1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Result:
  Countries that qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
  Countries that did not qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
  Countries that did not enter, withdrew or were disqualified

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However,  Mali and  Niger both withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.

Summary

There would be two rounds of play:

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania  0–2  Burkina Faso 0–0 0–2
Namibia  3–1  Mozambique 2–0 1–1
Malawi  0–4  South Africa 0–1 0–3
Uganda  1–5  Angola 0–2 1–3
Guinea-Bissau  4–5  Guinea 3–2 1–3
Gambia  2–5  Liberia 2–1 0–4
Swaziland  0–3  Gabon 0–1 0–2
Burundi  2–0  Sierra Leone 1–0 1–0
Madagascar  3–4  Zimbabwe 1–2 2–2
Congo  3–1  Ivory Coast 2–0 1–1
Mauritius  1–7  Zaire 1–5 0–2
Rwanda  1–5  Tunisia 1–3 0–2
Kenya  3–2  Algeria 3–1 0–1
Togo  3–2  Senegal 2–1 1–1
Sudan  2–3  Zambia 2–0 0–3
Tanzania  1–2  Ghana 0–0 1–2

Final round

Key:

Group 1

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Nigeria 6411104613
2  Guinea 6402105512
3  Kenya 63121112-110
4  Burkina Faso 6006717-100

Group 2

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Tunisia 6510101916
2  Egypt 63121551010
3  Liberia 6114210-84
4  Namibia 6114617-114

Group 3

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Africa 641173413
2  Congo 631255010
3  Zambia 62227618
4  DR Congo 602449-52

In May 1997, Zaire were renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo DR).

Group 4

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Cameroon 6420104614
2  Angola 624074310
3  Zimbabwe 611467-14
4  Togo 6114614-84

Group 5

Gabon vs Sierra Leone was not played, since neither team could advance with a win.

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Morocco 65101421216
2  Sierra Leone 521246-27
3  Ghana 61327706
4  Gabon 5014111-101

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