This page provides the summaries of the CAF third round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. The 20 qualifiers (the 12 group winners and the best 8 runners-up from the second round) were split into five groups of four, in the draw held on 22 October 2008 in Zürich. Teams in each group will play a home-and-away round-robin in 2009, with the 5 groups winners advancing to the World Cup Finals in South Africa (together with hosts South Africa).[note 1]

This round also doubles as the qualification stage for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, with the top three teams in each group qualifying for the finals (together with hosts Angola).[note 2]

Seeding

Teams were seeded based on their FIFA World Rankings in October 2008 (number in parentheses).[2] One team from each of the following pots was drawn into each group.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Cameroon (12)
 Egypt (22)
 Ghana (25)
 Nigeria (27)
 Ivory Coast (29)

 Guinea (41)
 Morocco (43)
 Tunisia (47)
 Mali (53)
 Algeria (56)

 Burkina Faso (63)
 Gabon (67)
 Zambia (70)
 Kenya (79)
 Benin (81)

 Rwanda (87)
 Togo (91)
 Mozambique (100)
 Sudan (106)
 Malawi (109)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cameroon Gabon Togo Morocco
 Cameroon 6 4 1 1 9 2 +7 13 — 2–1 3–0 0–0
 Gabon 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9 0–2 — 3–0 3–1
 Togo 6 2 2 2 3 7 −4 8 1–0 1–0 — 1–1
 Morocco 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3 0–2 1–2 0–0 —
Source:
Togo 1–0 Cameroon
Adebayor 11' Report
Attendance: 26,450
Morocco 1–2 Gabon
El Hamdaoui 83' Report P. Aubameyang 34'
Méyé 45'
Attendance: 38,000
Gabon 3–0
Awarded[note 4]		 Togo
Ecuele 11'
Méyé 67'
Brou 81'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Verson Lwanja (Malawi)
Morocco 0–0 Togo
Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
Gabon 0–2 Cameroon
Report Emaná 65'
Eto'o 67'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alfred Ndinya (Kenya)
Togo 1–1 Morocco
Salifou 3' Report Taarabt 90+2'
Attendance: 24,651
Referee: Muhmed Ssegonga (Uganda)
Cameroon 2–1 Gabon
Makoun 25'
Eto'o 64'		 Report Cousin 90'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)
Cameroon 3–0 Togo
Geremi 29'
Makoun 46'
Emaná 54'		 Report
Attendance: 37,400
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
Gabon 3–1 Morocco
Mahdoufi 43' (o.g.)
Mouloungui 65'
Cousin 70'		 Report Taarabt 88'
Attendance: 14,000
Morocco 0–2 Cameroon
Report Webó 19'
Eto'o 52'
Attendance: 17,000
Togo 1–0 Gabon
Ayité 71' Report
Attendance: 10,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Nigeria Tunisia Mozambique Kenya
 Nigeria 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 — 2–2 1–0 3–0
 Tunisia 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
 Mozambique 6 2 1 3 3 5 −2 7 0–0 1–0 — 1–0
 Kenya 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 3 2–3 1–2 2–1 —
Source:
Kenya 1–2 Tunisia
Oliech 70' Report Jemal 6'
Jemâa 79'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
Mozambique 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Amanuel Eyob (Eritrea)
Tunisia 2–0 Mozambique
Ben Yahia 21' (pen.)
Darragi 90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
Nigeria 3–0 Kenya
I. Uche 2'
Obinna 72' (pen.), 77'		 Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
Kenya 2–1 Mozambique
J. Owino 8'
Mariga 72' (pen.)		 Report Domingues 49'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
Tunisia 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 45,000
Mozambique 1–0 Kenya
Tico-Tico 66' Report
Attendance: 35,000
Nigeria 2–2 Tunisia
Odemwingie 23'
Eneramo 80'		 Report Taïder 24'
Darragi 89'
Attendance: 52,000
Nigeria 1–0 Mozambique
Obinna 90+3' Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Tunisia 1–0 Kenya
Jemâa 1' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Kenya 2–3 Nigeria
Oliech 15'
Wanga 77'		 Report Martins 60', 81'
Yakubu 64'
Attendance: 20,000
Mozambique 1–0 Tunisia
Dário 83' Report
Attendance: 30,000

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Algeria Egypt Zambia Rwanda
 Algeria 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13[lower-alpha 1] — 3–1 1–0 3–1
 Egypt 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 — 1–1 3–0
 Zambia 6 1 2 3 2 5 −3 5 0–2 0–1 — 1–0
 Rwanda 6 0 2 4 1 8 −7 2 0–0 0–1 0–0 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Algeria and Egypt finished with identical overall and head-to-head records. Algeria won the tiebreaking play-off 1–0 to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Rwanda 0–0 Algeria
Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Egypt 1–1 Zambia
Zaki 27' Report Kasonde 56'
Attendance: 70,000
Zambia 1–0 Rwanda
Kalaba 78' Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Cheikh Ahmed Tidane Seck (Senegal)
Algeria 3–1 Egypt
Matmour 60'
Ghezzal 64'
Djebbour 77'		 Report Aboutrika 86'
Attendance: 26,500
Zambia 0–2 Algeria
Report Bougherra 21'
Saïfi 66'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
Egypt 3–0 Rwanda
Aboutrika 64', 90'
Hosny 74' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria)
Rwanda 0–1 Egypt
Report Hassan 67'
Attendance: 20,000
Algeria 1–0 Zambia
Saïfi 59' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Zambia 0–1 Egypt
Report Hosny 69'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
Algeria 3–1 Rwanda
Ghezzal 22'
Belhadj 45+2'
Ziani 90+5' (pen.)		 Report Mutesa 19'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
Rwanda 0–0 Zambia
Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jamel Ambaya (Libya)
Egypt 2–0 Algeria
Zaki 3'
Moteab 90+5'		 Report
Attendance: 75,000

Tiebreaking play-off

Egypt 0–1 Algeria
Report Yahia 40'
Attendance: 40,000

Alleged crowd violence at the playoff and the preceding match led to diplomatic tension between Egypt and Algeria.

