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The third round of CAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 25 to 29 March 2022. The ten group winners from the second round were drawn into five home-and-away ties. The five overall winners of these fixtures qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Qualified teams

Group
(second round) 		Winners
A  Algeria
B  Tunisia
C  Nigeria
D  Cameroon
E  Mali
F  Egypt
G  Ghana
H  Senegal
I  Morocco
J  DR Congo

Draw and seeding

The draw for the third round was held on 22 January 2022 in Douala, Cameroon, starting at 16:00 (UTC+1). The seedings were based on the November 2021 FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses). Teams from Pot 2 hosted the first leg, while teams from Pot 1 hosted the second leg.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup.

Pot 1 Pot 2
 Senegal (20)
 Morocco (28)
 Tunisia (29)
 Algeria (32)
 Nigeria (36) 		 Egypt (45)
 Cameroon (50)
 Ghana (52)
 Mali (53)
 DR Congo (64)

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Egypt  1–1 (1–3 p)  Senegal 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Cameroon  2–2 (a)  Algeria 0–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Ghana  1–1 (a)  Nigeria 0–0 1–1
DR Congo  2–5  Morocco 1–1 1–4
Mali  0–1  Tunisia 0–1 0–0

Matches

Egypt 1–0 Senegal
Report
Cairo International Stadium, CairoAttendance: 65,000Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Senegal 1–0 (a.e.t.) Egypt
Report
Penalties
3–1
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, DakarAttendance: 50,000Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

1–1 on aggregate. Senegal won 3–1 on penalties and qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Cameroon 0–1 Algeria
Report
Japoma Stadium, DoualaAttendance: 40,000Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Algeria 1–2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Report
Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, BlidaAttendance: 40,000Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

2–2 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals and qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Ghana 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Baba Yara Stadium, KumasiAttendance: 40,000Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Nigeria 1–1 Ghana
Report
Moshood Abiola National Stadium, AbujaAttendance: 60,000Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

1–1 on aggregate. Ghana won on away goals and qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

DR Congo 1–1 Morocco
Report
Stade des Martyrs, KinshasaAttendance: 25,000Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Morocco 4–1 DR Congo
Report
Stade Mohammed V, CasablancaAttendance: 45,891Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Morocco won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Mali 0–1 Tunisia
Report
Stade du 26 Mars, BamakoAttendance: 50,000Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Tunisia 0–0 Mali
Report
Stade Hammadi Agrebi, TunisAttendance: 50,000Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Tunisia won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Goalscorers

There were 16 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 1.6 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. "Dates for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 African Qualifiers and TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2023 draws announced". Confederation of African Football. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. "Men's Ranking". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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