2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round

The CAF first round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 4 to 10 September 2019.^[1][2]

Format

A total of 28 teams (teams ranked 27–54 in the CAF entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The 14 winners advanced to the second round.^[3]

Seeding

The draw for the first round was held on 29 July 2019 at 12:00 EST (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[4]

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of July 2019 (shown in parentheses below).^[5] Teams from Pot 2 hosted the first leg, while teams from Pot 1 hosted the second leg.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.

Pot 1	Pot 2
Zimbabwe (112)  Sierra Leone (114)  Mozambique (116)  Namibia (121)  Angola (122)  Guinea-Bissau (123)  Malawi (126)  Togo (128)  Sudan (129)  Rwanda (133)  Tanzania (137)  Equatorial Guinea (139)  Eswatini (139)  Lesotho (144)	Comoros (146)  Botswana (147)  Burundi (148)  Ethiopia (150)  Liberia (152)  Mauritius (157)  Gambia (161)  South Sudan (169)  Chad (175)  São Tomé and Príncipe (185)  Seychelles (192)  Djibouti (195)  Somalia (202)  Eritrea (202)

Summary

The first legs were played on 4–7 September, and the second legs on 8 and 10 September 2019.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ethiopia	1–1 (a)	Lesotho	0–0	1–1
Somalia	2–3	Zimbabwe	1–0	1–3
Eritrea	1–4	Namibia	1–2	0–2
Burundi	2–2 (0–3 p)	Tanzania	1–1	1–1 (a.e.t.)
Djibouti	2–1	Eswatini	2–1	0–0
Botswana	0–1	Malawi	0–0	0–1
Gambia	1–3	Angola	0–1	1–2
Liberia	3–2	Sierra Leone	3–1	0–1
Mauritius	0–3	Mozambique	0–1	0–2
São Tomé and Príncipe	1–3	Guinea-Bissau	0–1	1–2
South Sudan	1–2	Equatorial Guinea	1–1	0–1
Comoros	1–3	Togo	1–1	0–2
Chad	1–3	Sudan	1–3	0–0
Seychelles	0–10	Rwanda	0–3	0–7

Matches

Ethiopia	0–0	Lesotho
	Report

4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)

16:00 UTC+3

Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

Lesotho	1–1	Ethiopia
Seturumane 56'	Report	Lerotholi 50' (o.g.)

8 September 2019 (2019-09-08)

15:00 UTC+2

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

1–1 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on away goals and advanced to second round.

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Somalia	1–0	Zimbabwe
Shakunda 86'	Report

5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)

18:00 UTC+3

El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti (Djibouti) ^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Alfred Pousri Armi (Chad)

Zimbabwe	3–1	Somalia
Munetsi 77' Muskwe 86' Billiat 90'	Report	O. Mohamed 85'

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

15:00 UTC+2

National Sports Stadium, Harare

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

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

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Eritrea	1–2	Namibia
Sulieman 65'	Report	Shalulile 50' E. Tesfay 58' (o.g.)

4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)

16:00 UTC+3

Denden Stadium, Asmara

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Namibia	2–0	Eritrea
Iimbondi 25' Shalulile 90+2'	Report

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

19:00 UTC+2

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Attendance: 4,200

Referee: Roland Danon (Ivory Coast)

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

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Burundi	1–1	Tanzania
C. Amissi 81'	Report	Msuva 85'

4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)

15:00 UTC+2

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Kokou Ntalé (Togo)

Tanzania	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Burundi
Samatta 29'	Report	Abdul Razak 45+2'
Penalties
Nyoni Mao Kamagi	3–0	Ngandu Berahino Bigirimana

8 September 2019 (2019-09-08)

16:00 UTC+3

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

2–2 on aggregate. Tanzania won 3–0 on penalties and advanced to second round.

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Djibouti	2–1	Eswatini
Mahabeh 45+4' (pen.) Hamza 74'	Report	S. Mamba 56'

4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)

18:00 UTC+3

El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Slim Belakhouas (Tunisia)

Eswatini	0–0	Djibouti
	Report

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

15:00 UTC+2

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

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

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Botswana	0–0	Malawi
	Report

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)

16:00 UTC+2

Francistown Stadium, Francistown

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

Malawi	1–0	Botswana
Phiri 81' (pen.)	Report

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

14:00 UTC+2

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Attendance: 23,700

Referee: Souleiman Djama (Djibouti)

Malawi won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

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Gambia	0–1	Angola
	Report	Gaspar 31'