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Ghana Benin Mali Sudan
 Ghana 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 — 1–0 2–2 2–0
 Benin 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10 1–0 — 1–1 1–0
 Mali 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9 0–2 3–1 — 1–0
 Sudan 6 0 1 5 2 9 −7 1 0–2 1–2 1–1 —
Source:
Sudan 1–1 Mali
Mudather Karika 23' Report Kanouté 19'
Attendance: 35,000
Ghana 1–0 Benin
Tagoe 1' Report
Attendance: 39,000
Benin 1–0 Sudan
Omotoyossi 22' Report
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)
Mali 0–2 Ghana
Report Asamoah 67'
Amoah 79'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
Sudan 0–2 Ghana
Report Amoah 6', 52'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jamel Ambaya (Libya)
Mali 3–1 Benin
Maïga 29'
Diallo 76'
Kanouté 84'		 Report S. Tchomogo 15'
Attendance: 40,000
Benin 1–1 Mali
Aoudou 87' Report Samassa 72'
Attendance: 33,000
Ghana 2–0 Sudan
Muntari 14'
Essien 53'		 Report
Attendance: 38,000
Benin 1–0 Ghana
Aoudou 89' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Verson Lwanja (Malawi)
Mali 1–0 Sudan
Kanouté 89' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Sudan 1–2 Benin
Hassan Korongo 45+1' (pen.) Report Omotoyossi 34' (pen.)
Koukou 62'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Ghana 2–2 Mali
Amoah 65'
Annan 83'		 Report Fané 23'
Ndiaye 68'
Attendance: 39,000

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Ivory Coast Burkina Faso Malawi Guinea
 Ivory Coast 6 5 1 0 19 4 +15 16 — 5–0 5–0 3–0
 Burkina Faso 6 4 0 2 10 11 −1 12 2–3 — 1–0 4–2
 Malawi 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
 Guinea 6 1 0 5 7 14 −7 3 1–2 1–2 2–1 —
Source:
Burkina Faso 4–2 Guinea
Kéré 23'
Traoré 30'
Dagano 55' (pen.), 71'		 Report Feindouno 65' (pen.)
Zayatte 86'
Attendance: 30,000
Ivory Coast 5–0 Malawi
Romaric 1'
Drogba 6' (pen.), 27'
Kalou 59'
B. Koné 70'		 Report
Attendance: 34,000
Malawi 0–1 Burkina Faso
Report Dagano 68'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)
Guinea 1–2 Ivory Coast
S. Bangoura 65' Report B. Koné 44'
Romaric 72'
Attendance: 14,000
Burkina Faso 2–3 Ivory Coast
Pitroipa 27'
Bancé 78'		 Report Y. Touré 14'
Tall 54' (o.g.)
Drogba 70'
Attendance: 33,056
Guinea 2–1 Malawi
Feindouno 25', 43' Report Msowoya 88'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Malawi 2–1 Guinea
Msowoya 46', 59' Report Kalabane 38'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Ivory Coast 5–0 Burkina Faso
Panandétiguiri 12' (o.g.)
Drogba 48', 65'
Y. Touré 55'
Keïta 68'		 Report
Attendance: 38,209
Malawi 1–1 Ivory Coast
Ngwira 64' Report Drogba 67'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
Guinea 1–2 Burkina Faso
Bah 82' Report Dagano 37' (pen.)
Bamogo 59'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jamel Ambaya (Libya)
Burkina Faso 1–0 Malawi
Dagano 47' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Ivory Coast 3–0 Guinea
Gervinho 16', 31'
Tiéné 67'		 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)

Goalscorers

As of 15 November, there have been 134 goals scored over 60 games at an average of 2.23 goals per game.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own Goal

Notes

  1. ↑ South Africa also entered World Cup qualifying in order to qualify for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. Had they made it to this round, their matches would not have been counted in determining who would advance to the World Cup finals in their group.[1]
  2. ↑ Had Angola made it to this round, all the other three teams in their group would have advanced to the African Cup of Nations finals.[1]
  3. ↑ Togo were barred from hosting qualifiers due to violence during their 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Mali.
  4. ↑ FIFA awarded Gabon a 3 – 0 win as a result of Togo fielding the ineligible player Abdoul-Gafar Mamah who played for Togo despite being suspended. The match originally ended 3 – 0 to Gabon.[4]
  5. 1 2 The Gabon v Cameroon match was originally scheduled for 2009-06-20, but postponed at the request of Gabon for mourning the death of President Omar Bongo. The reverse match was also rescheduled.[5]
  6. ↑ Moved from original date of the weekend of 2009-06-20 due to Egypt's participation in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[6]
  7. ↑ Due to security concerns arising from the 2009 Guinea protest, the match was moved to Accra, Ghana.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Qualification procedure for the 2nd round and 3rd round for world Cup/ CAN 2010. Confederation of African Football.
  2. ↑ African seeds established, FIFA. Retrieved 13 October 2008
  3. ↑ 3rd stage format and draw, FIFA. Retrieved 22 October 2008
  4. ↑ Morocco lose CAS appeal over Togo player, ESPNSoccernet, 12 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Gabon-Cameroon encounter postponed". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  6. ↑ Egypt's Rwanda World Cup qualifier postponed Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Daily News Egypt.
  7. ↑ Guinea 2010 qualifier moved BBC; 3 October 2009
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