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Deutsch2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round
The second round of CAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played over six matchdays, from 1 September to 16 November 2021.
Format
[edit]The second round saw the top 26 ranked CAF teams joined by the 14 winners from the first round. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group advanced to the third round.
Seeding
[edit]The draw for the second round was held on 21 January 2020, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt.[1]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of December 2019 (shown in parentheses below).[2]
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the third round.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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† First round winners
Schedule
[edit]Below is the schedule of the second round of CAF 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[3] After the rescheduling of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament from June/July to January/February, the dates of Matchdays 1 and 2 of the second round were rescheduled.[4] Because the competition was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule of the second round was revised again and on 19 August 2020 CAF announced the new dates, and the entire second round was postponed to 2021.[5] On 6 May 2021, the second round was once again postponed due to the pandemic, and all matches were rescheduled to be played between September and November 2021.[6]
| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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| Matchday 1 | 1–3 September 2021[a] | 1 v 4, 3 v 2 |
| Matchday 2 | 5–7 September 2021[b] | 2 v 1, 4 v 3 |
| Matchday 3 | 6–9 October 2021[c] | 1 v 3, 4 v 2 |
| Matchday 4 | 10–12 October 2021[d] | 3 v 1, 2 v 4 |
| Matchday 5 | 11–13 November 2021[e] | 4 v 1, 2 v 3 |
| Matchday 6 | 14–16 November 2021[f] | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 |
- ^ Matchday 1 originally scheduled for 23–31 March 2020, later for 5–13 October 2020, then 5–8 June 2021.
- ^ Matchday 2 originally scheduled for 1–9 June 2020, later for 9–17 November 2020, then 11–14 June 2021.
- ^ Matchday 3 originally scheduled for 22–26 March 2021, later for 1–4 June 2021, then 1–4 September 2021.
- ^ Matchday 4 originally scheduled for 27–30 March 2021, later for 5–8 June 2021, then 5–8 September 2021.
- ^ Matchday 5 originally scheduled for 30 August – 7 September 2021, then 6–9 October 2021.
- ^ Matchday 6 originally scheduled for 4–12 October 2021, then 10–12 October 2021.
Groups
[edit]Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Algeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 14 | Advance to third round | — | 2–2 | 6–1 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Niger | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 7 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 7–2 | ||
| 4 | Djibouti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | — |
| Niger | 0–2 | Burkina Faso |
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| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Algeria |
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| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Niger |
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| Niger | 7–2 | Djibouti |
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 13 | Advance to third round | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Zambia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Mauritania | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Mauritania | 1–2 | Zambia |
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| Tunisia | 3–0 | Mauritania |
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| Zambia | 1–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
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| Mauritania | 0–0 | Tunisia |
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| Zambia | 4–0 | Mauritania |
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| Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | Tunisia |
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| Mauritania | 1–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance to third round | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Liberia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Central African Republic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Central African Republic | 1–1 | Cape Verde |
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| Central African Republic | 0–1 | Liberia |
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| Cape Verde | 1–2 | Nigeria |
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| Liberia | 1–2 | Cape Verde |
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| Nigeria | 0–1 | Central African Republic |
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| Cape Verde | 1–0 | Liberia |
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| Cape Verde | 2–1 | Central African Republic |
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| Nigeria | 1–1 | Cape Verde |
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| Liberia | 3–1 | Central African Republic |
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Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Cameroon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 15 | Advance to third round | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Mozambique | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Malawi | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — |
| Cameroon | 2–0 | Malawi |
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Attendance: 250
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
| Malawi | 1–0 | Mozambique |
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| Malawi | 0–3 | Ivory Coast |
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| Cameroon | 3–1 | Mozambique |
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| Mozambique | 0–1 | Cameroon |
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| Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Malawi |
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| Mozambique | 1–0 | Malawi |
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| Cameroon | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Group E
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Mali | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 16 | Advance to third round | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Uganda | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Kenya | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Rwanda | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Mali | 1–0 | Rwanda |
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| Rwanda | 1–1 | Kenya |
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| Mali | 1–0 | Uganda |
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Group F
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Egypt | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advance to third round | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Gabon | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Libya | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Angola | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Libya | 2–1 | Gabon |
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| Gabon | 2–0 | Angola |
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| Gabon | 1–0 | Libya |
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| Angola | 2–2 | Egypt |
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Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Group G
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Ghana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Advance to third round | — | 1–0[a] | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | South Africa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 13 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Ethiopia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
| South Africa | 1–0 | Ghana |
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| Ethiopia | 1–3 | South Africa |
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| South Africa | 1–0 | Ethiopia |
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Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
| South Africa | 1–0 | Zimbabwe |
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Group H
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Senegal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 | Advance to third round | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Togo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Namibia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Congo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Namibia | 1–1 | Congo |
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Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)