2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round

This page provides the summaries of the CAF Third Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. The 20 qualifiers (the 12 group winners and the best 8 runners-up from the second round) were split into five groups of four, in the draw held on 22 October 2008 in Zürich. Teams in each group will play a home-and-away round-robin in 2009, with the 5 groups winners advancing to the World Cup Finals in South Africa (together with hosts South Africa).[note 1]

This round also doubles as the qualification stage for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, with the top three teams in each group qualifying for the finals (together with hosts Angola).[note 2]

Seeding

Teams were seeded based on their FIFA World Rankings in October 2008 (number in parentheses).[2] One team from each of the following pots was drawn into each group.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Cameroon (12)
 Egypt (22)
 Ghana (25)
 Nigeria (27)
 Ivory Coast (29)

 Guinea (41)
 Morocco (43)
 Tunisia (47)
 Mali (53)
 Algeria (56)

 Burkina Faso (63)
 Gabon (67)
 Zambia (70)
 Kenya (79)
 Benin (81)

 Rwanda (87)
 Togo (91)
 Mozambique (100)
 Sudan (106)
 Malawi (109)

Group A

Ranking
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 6 4 1 1 9 2 +7 13 — 2–1 3–0 0–0
 Gabon 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9 0–2 — 3–0 3–1
 Togo 6 2 2 2 3 7 −4 8 1–0 1–0 — 1–1
 Morocco 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3 0–2 1–2 0–0 —
Source:

Results
Togo 1–0 Cameroon
Adebayor  11' Report
Attendance: 26,450
Morocco 1–2 Gabon
El Hamdaoui  83' Report P. Aubameyang  34'
Méyé  45'
Attendance: 38,000
Gabon 3–0
Awarded[note 4]		 Togo
Ecuele  11'
Méyé  67'
Brou  81'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Verson Lwanja (Malawi)
Cameroon 0–0 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Morocco 0–0 Togo
Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
Gabon 0–2 Cameroon
Report Emaná  65'
Eto'o  67'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alfred Ndinya (Kenya)
Togo 1–1 Morocco
Salifou  3' Report Taarabt  90+2'
Attendance: 24,651
Referee: Muhmed Ssegonga (Uganda)
Cameroon 2–1 Gabon
Makoun  25'
Eto'o  64'		 Report Cousin  90'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)
Cameroon 3–0 Togo
Geremi  29'
Makoun  46'
Emaná  54'		 Report
Attendance: 37,400
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
Gabon 3–1 Morocco
Mahdoufi  43' (o.g.)
Mouloungui  65'
Cousin  70'		 Report Taarabt  88'
Attendance: 14,000
Morocco 0–2 Cameroon
Report Webó  19'
Eto'o  52'
Attendance: 17,000
Togo 1–0 Gabon
Ayité  71' Report
Attendance: 10,000

Group B

Ranking
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 — 2–2 1–0 3–0
 Tunisia 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
 Mozambique 6 2 1 3 3 5 −2 7 0–0 1–0 — 1–0
 Kenya 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 3 2–3 1–2 2–1 —
Source:

Results
Kenya 1–2 Tunisia
Oliech  70' Report Jemal  6'
Jemâa  79'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
Mozambique 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Amanuel Eyob (Eritrea)
Tunisia 2–0 Mozambique
Ben Yahia  21' (pen.)
Darragi  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
Nigeria 3–0 Kenya
I. Uche  2'
Obinna  72' (pen.), 77'		 Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
Kenya 2–1 Mozambique
J. Owino  8'
Mariga  72' (pen.)		 Report Domingues  49'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
Tunisia 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 45,000
Mozambique 1–0 Kenya
Tico-Tico  66' Report
Attendance: 35,000
Nigeria 2–2 Tunisia
Odemwingie  23'
Eneramo  80'		 Report Taïder  24'
Darragi  89'
Attendance: 52,000
Nigeria 1–0 Mozambique
Obinna  90+3' Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Tunisia 1–0 Kenya
Jemâa  1' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Kenya 2–3 Nigeria
Oliech  15'
Wanga  77'		 Report Martins  60', 81'
Yakubu  64'
Attendance: 20,000
Mozambique 1–0 Tunisia
Dário  83' Report
Attendance: 30,000

Group C

Ranking
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13[lower-alpha 1] — 3–1 1–0 3–1
 Egypt 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 — 1–1 3–0
 Zambia 6 1 2 3 2 5 −3 5 0–2 0–1 — 1–0
 Rwanda 6 0 2 4 1 8 −7 2 0–0 0–1 0–0 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. Algeria and Egypt finished with identical overall and head-to-head records. Algeria won the tiebreaking play-off 1–0 to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Results
Rwanda 0–0 Algeria
Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Egypt 1–1 Zambia
Zaki  27' Report Kasonde  56'
Attendance: 70,000
Zambia 1–0 Rwanda
Kalaba  78' Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Cheikh Ahmed Tidane Seck (Senegal)
Algeria 3–1 Egypt
Matmour  60'
Ghezzal  64'
Djebbour  77'		 Report Aboutrika  86'
Attendance: 26,500
Zambia 0–2 Algeria
Report Bougherra  21'
Saïfi  66'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
Egypt 3–0 Rwanda
Aboutrika  64', 90'
Hosny  74' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria)
Rwanda 0–1 Egypt
Report Hassan  67'
Attendance: 20,000
Algeria 1–0 Zambia
Saïfi  59' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Zambia 0–1 Egypt
Report Hosny  69'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
Algeria 3–1 Rwanda
Ghezzal  22'
Belhadj  45+2'
Ziani  90+5' (pen.)		 Report Mutesa  19'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
Rwanda 0–0 Zambia
Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jamel Ambaya (Libya)
Egypt 2–0 Algeria
Zaki  3'
Moteab  90+5'		 Report
Attendance: 75,000

Tiebreaking play-off
Main article: 2009 Egypt v Algeria football matches
Egypt 0–1 Algeria
Report Yahia  40'
Attendance: 40,000

Alleged crowd violence at the playoff and the preceding match led to diplomatic tension between Egypt and Algeria.

