2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round

Seeding

The teams were seeded based on the 12 September 2013 edition of the FIFA World Rankings (shown below, with their second-round groups in small brackets).

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup.

Matches

The draw of the play-offs was held on 16 September 2013 in Giza, Egypt. The matches were played in the periods 11–15 October and 15–19 November 2013. ;Tie-break criteria

If teams are tied after the two-match series (on basis of Results, Goals Scored, Away Goals), then a Cup System will take effect.

;Knockout format: After the conclusion of the second match (i.e. 90 minutes of regulatory time), 30 minutes of extra-time will be played (2 x 15 minutes) Goals scored during extra-time period will be decisive.

• a) Team scoring greater number of goals advances.
• b) If both teams score same number of goals, then team with more away goals advances.

If no goals are scored in the extra-time, then penalty kick procedures will apply, as described in the Laws of the Game.

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L. Sané Kalou Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Obinna Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Moukandjo Makoun Cameroon won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Gomaa Waris Muntari Atsu Gedo Ghana won 7–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

D. Koné Bancé Medjani 3–3 on aggregate. Algeria won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Burkina Faso's protest that Algeria goalscorer Madjid Bougherra was ineligible to play in qualification was thrown out by FIFA.

Goalscorers

• Jean Makoun

• Asamoah Gyan

• Salomon Kalou

• Emmanuel Emenike

• Madjid Bougherra

• Sofiane Feghouli

• Carl Medjani

• Aristide Bancé

• Djakaridja Koné

• Jonathan Pitroipa

• Pierre Webó

• Benjamin Moukandjo

• Mohamed Aboutrika

• Mohamed Nagy Gedo

• Amr Zaki

• Behailu Assefa

• Kevin-Prince Boateng

• Abdul Majeed Waris

• Sulley Muntari

• Christian Atsu

• Didier Drogba

• Victor Moses

• Victor Obinna

• Papiss Cissé

• Moussa Sow

• Ahmed Akaïchi

• Wael Gomaa (against Ghana)

• Ludovic Sané (against Ivory Coast)

Notes

References

References

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5. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – African Zone". FIFA.com.
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7. (16 September 2013). "Senegal home-ban runs through the one-year home ban imposed on Senegal’s Leopold Seoff". Confederation of African Football.
8. (25 September 2013). "Senegal choose Morocco to host their World Cup play-off". BBC Sport.
9. "Tunisia-Cameroon: A sold-out match with 50,000 spectators".
10. [https://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-burkina-faso-protest-against-algeria-thrown-fifa-191631458--sow.html Reuters: Soccer-Burkina Faso protest against Algeria thrown out by FIFA]