1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round

The CAF second round was the second stage of qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) zone.

The eight teams advancing from the first round were joined by the eight highest ranked African nations: Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and Zaire.

Format

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The sixteen teams were drawn into four groups of four. Each group contained two of the seeded teams, and two teams that had advanced from the first round. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The four group winners advanced to the Final Round.

Group A

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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Algeria 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 7
  Ivory Coast 4 1 2 1 5 1 +4 4
  Zimbabwe 4 0 1 3 1 10 −9 1
  Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
       
Algeria   1–0 3–0
Ivory Coast   0–0 5–0
Zimbabwe   1–2 0–0

Libya withdrew after playing their first group match; their second game was originally awarded to opponents Algeria by walkover, but all Libyan results were later annulled by FIFA.


Algeria  3–0  Zimbabwe
Menad   10', 26'
Madjer   65'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mohamed Hafez (Egypt)

Ivory Coast  Annulled
(1–0)
  Libya
Bamba   80'

Libya  w/o
(0–2)
  Algeria
Forfeited

Zimbabwe  0–0  Ivory Coast
Attendance: 21,121

Ivory Coast  0–0  Algeria

Zimbabwe  1–2  Algeria
Ndunduma   90' Menad   38'
Madjer   87'
Attendance: 15,000

Ivory Coast  5–0  Zimbabwe
Ben Salah   30', 47'
Akenon   71' (pen.)
Amani   81'
Bamba   89'

Algeria  1–0  Ivory Coast
Madjer   56'
Attendance: 50 000

Group B

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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Egypt 6 3 2 1 6 2 +4 8
  Liberia 6 2 2 2 2 3 −1 6
  Malawi 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 5
  Kenya 6 1 3 2 2 4 −2 5
         
Egypt   2–0 2–0 1–0
Kenya   0–0 1–0 1–1
Liberia   1–0 0–0 1–0
Malawi   1–1 1–0 0–0

Egypt  2–0  Liberia
Ala'a   23'
El-Akad   42'
Attendance: 70,000

Kenya  1–1  Malawi
Dawo   47' McDonald   2'

Malawi  1–1  Egypt
Kayira   89' Hesham   60'

Liberia  0–0  Kenya
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Linus Mba (Nigeria)


Liberia  1–0  Malawi
Weah   36'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Laryea Louis (Ghana)

Malawi  1–0  Kenya
Kayira   55'

Liberia  1–0  Egypt
Debbah   45'

Egypt  1–0  Malawi
Hesham   28'
Attendance: 55,000
Kenya  1–0  Liberia
Onyango   24'

Egypt  2–0  Kenya
Hesham   58'
I. Hossan   62'
Attendance: 47,000
Malawi  0–0  Liberia

Group C

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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Cameroon 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 9
  Nigeria 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 7
  Angola 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 4
  Gabon 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 4
         
Angola   1–2 2–0 2–2
Cameroon   1–1 2–1 1–0
Gabon   1–0 1–3 2–1
Nigeria   1–0 2–0 1–0

Nigeria  1–0  Gabon
Odegbami   5'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Badou Jasseh (Gambia)

Cameroon  1–1  Angola
Djonkep   75' Jesus   11'

Gabon  1–3  Cameroon
Manon   33' Omam-Biyik   26'
Kana-Biyik   39'
Mbouh   85'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

Angola  2–2  Nigeria
Vieira Dias   30'
Jesus   62'
Keshi   8'
Obiku   67'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Joel Mondoka (Zambia)

Nigeria  2–0  Cameroon
Keshi   43'
Siasia   86'
Attendance: 50,000

Angola  2–0  Gabon
Maluka   7', 28'

Angola  1–2  Cameroon
Paulão   5' Omam-Biyik   59'
Kana-Biyik   70'
Attendance: 60,000
Gabon  2–1  Nigeria
Ondeno   32'
Minko   37'
Siasia   57'
Stade Omnisports, Libreville
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mark Dormoh (Liberia)

Nigeria  1–0  Angola
Keshi   44'
Attendance: 100,000

Nigerian player Samuel Okwaraji died during this match.


Cameroon  2–1  Gabon
Kana-Biyik   32'
Mbouh   38'
Nzamba   78'
Attendance: 45,000

Cameroon  1–0  Nigeria
Omam-Biyik   31'
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Gabon  1–0  Angola
Minko   24'

Group D

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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Tunisia 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 7
  Zambia 6 3 0 3 7 6 +1 6
  Zaire 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 6
  Morocco 6 1 3 2 4 5 −1 5
         
Morocco   0–0 1–1 1–0
Tunisia   2–1 1–0 1–0
Zaire   0–0 3–1 1–0
Zambia   2–1 1–0 4–2

Morocco  1–0  Zambia
Rhiati   39'
Zaire  3–1  Tunisia
Mapuata   23', 33'
Wawa   61'
Limam   7'
Attendance: 21,900

Tunisia  2–1  Morocco
Abdelli   37'
Dhiab   44'
Bouderbala   4'
Attendance: 45,000
Zambia  4–2  Zaire
Nyirenda   10'
Msiska   17'
Makinka   25'
Bwalya   75'
Kabongo   29', 78'

Zaire  0–0  Morocco
Attendance: 50,000
Zambia  1–0  Tunisia
Makinka   73'

Tunisia  1–0  Zaire
Maâloul   74' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,000
Zambia  2–1  Morocco
Musonda   42'
Bwalya   87'
Timoumi   73'
Attendance: 40,000

Morocco  0–0  Tunisia
Zaire  1–0  Zambia
Kabongo   16'

Morocco  1–1  Zaire
Madih   58' Makukula   47'
Tunisia  1–0  Zambia
Mahjoubi   75'
Attendance: 45,000
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