Listed below are the dates and results for the First Round for the African zone (CAF) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament. For an overview of the entire African zone, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds in their entirety, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 40 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Burkina Faso, Malawi, São Tomé and Príncipe and Sierra Leone all withdrew before the draw was made. Additionally, the African zone was allocated 3 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
For the First Round of play, the zone's 36 remaining teams were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the group winners advancing to the Final Round.
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| — | withdrew | ||||||||
Algeria advanced to the Final Round.
| 9 October 1992 | Algeria |
3 – 1 | Tlemcen, Algeria | ||
| Tasfaout Meziane |
Boudjoubouene |
Referee: I. Sarr (
Mauritania) |
| 25 October 1992 | Burundi |
1 – 0 | Bujumbura, Burundi | ||
| Indele |
Referee: Hafidhi (Tanzania) |
| 20 December 1992 | Ghana |
2 – 0 | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Policy K. Ayew |
Referee: Sene (Senegal) |
| 17 January 1993 | Burundi |
0 – 0 | Bujumbura, Burundi | ||
| Referee: Gatera (Rwanda) |
| 31 January 1993 | Ghana |
1 – 0 | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| A. Pele |
Referee: I. Sarr (
Mauritania) |
| 26 February 1993 | Algeria |
2 – 1 | Tlemcen, Algeria | ||
| Brahimi Mezziane |
Akonnor |
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) |
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | |
| — | withdrew, results annulled | ||||||||
Cameroon advanced to the Final Round.
| 11 October 1992 | Zaire |
4 – 2 Annulled |
Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Kabongo Lukaku |
Referee: Diramba (Gabon) |
| 18 October 1992 | Cameroon |
5 – 0 | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Tchami Ndjappa Mbarga Tiki Shiala |
Referee: Yengo (Congo) |
| 25 October 1992 | Liberia |
0 – 0 Annulled |
Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Referee: Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo) |
| 25 October 1992 | Swaziland |
1 – 0 | Lobamba, Swaziland | ||
| Terblanche |
Referee: Onderah (Kenya) |
| 10 January 1993 | Zaire |
1 – 2 | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Okitakatschi |
Ebongue Tchami |
Referee: Mondoka (Zambia) |
| 17 January 1993 | Swaziland |
0 – 0 | Lobamba, Swaziland | ||
| Stadium: Somhlolo National
Stadium Referee: Chiknka (Zambia) |
| 31 January 1993 | Zaire |
Not Played[1] | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Referee: Bantsimba (Congo) |
| 1 March 1993 | Cameroon |
0 – 0 | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Referee: Edusah (Ghana) |
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 |
Zimbabwe advanced to the Final Round.
| 9 October 1992 | Zimbabwe |
1 – 0 | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| P. Ndlovu |
Referee: Mang'anda (Malawi) |
| 11 October 1992 | Egypt |
1 – 0 | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| H. Hassan |
Referee: Ben Khedija (Tunisia) |
| 25 October 1992 | Togo |
1 – 4 | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Saliou |
Mansour H. Hassan H. Ramzy |
Referee: Mbaye (Senegal) |
| 20 December 1992 | Zimbabwe |
2 – 1 | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| P. Ndlovu A. Sawu |
A. Ahmed |
Referee: Mekonen (Ethiopia) |
| 10 January 1993 | Angola |
1 – 1 | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Russo |
A. Sawu |
Referee: Kabuya (Zaire) |
| 17 January 1993 | Togo |
1 – 2 | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Salissu |
A. Sawu McKop |
Referee: Camara (Guinea) |
| 18 January 1993 | Angola |
0 – 0 | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Referee: Blareau (Belgium) |
| 31 January 1993 | Egypt |
3 – 0 | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| H. Hassan Ezzat El-Kas |
Referee: Bahar (Madagascar) |
| 31 January 1993 | Zimbabwe |
2 – 1 | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| A. Sawu P. Ndlovu |
Neto |
Referee: Teeluckdharry (Mauritius) |
| 14 February 1993 | Angola |
Not Played[3] | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Referee: Yana Yana (Cameroon) |
| 28 February 1993 | Egypt |
2 – 1 Annulled[4] |
Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Kassem H. Hassan |
A. Sawu |
Referee: Diramba (Gabon) |
| 28 February 1993 | Togo |
0 – 1 | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Numba |
Referee: Diallo (Burkina Faso) |
| 15 April 1993 | Egypt |
0 – 0 | Lyon, France[5] | ||
| Referee: Quiniou (France) |
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | −5 | |
| — | withdrew, results annulled[7] | ||||||||
Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.
