2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
This page provides the summaries of the CAF Second Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
The second round saw the top 28 ranked CAF teams joined by the 12 winners from the first round. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.[1]
The matches were played from 1 June 2012 to 10 September 2013. The winners of each group advanced to the third round.
Seeding
The July 2011 FIFA World Ranking was used to seed the teams.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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† First round winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw
Groups
Note: Scores marked by * are results awarded by FIFA.
Group A
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| Botswana |
3–2 | |
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| Ramatlhakwane Ngele Nato |
Report | Zimbori-Auzingoni |
| Central African Republic |
1–2 | |
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| Kéïta |
Report | Saladin Teshome |
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville (Congo)[note 2] Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) |
Group B
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| Equatorial Guinea |
0–3 Awarded[note 3] |
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| Nsue Rincón |
Report | Djaniny Platini |
| Sierra Leone |
3–2 | |
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| H. Bangura Kargbo A. Kamara |
Report | Bermúdez Juvenal |
Group C
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| Tanzania |
3–1 | |
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| Ulimwengu Samata |
Report | El-Arabi |
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola) |
| Tanzania |
2–4 | |
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| Kiemba Ulimwengu |
Report | Traoré Touré Bony |
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) |
Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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| Guinea |
6–1 | |
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| M. Yattara S. Diallo I. Traoré Diarra |
Report | Domingues |
Group H
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| Mali |
2–1 | |
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| N'Diaye Maïga |
Report | Slimani |
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)[note 10] Attendance: 5,847 Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa) |
Group I
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Group J
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| Liberia |
2–0 | |
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| Wleh Laffor |
Report |
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mohamed Farouk Mahmoud (Egypt) |
| Senegal |
1–0 | |
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| Mané |
Report |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh (Morocco)[note 14] Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa) |
Goalscorers
There were 282 goals in 120 matches, for an average of 2.35 goals per match.
- 6 goals
Notes
References
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