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.
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.
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
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
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.
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