1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 27th 1968 - November 8th 1969 |
| Teams | 11[1] (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 69 (2.88 per match) |
| Attendance | 446,751 (18,615 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Sam Garba (5 Goals) |
← 1966 1974 → | |
| Qualification for championships (CAF) |
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams competing for one berth in the final tournament in Mexico.
Thirteen nations in total entered the qualifying stage but FIFA rejected the entries of Guinea and Zaire, leaving 11 nations to contest the qualifying spot.
There would be three rounds of play:
- First Round: Ten teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis, with Ghana receiving a bye to the Second Round. The winners (determined by aggregate score) would advance to the Second Round.
- Second Round: The six teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The three remaining teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify. In June 1969, FIFA announced that Morocco had suggested that the final round be played as a single round-robin at a neutral venue, but that Sudan would not agree to this change of the format.[2]
Entrants
Qualification
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zambia  |
6–6 |  Sudan |
4–2 | 2–4 (aet) | |
Morocco  |
4–2 |  Senegal |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Algeria  |
1–2 |  Tunisia |
1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Nigeria |
4–3 |  Cameroon |
1–1 | 3–2 | |
Libya  |
3–5 |  Ethiopia |
2–0 | 1–5 | |
Ghana  |
Bye |
| Sudan | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
Abdel Kafi El-Sheikh  38'Ismaeil Bakhit 76', 81'Osman Santo 114' |
Chitalu 22' Kapengwe 96' |
The aggregate score was tied 6–6, but Sudan advanced to the Second Round as they scored more goals in the second match.
The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and since extra time was not played in the second match, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.
Morocco advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.
Tunisia advanced to the Second Round.
| Nigeria | 1–1 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Aghoghovbia 47' |
Owona 69' |
Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.
Ethiopia advanced to the Second Round.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
2–2 | Morocco |
0–0 | 0–0 (aet) | 2–2 (aet) |
| Ethiopia |
2–4 | Sudan |
1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Nigeria |
3–2 | Ghana |
2–1 | 1–1 |
The aggregate score was tied 0–0, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
Morocco advanced to the Final Round, by winning a coin toss.
| Ethiopia | 1–1 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Mengistu 79' |
Hasabu El Sagheir 9' |
Sudan advanced to the Final Round.
Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.
Final Round
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 2 | Nigeria |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| 3 | Sudan |
3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
| Nigeria | 2–2 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Garba 33', 43' |
Abbas 7' Jadallah Kheirelseid 30' |
Morocco qualified.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | Final round winners | 26 October 1969 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
