2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round

The second round of CAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 11 to 17 November 2015.

Format

A total of 40 teams (teams ranked 1–27 in the CAF entrant list and 13 first round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The 20 winners advanced to the third round.

Seeding

The draw for the second round was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of July 2015 (shown in parentheses). The 27 direct qualifiers are seeded into three pots:

Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–13.
Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 14–20.
Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 21–27.

Each tie contained a team from Pot 1 and a first round winner (first 13 ties) which were automatically allocated into each tie (winner of first round tie 1 into second round tie 1, etc.), or a team from Pot 2 and a team from Pot 3 (last seven ties), with the team from Pot 1 or Pot 2 hosting the second leg. As the draw was held before the first round was played, the identities of the first round winners were not known at the time of the draw.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the third round.

Pot 1	First round winners
Algeria (19) Ivory Coast (21) Ghana (25) Tunisia (32) Senegal (39) Cameroon (42) Congo (47) Cape Verde (52) Egypt (55) Nigeria (57) Guinea (58) DR Congo (60) Mali (61)	Niger (96) Ethiopia (101) Namibia (114) Kenya (116) Botswana (120) Madagascar (122) Mauritania (128) Burundi (131) Swaziland (138) Tanzania (139) Liberia (161) Chad (173) Comoros (187)
Pot 2	Pot 3
Equatorial Guinea (63) Gabon (65) South Africa (70) Zambia (71) Burkina Faso (72) Uganda (73) Rwanda (78)	Togo (83) Morocco (84) Sudan (90) Angola (92) Mozambique (95) Benin (96) Libya (96)

Matches

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Niger	0–3	Cameroon	0–3	0–0
Mauritania	2–4	Tunisia	1–2	1–2
Namibia	0–3	Guinea	0–1	0–2
Ethiopia	4–6	Congo	3–4	1–2
Chad	1–4	Egypt	1–0	0–4
Comoros	0–2	Ghana	0–0	0–2
Swaziland	0–2	Nigeria	1–0	0–2
Botswana	2–3	Mali	2–1	0–2
Burundi	2–6	DR Congo	2–3	0–3
Liberia	0–4	Ivory Coast	0–1	0–3
Madagascar	2–5	Senegal	2–2	0–3
Kenya	1–2	Cape Verde	1–0	0–2
Tanzania	2–9	Algeria	2–2	0–7
Sudan	0–3	Zambia	0–1	0–2
Libya	4–1	Rwanda	1–0	3–1
Morocco	2–1	Equatorial Guinea	2–0	0–1
Mozambique	1–1 (3–4 p)	Gabon	1–0	0–1 (a.e.t.)
Benin	2–3	Burkina Faso	2–1	0–2
Togo	0–4	Uganda	0–1	0–3
Angola	1–4	South Africa	1–3	0–1

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)16:00 UTC+1

Niger	0–3	Cameroon
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Mbia 36' Aboubakar 39' Salli 40'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, NiameyAttendance: 20,000Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)15:00 UTC+1

Cameroon	0–0	Niger
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, YaoundéAttendance: 5,000Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Cameroon won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)17:00 UTC±0

Mauritania	1–2	Tunisia
N'Diaye 22'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Khazri 62' Chikhaoui 68'

Stade Olympique, NouakchottAttendance: 9,000Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)18:00 UTC+1

Tunisia	2–1	Mauritania
Ben Youssef 51' Bguir 84'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Cheikh Moulaye Ahmed 71'

Stade Olympique de Radès, TunisAttendance: 3,000Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)

Tunisia won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)16:00 UTC+2

Namibia	0–1	Guinea
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Keïta 27'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, WindhoekAttendance: 2,000Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) 15 November 2015 (2015-11-15)19:00 UTC±0

Guinea	2–0	Namibia
Id. Sylla 43' Keïta 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca (Morocco)Attendance: 1,000Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Guinea won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14)16:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia	3–4	Congo
Getaneh 41' Fekadu 82' Shimelis 90+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Bifouma 43' Ondama 63' N'Dinga 75' Binguila 81'