6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)

17:00 UTC+0

Independence Stadium, Bakau

Attendance: 21,000

Referee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)

Angola	2–1	Gambia
Geraldo 41' Abreu 68'	Report	Ceesay 65'

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

16:00 UTC+1

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Jean-Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

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

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Liberia	3–1	Sierra Leone
Te. Tisdell 18' (pen.) Sangare 82' (pen.) Johnson 88'	Report	Quee 56'

4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)

18:00 UTC+0

Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Sierra Leone	1–0	Liberia
K. Kamara 55'	Report

8 September 2019 (2019-09-08)

16:30 UTC+0

Siaka Stevens Stadium, Freetown

Attendance: 43,000

Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

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

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Mauritius	0–1	Mozambique
	Report	Telinho 10'

4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)

18:30 UTC+4

Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue

Attendance: 5,700

Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Mozambique	2–0	Mauritius
Clésio 6' Catamo 77' (pen.)	Report

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

16:00 UTC+2

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Attendance: 1,900

Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)

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

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São Tomé and Príncipe	0–1	Guinea-Bissau
	Report	Jos. Mendes 85' (pen.)

4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)

15:30 UTC+0

Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: João Goma (Angola)

Guinea-Bissau	2–1	São Tomé and Príncipe
Jos. Mendes 66', 77'	Report	Iniesta 12'

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

16:30 UTC+0

Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Daudu Williams (Sierra Leone)

Guinea-Bissau won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

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South Sudan	1–1	Equatorial Guinea
Kata 75' (o.g.)	Report	Meseguer 34'

4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)

16:00 UTC+2

Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman (Sudan)^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Equatorial Guinea	1–0	South Sudan
Nsue 72'	Report

8 September 2019 (2019-09-08)

17:00 UTC+1

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Attendance: 6,700

Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)

Equatorial Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

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Comoros	1–1	Togo
Djoudja 49'	Report	Laba 34'

6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)

15:00 UTC+3

Stade de Moroni, Moroni

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)

Togo	2–0	Comoros
M'Dahoma 10' (o.g.) Sunu 71'	Report

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

16:00 UTC+0

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

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

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Chad	1–3	Sudan
N'Douassel 85' (pen.)	Report	Ramadan 13', 67', 74'

5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Bangaly Konate (Guinea)

Sudan	0–0	Chad
	Report

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

19:00 UTC+2

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Attendance: 17,500

Referee: Nelson Fred (Seychelles)

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

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Seychelles	0–3	Rwanda
	Report	Hakizimana 32' Mukunzi 36' Kagere 80'

5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)

16:00 UTC+4

Stade Linité, Victoria

Attendance: 1,300

Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)

Rwanda	7–0	Seychelles
Bizimana 16' Kagere 27', 51' Tuyisenge 29', 34' Mukunzi 57' Hakizimana 79'	Report

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

18:00 UTC+2

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Tsegay Mogos (Eritrea)

Rwanda won 10–0 on aggregate and advanced to second round.

Goalscorers

There were 57 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.04 goals per match.

3 goals

• Joseph Mendes
• Meddie Kagere
• Ramadan Agab

2 goals

• Peter Shalulile
• Muhadjiri Hakizimana
• Yannick Mukunzi
• Jacques Tuyisenge

1 goal

• Fábio Abreu
• Wilson Gaspar
• Geraldo
• Fiston Abdul Razak
• Cédric Amissi
• Ezechiel N'Douassel
• Ibroihim Djoudja
• Hamza Abdi Idleh
• Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh
• Luis Meseguer
• Emilio Nsue
• Ali Sulieman
• Siboniso Mamba
• Assan Ceesay
• Tsepo Seturumane
• Sam Johnson
• Mohammed Sangare
• Terrence Tisdell
• Gerald Phiri
• Geny Catamo
• Clésio
• Telinho
• Absalom Iimbondi
• Djihad Bizimana
• Iniesta
• Kei Kamara
• Kwame Quee
• Omar Mohamed
• Anwar Shakunda
• Saimon Msuva
• Mbwana Samatta
• Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
• Gilles Sunu
• Khama Billiat
• Marshall Munetsi
• Admiral Muskwe

1 own goal

• Kassim M'Dahoma (against Togo)
• Niko Kata (against South Sudan)
• Esey Tesfay (against Namibia)
• Nkau Lerotholi (against Ethiopia)

Notes

1. Somalia played their home match in Djibouti due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
2. South Sudan played their home match in Sudan due to their national stadium currently undergoing renovations.^[6]