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).
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).
Seeding
Teams were seeded based on their FIFA World Rankings in October 2008 (number in parentheses). One team from each of the following pots was drawn into each group.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon (12) | Guinea (41) | Burkina Faso (63) | Rwanda (87) |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 | Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Gabon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | 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 | — |
| Morocco | 1–2 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| El Hamdaoui 83' | Report | P. Aubameyang 34' Méyé 45' |
| Cameroon | 0–0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Tunisia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | 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 | — |
| Mozambique | 0–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Mozambique | 1–0 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Tico-Tico 66' | Report |
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Obinna 90+3' | Report |
| Mozambique | 1–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Dário 83' | Report |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Egypt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | 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 | — |
Notes:
Tiebreaking play-off
Alleged crowd violence at the playoff and the preceding match led to diplomatic tension between Egypt and Algeria.[citation needed]
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Benin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | 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 | — |
| Sudan | 1–1 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Mudather Karika 23' | Report | Kanouté 19' |
| Benin | 1–0 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Omotoyossi 22' | Report |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 16 | Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | — | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12 | Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | 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 | — |
| Burkina Faso | 4–2 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Kéré 23' Traoré 30' Dagano 55' (pen.), 71' | Report | Feindouno 65' (pen.) Zayatte 86' |
- 19 people were killed in a stampede before this match.
| Malawi | 0–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dagano 68' |
| Guinea | 1–2 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| S. Bangoura 65' | Report | B. Koné 44' Romaric 72' |
| Burkina Faso | 2–3 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Pitroipa 27' Bancé 78' | Report | Y. Touré 14' Tall 54' (o.g.) Drogba 70' |
| Ivory Coast | 5–0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Panandétiguiri 12' (o.g.) Drogba 48', 65' Y. Touré 55' Keïta 68' | Report |
| Malawi | 1–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Ngwira 64' | Report | Drogba 67' |
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Dagano 47' | Report |
| Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Gervinho 16', 31' Tiéné 67' | Report |
Goalscorers
There were 135 goals scored in 61 matches, for an average of 2.21 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Nadir Belhadj
- Madjid Bougherra
- Rafik Djebbour
- Karim Matmour
- Antar Yahia
- Karim Ziani
- Séïdath Tchomogo
- Romuald Boco
- Aristide Bancé
- Mahamoudou Kéré
- Habib Bamogo
- Jonathan Pitroipa
- Alain Traoré
- Geremi Njitap
- Pierre Webó
- Ahmed Hassan
- Emad Moteab
- Bruno Ecuele Manga
- Éric Mouloungui
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Moise Brou
- Anthony Annan
- Kwadwo Asamoah
- Michael Essien
- Sulley Muntari
- Prince Tagoe
- Mamadou Bah
- Sambégou Bangoura
- Oumar Kalabane
- Kamil Zayatte
- Salomon Kalou
- Kader Keïta
- Siaka Tiéné
- McDonald Mariga
- Julius Owino
- Allan Wanga
- Jacob Ngwira
- Mamadou Diallo
- Lassane Fané
- Modibo Maïga
- Tenema Ndiaye
- Mamadou Samassa
- Mounir El Hamdaoui
- Domingues
- Tico-Tico
- Dário
- Michael Eneramo
- Peter Odemwingie
- Ikechukwu Uche
- Yakubu
- Patrick Mutesa Mafisango
- Mudathir El Tahir
- Hassan Korongo
- Emmanuel Adebayor
- Moustapha Salifou
- Floyd Ayité
- Ammar Jemal
- Nabil Taïder
- Wissem Ben Yahia
- Rainford Kalaba
- Francis Kasonde
1 own goal
- Mamadou Tall (against Ivory Coast)
- Saïdou Panandétiguiri (against Ivory Coast)
- Hicham Mahdoufi (against Gabon)