| 10 October 1992 | Nigeria |
4 – 0 | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Owubokiri Siasa Yekini |
Referee: Odei (Ghana) |
| 11 October 1992 | Congo |
Not Played | Brazzaville, Congo | ||
| Withdrew | Referee: Kengueleoua (Central African Republic) |
| 23 October 1992 | Libya |
Not Played | Lagos, Nigeria[8] | ||
| Withdrew | Referee: Koussa (Algeria) |
| 25 October 1992 | South Africa |
1 – 0 | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Masinga |
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) |
| 19 December 1992 | South Africa |
Not Played | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Withdrew | Referee: Swatidzo (Zimbabwe
) |
| 20 December 1992 | Congo |
0 – 1 | Brazzaville, Congo | ||
| Yekini |
Referee: Mounguengui (Gabon) |
| 15 January 1993 | Libya |
Not Played | Brazzaville, Congo[9] | ||
| Withdrew |
| 16 January 1993 | South Africa |
0 – 0 | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Referee: Senai (Botswana) |
| 30 January 1993 | Nigeria |
Not Played | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Withdrew |
| 31 January 1993 | Congo |
0 – 1 | Brazzaville, Congo | ||
| Legodi |
Referee: Abikanlou (Benin) |
| 26 February 1993 | Libya |
Not Played | Johannesburg, South Africa[10] | ||
| Withdrew |
| 27 February 1993 | Nigeria |
2 – 0 | Enugu, Nigeria | ||
| Fuludu Finidi |
Referee: Kouradji (Algeria) |
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | |
| — | withdrew | ||||||||
Côte d'Ivoire advanced to the Final Round.
| 10 October 1992 | Côte d'Ivoire |
6 – 0 | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| A. Traoré Ben Salah Tiehi Kouadio |
Referee: Adegbehingbe (Nigeria) |
| 25 October 1992 | Niger |
0 – 0 | Niamey, Niger | ||
| Referee: Kinder (Ghana) |
| 20 December 1992 | Botswana |
0 – 1 | Gaborone, Botswana | ||
| Natanga |
Referee: Mabuza (Swaziland) |
| 17 January 1993 | Botswana |
0 – 0 | Gaborone, Botswana | ||
| Referee: Assefa Biyadgo (Ethiopia) |
| 31 January 1993 | Côte d'Ivoire |
1 – 0 | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| A. Traoré |
Referee: Camara (Guinea) |
| 28 February 1993 | Niger |
2 – 1 | Niamey, Niger | ||
| Yahaya M. Ida |
D. Otto |
Referee: Magassa (Mali) |
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | |
| 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 |
Morocco advanced to the Final Round.