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis AbabaAttendance: 30,000Referee: Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)16:00 UTC+1

Congo	2–1	Ethiopia
N'Ganga 48' Bifouma 53'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Getaneh 28'

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, BrazzavilleAttendance: 17,000Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

Congo won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14)15:30 UTC+1

Chad	1–0	Egypt
N'Douassel 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'DjamenaAttendance: 10,000Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)18:30 UTC+2

Egypt	4–0	Chad
Elneny 5' Said 10' Hassan Mahgoub 36', 40'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Borg El Arab Stadium, AlexandriaAttendance: 35,000Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Egypt won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)15:00 UTC+3

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

Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, MitsamiouliAttendance: 7,000Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)15:00 UTC±0

Ghana	2–0	Comoros
Wakaso 18' J. Ayew 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Baba Yara Stadium, KumasiAttendance: 16,480Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)

Ghana won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)19:00 UTC+2

Swaziland	0–0	Nigeria
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Somhlolo National Stadium, LobambaAttendance: 5,918Referee: Akintoye Koole (Benin) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)16:00 UTC+1

Nigeria	2–0	Swaziland
Simon 51' Ambrose 87'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port HarcourtAttendance: 27,000Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14)18:00 UTC+2

Botswana	2–1	Mali
Gadibolae 14' Mogorosi 24'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Sow 56'

Francistown Stadium, FrancistownAttendance: 26,223Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)19:00 UTC±0

Mali	2–0	Botswana
Diabaté 10' (pen.) Sako 30'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade du 26 Mars, BamakoAttendance: 15,000Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Mali won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)15:30 UTC+2

Burundi	2–3	DR Congo
Amissi 38', 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Bolasie 5' Mubele 86', 88'

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, BujumburaAttendance: 8,000Referee: Mbongseni Fakudze (Swaziland) 15 November 2015 (2015-11-15)15:30 UTC+1

DR Congo	3–0 Awarded	Burundi
Nkololo 17' Bolasie 78' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Mbokani 28' (o.g.) Abdul Razak 89' (pen.)

Stade des Martyrs, KinshasaAttendance: 80,000Referee: Luelseghed Ghebremichael (Eritrea)

DR Congo won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)16:00 UTC±0

Liberia	0–1	Ivory Coast
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Cyriac 44'

Antoinette Tubman Stadium, MonroviaAttendance: 12,000Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)17:00 UTC±0

Ivory Coast	3–0	Liberia
Sio 16', 35' Seri 64'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, AbidjanAttendance: 13,000Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

Ivory Coast won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)14:30 UTC+3

Madagascar	2–2	Senegal
Andriatsima 27' Rakotoharimalala 59'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Diouf 71' Mané 81'

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, AntananarivoAttendance: 24,000Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)19:00 UTC±0

Senegal	3–0	Madagascar
Kouyaté 20' Konaté 53' Diouf 82'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, DakarAttendance: 35,000Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Senegal won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)16:00 UTC+3

Kenya	1–0	Cape Verde
Olunga 9'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Nyayo National Stadium, NairobiAttendance: 12,000Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)18:00 UTC−1

Cape Verde	2–0	Kenya
Héldon 45', 52'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, PraiaAttendance: 12,000Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Cape Verde won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14)16:30 UTC+3

Tanzania	2–2	Algeria
Maguri 43' Samatta 55'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Slimani 72', 75'

Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es SalaamAttendance: 37,913Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)19:15 UTC+1

Algeria	7–0	Tanzania
Brahimi 1' Ghoulam 23', 59' (pen.) Mahrez 43' Slimani 49' (pen.), 75' Medjani 72'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade Mustapha Tchaker, BlidaAttendance: 35,000Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Algeria won 9–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

11 November 2015 (2015-11-11)20:00 UTC+3

Sudan	0–1	Zambia
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Kalengo 28'

