1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Format

There would be four rounds of play:

• First Round: 4 teams, Sudan, Liberia, Togo, and Zimbabwe, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 24 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round. Ghana and Uganda withdrew before playing.
• Second Round and Third Round: In each of these rounds, the teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the next round. Libya withdrew before playing the Second round.
• Final Round: The 4 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.

First round

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Morocco won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Muteba
Ilunga Mayélé Zaire won 7–3 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Kundé
Abega Cameroon won 4–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Camara
Touré Guinea won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Lahzami Osigwe

Nigeria won on penalties after 2–2 on agg. and so advanced to the Second Round.

Rashid Libya won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Chitalu
Kaimana Zambia won 4–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Niger advanced to the Second Round due on away goals after 1–1 on agg.

Dyfan Belloumi Bensaoula
Madjer Algeria won 5–3 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Owino Rishard
Ali Tanzania won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round.

Egypt advanced to the Second Round, Ghana withdrew.

Madagascar advanced to the Second Round, Uganda withdrew.

Second round

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Fergani Algeria won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Atcha Niger advanced to the Third Round due on away goals after a draw 2–2 on agg.

Guinea won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Mbida Cameroon won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Limane Phiri Morocco won on penalties after a draw 2–2 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

M'Wokozhi Nigeria won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Mayélé
Malgbanga Bin Amidou Zaire won 4–3 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round.

Egypt advanced to the Third Round, Libya withdrew.

Third round

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Belloumi
Korichi Algeria won 4–1 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Nigeria won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Morocco won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Mbida
Kundé Cameroon won 6–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

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Zidane Madjer Algeria won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Tokoto Milla Cameroon won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Qualified teams

:1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

;6 goals

• CMR Roger Milla

;5 goals

• ALG Lakhdar Belloumi

;3 goals

• ALG Tedj Bensaoula
• ALG Rabah Madjer
• CMR Emmanuel Kundé
• TAN Thuwein Ali
• ZAI Muteba N'Daye

;2 goals

• ALG Ali Fergani
• CMR Grégoire Mbida
• CMR Jean Manga Onguéné
• GUI Amara Touré
• KEN Sammy Owino
• MOZ Gil Guiambe
• NGA John Chiedozie
• TAN Peter Tino
• ZAI Imowa Malgbanga
• ZAI Ayel Mayélé
• ZAI Kiyika Tokodi
• ZAM Godfrey Chitalu

;1 goal

• ALG Rabah Gamouh
• ALG Nourredine Kourichi
• ALG Djamel Zidane
• CMR Théophile Abega
• CMR Ibrahim Aoudou
• CMR Jean-Pierre Tokoto
• GAM Assan Sarr
• GUI Seydouba Bangoura
• GUI Naby Laye Camara
• GUI Mory Koné
• GUI Ibrahima Sory Touré
• KEN Elly Adero
• LES Sele Leboela
• LES Teboho Masia
• LBY Abubaker Bani
• LBY Rashid Mohammed Rashid
• MAD Abdou Bin Amidou
• MAD Michel Kira
• MWI Stock Dandize
• MAR Mohamed Boussati
• MAR Abdelaziz Daidi
• MAR Ahmed Limane
• MAR Mohamed Timoumi
• MAR Mustapha Yaghcha
• MOZ Francisco Rui Marcos
• NIG Bernard Akue Adovi
• NIG Atcha
• NIG Moussa Kanfideni
• NIG Abou Seydou
• NGA Leotis Boateng
• NGA Mudashiru Lawal
• NGA Christian M'Wokozhi
• NGA Henry Nwosu
• NGA Emmanuel Osigwe
• NGA Felix Owolabi
• SLE Ismael Dyfan
• SLE Sentu Johnson
• SLE Akie Noah
• SOM Ismail Mohammed Sharif
• SUD Abu Obeida Adam
• TAN Mohammed Adolf Rishard
• TAN Mohammed Salim
• TOG Djogou Akoulassi
• TOG Saibi Eklou Dodji
• TUN Témime Lahzami
• TUN Néjib Liman
• ZAI Masengo Ilunga
• ZAI Tshilumba Mukendi
• ZAI Monduone N'Kama
• ZAI M'Peti Suzeti
• ZAM Alex Chola
• ZAM Pele Kaimana
• ZAM Emmanuel Musonda
• ZAM Bizwell Phiri
• ZIM David Muchineripi

;1 own goal

• ZAI Kuliwa Tshikalu (playing against Madagascar)