2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round

The third round of CAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification will be played from 7 October 2016 to 6 November 2017.

Format

A total of 20 teams which advanced from the second round will be drawn into five groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group will qualify 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]

Each group contains 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]

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

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  DR Congo 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 2 Sep '17 6 Nov '17 4–0
2  Tunisia 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 28 Aug '17 2–0 6 Nov '17
3  Guinea 2 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 1–2 2 Oct '17 28 Aug '17
4  Libya 2 0 0 2 0 5 5 0 2 Oct '17 0–1 2 Sep '17
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
18:30 UTC+1
DR Congo  4–0  Libya
Mbokani  6', 56'
Bolingi  45+2'
Mubele  69'
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
18:00 UTC+1
Tunisia  2–0  Guinea
Abdennour  58'
Ben-Hatira  80'
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
20:00 UTC+1
Libya  0–1  Tunisia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Khazri  50' (pen.)
Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers (Algeria)[note 1]
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
17:30 UTC±0
Guinea  1–2  DR Congo
Soumah  23' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Kebano  54'
Bolasie  56'

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
Guinea  v  Libya
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
Tunisia  v  DR Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
Libya  v  Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
DR Congo  v  Tunisia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 October 2017 (2017-10-02)
Guinea  v  Tunisia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 October 2017 (2017-10-02)
Libya  v  DR Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

6 November 2017 (2017-11-06)
Tunisia  v  Libya
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

6 November 2017 (2017-11-06)
DR Congo  v  Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 28 Aug '17 2 Oct '17 3–1
2  Cameroon 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 Sep '17 1–1 2 Oct '17
3  Zambia 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 1–2 6 Nov '17 28 Aug '17
4  Algeria 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 6 Nov '17 1–1 2 Sep '17
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
14:30 UTC+2
Zambia  1–2  Nigeria
Mbesuma  71' Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Iwobi  32'
Iheanacho  42'
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
20:30 UTC+1
Algeria  1–1  Cameroon
Soudani  7' Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Moukandjo  24'

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
16:00 UTC+1
Cameroon  1–1  Zambia
Aboubakar  45+5' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Mbesuma  34'

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
17:00 UTC+1
Nigeria  3–1  Algeria
Moses  25', 90+2'
Mikel  42'
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Bentaleb  67'

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
Nigeria  v  Cameroon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
Zambia  v  Algeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
Algeria  v  Zambia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
Cameroon  v  Nigeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 October 2017 (2017-10-02)
Nigeria  v  Zambia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 October 2017 (2017-10-02)
Cameroon  v  Algeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

6 November 2017 (2017-11-06)
Algeria  v  Nigeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 6 Nov '17 2 Sep '17 3–1
2  Morocco 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0–0 2 Oct '17 28 Aug '17
3  Gabon 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 28 Aug '17 0–0 6 Nov '17
4  Mali 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 Oct '17 2 Sep '17 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
16:00 UTC+1
Gabon  0–0  Morocco
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
18:00 UTC±0
Ivory Coast  3–1  Mali
Kodjia  26'
S. Coulibaly  31' (o.g.)
Gervinho  34'
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
S. Yatabaré  18'
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 23,400
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
18:30 UTC±0
Mali  0–0  Gabon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
Gabon  v  Ivory Coast
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
Morocco  v  Mali
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
Mali  v  Morocco
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
Ivory Coast  v  Gabon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 October 2017 (2017-10-02)
Morocco  v  Gabon
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 October 2017 (2017-10-02)
Mali  v  Ivory Coast
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

6 November 2017 (2017-11-06)
Ivory Coast  v  Morocco
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

6 November 2017 (2017-11-06)
Gabon  v  Mali
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Burkina Faso 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 1–1 2 Sep '17 6 Nov '17
2  South Africa 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 2 Oct '17 2–1 2 Sep '17
3  Senegal 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 28 Aug '17 6 Nov '17 2–0
4  Cape Verde 2 0 0 2 0 4 4 0 0–2 28 Aug '17 2 Oct '17
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
18:00 UTC±0
Burkina Faso  1–1  South Africa
Diawara  90+1' Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Furman  80'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 32,800
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
20:00 UTC±0
Senegal  2–0  Cape Verde
Keita  24'
Sow  80'
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
15:00 UTC+2
South Africa  2–1  Senegal
Hlatshwayo  43' (pen.)
Serero  45+1'
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
N'Doye  75'


2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
South Africa  v  Cape Verde
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 October 2017 (2017-10-02)
South Africa  v  Burkina Faso
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 2 Sep '17 2–0 2 Oct '17
2  Uganda 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 28 Aug '17 2 Oct '17 1–0
3  Ghana 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 6 Nov '17 0–0 28 Aug '17
4  Congo 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1–2 6 Nov '17 2 Sep '17
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
15:30 UTC±0
Ghana  0–0  Uganda
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Tamale Stadium, Tamale
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
15:30 UTC+1
Congo  1–2  Egypt
Doré  24' Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
M. Salah  41'
Said  58'
Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
16:00 UTC+3
Uganda  1–0  Congo
Miya  18' Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
18:00 UTC+2
Egypt  2–0  Ghana
M. Salah  43' (pen.)
Said  86'
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
Ghana  v  Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
16:00 UTC+3
Uganda  v  Egypt
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
Egypt  v  Uganda
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
Congo  v  Ghana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

2 October 2017 (2017-10-02)
Egypt  v  Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
16:00 UTC+3
Uganda  v  Ghana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

6 November 2017 (2017-11-06)
Congo  v  Uganda
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

6 November 2017 (2017-11-06)
Ghana  v  Egypt
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Goalscorers

There have been 40 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Libya will play their home matches outside Libya due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.

References

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  3. "PHOTO: FIFA to release new special ranking for Africa". kingfut.com. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. "2018 FIFA W/Cup draw holds Friday". Vanguard Nigeria. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  5. "FIFA cancels corrected ranking, keeping Egypt in Pot 2". kingfut.com. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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