# 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round

This page provides the summaries of the CAF second round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. The 48 qualifiers (45 direct entrants plus 3 winners of the first round) were split into 12 groups of four in the draw held in Durban, South Africa, on 25 November 2007. Teams in each group played a home-and-away round-robin in 2008, with the 12 groups winners and 8 best runners-up advancing to the third round. As not all groups were of equal size after the exclusion of Ethiopia and the withdrawal of Eritrea, when ranking the runners-up, their results against their group's 4th placed team would not be counted.

## Seeding

One team from each of the following pots was drawn into each group.
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
| Cameroon  Nigeria  Ivory Coast  Morocco  Ghana  Tunisia  Egypt  Guinea  Senegal  Mali  Angola  Togo | Zambia  South Africa  Cape Verde  DR Congo  Algeria  Burkina Faso  Benin  Mozambique  Libya  Ethiopia  Congo  Zimbabwe | Uganda  Botswana  Equatorial Guinea  Tanzania  Gabon  Malawi  Sudan  Burundi  Liberia  Rwanda  Eritrea  Namibia | Gambia  Mauritania  Kenya  Chad  Lesotho  Mauritius  Niger  Swaziland  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Madagascar  Djibouti |

## Particular cases: Angola and South Africa

* Due to the fact that the second round was also the qualifying round for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa took part, despite to the fact they hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup. South Africa participated in one of the twelve groups, but ultimately failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Angola.
* Angola hosted the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations but participated in this round so as to attempt progression to the third round of CAF qualifiers. Angola, however, did not qualify.

## Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| Cameroon | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 16 | Advance to third round | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Cape Verde | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — |

## Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| Guinea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | Advance to third round | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Kenya | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Advance to third round | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Namibia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | — |

## Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| Benin | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Advance to third round | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Angola | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Uganda | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Niger | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — |

## Group 4

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| Nigeria | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 18 | Advance to third round | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| South Africa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Sierra Leone | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 7 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |

## Group 5

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| Ghana | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | Advance to third round | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Gabon | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | Advance to third round | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Libya | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 |
| Lesotho | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |

## Group 6

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| Algeria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Advance to third round | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Gambia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Senegal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 |
| Liberia | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
Eight people, all young men, were crushed to death by crowds before this match outside the stadium.

## Group 7

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 | Advance to third round | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Mozambique | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | Advance to third round | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Madagascar | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 6 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Botswana | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 5 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |

## Group 8

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| Morocco | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Advance to third round | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to third round | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | Canc. |
| Mauritania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | | 1–4 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspended | Canc. | 1–2 | 6–1 | — |
* ↑ Ethiopia were excluded from the competition due to FIFA's suspension of the Ethiopian Football Federation on 29 July 2008, and the results of their matches were annulled.

## Group 9

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 16 | Advance to third round | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Advance to third round | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Burundi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Seychelles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 | | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |

## Group 10

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| Mali | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 12 | Advance to third round | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Sudan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Advance to third round | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Congo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Chad | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |

## Group 11

Eritrea withdrew from the qualifiers on 25 March 2008 and were not replaced.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| Zambia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 7 | Advance to third round | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Togo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to third round | 1–0 | — | 6–0 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |

## Group 12

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| Egypt | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 15 | Advance to third round | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Malawi | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 12 | Advance to third round | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 8–1 |
| DR Congo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 5–1 |
| Djibouti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 0 | | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–6 | — |

## Rankings of runners-up

Along with the 12 group winners, the 8 best runners-up also advanced to the third round. In determining the rankings of the runners-up, results against the fourth-placed team (for groups with 4 teams) would be excluded (and are hence excluded from the table below).
| Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 8 | Rwanda | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to third round |
| 2 | Kenya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to third round |
| 9 | Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Advance to third round |
| 11 | Togo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to third round |
| 5 | Gabon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advance to third round |
| 10 | Sudan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Advance to third round |
| 12 | Malawi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | Advance to third round |
| 7 | Mozambique | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to third round |
| 6 | Gambia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Angola | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |

