2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Africa. 51 teams took part (only Comoros and Djibouti did not enter), competing for 5 World Cup places.
Format
The qualification was composed of two Rounds. 9 teams entered the competition directly on the Second Round: the 5 teams that qualified for the 2002 World Cup Finals (Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia) and the 4 highest-ranking teams in the June 25, 2003 FIFA world rankings (Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, and Morocco). The other 42 teams were paired 2-by-2 and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 21 winners would advance to the Second Round.
In the Second Round, the 30 teams were divided in 5 groups of 6 teams each. Teams in each group would play against each other in a home-and-away basis. The team with most points in each group would qualify to the World Cup.
The competition also constituted the qualification competition for the 2006 African Nations Cup with the top three nations of each group qualifying (except for Egypt, which qualifies as the host nation, the fourth nation in Egypt's group qualifying in Egypt's place).
The African qualifying zone saw 4 out of 5 finals places going to World Cup debutants (Angola, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana). Nigeria missed out on a fourth consecutive finals appearance while Cameroon did not reach their fifth consecutive finals.
The African zone also featured a group of death — Group 3, which brought together Africa's most frequent World Cup qualifier Cameroon with the two eventual finalists of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations: Egypt and the Ivory Coast.
First round
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Second round
Group 1
Togo qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Togo, Senegal, and Zambia qualified for the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
Group 2
Ghana qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Ghana, Congo DR, and South Africa qualified for the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
Group 3
Côte d'Ivoire qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, and Libya qualified for the 2006 African Cup of Nations (Egypt qualified directly as hosts.)
Group 4
Angola qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Angola, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe qualified for the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
Group 5
Tunisia qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Tunisia, Morocco, and Guinea qualified for the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
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 506 goals scored in 190 matches, for an average of 2.66 goals per match.
11 goals
Emmanuel Adebayor
9 goals
Didier Drogba
8 goals
Obafemi Martins
7 goals
Aruna Dindane
Henri Camara
6 goals
Mansour Boutabout
Akwá
Pierre Webó
Amr Zaki
Sambégou Bangoura
Dennis Oliech
5 goals
Tshepiso Molwantwa
Dipsy Selolwane
Moumouni Dagano
Cafú
Carlos Caló
Haytham Tambal
Francileudo Santos
Collins Mbesuma
4 goals
Oumar Tchomogo
Samuel Eto'o
Armel Disney
Shabani Nonda
Stephen Appiah
Asamoah Gyan
Kaba Diawara
Ahmed al Masli
Soumaila Coulibaly
Youssouf Hadji
El Hadji Diouf
José Clayton
David Obua
Shingayi Kaondera
Peter Ndlovu
3 goals
Nassim Akrour
Abdelmalek Cherrad
Francis Oumar
Mohamed Aboutrika
Abdel Halim Ali
Ahmed Hassan
Théodore Nzue Nguema
Matthew Amoah
Michael Essien
Pascal Feindouno
Isaac Tondo
