Africa - World Cup Qualifying 2014

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil.

Fifty-two out of the 53 national associations affiliated to CAF have entered the qualifying to determine the continent’s five slots for the next World Cup.

The proposed format, announced on 16 May 2011, begins with a first round of 12 two-legged knock-out ties to be held on 11 and 15 November 2011. The ties, involving the 24 lowest-ranked teams according to FIFA World Rankings, will be drawn in Brazil on 30 July 2011.

The 12 winners will join the remaining 28 CAF entrants in the second round, which will consist of 10 groups of 4. The winners of each group – held between June 2012 and September 2013 – will advance to a third round of 5 two-legged knock-out ties. The 5 winners of these ties – held in October and November 2013 – will advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.

First round

The first round will consist of 12 home-and-away ties, featuring the 24 lowest ranked teams in Africa. The ties were drawn at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011. The winners of these series will then proceed to the second round.

Seeding

The July 2011 FIFA Ranking will be used to seed the teams.

Pot 1	Pot 2
Mozambique Congo DR Togo Liberia Tanzania Congo Kenya Rwanda Ethiopia Namibia Burundi Madagascar	Guinea-Bissau Equatorial Guinea Chad Swaziland Comoros Lesotho Eritrea Somalia Djibouti Mauritius Seychelles São Tomé and Príncipe

Matches

The first legs are scheduled for 11 November 2011, with the second legs on 15 November 2011.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Seychelles	1	Kenya	11 Nov	15 Nov
Guinea-Bissau	2	Togo	11 Nov	15 Nov
Djibouti	3	Namibia	11 Nov	15 Nov
Mauritius	4	Liberia	11 Nov	15 Nov
Comoros	5	Mozambique	11 Nov	15 Nov
Equatorial Guinea	6	Madagascar	11 Nov	15 Nov
Somalia	7	Ethiopia	11 Nov	15 Nov
Lesotho	8	Burundi	11 Nov	15 Nov
Eritrea	9	Rwanda	11 Nov	15 Nov
Swaziland	10	Congo DR	11 Nov	15 Nov
São Tomé and Príncipe	11	Congo	11 Nov	15 Nov
Chad	12	Tanzania	11 Nov	15 Nov

Second round

The second round will see the top 28 ranked CAF teams joined by the 12 winners from the first round. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011. The top team from each group will advance to the third round.

Seeding

The July 2011 FIFA Ranking was used to seed the teams.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Côte d'Ivoire Egypt Ghana Burkina Faso Nigeria Senegal South Africa Cameroon Algeria Tunisia	Gabon Libya Morocco Guinea Botswana Malawi Zambia Uganda Mali Cape Verde	Benin Zimbabwe Central African Republic Sierra Leone Sudan Niger Gambia Angola Winner 1 Winner 2	Winner 3 Winner 4 Winner 5 Winner 6 Winner 7 Winner 8 Winner 9 Winner 10 Winner 11 Winner 12

Groups

The six match-days have been scheduled for:

• 1–5 June 2012
• 8–12 June 2012
• 22–26 March 2013
• 7–11 June 2013
• 14–18 June 2013
• 6–10 September 2013

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Botswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gabon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group I

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group J

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winner 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Third round

The third round will see the 10 group winners from the second round drawn into five home-and-away ties. The winners of each tie will advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.

Draw

The draw date, location, and procedure for Round Three will be confirmed by the end of Round Two by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014.

Matches

The matches are foreseen to be played in the periods 11–15 October and 15–19 November 2013.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
	1		Date	Date
	2		Date	Date
	3		Date	Date
	4		Date	Date
	5		Date	Date

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