1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup

The 1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup was a qualifying edition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) into the FIFA U-16 World Championship. The three winners qualified to the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup
Tournament details
Teams21 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Ghana
 Guinea
 Nigeria
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First round

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The first leg matches were played on either 2 or 3 July 1988. The second leg matches were played on either 16 or 24 July 1988. The winners advanced to the Second round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia   0–2   Morocco 0–2 0–0
Sierra Leone   2–2 (3–4 p)   Guinea 2–0 0–2
Algeria   w/o   Senegal
Zambia   w/o   Lesotho
Mauritius   w/o   Madagascar
Zaire   w/o   Kenya
Gabon   w/o   Angola
Cameroon   w/o   Liberia
Ghana   w/o   Togo
Tunisia  0–2  Morocco
Morocco  0–0  Tunisia

Morocco advanced after 2−0 on aggregate.


Sierra Leone  2–0  Guinea
Guinea  2–0  Sierra Leone
Penalties
4–3

Guinea advanced on penalties freekick 4–3 after a draw of 2–2 on aggregate.


Algeria  w/o  Senegal

Algeria advanced after the withdraw of Senegal.


Zambia  w/o  Lesotho

Zambia advanced after the withdraw of Lesotho.


Mauritius  w/o  Madagascar

Mauritius advanced after the withdraw of Madagascar.


Zaire  w/o  Kenya

Zaire advanced after the withdraw of Kenya.


Gabon  w/o  Angola

Gabon advanced after the withdraw of Angola.


Cameroon  w/o  Liberia

Cameroon advanced after the withdraw of Liberia.


Ghana  w/o  Togo

Ghana advanced after the withdraw of Togo.

Second round

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The first leg matches were played on either 2 or 4 September 1988. The second leg matches were played on either 16 or 18 September 1988. The winners advanced to the Third Round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana   2–2 (a)   Cameroon 1–0 1–2
Mauritius   1–14   Zambia 1–5 0–9
Guinea   6–0   Algeria 4–0 2–0
Egypt   2–1   Morocco 2–0 0–1
Nigeria   4–2   Zaire 2–1 2–1
Ivory Coast   w/o   Gabon
Ghana  1–0  Cameroon
Cameroon  2–1  Ghana

Ghana advanced on away goal after 2−2 on aggregate.


Mauritius  1–5  Zambia
Zambia  9–0  Mauritius

Zambia advanced after 14−1 on aggregate.


Guinea  4–0  Algeria
Algeria  0–2  Guinea

Guinea advanced after 6−0 on aggregate.


Egypt  2–0  Morocco
Morocco  1–0  Egypt

Egypt advanced after 2−1 on aggregate.


Niger  2–1  Zaire
Zaire  1–2  Nigeria

Nigeria advanced after 4−2 on aggregate.


Ivory Coast  w/o  Gabon

Ivory Coast advanced after the withdraw of Gabon.

Third round

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The first leg matches were played on 8 January 1989. The second leg matches were played on 20 January 1989. The winners qualified for the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea   1–1 (4–3 p)   Egypt 1–0 0–1
Nigeria   5–0   Zambia 2–0 3–0
Ivory Coast   1–3   Ghana 1–1 0–2
Guinea  1−0  Egypt
Egypt  1−0  Guinea
Penalties
3–4

Guinea qualified on penalties free kick 4–3 after a draw of 1–1 on aggregate.


Nigeria  2−0  Zambia
Zambia  0−3  Nigeria

Nigeria qualified after 5−0 on aggregate.


Ivory Coast  1−1  Ghana
Ghana  2−0  Ivory Coast

Ghana qualified after 3−1 on aggregate.

Countries to participate in 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

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The 3 teams which qualified for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

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