Nader Kara
Ahmed Saad Osman
Noel Mkandawire
Marouane Chamakh
Talal El Karkouri
Jaouad Zairi
Dário
Abedi Saïd
Sibusiso Zuma
Mohamed Kader
Mamam Cherif Touré
Haykel Guemamdia
Harry Milanzi
Benjani Mwaruwari
2 goals
Flávio
Mouritala Ogunbiyi
Nelson Gabolwelwe
Abdoulaye Cissé
Yahia Kébé
Geremi
Rigobert Song
Rudy Bhebey
Michel Bouanga
Trésor Mputu
Tarek El-Said
Mido
Emad Moteab
Mohamed Shawky
Thierry Issiémou
Stéphane N'Guéma
Nana Arhin Duah
Isaac Boakye
Sulley Muntari
Ousmane Bangoura
Fodé Mansaré
John Barasa
Tarik El Taib
Emmanuel Chipatala
Essau Kanyenda
Heston Munthali
Russel Mwafulirwa
Dramane Coulibaly
Frédéric Kanouté
Julius Aghahowa
Nwankwo Kanu
Yakubu
John Lomami
Papa Bouba Diop
Moussa N'Diaye
Mbulelo Mabizela
Benni McCarthy
Steven Pienaar
Moustapha Salifou
Yao Junior Sènaya
Adel Chedli
Kaies Ghodhbane
Karim Haggui
Geoffrey Sserunkuma
Gift Kampamba
Ignatius Lwipa
Nchimunya Mweetwa
Mumamba Numba
1 goal
Isâad Bourahli
Sofiane Daoud
Hamza Yacef
Antar Yahia
Bruno Mauro
Paulo Figueiredo
Freddy
Mantorras
Rebelo Lopes
Zé Kalanga
Anicet Adjamossi
Coffi Agbessi
Jocelyn Ahouéya
Rachad Chitou
Bachirou Osseni
Stéphane Sessègnon
Séïdath Tchomogo
Mogogi Gabonamong
Tshepo Motlhabankwe
Abdoul-Aziz Nikiema
Saïdou Panandétiguiri
Florent Rouamba
Amadou Touré
Mamadou Zongo
Gabriel Nzeyimana
Roudolphe Douala
Guy Feutchine
Bill Tchato
Janício Martins
Jimmy Modeste
Gervais Batota
Bertrand Bouity
Rolf-Christel Guié-Mien
Mbiamcie Mvoubi
Dikilu Bageta
Mbala Mbuta Biscotte
Ngasanya Ilongo
Djoko Kaluyituka
Cyrille Kitambala
Zola Matumona
Marcel Kimemba Mbayo
Kabamba Musasa
Kanga Akalé
Bonaventure Kalou
Bakari Koné
Gilles Yapi Yapo
Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek
Mohamed Abdelwahab
Hassan Mostafa
Sergio Barila
Teshome Getu
Georges Akieremy
Catilina Aubameyang
Etienne Bito'o
Etienne Alain Djissikadie
Dieudonné Londo
Shiva Nzigou
Abdou-Rahman Njie
Edrissa Sonko
Lawrence Adjei
Godwin Attram
Joetex Asamoah Frimpong
Souleymane Youla
Dionisio Fernandes
Edwin Mukenya
Mike Okoth Origi
Musa Otieno
Moses Ramafole
Alvin Kieh
Zizi Roberts
Arcadia Toe
Marei Al Ramly
Younes Al Shibani
Mohamed El Rabty
Othman Ferjani
Marei Suliman
Robert Edmond
J. Radonamahafalison
A. Rakotondramanana
Patrick Mabedi
Peter Mgangira
Albert Mpinganjira
Jimmy Zakazaka
Abdoulaye Demba
Mamadou Diallo
Souleymane Diamoutene
Mahamadou Diarra
Seydou Keita
Djibril Sidibé
Mohamed Sissoko
Yohan Langlet
Ahmed Sidibe
Jerry Louis
Cyril Mourgine
Richardo Nabuth
Mounir Diane
Houssine Kharja
Youssef Mokhtari
Youssef Safri
Paulus Shipanga
Joseph Enakarhire
Christian Obodo
Peter Odemwingie
Jay-Jay Okocha
John Utaka
Joseph Yobo
Ayila Yussuf
Joao Rafael Elias
Jimmy Gatete
Olivier Karekezi
Jimmy Mulisa
Papa Dia
Abdoulaye Faye
Lamine Diatta
Khalilou Fadiga
Babacar Gueye
Mamadou Niang
Robert Suzette
Ibrahim Koroma
Shaun Bartlett
Delron Buckley
Quinton Fortune
Amar Ramadan
Faisal Agab
Mujahid Ahmed
Haitham Elrasheed
Joseph-Désiré Job
Siz Dlamini
Adékambi Olufadé
Najeh Braham
Wisam El Abdy
Ziad Jaziri
Issam Jemâa
Mehdi Nafti
Ali Zitouni
Assani Bajope
Simon Masaba
Hassan Mubiru
Ibrahim Sekagya
Kalusha Bwalya
Linos Chalwe
Dadley Fichite
Jacob Mulenga
Elijah Tana
George Mbwando
Adam Ndlovu
Tinashe Nengomasha
Ashley Rambanapasi
Kaitano Tembo
1 own goal
Slimane Raho (playing against Zimbabwe)
Rajabu Mwinyi (playing against Gabon)
Nélson Veiga (playing against Ghana)
René Nsi-Akoue (playing against Angola)
Zvenyika Makonese (playing against Rwanda)
References
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