CAF
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1978 World Cup Qualifiers
Argentina
07 March 1976   -   11 December 1977
Matches
45/45 Matches
Goals
119 Goals   (Average: 2,64)
Finals
Other Editions
Top Scorers
Mahmoud El Khatib
6 Goals
Segun Odegbami
4 Goals
Thompson Usiyan
3 Goals
Mohamed Akid
3 Goals
Jérôme Manahou
3 Goals
Kouman Kobenan
3 Goals
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1978 World Cup Qualifiers
Argentina
45/45 Matches
119 Goals   (Average: 2,64)
22 Teams
CAF - Preliminary
The winner of each tie advances to next round.
Mar 7, 1976
Freetown
Sierra Leone
5-1
Niger
Mar 21, 1976
Niamey
Niger
2-1
Sierra Leone
Mar 13, 1976
Ouagadougou
Upper Volta
1-1
Mauritania
Mar 28, 1976
Nouakchott
Mauritania
0-2
Upper Volta
CAF - 1st Round
The winner of each tie advances to next round.
Apr 1, 1976
Algiers
Algeria
1-0
Libya
Apr 16, 1976
Tripoli
Libya
0-0
Algeria
May 9, 1976
Lusaka
Zambia
4-0
Malawi
May 30, 1976
Blantyre
Malawi
0-1
Zambia
Sep 4, 1976
Ouagadougou
Upper Volta
1-1
Ivory Coast
Sep 26, 1976
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
2-0
Upper Volta
Oct 10, 1976
Accra
Ghana
2-1
Guinea
Oct 31, 1976
Conakry
Guinea
2-1
Ghana
Jan 16, 1977
Lomé
Guinea
2-0
Ghana
Oct 16, 1976
Freetown
Sierra Leone
0-0
Nigeria
Oct 30, 1976
Lagos
Nigeria
6-2
Sierra Leone
Oct 17, 1976
Brazzaville
Congo
2-2
Cameroon
Oct 31, 1976
Yaoundé
Cameroon
1-2
Congo
Oct 17, 1976
Lomé
Togo
1-0
Senegal
Oct 31, 1976
Dakar
Senegal
1-1
Togo
Oct 29, 1976
Cairo
Egypt
3-0
Ethiopia
Nov 14, 1976
Addis Abeba
Ethiopia
1-2
Egypt
Dec 12, 1976
Casablanca
Morocco
1-1
Tunisia
Jan 9, 1977
Tunis
Tunisia
1-1
Morocco
Central African Republic, Sudan and Tanzania withdrew. Zaire, Kenya and Uganda advanced.
CAF - 2nd Round
The winner of each tie advances to next round.
Feb 6, 1977
Tunis
Tunisia
2-0
Algeria
Feb 28, 1977
Algiers
Algeria
1-1
Tunisia
Feb 6, 1977
Nairobi
Kenya
0-0
Egypt
Feb 27, 1977
Cairo
Egypt
1-0
Kenya
Feb 13, 1977
Kampala
Uganda
1-0
Zambia
Feb 27, 1977
Ndola
Zambia
4-2
Uganda
Feb 13, 1977
Lomé
Togo
0-2
Guinea
Feb 27, 1977
Conakry
Guinea
2-1
Togo
Feb 13, 1977
Bouaké
Ivory Coast
3-2
Congo
Feb 27, 1977
Brazzaville
Congo
1-3
Ivory Coast
Zaire withdrew. Nigeria advanced.
CAF - 3rd Round
The winner of each tie advances to next round.
Jun 5, 1977
Conakry
Guinea
1-0
Tunisia
Jun 19, 1977
Tunis
Tunisia
3-1
Guinea
Jul 10, 1977
Lagos
Nigeria
4-0
Ivory Coast
Jul 25, 1977
Bouaké
Ivory Coast
2-2
Nigeria
Jul 15, 1977
Cairo
Egypt
2-0
Zambia
Jul 31, 1977
Lusaka
Zambia
0-0
Egypt
The winner qualifies for World Cup.
Sep 25, 1977
Tunis
Tunisia
0-0
Nigeria
Oct 8, 1977
Lagos
Nigeria
4-0
Egypt
Oct 21, 1977
Cairo
Egypt
3-1
Nigeria
Nov 12, 1977
Lagos
Nigeria
0-1
Tunisia
Nov 25, 1977
Cairo
Egypt
3-2
Tunisia
Dec 11, 1977
Tunis
Tunisia
4-1
Egypt
Top Scorers
Mahmoud El Khatib
6 Goals
Segun Odegbami
4 Goals
Thompson Usiyan
3 Goals
Mohamed Akid
3 Goals
Jérôme Manahou
3 Goals
Kouman Kobenan
3 Goals
Finals
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