1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...

qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...

rounds for the African zone (CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 121 teams entered the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament. Mexico, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition...

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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, , and , 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.

First Round

Egypt advanced to the Second Round.
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Kenya advanced to the Second Round.
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Malawi advanced to the Second Round.
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Zambia advanced to the Second Round.
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Lesotho withdrew, so Madagascar advanced to the Second Round automatically.
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The aggregate score was tied at 1–1, however Sudan advanced to the Second Round on away goals

Away goals rule

The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...

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Morocco advanced to the Second Round.
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Niger withdrew, so Libya advanced to the Second Round automatically.
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Tunisia advanced to the Second Round.
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Togo withdrew, so Guinea advanced to the Second Round automatically.
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Côte d'Ivoire advanced to the Second Round.
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Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.
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The aggregate score was tied at 1–1, however Angola advanced to the Second Round 4–3 on penalties

Penalty shootout (football)

A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

Second Round

Zambia advanced to the Third Round.
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Morocco advanced to the Third Round.
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Algeria advanced to the Third Round.
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Nigeria advanced to the Third Round.
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The aggregate score was tied at 1–1, however Egypt advanced to the Third Round 4–2 on penalties

Penalty shootout (football)

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Tunisia advanced to the Third Round.
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Libya advanced to the Third Round.
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Ghana advanced to the Third Round.

Third Round

Algeria advanced to the Final Round.
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Libya advanced to the Final Round.
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Tunisia advanced to the Final Round.
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Morocco advanced to the Final Round.

Final Round

Algeria qualified.
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Morocco qualified.

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Final Round

See also