2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
# 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round

The second round of CAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played over six matchdays, from 1 September to 16 November 2021.

## Format

The second round saw the top 26 ranked CAF teams joined by the 14 winners from the first round. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group advanced to the third round.

## Seeding

The draw for the second round was held on 21 January 2020, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt.

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of December 2019 (shown in parentheses below).

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the third round.

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Senegal (20) Tunisia (27) Nigeria (31) Algeria (35) Morocco (43) Ghana (47) Egypt (51) Cameroon (53) Mali (56) DR Congo (56) | Burkina Faso (59) Ivory Coast (61) South Africa (71) Guinea (74) Uganda (77) Cape Verde (78) Gabon (83) Benin (84) Zambia (88) Congo (89) | Madagascar (91) Mauritania (100) Libya (101) Mozambique $(105)^†$ Kenya (106) Central African Republic (109) Zimbabwe $(111)^†$ Niger (112) Namibia $(117)^†$ Guinea-Bissau $(118)^†$ | Malawi $(123)^†$ Angola $(124)^†$ Togo $(126)^†$ Sudan $(128)^†$ Rwanda $(131)^†$ Tanzania $(134)^†$ Equatorial Guinea $(145)^†$ Ethiopia $(146)^†$ Liberia $(152)^†$ Djibouti $(184)^†$ |

$^†$ First round winners

## Schedule

Below is the schedule of the second round of CAF 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. After the rescheduling of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament from June/July to January/February, the dates of Matchdays 1 and 2 of the second round were rescheduled. Because the competition was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule of the second round was revised again and on 19 August 2020 CAF announced the new dates, and the entire second round was postponed to 2021. On 6 May 2021, the second round was once again postponed due to the pandemic, and all matches were rescheduled to be played between September and November 2021.

| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
| - | - | - |
| Matchday 1 | 1–3 September 2021 | 1 v 4, 3 v 2 |
| Matchday 2 | 5–7 September 2021 | 2 v 1, 4 v 3 |
| Matchday 3 | 6–9 October 2021 | 1 v 3, 4 v 2 |
| Matchday 4 | 10–12 October 2021 | 3 v 1, 2 v 4 |
| Matchday 5 | 11–13 November 2021 | 4 v 1, 2 v 3 |
| Matchday 6 | 14–16 November 2021 | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 |

* ↑ Matchday 1 originally scheduled for 23–31 March 2020, later for 5–13 October 2020, then 5–8 June 2021.
* ↑ Matchday 2 originally scheduled for 1–9 June 2020, later for 9–17 November 2020, then 11–14 June 2021.
* ↑ Matchday 3 originally scheduled for 22–26 March 2021, later for 1–4 June 2021, then 1–4 September 2021.
* ↑ Matchday 4 originally scheduled for 27–30 March 2021, later for 5–8 June 2021, then 5–8 September 2021.
* ↑ Matchday 5 originally scheduled for 30 August – 7 September 2021, then 6–9 October 2021.
* ↑ Matchday 6 originally scheduled for 4–12 October 2021, then 10–12 October 2021.

## Groups

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Algeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 14 | Advance to third round | — | 2–2 | 6–1 | 8–0 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Niger | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 7 | | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 7–2 |
| 4 | Djibouti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 0 | | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tunisia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 13 | Advance to third round | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Zambia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Mauritania | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance to third round | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Liberia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cameroon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 15 | Advance to third round | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Malawi | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mali | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 16 | Advance to third round | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Uganda | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 9 | | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Kenya | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Rwanda | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Egypt | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advance to third round | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Gabon | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Libya | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Angola | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ghana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Advance to third round | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | South Africa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 13 | | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Senegal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 | Advance to third round | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Togo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Namibia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Congo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Morocco | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 18 | Advance to third round | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Guinea | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Sudan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | — |

### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | DR Congo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | Advance to third round | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Benin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 10 | | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | Madagascar | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |

## Goalscorers

There were 289 goals scored in 120 matches, for an average of 2.41 goals per match.

7 goals

* Islam Slimani

5 goals

* Riyad Mahrez
* Ibrahima Koné
* Ayoub El Kaabi
* Victorien Adebayor
* Fashion Sakala

4 goals

* Abdoul Tapsoba
* Dieumerci Mbokani
* Ryan Mmaee
* Victor Osimhen
* Famara Diédhiou

3 goals

* Sofiane Feghouli
* Steve Mounié
* Issoufou Dayo
* André Ayew
* Michael Olunga
* Sadio Mané
* Ismaïla Sarr
* Saimon Msuva
* Euloge Placca Fessou
* Wahbi Khazri
* Fahad Bayo

2 goals

* Baghdad Bounedjah
* Zini
* Mohamed Konaté
* Vincent Aboubakar
* Christian Bassogog
* Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
* Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
* Karl Toko Ekambi
* Stopira
* Júlio Tavares
* Isaac Ngoma
* Silvère Ganvoula
* Guy Mbenza
* Ben Malango
* Mohamed Magdy
* Mostafa Mohamed
* Saúl Coco
* Getaneh Kebede
* Jim Allevinah
* Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
* Thomas Partey
* Mohamed Bayo
* Piqueti
* Max Gradel
* Sébastien Haller
* Peter Wilson
* Sanad Al Warfali
* Njiva Rakotoharimalala
* Kalifa Coulibaly
* Adama M. Traoré
* Selim Amallah
* Imran Louza
* Peter Shalulile
* Issa Djibrilla
* Daniel Sosah
* Mohamed Wonkoye
* Kelechi Iheanacho
* Teboho Mokoena
* Mohamed Abdel Rahman
* Ellyes Skhiri

1 goal

* Youcef Belaïli
* Ismaël Bennacer
* Saïd Benrahma
* Ramy Bensebaini
* Aïssa Mandi
* Ramiz Zerrouki
* Ary Papel
* Jonathan Buatu
* Hélder Costa
* M'Bala Nzola
* Jordan Adéoti
* Jodel Dossou
* Issa Kaboré
* Zakaria Sanogo
* Lassina Traoré
* Nicolas Ngamaleu
* André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
* Ryan Mendes
* Jamiro Monteiro
* Garry Rodrigues
* Dylan Tavares
* Karl Namnganda
* Tresór Toropité
* Youssouf Abdi Ahmed
* Anas Farah Ali
* Warsama Hassan
* Yabe Siad Isman
* Chadrac Akolo
* Nathan Fasika
* Gaël Kakuta
* Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
* Mohamed Elneny
* Omar Marmoush
* Ramadan Sobhi
* Akram Tawfik
* Federico Bikoro
* Pablo Ganet
* Emilio Nsue
* Iban Salvador
* Abubeker Nassir
* Aschalew Tamene
* André Biyogo Poko
* Axel Méyé
* