1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Rashidi Yekini (8 goals)
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Qualification for championships (CAF)
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Africa Cup of Nations

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 40 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Burkina Faso, Malawi, São Tomé and Príncipe and Sierra Leone all withdrew before the draw was made. Later, Libya withdrew due to UN sanctions,[1] and Liberia withdrew during qualification due to financial hardship during a civil war.[2]

The African Zone was allocated three places (out of 24) in the final tournament, which went to Nigeria, Morocco, and Cameroon.[3]

  1. ^ "Path to World Cup Full of Bizarre Turns". Chicago Tribune. 15 April 1993.
  2. ^ Hughes, Rob (6 January 1993). "1993:The Year Out of Time". International Herald Tribune – via The New York Times.
  3. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Henrique Jarreta, Sergio (30 December 2019). "World Cup 1994 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 June 2024.