1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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. The African Zone was allocated three places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

There would be two rounds of play:

• First Round: The 36 teams were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
• Final Round: The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

First round

Group A

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Algeria	5	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1
2	Ghana	4	4	2	0	2	4	3	+1
3	Burundi	3	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2
4	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Algeria and advanced to the Final Round.

Group B

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Cameroon	6	4	2	2	0	7	1	+6
2	Swaziland	3	3	1	1	1	1	5	−4
3	Zaire	1	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2
4	Liberia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cameroon advanced to the Final Round.

Group C

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Zimbabwe	10	6	4	2	0	8	4	+4
2	Egypt	8	6	3	2	1	9	3	+6
3	Angola	4	5	1	2	2	3	4	−1
4	Togo	0	5	0	0	5	2	11	−9
5	Sierra Leone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Zimbabwe advanced to the Final Round.

Group D

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Nigeria	7	4	3	1	0	7	0	+7
2	South Africa	5	4	2	1	1	2	4	−2
3	Congo	0	4	0	0	4	0	5	−5
4	Libya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	São Tomé and Príncipe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.

Group E

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Ivory Coast	6	4	2	2	0	7	0	+7
2	Niger	5	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1
3	Botswana	1	4	0	1	3	1	9	−8
4	Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ivory Coast advanced to the Final Round.

Group F

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Morocco	10	6	4	2	0	13	1	+12
2	Tunisia	9	6	3	3	0	14	2	+12
3	Ethiopia	3	6	1	1	4	3	11	−8
4	Benin	2	6	1	0	5	3	19	−16
5	Malawi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Morocco advanced to the Final Round.

Group G

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Senegal	6	4	3	0	1	10	4	+6
2	Gabon	5	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2
3	Mozambique	1	4	0	1	3	3	11	−8
4	Mauritania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Senegal advanced to the Final Round.

Group H

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Zambia	6	4	3	0	1	11	3	+8
2	Madagascar	6	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4
3	Namibia	0	4	0	0	4	0	12	−12
4	Tanzania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Zambia advanced to the Final Round.

Group I

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Guinea	2	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
2	Kenya	2	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2
3	Gambia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Guinea advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	4	2	1	1	10	5	+5	5
Ivory Coast	4	2	1	1	5	6	-1	5
Algeria	4	0	2	2	3	7	-4	2

Nigeria qualified for the World Cup.

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Morocco	4	3	0	1	6	3	+3	6
Zambia	4	2	1	1	6	2	+4	5
Senegal	4	0	1	3	1	8	-7	1

Morocco qualified for the World Cup.

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cameroon	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	6
Zimbabwe	4	2	0	2	3	6	-3	4
Guinea	4	1	0	3	4	5	-1	2

Cameroon qualified for the World Cup.