Karima Stadium, KarimaAttendance: 12,000Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) 15 November 2015 (2015-11-15)15:00 UTC+2

Zambia	2–0	Sudan
Musonda 59' Kalengo 81'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, NdolaAttendance: 40,000Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)14:30 UTC+1

Libya	1–0	Rwanda
Al Badri 46' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade Olympique, Sousse (Tunisia)Attendance: 500Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)15:30 UTC+2

Rwanda	1–3	Libya
Tuyisenge 45+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	El Monir 36', 90+3' Al Ghanodi 48'

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, KigaliAttendance: 8,000Referee: Djamal Aden (Djibouti)

Libya won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)19:00 UTC±0

Morocco	2–0	Equatorial Guinea
El-Arabi 30' Bammou 66'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade Adrar, AgadirAttendance: 32,000Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa) 15 November 2015 (2015-11-15)16:00 UTC+1

Equatorial Guinea	1–0	Morocco
Rui 14'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Estadio de Bata, BataAttendance: 20,000Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Morocco won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

11 November 2015 (2015-11-11)19:00 UTC+2

Mozambique	1–0	Gabon
Pelembe 54'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Estádio do Zimpeto, MaputoAttendance: 18,730Referee: Parmendra Nunkoo (Mauritius) 14 November 2015 (2015-11-14)18:00 UTC+1

Gabon	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Mozambique
Evouna 2'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)
Penalties
Poko Evouna Tandjigora Obiang Aubameyang	4–3	Júnior Miquissone Baúque Domingues Miró

Stade d'Angondjé, LibrevilleAttendance: 20,000Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

1–1 on aggregate. Gabon won the penalty shoot-out 4–3 and advanced to the third round.

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)16:00 UTC+1

Benin	2–1	Burkina Faso
Sessègnon 45+2' (pen.) Bello 84'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Nakoulma 51'

Stade de l'Amitié, CotonouAttendance: 17,000Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)18:00 UTC±0

Burkina Faso	2–0	Benin
Pitroipa 17' (pen.) Traoré 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade du 4 Août, OuagadougouAttendance: 21,212Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

Burkina Faso won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)15:30 UTC±0

Togo	0–1	Uganda
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Miya 39'

Stade de Kégué, LoméAttendance: 25,000Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea) 15 November 2015 (2015-11-15)16:00 UTC+3

Uganda	3–0	Togo
Massa 4' Miya 41', 45'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Mandela National Stadium, KampalaAttendance: 40,000Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Uganda won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)15:30 UTC+1

Angola	1–3	South Africa
Gelson 2'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Rantie 13' Gabuza 20' Jali 80' (pen.)

Estadio Nacional de Ombaka, BenguelaAttendance: 25,000Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)19:00 UTC+2

South Africa	1–0	Angola
Manucho Diniz 66' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Moses Mabhida Stadium, DurbanAttendance: 17,152Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Goalscorers

There were 97 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2.42 goals per match.

4 goals

Islam Slimani

3 goals

Farouk Miya

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Manucho Diniz (against South Africa)
Dieumerci Mbokani (against Burundi)

Notes

^ FIFA awarded Congo DR a 3–0 win as a result of Burundi fielding the ineligible player Gaël Bigirimana. The match originally ended 2–2.
Guinea played their home leg in Morocco due to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.
Libya played their home leg in Tunisia due to the Libyan Civil War.

References

"CAF Calendar - CAF Calendar of Events and Meetings 2015". cafonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
"FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: Procedure for the preliminary draw". CAF. 21 July 2015.
"Draw Procedures – African Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2015.
"Results of FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Preliminary Draw". CAF. 25 July 2015.
"FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – July 2015 (CAF)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
"DISCIPLINARY OVERVIEW – 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA QUALIFIERS" (PDF). FIFA. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

External links

Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Africa: Round 2, FIFA.com
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Qualifiers, CAFonline.com

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