1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Mali and Niger both withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated five places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
Summary
There would be two rounds of play:
First Round: Cameroon, Nigeria, Morocco and Egypt, the four highest-ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the Final Round directly. The remaining 32 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
Final Round: The 20 teams were divided into five groups of four teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. These were:
First round
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First leg
Second leg
Burkina Faso won 2–0 on aggregate
Namibia won 3–1 on aggregate
South Africa won 4–0 on aggregate
Angola won 5–1 on aggregate
Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate
Liberia won 5–2 on aggregate
Gabon won 3–0 on aggregate
Burundi won 2–0 on aggregate but withdrew before the Final Round started, so their place was given to Sierra Leone.
Zimbabwe won 4–3 on aggregate
Congo won 3–1 on aggregate
Zaire won 7–1 on aggregate
Tunisia won 5–1 on aggregate
Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate
Togo won 3–2 on aggregate
Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate
Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate
Final round
Key:
Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
In May 1997, Zaire were renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo DR).
Group 4
Group 5
Gabon vs Sierra Leone was not played, since neither team could advance with a win.
Match abandoned after 53 minutes due to crowd trouble. FIFA allowed the result to stand
Match postponed due to Sierra Leone not being able to travel from Freetown due to conflict. The match was never rearranged due to the result having no effect on final group standings
Qualified teams
The following five teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
There were 229 goals scored in 91 matches, for an average of 2.52 goals per match.
5 goals
Paulão
Mamadou Zongo
Mike Okoth Origi
Vitalis Takawira
4 goals
Patrick Mboma
Hossam Hassan
Titi Camara
Momo Soumah
Salaheddine Bassir
Daniel Amokachi
Phil Masinga
Adel Sellimi
3 goals
Akwá
Alphonse Tchami
Macchambes Younga-Mouhani
Ali Maher
Fodé Camara
Ahmed Bahja
Khalid Raghib
Zoubeir Baya
2 goals
Paulo Jorge da Silva
Bernard Tchoutang
Olivier Niere
Hady Khashaba
Mohammed Gargo
Samuel Johnson
Souleymane Oularé
Cipriano Co
Pereira Tavares
Musa Otieno
Kennedy Simiyu
Maurice Sunguti
James Debbah
George Weah
Mohammed Ouseb
Eliphas Shivute
Gervatius Uri Khob
Emmanuel Amunike
Shaun Bartlett
Bachirou Salou
Kossi Noutsoudje
Djima Oyawolé
Khaled Badra
Elos Elonga-Ekakia
Michel Ngonge
Mbuleya Tondelva
Frazer Kamwandi
Dennis Lota
Andrew Tembo
1 goal
Abdelhafid Tasfaout
Sid Ahmed Zerrouki
Fernando Manuel Sousa
Joaquim Alberto Silva
Kassoum Ouédraogo
Firmin Sanou
Ousmane Sanou
Brahima Traore
Jean-Marie Mbuyi
Sutche Wambo
Jean-Jacques Missé-Missé
Christian Bongo
Charles Imboula
Sousa Miyamou
Lassina Dao
Hazem Emam
Hesham Hanafy
Ahmed Hassan
Ibrahim Hassan
Samir Kamouna
Abdel Sattar Sabry
Brice Mackaya
Anicet Yala Ngoukou
Théodore Nzue Nguema
Jonas Ogandaga
Abdul Aziz Corr
Ebrima Ebou Sillah
Felix Aboagye
Augustine Ahinful
Arthur Moses
Abedi Pele
Tibou Bangoura
Vincent Kwarula
Henry Motego
Francis Were
Robert Clarke
Prince Daye
Oliver Makor
Jiana Raoelijaona
Etienne Hajason Rasoanaivo
Etienne Rado Rasoanaivo
Antoine Mocude
Youssef Fertout
El Arbi Hababi
Mustapha Hadji
Noureddine Naybet
Armando Macamo
Ewald Hoeseb
Johannes Ortmann
Simon Uutoni
Mutiu Adepoju
Jonathan Akpoborie
Sunday Oliseh
Wilson Oruma
Leon Mupenzi
Mamadou Diallo
Omar Traoré
Jamiru Amidu
Lamin Conteh
Mohamed Kallon
Abu Kanu
Mark Fish
Doctor Khumalo
Helman Mkhalele
Eric Tinkler
Mark Williams
Khalid Ahmed Elmustafa
Anas Elnour
Mohamed Daima
Kokouni Akpalo Gnavor
Lantame Ouadja
Tadjou Salou
Mehdi Ben Slimane
Hédi Berkhissa
Taoufik Herichi
Riadh Jelassi
Jameleddine Limam
Skander Souayah
Robert Kizito
Epotele Bazamba
Emeka Mamale
Nzelo Hervé Lembi
Étienne N'tsunda
Zico Tumba
Johnson Bwalya
Kenneth Malitoli
Mwape Miti
Vincent Mutale
Kennedy Chihuri
Edelbert Dinha
Adam Ndlovu
Agent Sawu
Cloudious Zviripayi
1 own goal
Mohamadi Balma (playing against Guinea)
Abubakar Kamara (playing against Ghana)
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