| 11 October 1992 | Tunisia |
5 – 1 | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Roussi Mahjoubi Hamrouni Sellimi |
Sacramento |
Referee: Pairetto (Italy) |
| 11 October 1992 | Morocco |
5 – 0 (51')[12] |
Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Chaouch Fertout Lashaf Samadi |
Referee: Medjiba (Algeria) |
| 25 October 1992 | Ethiopia |
0 – 0 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
| Referee: Mady (Madagascar) |
| 25 October 1992 | Benin |
0 – 1 | Cotonou, Benin | ||
| Daoudi |
Referee: Attikora (Côte d'Ivoire) |
| 20 December 1992 | Tunisia |
1 – 1 | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| F. Rouissi |
Bouyboub |
Referee: Piraux (Belgium) |
| 20 December 1992 | Ethiopia |
3 – 1 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
| Hussein Beguashaw Tenker |
Sasso |
Referee: Yolisichra-Musa (Uganda) |
| 17 January 1993 | Ethiopia |
0 – 1 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
| Fertout |
Referee: Bita Omondi (Kenya) |
| 17 January 1993 | Benin |
0 – 5 | Cotonou, Benin | ||
| Tlemcani F. Roussi Hichri |
Referee: Essimi Mbengue (Cameroon) |
| 31 January 1993 | Tunisia |
3 – 0 | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Limam Mahjoubi Hamrouni |
Referee: Diramba (Gabon) |
| 31 January 1993 | Morocco |
5 – 0 | Rabat, Morocco | ||
| Chaouch Lashaf Abrami Mezziane |
Referee: Mbaye (Senegal) |
| 28 February 1993 | Benin |
1 – 0 | Cotonou, Benin | ||
| Harouna |
Referee: Camara (Guinea) |
| 28 February 1993 | Morocco |
0 – 0 | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Referee: Mottram (Scotland) |
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | |
| — | withdrew | ||||||||
Senegal advanced to the Final Round.
| 11 October 1992 | Gabon |
3 – 1 | Libreville, Gabon | ||
| Nzamba Aubame |
Sardina |
Referee: Gonçalves (Angola) |
| 25 October 1992 | Mozambique |
0 – 1 | Maputo, Mozambique | ||
| Younoss |
Referee: Chikuka (Zambia) |
| 19 December 1992 | Gabon |
3 – 2 | Libreville, Gabon | ||
| Amegasse Nzamba Makaya |
Lette Sane |
Referee: Camara (Guinea) |
| 17 January 1993 | Mozambique |
1 – 1 | Maputo, Mozambique | ||
| Mandingo |
Nzamba |
Referee: Hafidhi (Tanzania) |
| 30 January 1993 | Senegal |
6 – 1 | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Sane Seek Badiane Diarra |
Enrique |
Referee: Obafemi (Nigeria) |
| 27 February 1993 | Senegal |
1 – 0 | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Badiane |
Referee: Najachi (Morocco) |
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | |
| — | withdrew, results annulled[14] | ||||||||
Zambia advanced to the Final Round.
| 11 October 1992 | Zambia |
2 – 0 Annulled |
Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| J. Bwalya Mutalc |
Referee: Gwatidzo (Zimbabwe
) |
| 11 October 1992 | Madagascar |
3 – 0 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||
| Tipeh Hary Setra |
Referee: Maunick (Mauritius) |
| 25 October 1992 | Tanzania |
0 – 0 Annulled |
Mwanza, Tanzania | ||
| Referee: Bakundukize (Burundi) |
| 25 October 1992 | Namibia |
0 – 4 | Windhoek, Namibia | ||
| Chikwalakwala Mutale |
Referee: Yana Yana (Cameroon) |
| 19 December 1992 | Tanzania |
2 – 0 Annulled |
Mwanza, Tanzania | ||
| Lunyamila Felisiani |
Referee: Masembe (Uganda) |
| 20 December 1992 | Madagascar |
2 – 0 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||
| Referee: Kidane (Ethiopia) |
| 16 January 1993 | Tanzania |
1 – 3 Annulled |
Mwanza, Tanzania | ||
| Chali |
J. Bwalya Lumba K. Bwalya |
Referee: Bakundukize (Burundi) |
| 17 January 1993 | Namibia |
0 – 1 | Windhoek, Namibia | ||
| Remi |
Referee: Masole (Botswana) |
| 20 January 1993 | Zambia |
4 – 0 | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Chansa Musonda K. Bwalya Banda |
Referee: Mario Femandes (Angola) |
| 27 February 1993 | Zambia |
3 – 1 | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Mutale K. Bwalya Mwitwa |
Rasonaivo |
Referee: Mousa (Egypt) |
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| — | withdrew | ||||||||
| — | withdrew | ||||||||
Guinea advanced to the Final Round.
| 20 December 1992 | Guinea |
4 – 0 | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| F. Camara Oulare |
Referee: Cassama (Gabon) |
| 27 February 1993 | Kenya |
2 – 0 | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Matego Nachok |
Referee: Boucetta (Tunisia) |
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