| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 August 1960 – 28 May 1961 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 18 (2.57 per match) |
| Attendance | 134,539 (19,220 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Edward Acquah (3 goals) |
| ← 1958 1966 → | |
The African section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification saw six teams enter but only four compete for a partial spot at the final tournament.
| Qualification for championships (CAF) |
|---|
| FIFA World Cup |
| Africa Cup of Nations |
Format
The format consisted of two rounds:
- First Round: The 6 teams were divided into 3 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Second Round: The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off.
First round
Group 1
Sudan and the 
United Arab Republic both withdrew; the Group was scratched.
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground | — | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Tunisia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2–1 | — |
| Morocco | 2–1 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
Khalfi  33'Azhar 60' (pen.) |
Report | Meddeb 43' |
| Tunisia | 2–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Chetali 47' Tlemçani 60' |
Report | Chicha 64' |
Play-off
| Morocco | 1–1 (a.e.t.) Morocco won on coin toss | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Azhar 36' |
Report | Kerrit 89' |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | Advanced to the CAF second round | — | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Nigeria
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 2–2 | — |
| Ghana | 4–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Acquah 18' Boateng 44'Fynn 54'Salisu 55' |
Report | Fayemi 50' |
| Nigeria | 2–2 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Emenako 28' Fayemi 75' (pen.) |
Report | Acquah 14', 83' |
Second round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Advanced to the CAF–UEFA play-off | — | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Ghana
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 0–0 | — |
| Ghana | 0–0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Morocco | 1–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Khalfi 37' |
Report |
Inter-confederation play-offs
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF–UEFA play-off)| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Morocco
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 0–1 | — |
Goalscorers
There were 18 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Edward Boateng
- Edward Aggrey-Fynn
- Mohamadu Salisu
- Lahcen Chicha
- Godwin Emenako
Abdelmajid Chetali- Brahim Kerrit
- Rached Meddeb
- Abdelmajid Tlemçani
References
- "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. 2010-06-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
Sudan and Egypt tried to rearrange their qualifying games to avoid the monsoon season. FIFA did not permit this, however, and both teams withdrew.
- ^ "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
External links
| 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
|---|---|
| « 1958 1966 » | |
| AFC | |
| CAF | |
| CCCF/NAFC | |
| CONMEBOL | |
| UEFA | |
| Play-offs | |