–1 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Burkina Faso
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Niger
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 7 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 7–2 | ||
| 4 | Djibouti
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | — |
| Niger | 0–2 | Burkina Faso |
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| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Algeria |
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| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Niger |
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| Niger | 7–2 | Djibouti |
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Group B
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| 1 | Tunisia
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 13 | Advance to third round | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Zambia
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Mauritania
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Mauritania | 1–2 | Zambia |
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| Tunisia | 3–0 | Mauritania |
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| Zambia | 1–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
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| Mauritania | 0–0 | Tunisia |
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| Zambia | 4–0 | Mauritania |
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| Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | Tunisia |
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| Mauritania | 1–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Nigeria
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance to third round | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | Cape Verde
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Liberia
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Central African Republic
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Central African Republic | 1–1 | Cape Verde |
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| Central African Republic | 0–1 | Liberia |
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| Cape Verde | 1–2 | Nigeria |
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| Liberia | 1–2 | Cape Verde |
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| Nigeria | 0–1 | Central African Republic |
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| Cape Verde | 1–0 | Liberia |
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| Cape Verde | 2–1 | Central African Republic |
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| Nigeria | 1–1 | Cape Verde |
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| Liberia | 3–1 | Central African Republic |
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Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Cameroon
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 15 | Advance to third round | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Ivory Coast
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Mozambique
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Malawi
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — |
| Cameroon | 2–0 | Malawi |
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Attendance: 250
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
| Malawi | 1–0 | Mozambique |
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| Malawi | 0–3 | Ivory Coast |
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| Cameroon | 3–1 | Mozambique |
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| Mozambique | 0–1 | Cameroon |
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| Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Malawi |
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| Mozambique | 1–0 | Malawi |
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| Cameroon | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Group E
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Mali
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 16 | Advance to third round | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Uganda
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Kenya
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Rwanda
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Mali | 1–0 | Rwanda |
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| Rwanda | 1–1 | Kenya |
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| Mali | 1–0 | Uganda |
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Group F
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Egypt
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advance to third round | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Gabon
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Libya
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Angola
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Libya | 2–1 | Gabon |
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| Gabon | 2–0 | Angola |
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| Gabon | 1–0 | Libya |
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| Angola | 2–2 | Egypt |
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Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Group G
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Ghana
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Advance to third round | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | South Africa
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 13 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Ethiopia
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Zimbabwe
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
| South Africa | 1–0 | Ghana |
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| Ethiopia | 1–3 | South Africa |
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| South Africa | 1–0 | Ethiopia |
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Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
| South Africa | 1–0 | Zimbabwe |
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Group H
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Senegal
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 | Advance to third round | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Togo
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Namibia
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Congo
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Namibia | 1–1 | Congo |
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Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
| Togo | 1–1 | Congo |
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Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
| Senegal | 4–1 | Namibia |
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Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
| Namibia | 1–3 | Senegal |
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Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohamed Youssouf Athoumani (Comoros)
| Namibia | 0–1 | Togo |
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Group I
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Morocco
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 18 | Advance to third round | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Guinea
