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]

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 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
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 is 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) Goal difference 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 is 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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	DR Congo	2	2	0	6	1	+5	6	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup	—	2 Sep '17	6 Nov '17	4–0
2	Tunisia	2	2	0	3	0	+3	6		28 Aug '17	—	2–0	6 Nov '17
3	Guinea	2	0	2	1	4	−3	0		1–2	2 Oct '17	—	28 Aug '17
4	Libya	2	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

DR Congo v Libya

8 October 2016
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)

Tunisia v Guinea

9 October 2016
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)

Libya v Tunisia

11 November 2016
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)

Guinea v DR Congo

13 November 2016
17:30 UTC±0

Guinea	1–2	DR Congo
Soumah 23' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Kebano 54' Bolasie 56'

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Guinea v Libya

28 August 2017

Guinea	v	Libya
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Tunisia v DR Congo

28 August 2017

Tunisia	v	DR Congo
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Libya v Guinea

2 September 2017

Libya	v	Guinea
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

^{[note 1]}

DR Congo v Tunisia

2 September 2017

DR Congo	v	Tunisia
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Guinea v Tunisia

2 October 2017

Guinea	v	Tunisia
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Libya v DR Congo

2 October 2017

Libya	v	DR Congo
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

^{[note 1]}

Tunisia v Libya

6 November 2017

Tunisia	v	Libya
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

DR Congo v Guinea

6 November 2017

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

Zambia v Nigeria

9 October 2016
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)

Algeria v Cameroon

9 October 2016
20:30 UTC+1

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

Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Cameroon v Zambia

12 November 2016
16:00 UTC+1

Cameroon	1–1	Zambia
Aboubakar 45+5' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Mbesuma 34'

Limbe Stadium, Limbe
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Nigeria v Algeria

12 November 2016
17:00 UTC+1

Nigeria	3–1	Algeria
Moses 25', 90+2' Mikel 42'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Bentaleb 67'

Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Nigeria v Cameroon

28 August 2017

Nigeria	v	Cameroon
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Zambia v Algeria

28 August 2017

Zambia	v	Algeria
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Algeria v Zambia

2 September 2017

Algeria	v	Zambia
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Cameroon v Nigeria

2 September 2017

Cameroon	v	Nigeria
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Nigeria v Zambia

2 October 2017

Nigeria	v	Zambia
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Cameroon v Algeria

2 October 2017

Cameroon	v	Algeria
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Zambia v Cameroon

6 November 2017

Zambia	v	Cameroon
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Algeria v Nigeria

6 November 2017

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

Gabon v Morocco

8 October 2016
16:00 UTC+1

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

Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Ivory Coast v Mali

8 October 2016
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)

Mali v Gabon

12 November 2016
18:30 UTC±0

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

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Morocco v Ivory Coast

12 November 2016
20:00 UTC±0

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

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Gabon v Ivory Coast

28 August 2017

Gabon	v	Ivory Coast
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Morocco v Mali

28 August 2017

Morocco	v	Mali
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Mali v Morocco

2 September 2017

Mali	v	Morocco
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Ivory Coast v Gabon

2 September 2017

Ivory Coast	v	Gabon
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Morocco v Gabon

2 October 2017

Morocco	v	Gabon
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Mali v Ivory Coast

2 October 2017

Mali	v	Ivory Coast
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Ivory Coast v Morocco

6 November 2017

Ivory Coast	v	Morocco
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Gabon v Mali

6 November 2017

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

Burkina Faso v South Africa

8 October 2016
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)

Senegal v Cape Verde

8 October 2016
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)

South Africa v Senegal

12 November 2016
15:00 UTC+2

South Africa	2–1	Senegal
Hlatshwayo 43' (pen.) Serero 45+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	N'Doye 75'

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Cape Verde v Burkina Faso

12 November 2016
16:00 UTC−1

Cape Verde	0–2	Burkina Faso
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Diawara 2' Nakoulma 29'

Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Senegal v Burkina Faso

28 August 2017

Senegal	v	Burkina Faso
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Cape Verde v South Africa

28 August 2017

Cape Verde	v	South Africa
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia

South Africa v Cape Verde

2 September 2017

South Africa	v	Cape Verde
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Burkina Faso v Senegal

2 September 2017

Burkina Faso	v	Senegal
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Cape Verde v Senegal

2 October 2017

Cape Verde	v	Senegal
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia

South Africa v Burkina Faso

2 October 2017

South Africa	v	Burkina Faso
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Burkina Faso v Cape Verde

6 November 2017

Burkina Faso	v	Cape Verde
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Senegal v South Africa

6 November 2017

Senegal	v	South Africa
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

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

Ghana v Uganda

7 October 2016
15:30 UTC±0

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

Tamale Stadium, Tamale
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

Congo v Egypt

9 October 2016
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)

Uganda v Congo

12 November 2016
16:00 UTC+3

Uganda	1–0	Congo
Miya 18'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

Egypt v Ghana

13 November 2016
18:00 UTC+2

Egypt	2–0	Ghana
M. Salah 43' (pen.) Said 86'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Ghana v Congo

28 August 2017

Ghana	v	Congo
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Uganda v Egypt

28 August 2017
16:00 UTC+3

Uganda	v	Egypt
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Egypt v Uganda

2 September 2017

Egypt	v	Uganda
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Congo v Ghana

2 September 2017

Congo	v	Ghana
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Egypt v Congo

2 October 2017

Egypt	v	Congo
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Uganda v Ghana

8 October 2017
16:00 UTC+3

Uganda	v	Ghana
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Congo v Uganda

6 November 2017

Congo	v	Uganda
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Ghana v Egypt

6 November 2017

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

Salif Coulibaly (playing against Ivory Coast)

Notes

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

References

↑ "June draw for third round of African Zone qualifiers". FIFA.com. 20 November 2015.
↑ "OFFICIAL: Egypt in Pot 2 for African World Cup qualifiers draw". kingfut.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
↑ "PHOTO: FIFA to release new special ranking for Africa". kingfut.com. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
↑ "2018 FIFA W/Cup draw holds Friday". Vanguard Nigeria. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
↑ "FIFA cancels corrected ranking, keeping Egypt in Pot 2". kingfut.com. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
↑ "Africa gears up for draw for third round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA.com. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
↑ "Road to Russia mapped out for African hopefuls". FIFA.com. 24 June 2016.
↑ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com.

External links

Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Africa: Round 3, FIFA.com
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Qualifiers, CAFonline.com

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

AFC	First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round (play-off for 5th place)

CAF	First Round Second Round Third Round

CONCACAF	First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round Fifth Round

CONMEBOL	Round Robin

OFC	First Round Second Round (Nations Cup) Third Round

UEFA	First Round Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I Second Round (play-offs)

Play-offs	CONCACAF v AFC OFC v CONMEBOL

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