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, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and Zaire.

Format

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

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  v  Zimbabwe

6 January 1989

Algeria	3–0	Zimbabwe
Menad  10', 26' Madjer  65'

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mohamed Hafez (Egypt)

Ivory Coast  v  Libya

8 January 1989

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

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Attendance: 30,032 Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo)

Libya  v  Algeria

20 January 1989

Libya	w/o (0–2)	Algeria
Forfeited

June 11 Stadium, Tripoli Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Zimbabwe  v  Ivory Coast

22 January 1989

Zimbabwe	0–0	Ivory Coast

National Stadium, Harare Attendance: 21,121 Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

Ivory Coast  v  Algeria

11 June 1989

Ivory Coast	0–0	Algeria

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia)

Zimbabwe  v  Algeria

25 June 1989

Zimbabwe	1–2	Algeria
Ndunduma  90'		Menad  38' Madjer  87'

National Stadium, Harare Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)

Ivory Coast  v  Zimbabwe

13 August 1989

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

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Referee: Badou Jasseh (Gambia)

Algeria  v  Ivory Coast

25 August 1989

Algeria	1–0	Ivory Coast
Madjer  56'

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

Group B

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  v  Liberia

6 January 1989

Egypt	2–0	Liberia
Ala'a  23' El-Akad  42'

Cairo Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)

Kenya  v  Malawi

7 January 1989

Kenya	1–1	Malawi
Dawo  47'		McDonald  2'

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi Referee: Hassan Abdulle Ahmed (Somalia)

Malawi  v  Egypt

21 January 1989

Malawi	1–1	Egypt
Kayira  89'		Hesham  60'

Silver Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Hafid Tahir (Tanzania)

Liberia  v  Kenya

22 January 1989

Liberia	0–0	Kenya

National Stadium, Monrovia Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Linus Mba (Nigeria)

Kenya  v  Egypt

10 June 1989

Kenya	0–0	Egypt

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi Referee: Joel Dwarf Mondoka (Zambia)

Liberia  v  Malawi

11 June 1989

Liberia	1–0	Malawi
Weah  36'

National Stadium, Monrovia Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Laryea Louis (Ghana)

Malawi  v  Kenya

24 June 1989

Malawi	1–0	Kenya
Kayira  55'

Silver Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: John N'Khathazo (Zimbabwe)

Liberia  v  Egypt

25 June 1989

Liberia	1–0	Egypt
Debbah  45'

National Stadium, Monrovia Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Celestin N'Cho (Côte d'Ivoire)

Egypt  v  Malawi

12 August 1989

Egypt	1–0	Malawi
Hesham  28'

Cairo Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Hassan Ahmed Abdulle (Somalia)

Kenya  v  Liberia

12 August 1989

Kenya	1–0	Liberia
Onyango  24'

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mohamed Abdel Salam Gasmalla (Sudan)

Egypt  v  Kenya

26 August 1989

Egypt	2–0	Kenya
Hesham  58' I. Hossan  62'

Cairo Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Hafidh Tahir (Tanzania)

Malawi  v  Liberia

26 August 1989

Malawi	0–0	Liberia

Silver Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Joel Dwarf Mondoka (Zambia)

Group C

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  v  Gabon

7 January 1989

Nigeria	1–0	Gabon
Odegbami  5'

Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Badou Jasseh (Gambia)

Cameroon  v  Angola

8 January 1989

Cameroon	1–1	Angola
Djonkep  75'		Saavedra  11'

Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)

Gabon  v  Cameroon

22 January 1989

Gabon	1–3	Cameroon
Manon  33'		Omam-Biyik  26' Kana-Biyik  39' Mbouh  85'

Stade Omnisports, Libreville Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

Angola  v  Nigeria

22 January 1989

Angola	2–2	Nigeria
Vieira Dias  30' Jesus  62'		Keshi  8' Obiku  67'

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Joel Mondoka (Zambia)

Nigeria  v  Cameroon

10 June 1989

Nigeria	2–0	Cameroon
Keshi  43' Siasia  86'

Liberty Stadium, Ibadan Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mohamed Hossam El-Din (Egypt)

Angola  v  Gabon

11 June 1989

Angola	2–0	Gabon
Maluka  7', 28'

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda Referee: Celestin N'Cho (Côte d'Ivoire)

Angola  v  Cameroon

25 June 1989

Angola	1–2	Cameroon
Paulão  5'		Omam-Biyik  59' Kana-Biyik  70'

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo)

Gabon  v  Nigeria

25 June 1989

Gabon	2–1	Nigeria
Ondeno  32' Minko  37'		Siasia  57'

Stade Omnisports, Libreville Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mark Dormoh (Liberia)

Nigeria  v  Angola

12 August 1989

Nigeria	1–0	Angola
Keshi  44'

National Stadium, Lagos Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)

Nigerian player Samuel Okwaraji died during this match.

Cameroon  v  Gabon

13 August 1989

Cameroon	2–1	Gabon
Kana-Biyik  32' Mbouh  38'		Nzamba  78'

Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)

Cameroon  v  Nigeria

27 August 1989

Cameroon	1–0	Nigeria
Omam-Biyik  31'

Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Gabon  v  Angola

27 August 1989

Gabon	1–0	Angola
Minko  24'

Stade Omnisports, Libreville Referee: Abdellah Naciri (Morocco)

Group D

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  v  Zambia

8 January 1989

Morocco	1–0	Zambia
Rhiati  39'

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Bashir Salem (Libya)

Zaire  v  Tunisia

8 January 1989

Zaire	3–1	Tunisia
Mapuata  23', 33' Wawa  61'		Limam  7'

Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa Attendance: 21,900 Referee: Tadesse Degefa (Ethiopia)

Tunisia  v  Morocco

22 January 1989

Tunisia	2–1	Morocco
Abdelli  37' Chiab  44'		Bouderbala  4'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)

Zambia  v  Zaire

22 January 1989

Zambia	4–2	Zaire
Nyirenda  10' Msiska  17' Makinka  25' Bwalya  75'		Kabongo  29', 78'

Independence Stadium, Lusaka Referee: Sydney Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)

Zaire  v  Morocco

11 June 1989

Zaire	0–0	Morocco

Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

Zambia  v  Tunisia

11 June 1989

Zambia	1–0	Tunisia
Makinka  73'

Independence Stadium, Lusaka Referee: Eganaden Cadressen (Mauritius)

Tunisia  v  Zaire

25 June 1989

Tunisia	1–0	Zaire
Maâloul  74' (pen.)

Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)

Zambia  v  Morocco

25 June 1989

Zambia	2–1	Morocco
Musonda  42' Bwalya  87'		Timoumi  73'

Independence Stadium, Lusaka Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

Morocco  v  Tunisia

13 August 1989

Morocco	0–0	Tunisia

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 35,111 Referee: Jean-Fidele Diramba (Gabon)

Zaire  v  Zambia

13 August 1989

Zaire	1–0	Zambia
Kabongo  16'

Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa Referee: Mohamed Mohamed Hafez (Egypt)

Morocco  v  Zaire

27 August 1989

Morocco	1–1	Zaire
Madih  58'		Makukula  47'

Stade Municipal, Kenitra Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Abderrahmane Bergui (Algeria)

Tunisia  v  Zambia

27 August 1989

Tunisia	1–0	Zambia
Mahjoubi  75'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

External links

• Africa Zone at FIFA.com