2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round

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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round
Tournament details
Dates7 October 2016 – 14 November 2017
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played61
Goals scored144 (2.36 per match)
Attendance1,773,205 (29,069 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah
(5 goals)
2014
2022

The third round of CAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 7 October 2016 to 14 November 2017.

Contents

Format

A total of 20 teams which had advanced from the second round were drawn into five groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Seeding

The draw for the third round was held on 24 June 2016, 17:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [1]

The seedings – initially released on 8 June 2016 – were based on a special edition of the FIFA World Rankings that included all matches up to 7 June 2016. This allowed the rankings to include results of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification games played between 3–5 June 2016. [2] However, following a complaint by the Egyptian Football Association, it was reported that a further special ranking would be used. [3] This seeding was released on 21 June. [4] Following further complaints, [5] the Emergency Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers reversed the change, and restored the initial special rankings. [6]

Each group contained one team from each of the four pots. The fixtures of each group were decided based on the respective draw position of each team, which was decided by drawing a ball with position numbers 1–4. [7]

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
  1. Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (31)
  2. Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (34)
  3. Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (36)
  4. Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (40)
  5. Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (45)
  1. Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde (46)
  2. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (47)
  3. Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo (49)
  4. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (57)
  5. Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (58)
  1. Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (59)
  2. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (60)
  3. Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea (62)
  4. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (66)
  5. Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo (67)
  1. Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (69)
  2. Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso (71)
  3. Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (83)
  4. Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon (88)
  5. Flag of Libya.svg  Libya (115)

Groups

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7): [8]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Tunisia.svgFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svgFlag of Libya.svgFlag of Guinea.svg
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 6420114+714Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 2–1 0–0 2–0
2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 6411147+713 2–2 4–0 3–1
3Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 611441064 0–1 1–2 1–0
4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 610561483 1–4 1–2 3–2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg4–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Libya  Flag of Libya.svg0–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg3–2Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Libya  Flag of Libya.svg1–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg2–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg1–2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg0–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg3–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Nigeria.svgFlag of Zambia.svgFlag of Cameroon.svgFlag of Algeria.svg
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6411116+513Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 1–0 4–0 3–1
2Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 622287+18 1–2 2–2 3–1
3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 61417927 1–1 1–1 2–0
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 611461044 3–0 [lower-alpha 1] 0–1 1–1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. FIFA awarded Algeria a 3–0 win as a result of Nigeria fielding the ineligible player Shehu Abdullahi, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Abdullahi failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition. [9]
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg1–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Limbe Stadium, Limbe
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg3–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 38,136
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–0
Awarded [note 2]
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Morocco.svgFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgFlag of Gabon.svgFlag of Mali.svg
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 6330110+1112Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 0–0 3–0 6–0
2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 622275+28 0–2 1–2 3–1
3Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 61322756 0–0 0–3 0–0
4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 60421984 0–0 0–0 0–0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg0–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg3–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg0–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg6–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg0–3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–2Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 12,948
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg0–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Senegal.svgFlag of Burkina Faso.svgFlag of Cape Verde.svgFlag of South Africa.svg
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 6420103+714Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 0–0 2–0 2–1
2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 6231106+49 2–2 4–0 1–1
3Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 620441286 0–2 0–2 2–1
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 611471034 0–2 [lower-alpha 1] 3–1 1–2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. FIFA ordered a replay of the original South Africa v Senegal match after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the lifetime ban of match referee Joseph Lamptey. Originally South Africa had defeated Senegal 2–1. [10]
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–0Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgAnnulled [note 3] Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Attendance: 26,179
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Cape Verde  Flag of Cape Verde.svg0–2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Cape Verde  Flag of Cape Verde.svg2–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–2Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg2–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg3–1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Cape Verde  Flag of Cape Verde.svg0–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg4–0Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Egypt.svgFlag of Uganda.svgFlag of Ghana.svgFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 641184+413Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 1–0 2–0 2–1
2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 623132+19 1–0 0–0 1–0
3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 614175+27 1–1 0–0 1–1
4Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 602451272 1–2 1–1 1–5
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Tamale Stadium, Tamale
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg1–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg1–5Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg0–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 86,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg1–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Cape Coast Stadium, Cape Coast
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Goalscorers

There were 144 goals scored in 61 matches, for an average of 2.36 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Libya played their home matches outside Libya due to security concerns from the civil war.
  2. FIFA awarded Algeria a 3–0 win as a result of Nigeria fielding the ineligible player Shehu Abdullahi, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Abdullahi failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition. [9]
  3. On 6 September 2017, the Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers annulled the result of the South Africa v Senegal match on 12 November 2016, and ordered that it be replayed within the November 2017 international window, which was confirmed by the Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions on 14 September 2017. [11] Originally, South Africa had defeated Senegal 2–1, but match referee Joseph Lamptey was banned for life by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 20 March 2017 for unlawfully influencing the match after issuing a penalty for handball against Senegal: [12] this decision was upheld by the FIFA Appeal Committee, and subsequently by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 6 September 2017. [10]

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