2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round

In the first round, 42 teams were paired 2-by-2 and played knockout matches home-and-away. The 21 winners would advance to the second round where they would meet the other 9 teams that qualify directly to the second round. Those teams are the 5 teams that qualified for the 2002 World Cup Finals (Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia) and the 4 highest-ranking teams in FIFA world rankings of 25 June 2003 (Congo DR, Ivory Coast, Egypt and Morocco).

Summary edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau   1–4   Mali 1–2 0–2
Madagascar   3–4   Benin 1–1 2–3
Seychelles   1–5   Zambia 0–4 1–1
Botswana   4–1   Lesotho 4–1 0–0
Equatorial Guinea   1–2   Togo 1–0 0–2
São Tomé and Príncipe   0–9   Libya 0–1 0–8
Tanzania   0–3   Kenya 0–0 0–3
Niger   0–7   Algeria 0–1 0–6
Uganda   4–3   Mauritius 3–0 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Sudan   3–0   Eritrea 3–0 0–0
Zimbabwe   4–2   Mauritania 3–0 1–2
Swaziland   1–4   Cape Verde 1–1 0–3
Burundi   1–4   Gabon 0–0 1–4
Chad   3–3(a)   Angola 3–1 0–2
Congo   2–1   Sierra Leone 1–0 1–1
Ethiopia   1–3   Malawi 1–3 0–0
Rwanda   4–1   Namibia 3–0 1–1
Guinea   5–3   Mozambique 1–0 4–3
Gambia   2–3   Liberia 2–0 0–3
Somalia   0–7   Ghana 0–5 0–2
Burkina Faso   w/o   Central African Republic

Matches edit

Guinea-Bissau  1–2  Mali
Fernandes   50' Report Keita   8'
Coulibaly   69'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Mali  2–0  Guinea-Bissau
Coulibaly   15'
Sidibé   84' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 13,251

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Madagascar  1–1  Benin
Edmond   28' Report Adjamossi   74'
Benin  3–2  Madagascar
Tchomogo   33' (pen.), 62', 90+2' Report Radonamahafalison   15'
Rakotondramanana   23'
Attendance: 20,000

Benin won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Seychelles  0–4  Zambia
Report Kampamba   8'
Fichite   44'
Milanzi   52'
Numba   75'
Attendance: 2,700
Zambia  1–1  Seychelles
Milanzi   7' Report Suzette   69'

Zambia won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Botswana  4–1  Lesotho
Molwantwa   7'
Gabolwelwe   44'
Selolwane   50', 53'
Report Ramafole   64'
Lesotho  0–0  Botswana
Report
Attendance: 9,000

Botswana won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Equatorial Guinea  1–0  Togo
Barila   25' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 25,000
Togo  2–0  Equatorial Guinea
Adebayor   43'
Salifou   53'
Report
Attendance: 12,000

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Libya  8–0  São Tomé and Príncipe
El Masli   8', 17', 20'
El Taib   45', 63'
Suliman   54'
Osman   74'
El Rabty   88'
Report
Attendance: 20,000

Libya won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Tanzania  0–0  Kenya
Report
Kenya  3–0  Tanzania
Oliech   9', 32'
Origi   30'
Report

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Niger  0–1  Algeria
Report Boutabout   63'
Algeria  6–0  Niger
Cherrad   16', 22'
Akrour   42', 45', 82'
Boutabout   77'
Report
Attendance: 53,200

Algeria won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Uganda  3–0  Mauritius
Bajope   17'
Mubiru   35'
Obua   75'
Report
Mauritius  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Uganda
Nabuth   18'
Mourgine   32'
Louis   89'
Report Obua   112'
Attendance: 27,000

Uganda won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Sudan  3–0  Eritrea
Tambal   10'
Haitham Elrasheed   30'
Mujahid Ahmed  77'
Report
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Eritrea  0–0  Sudan
Report
Attendance: 32,000

Sudan won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Zimbabwe  3–0  Mauritania
A. Ndlovu   23'
Tembo   47'
P. Ndlovu   57'
Report
Mauritania  2–1  Zimbabwe
Langlet   3'
Sidibe   10'
Report Mbwando   81'
Attendance: 3,000

Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Swaziland  1–1  Cape Verde
Dlamini   64' Report Morais   55'
Cape Verde  3–0  Swaziland
Cafú   51', 65'
Morais   90'
Report

Cape Verde won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Burundi  0–0  Gabon
Report
Gabon  4–1  Burundi
N'Zigou   2'
Mwinyi   16' (o.g.)
Nguéma   38', 80'
Report Nzeyimana   90'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Gabon won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Chad  3–1  Angola
Oumar   53', 74', 83' Report Bruno Mauro   49'
Angola  2–0  Chad
Akwá   42'
Bruno Mauro   57'
Report

3–3 on aggregate; Angola won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.


Congo  1–0  Sierra Leone
Mvoubi   89' (pen.) Report
Sierra Leone  1–1  Congo
Koroma   58' Report Guié-Mien   67'

Congo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Ethiopia  1–3  Malawi
Getu   81' (pen.) Report Kanyenda   39', 55'
Mgangira   88'
Malawi  0–0  Ethiopia
Report
Attendance: 20,000

Malawi won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Rwanda  3–0  Namibia
Elias   43'
Karekezi   52'
Lomami   58'
Report
Attendance: 22,000
Namibia  1–1  Rwanda
Shipanga   39' Report Lomami   37'

Rwanda won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Guinea  1–0  Mozambique
Bangoura   70' Report
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
Mozambique  3–4  Guinea
Dário   75', 80', 89' Report Youla   14'
Bangoura   21', 35', 54'

Guinea won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Gambia  2–0  Liberia
Njie   64'
Sonko   79'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Liberia  3–0  Gambia
Roberts   10'
Isaac Tondo   76', 83'
Report

Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Somalia  0–5  Ghana
Report Arhin Duah   25', 56'
Boakye   69', 89'
Gyan   82'
Attendance: 19,447
Ghana  2–0  Somalia
Appiah   27'
Adjei   90'
Report
Attendance: 12,000

Ghana won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Central African Republic withdrew. Burkina Faso advanced to the second round.

Goalscorers edit

There were 109 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References edit