## Goalscorers

There were 356 goals scored in 136 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.
7 goals
* Moumouni Dagano
6 goals
* Razak Omotoyossi
* Samuel Eto'o
5 goals
* Ismaël Bangoura
* Frédéric Kanouté
4 goals
* Shabani Nonda
* Junior Agogo
* Dennis Oliech
* Seydou Keita
* Youssef Safri
* Saïd Makasi
* Emmanuel Adebayor
3 goals
* Flávio Amado
* Yssouf Koné
* Dady
* Zola Matumona
* Dieumerci Mbokani
* Emad Moteab
* Sekou Cissé
* Boubacar Sanogo
* Essau Kanyenda
* Chiukepo Msowoya
* Wilko Risser
* Ikechukwu Uche
* Jerson Tegete
* Adékamni Olufadé
2 goals
* Antar Yahia
* Karim Ziani
* Diphetogo Selolwane
* Mahamoudou Kéré
* Henri Mbazumutima
* Claude Nahimana
* Albert Meyong Ze
* Léger Djimrangar
* Hilaire Kédigui
* Wilfried Urbain Elvis Endzanga
* Lys Mouithys
* Mohamed Aboutrika
* Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek
* Ahmed Hassan
* Amr Zaky
* Andualem Nigussie
* Fikru Tefera
* Fabrice Do Marcolino
* Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé
* Roguy Méyé
* Njogu Demba-Nyrén
* Tijan Jaiteh
* Laryea Kingston
* Prince Tagoe
* Pascal Feindouno
* Olivier Makor
* Moses Chavula
* Robert Ng'ambi
* Sidi Yaya Keita
* Wesley Marquette
* Abdessalam Benjelloun
* Youssef Hadji
* Houssine Kharja
* Rudolph Bester
* Alhassane Issoufou
* Joseph Yobo
* Labama Bokota
* Olivier Karekezi
* El Hadji Diouf
* Cheikh Gueye
* Philip Zialor
* Kagiso Dikgacoi
* Faisal Agab
* Muhannad El Tahir
* Haytham Tambal
* Siza Dlamini
* Collen Salelwako
* Danny Mrwanda
* Chaouki Ben Saada
* Hichem Essifi
* Issam Jemâa
* Geofrey Massa
* Eugene Sseppuya
* Gilbert Mushangazhike
1 goal
* Rafik Djebbour
* Rafik Saïfi
* Yamba Asha
* Ricardo Job Estévão
* Gilberto
* Zé Kalanga
* Locó
* Mantorras
* António Mendonça
* Khaled Adénon
* Jocelyn Ahouéya
* Stéphane Sessègnon
* Oumar Tchomogo
* Séïdath Tchomogo
* Boitumelo Mafoko
* Aristide Bancé
* Charles Kaboré
* Selemani Ndikumana
* Gustave Bebbe
* André Bikey
* Achille Emaná
* Jean Makoun
* Rigobert Song
* Somen Tchoyi
* Babanco
* Lito
* José Semedo
* Marco Soares
* Armand Djerabe
* Syriakata Hassan
* Marius Mbaiam
* Gervais Batota
* Franchel Ibara
* Edson Minga
* Hérita Ilunga
* Lomana LuaLua
* Tresor Mputu
* Tsholola Tshinyama
* Ahmed Daher
* Moussa Hirir
* Hosny Abd Rabo
* Adane Girma
* Mesud Mohammed
* Saladin Said
* Tesfaye Tafese
* Rodolfo Bodipo
* Juvenal Edjogo Owono
* Juan Ramón Epitié
* Ronan Carolino Falcão
* Bruno Ecuele Manga
* Stéphane N'Guéma
* Ousman Jallow
* Mustapha Jarju
* Matthew Amoah
* Stephen Appiah
* Sulley Muntari
* Mamadou Bah
* Kamil Zayatte
* Kanga Akalé
* Salomon Kalou
* Bakari Koné
* Didier Zokora
* Mohammed Jamal
* Austin Makacha
* McDonald Mariga
* Francis Ouma
* Lehlohonolo Seema
* Sello Muso
* Zah Rahan Krangar
* Dioh Williams
* Osama Al Fazzani
* Younes Al Shibani
* Omar Daoud
* Ahmed Saad Osman
* Hesham Shaban
* Guy Mamihasindrahona
* Stephan Rabemananjara
* Elvis Kafoteka
* Joseph Kamwendo
* Noel Mkandawire
* Atusaye Nyondo
* Adama Coulibaly
* Soumaila Coulibaly
* Dominique Da Silva
* Ely Cheikh Voulany
* Dahmed Ould Teguedi
* Andy Sophie
* Hicham Aboucherouane
* Nabil El Zhar
* Tarik Sektioui
* Merouane Zemmama
* Eugénio Fernando Bila
* Carlitos
* Domingues
* Almiro Lobo
* Miro
* Dário Monteiro
* Tico-Tico
* Costa Khaiseb
* Paulus Shipanga
* Ismaël Alassane
* Daouda Kamilou
* Moussa Mallam
* Yakubu
* Obinna Nwaneri
* Christian Obodo
* Peter Odemwingie
* Chidi Odiah
* Bobo Bola
* Henri Camara
* Salif Diao
* Abdoulaye Faye
* Kader Mangane
* Ibrahima Sonko
* Don Annacoura
* Bertrand St. Ange
* Kewullay Conteh
* Mohammed Kallon
* Sheriff Suma
* Thembinkosi Fanteni
* Surprise Moriri
* Siphiwe Tshabalala
* Ahmed Aadil
* Saif Eldin Ali Idris Farah
* Ala'a Eldin Yousif
* Athuman Iddy
* Nizar Khalfan
* Khalfan Ngassa
* Shadrack Nsajigwa
* Moustapha Salifou
* Tijani Belaid
* Saber Ben Frej
* Fahid Ben Khalfallah
* Radhi Jaïdi
* Yassin Mikari
* Timothy Batabaire
* David Obua
* Ibrahim Sekagya
* Dan Wagaluka
* Christopher Katongo
* Felix Katongo
* Cuthbert Malajila
* Esrom Nyandoro
1 own goal
* Said Riyad (against Egypt)
* Bruno Ecuele Manga (against Libya)
* Pascal Anicet (against Benin)
* Kassaly Daouda (against Angola)
* Joseph Yobo (against Sierra Leone)
* Cheikh Gueye (against Algeria)