2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round

The third round of CAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 7 October 2016 to 14 November 2017.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round

Tournament details
Dates	7 October 2016 – 14 November 2017
Teams	20 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	61
Goals scored	144 (2.36 per match)
Attendance	1,773,205 (29,069 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mohamed Salah (5 goals)
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Format

A total of 20 teams which had advanced from the second round were drawn into five groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Seeding

The draw for the third round was held on 24 June 2016, 17:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[1]

The seedings – initially released on 8 June 2016 – were based on a special edition of the FIFA World Rankings that included all matches up to 7 June 2016. This allowed the rankings to include results of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification games played between 3–5 June 2016.^[2] However, following a complaint by the Egyptian Football Association, it was reported that a further special ranking would be used.^[3] This seeding was released on 21 June.^[4] Following further complaints,^[5] the Emergency Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers reversed the change, and restored the initial special rankings.^[6]

• Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–5.
• Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 6–10.
• Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 11–15.
• Pot 4 contained the teams ranked 16–20.

Each group contained one team from each of the four pots. The fixtures of each group were decided based on the respective draw position of each team, which was decided by drawing a ball with position numbers 1–4.^[7]

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Algeria (31)  Ivory Coast (34)  Ghana (36)  Senegal (40)  Tunisia (45)	Cape Verde (46)  Egypt (47)  DR Congo (49)  Nigeria (57)  Mali (58)	Cameroon (59)  Morocco (60)  Guinea (62)  South Africa (66)  Congo (67)	Uganda (69)  Burkina Faso (71)  Zambia (83)  Gabon (88)  Libya (115)

Groups

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers

In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[8] Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) Overall goal difference Overall goals scored Points in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Goals scored in matches between tied teams Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format) Fair play points first yellow card: minus 1 point indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points direct red card: minus 4 points yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	6	4	2	0	11	4	+7	14	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	2–1	0–0	2–0
2	DR Congo	6	4	1	1	14	7	+7	13			2–2	—	4–0	3–1
3	Libya	6	1	1	4	4	10	−6	4			0–1	1–2	—	1–0
4	Guinea	6	1	0	5	6	14	−8	3			1–4	1–2	3–2	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

DR Congo	4–0	Libya
Mbokani 6', 57' Bolingi 45+2' Mubele 68'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)

18:30 UTC+1

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Attendance: 71,000

Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Tunisia	2–0	Guinea
Abdennour 58' Ben-Hatira 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)

18:00 UTC+1

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

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Libya	0–1	Tunisia
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Khazri 50' (pen.)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)

20:00 UTC+1

Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers (Algeria)^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

Guinea	1–2	DR Congo
Soumah 23' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Kebano 54' Bolasie 57'

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)

17:30 UTC±0

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

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Guinea	3–2	Libya
N. Keïta 8' D. Camara 23' Alk. Bangoura 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Sabbou 87' Zuway 88'

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)

17:00 UTC±0

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Attendance: 13,750

Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

Tunisia	2–1	DR Congo
Meriah 18' (pen.) Chaalali 47'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Bakambu 43'

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)

21:00 UTC+1

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

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Libya	1–0	Guinea
Elhouni 36'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)

20:00 UTC+1

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir (Tunisia)^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)

DR Congo	2–2	Tunisia
Mbemba 10' M'Poku 47'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Moke 77' (o.g.) Badri 78'

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

18:30 UTC+1

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

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Guinea	1–4	Tunisia
N. Keïta 36'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Msakni 45', 74', 90' Ben Amor 83'

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)

17:00 UTC±0

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Libya	1–2	DR Congo
Elmusrati 68'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Bakambu 50' Mubele 74'

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)

18:00 UTC+1

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir (Tunisia)^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 750

Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

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Tunisia	0–0	Libya
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11)

18:30 UTC+1

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Attendance: 56,000

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

DR Congo	3–1	Guinea
Sidibé 61' (o.g.) Bolingi 90+2' (pen.) Kebano 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Keita Junior 71'