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6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Sudan
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1–1 | Guinea |
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| Sudan | 2–4 | Guinea-Bissau |
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| Guinea-Bissau | 0–3 | Morocco |
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Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca (Morocco)
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
| Guinea | 1–4 | Morocco |
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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat (Morocco)
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–0 | Sudan |
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Group J
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | DR Congo
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | Advance to third round | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Benin
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Tanzania
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | Madagascar
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Madagascar | 0–1 | Benin |
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| Tanzania | 3–2 | Madagascar |
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| DR Congo | 2–0 | Madagascar |
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| Madagascar | 1–0 | DR Congo |
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| Benin | 2–0 | Madagascar |
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| Madagascar | 1–1 | Tanzania |
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Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Republic of Congo)
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 289 goals scored in 120 matches, for an average of 2.41 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Baghdad Bounedjah
Zini
Mohamed Konaté
Vincent Aboubakar- Christian Bassogog
- Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
- Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
- Karl Toko Ekambi
Stopira- Júlio Tavares
Isaac Ngoma
Silvère Ganvoula- Guy Mbenza
Ben Malango
Mohamed Magdy- Mostafa Mohamed
Saúl Coco
Getaneh Kebede
Jim Allevinah- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Thomas Partey
Mohamed Bayo
Piqueti
Max Gradel- Sébastien Haller
Peter Wilson
Sanad Al Warfali
Njiva Rakotoharimalala
Kalifa Coulibaly- Adama M. Traoré
Selim Amallah- Imran Louza
Peter Shalulile
Issa Djibrilla- Daniel Sosah
- Mohamed Wonkoye
Kelechi Iheanacho
Teboho Mokoena
Mohamed Abdel Rahman
Ellyes Skhiri
1 goal
- Youcef Belaïli
- Ismaël Bennacer
- Saïd Benrahma
- Ramy Bensebaini
- Aïssa Mandi
- Ramiz Zerrouki
- Ary Papel
- Jonathan Buatu
- Hélder Costa
- M'Bala Nzola
Jordan Adéoti- Jodel Dossou
- Issa Kaboré
- Zakaria Sanogo
- Lassina Traoré
- Nicolas Ngamaleu
- André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
- Ryan Mendes
- Jamiro Monteiro
- Garry Rodrigues
- Dylan Tavares
- Karl Namnganda
- Tresór Toropité
Youssouf Abdi Ahmed- Anas Farah Ali
- Warsama Hassan
- Yabe Siad Isman
- Chadrac Akolo
- Nathan Fasika
- Gaël Kakuta
- Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
- Mohamed Elneny
- Omar Marmoush
- Ramadan Sobhi
- Akram Tawfik
- Federico Bikoro
- Pablo Ganet
- Emilio Nsue
- Iban Salvador
- Abubeker Nassir
- Aschalew Tamene
- André Biyogo Poko
- Axel Méyé
- Alex Moucketou-Moussounda
- Mohammed Kudus
- Mubarak Wakaso
- François Kamano
- Mamadou Kané
- José Kanté
- Mama Baldé
- Joseph Mendes
- Frédéric Mendy
- Jérémie Boga
- Maxwel Cornet
- Franck Kessié
- Nicolas Pépé
- Ibrahim Sangaré
- Jean Michaël Seri
Richard Odada- Van-Dave Harmon
- Marcus Macauley
- Kpah Sherman
- Omar Al Khouja
- Ali Salama
- Hakim Abdallah
- Thomas Fontaine
Richard Mbulu- Khuda Muyaba
- Moussa Djenepo
- Moussa Doumbia
Aboubakar Kamara- Mamadou Niass
- Nayef Aguerd
- Aymen Barkok
- Sofiane Boufal
- Ilias Chair
- Munir El Haddadi
- Achraf Hakimi
Geny Catamo- Charles Hambira
- Joslin Kamatuka
- Elmo Kambindu
- Youssouf Oumarou
- Amadou Sabo
- Leon Balogun
- Ahmed Musa
Olivier Niyonzima- Abdul Rwatubyaye
Keita Baldé- Boulaye Dia
- Abdou Diallo
- Habib Diallo
- Idrissa Gueye
- Bongokuhle Hlongwane
- Evidence Makgopa
- Mothobi Mvala
- Ahmed Al-Tash
- Amir Kamal
- Seif Teiri
Novatus Dismas- Erasto Nyoni
- Faisal Salum
Kévin Denkey- Dylan Bronn
- Mohamed Dräger
- Seifeddine Jaziri
- Aïssa Laïdouni
- Ali Maâloul
- Anis Ben Slimane
Patson Daka- Prince Mumba
- Enock Mwepu
Kudakwashe Mahachi- Knowledge Musona
1 own goal
- Kenny Rocha Santos (against Nigeria)
- Getaneh Kebede (against South Africa)
- Johann Obiang (against Egypt)
- Limbikani Mzava (against Mozambique)
- Charles Hambira (against Congo)
- Youssouf Oumarou (against Algeria)
- Zakariya Souleymane (against Algeria)
- Pape Abou Cissé (against Togo)
- Abuaagla Abdalla (against Morocco)
- Alaixys Romao (against Congo)
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Angola v Gabon match, originally to be played at 17:00 UTC+1, was delayed by 90 minutes because the Gabonese players did not undergo COVID-19 tests when arriving Luanda.[8]
- ^ An appeal by the South African Football Association alleging that the match had been fixed was declared inadmissible by FIFA.[9][10][11]
- ^ Originally to be played on 6 September 2021 at the General Lansana Conté Stadium in Conakry, the Guinea v Morocco match was postponed and relocated due to security concerns following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.
- ^ An appeal by the Benin Football Federation alleging that DR Congo had violated the substitution rules in the match was declared inadmissible by FIFA.[12][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers: draws to take centre stage in South America and Africa". FIFA. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Men's Ranking – December 2019 (CAF)". FIFA.com. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL MATCH CALENDAR 2020–2024" (PDF). FIFA. October 2019.
- ^ "CAF reschedules dates of Nations Cup and World Cup qualifiers". Ahram Online. 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Cameroon 2021 qualifiers resume November, Qatar 2022 set for May 2021". cafonline.com. 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Update on African qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". fifa.com. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Niger-Algérie : 2000 spectateurs présents à Niamey". dzballon.com. Farid Kada Rabah. 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Postponing the start of the match between Angola and Gabon, amid possibilities of cancellation". middleeast.in-24.com. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "South Africa claim betting spike during Ghana World Cup qualifying game". BBC. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Ntloko, Mninawa (22 November 2021). "D-Day for SA as Fifa committee meets to decide Bafana's World Cup fate". TimesLIVE.
- ^ a b "Protests by South Africa and Benin dismissed by FIFA". Fresno Bee. 4 December 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Fifa confirms receipt of Benin protest over DR Congo substitutes". BBC. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
External links
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