Group D

Ranking
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 — 1–0 2–2 2–0
 Benin 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10 1–0 — 1–1 1–0
 Mali 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9 0–2 3–1 — 1–0
 Sudan 6 0 1 5 2 9 −7 1 0–2 1–2 1–1 —
Source:

Results
Sudan 1–1 Mali
Mudather Karika  23' Report Kanouté  19'
Attendance: 35,000
Ghana 1–0 Benin
Tagoe  1' Report
Attendance: 39,000
Benin 1–0 Sudan
Omotoyossi  22' Report
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)
Mali 0–2 Ghana
Report Asamoah  67'
Amoah  79'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
Sudan 0–2 Ghana
Report Amoah  6', 52'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jamel Ambaya (Libya)
Mali 3–1 Benin
Maïga  29'
Diallo  76'
Kanouté  84'		 Report S. Tchomogo  15'
Attendance: 40,000
Benin 1–1 Mali
Aoudou  87' Report Samassa  72'
Attendance: 33,000
Ghana 2–0 Sudan
Muntari  14'
Essien  53'		 Report
Attendance: 38,000
Benin 1–0 Ghana
Aoudou  89' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Verson Lwanja (Malawi)
Mali 1–0 Sudan
Kanouté  89' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Sudan 1–2 Benin
Hassan Korongo 45+1' (pen.) Report Omotoyossi  34' (pen.)
Koukou  62'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Ghana 2–2 Mali
Amoah  65'
Annan  83'		 Report Fané  23'
Ndiaye  68'
Attendance: 39,000

Group E

Ranking
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 6 5 1 0 19 4 +15 16 — 5–0 5–0 3–0
 Burkina Faso 6 4 0 2 10 11 −1 12 2–3 — 1–0 4–2
 Malawi 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
 Guinea 6 1 0 5 7 14 −7 3 1–2 1–2 2–1 —
Source:

Results
Burkina Faso 4–2 Guinea
Kéré  23'
Traoré  30'
Dagano  55' (pen.), 71'		 Report Feindouno  65' (pen.)
Zayatte  86'
Attendance: 30,000
Ivory Coast 5–0 Malawi
Romaric  1'
Drogba  6' (pen.), 27'
Kalou  59'
B. Koné  70'		 Report
Attendance: 34,000
Malawi 0–1 Burkina Faso
Report Dagano  68'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)
Guinea 1–2 Ivory Coast
S. Bangoura  65' Report B. Koné  44'
Romaric  72'
Attendance: 14,000
Burkina Faso 2–3 Ivory Coast
Pitroipa  27'
Bancé  78'		 Report Y. Touré  14'
Tall  54' (o.g.)
Drogba  70'
Attendance: 33,056
Guinea 2–1 Malawi
Feindouno  25', 43' Report Msowoya  88'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Malawi 2–1 Guinea
Msowoya  46', 59' Report Kalabane  38'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Ivory Coast 5–0 Burkina Faso
Panandétiguiri  12' (o.g.)
Drogba  48', 65'
Y. Touré  55'
Keïta  68'		 Report
Attendance: 38,209
Malawi 1–1 Ivory Coast
Ngwira  64' Report Drogba  67'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
Guinea 1–2 Burkina Faso
Bah  82' Report Dagano  37' (pen.)
Bamogo  59'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jamel Ambaya (Libya)
Burkina Faso 1–0 Malawi
Dagano  47' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Ivory Coast 3–0 Guinea
Gervinho  16', 31'
Tiéné  67'		 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)

Goalscorers

As of 15 November, there have been 134 goals scored over 60 games at an average of 2.23 goals per game.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own Goal

Notes
  1. South Africa also entered World Cup qualifying in order to qualify for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. Had they made it to this round, their matches would not have been counted in determining who would advance to the World Cup finals in their group.[1]
  2. Had Angola made it to this round, all the other three teams in their group would have advanced to the African Cup of Nations finals.[1]
  3. Togo were barred from hosting qualifiers due to violence during their 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Mali.
  4. FIFA awarded Gabon a 3 – 0 win as a result of Togo fielding the ineligible player Abdoul-Gafar Mamah who played for Togo despite being suspended. The match originally ended 3 – 0 to Gabon.[4]
  5. The Gabon v Cameroon match was originally scheduled for 2009-06-20, but postponed at the request of Gabon for mourning the death of President Omar Bongo. The reverse match was also rescheduled.[5]
  6. Moved from original date of the weekend of 2009-06-20 due to Egypt's participation in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[6]
  7. Due to security concerns arising from the 2009 Guinea protest, the match was moved to Accra, Ghana.[7]

References
  1. Qualification procedure for the 2nd round and 3rd round for world Cup/ CAN 2010. Confederation of African Football.
  2. African seeds established, FIFA. Retrieved 13 October 2008
  3. 3rd stage format and draw, FIFA. Retrieved 22 October 2008
  4. Morocco lose CAS appeal over Togo player, ESPNSoccernet, 12 November 2009.
  5. "Gabon-Cameroon encounter postponed". FIFA. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  6. Egypt's Rwanda World Cup qualifier postponed Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Daily News Egypt.
  7. Guinea 2010 qualifier moved BBC; 3 October 2009
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