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11)

18:30 UTC+1

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	6	4	1	1	11	6	+5	13	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	1–0	4–0	3–1
2	Zambia	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	8			1–2	—	2–2	3–1
3	Cameroon	6	1	4	1	7	9	−2	7			1–1	1–1	—	2–0
4	Algeria	6	1	1	4	6	10	−4	4			3–0[a]	0–1	1–1	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. FIFA awarded Algeria a 3–0 win as a result of Nigeria fielding the ineligible player Shehu Abdullahi, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Abdullahi failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition.^[9]

Zambia	1–2	Nigeria
Mbesuma 71'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Iwobi 33' Iheanacho 43'

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)

14:30 UTC+2

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Algeria	1–1	Cameroon
Soudani 7'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Moukandjo 24'

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)

20:30 UTC+1

Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

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Cameroon	1–1	Zambia
Aboubakar 45+3' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Mbesuma 34'

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)

16:00 UTC+1

Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Nigeria	3–1	Algeria
Moses 24', 90+1' Mikel 41'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Bentaleb 66'

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)

17:00 UTC+1

Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

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Nigeria	4–0	Cameroon
Ighalo 29' Mikel 43' Moses 56' Iheanacho 76'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)

17:00 UTC+1

Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Zambia	3–1	Algeria
Mwila 6', 32' Mwepu 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Brahimi 54'

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)

15:00 UTC+2

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Attendance: 51,000

Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

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Cameroon	1–1	Nigeria
Aboubakar 74' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Simon 30'

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)

18:00 UTC+1

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Attendance: 38,136

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Algeria	0–1	Zambia
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Daka 66'

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

20:30 UTC+1

Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

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Nigeria	1–0	Zambia
Iwobi 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)

17:00 UTC+1

Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Cameroon	2–0	Algeria
N'Jie 25' Pangop 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)

17:00 UTC+1

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

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Algeria	3–0 Awarded[note 2]	Nigeria
Brahimi 88' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Ogu 62'

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)

20:30 UTC+1

Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Zambia	2–2	Cameroon
Daka 25' Mwila 64'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Zambo Anguissa 30' Yaya 90'

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11)

15:00 UTC+2

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	6	3	3	0	11	0	+11	12	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	0–0	3–0	6–0
2	Ivory Coast	6	2	2	2	7	5	+2	8			0–2	—	1–2	3–1
3	Gabon	6	1	3	2	2	7	−5	6			0–0	0–3	—	0–0
4	Mali	6	0	4	2	1	9	−8	4			0–0	0–0	0–0	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Gabon	0–0	Morocco
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)

16:00 UTC+1

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Ivory Coast	3–1	Mali
Kodjia 26' S. Coulibaly 31' (o.g.) Gervinho 34'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	S. Yatabaré 18'

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)

18:00 UTC±0

Stade Bouaké, Bouaké

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

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Mali	0–0	Gabon
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)

18:30 UTC±0

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Morocco	0–0	Ivory Coast
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)

20:00 UTC±0

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

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Morocco	6–0	Mali
Ziyech 19' (pen.), 60' Boutaïb 27' Hakimi 72' Fajr 80' Mahi 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)

21:00 UTC+1

Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat

Attendance: 42,000

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Gabon	0–3	Ivory Coast
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Gradel 53' Doumbia 77', 83'

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)

17:00 UTC+1

Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

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Ivory Coast	1–2	Gabon
Cornet 58'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Méyé 20' Lemina 30'

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

17:30 UTC±0

Stade Bouaké, Bouaké

Attendance: 12,948

Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Mali	0–0	Morocco
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

19:00 UTC±0

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

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Mali	0–0	Ivory Coast
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)

19:00 UTC±0

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Attendance: 8,960

Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Morocco	3–0	Gabon
Boutaïb 38', 56', 71'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)

20:00 UTC+1

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

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Gabon	0–0	Mali
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Attendance: 8,700

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Ivory Coast	0–2	Morocco
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Dirar 24' Benatia 30'

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11)

17:30 UTC±0

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal	6	4	2	0	10	3	+7	14	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	0–0	2–0	2–1
2	Burkina Faso	6	2	3	1	10	6	+4	9			2–2	—	4–0	1–1
3	Cape Verde	6	2	0	4	4	12	−8	6			0–2	0–2	—	2–1
4	South Africa	6	1	1	4	7	10	−3	4			0–2[a]	3–1	1–2	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. FIFA ordered a replay of the original South Africa v Senegal match after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the lifetime ban of match referee Joseph Lamptey. Originally South Africa had defeated Senegal 2–1.^[10]

Burkina Faso	1–1	South Africa
Diawara 89'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Furman 80'

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)

18:00 UTC±0

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Senegal	2–0	Cape Verde
Keita 24' Sow 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)

20:00 UTC±0

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Attendance: 53,000

Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

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South Africa	Annulled[note 3]	Senegal
Hlatshwayo 42' (pen.) Serero 45'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	N'Doye 75'

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)

15:00 UTC+2

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Attendance: 26,179

Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Cape Verde	0–2	Burkina Faso
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Dayo 2' Nakoulma 28'

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)

16:00 UTC−1

Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

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Cape Verde	2–1	South Africa
Rocha 33', 38' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Rantie 14'

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)

17:30 UTC−1

Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

Senegal	0–0	Burkina Faso
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)

20:00 UTC±0

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Attendance: 42,901

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

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South Africa	1–2	Cape Verde
Jali 89'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Rodrigues 51', 66'

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

19:00 UTC+2

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)

Burkina Faso	2–2	Senegal
B. Traoré 8' A. Traoré 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Sarr 26' Mané 75'

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

18:00 UTC±0

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

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South Africa	3–1	Burkina Faso
Tau 2' Zwane 34' Vilakazi 45+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	A. Traoré 86'

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)

15:00 UTC+2

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Attendance: 10,500

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Cape Verde	0–2	Senegal
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Sakho 82' N'Doye 90+2'

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)

16:30 UTC−1

Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

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South Africa	0–2	Senegal
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Sakho 11' Mkhize 38' (o.g.)

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)

19:00 UTC+2

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

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Burkina Faso	4–0	Cape Verde
Nakoulma 45', 57', 62' Diawara 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

19:30 UTC±0

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Senegal	2–1	South Africa
Nguette 55' Mbodji 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Tau 63'

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

19:30 UTC±0

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	6	4	1	1	8	4	+4	13	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	1–0	2–0	2–1
2	Uganda	6	2	3	1	3	2	+1	9			1–0	—	0–0	1–0
3	Ghana	6	1	4	1	7	5	+2	7			1–1	0–0	—	1–1
4	Congo	6	0	2	4	5	12	−7	2			1–2	1–1	1–5	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Ghana	0–0	Uganda
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)

15:30 UTC±0

Tamale Stadium, Tamale

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

Congo	1–2	Egypt
Doré 24'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	M. Salah 41' El Said 58'

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

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Uganda	1–0	Congo
Miya 17'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)

16:00 UTC+3

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

Egypt	2–0	Ghana
M. Salah 42' (pen.) El Said 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)

18:00 UTC+2

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

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Uganda	1–0	Egypt
Okwi 51'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)

16:00 UTC+3

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Ghana	1–1	Congo
Partey 86'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Bifouma 18'

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)

15:30 UTC±0

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

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Congo	1–5	Ghana
Illoy-Ayyet 43'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Boakye 22', 45+2', 84' Partey 26', 68'

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville

Attendance: 14,379

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Egypt	1–0	Uganda
Salah 6'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

20:00 UTC+2

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

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Uganda	0–0	Ghana
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)

16:00 UTC+3

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Egypt	2–1	Congo
Salah 62', 90+4' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Bouka Moutou 87'

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)

16:00 UTC+2

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 86,000

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

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Congo	1–1	Uganda
Baudry 10'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Karisa 11'

12 November 2017 (2017-11-12)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Attendance: 1,002

Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

Ghana	1–1	Egypt
Gyasi 63'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Shikabala 61'

12 November 2017 (2017-11-12)

15:30 UTC±0

Cape Coast Stadium, Cape Coast

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Goalscorers

There were 144 goals scored in 61 matches, for an average of 2.36 goals per match.

5 goals

• Mohamed Salah

4 goals

• Préjuce Nakoulma
• Khalid Boutaïb

3 goals

• Richmond Boakye
• Thomas Partey
• Victor Moses
• Youssef Msakni
• Brian Mwila

2 goals

• Yacine Brahimi
• Banou Diawara
• Alain Traoré
• Vincent Aboubakar
• Nuno Rocha
• Garry Rodrigues
• Cédric Bakambu
• Jonathan Bolingi
• Neeskens Kebano
• Dieumerci Mbokani
• Ndombe Mubele
• Abdallah El Said
• Naby Keïta
• Seydou Doumbia
• Hakim Ziyech
• Kelechi Iheanacho
• Alex Iwobi
• John Obi Mikel
• Cheikh N'Doye
• Diafra Sakho
• Percy Tau
• Collins Mbesuma
• Patson Daka

1 goal

• Nabil Bentaleb
• Hillal Soudani
• Issoufou Dayo
• Bertrand Traoré
• André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
• Benjamin Moukandjo
• Clinton N'Jie
• Franck Pangop
• Banana Yaya
• Marvin Baudry
• Thievy Bifouma
• Arnold Bouka Moutou
• Férébory Doré
• Vladis-Emmerson Illoy-Ayyet
• Yannick Bolasie
• Chancel Mbemba
• Paul-José M'Poku
• Shikabala
• Mario Lemina
• Axel Méyé
• Edwin Gyasi
• Alkhaly Bangoura
• Demba Camara
• Keita Karamokoba
• Seydouba Soumah
• Maxwel Cornet
• Gervinho
• Max Gradel
• Jonathan Kodjia
• Hamdou Elhouni
• Ali Elmusrati
• Motasem Sabbou
• Akram Zuway
• Sambou Yatabaré
• Fayçal Fajr
• Medhi Benatia
• Nabil Dirar
• Achraf Hakimi
• Mimoun Mahi
• Odion Ighalo
• John Ogu
• Moses Simon
• Keita Baldé
• Sadio Mané
• Kara Mbodji
• Opa Nguette
• Ismaïla Sarr
• Moussa Sow
• Dean Furman
• Thulani Hlatshwayo
• Andile Jali
• Tokelo Rantie
• Thulani Serero
• Sibusiso Vilakazi
• Themba Zwane
• Aymen Abdennour
• Anice Badri
• Mohamed Ben Amor
• Änis Ben-Hatira
• Ghailene Chaalali
• Wahbi Khazri
• Yassine Meriah
• Milton Karisa
• Farouk Miya
• Emmanuel Okwi
• Enock Mwepu

1 own goal

• Wilfred Moke (against Tunisia)
• Ousmane Sidibé (against DR Congo)
• Salif Coulibaly (against Ivory Coast)
• Thamsanqa Mkhize (against Senegal)

Notes

1. Libya played their home matches outside Libya due to security concerns from the civil war.
2. FIFA awarded Algeria a 3–0 win as a result of Nigeria fielding the ineligible player Shehu Abdullahi, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Abdullahi failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition.^[9]
3. On 6 September 2017, the Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers annulled the result of the South Africa v Senegal match on 12 November 2016, and ordered that it be replayed within the November 2017 international window, which was confirmed by the Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions on 14 September 2017.^[11] Originally, South Africa had defeated Senegal 2–1, but match referee Joseph Lamptey was banned for life by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 20 March 2017 for unlawfully influencing the match after issuing a penalty for handball against Senegal:^[12] this decision was upheld by the FIFA Appeal Committee, and subsequently by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 6 September 2017.^[10]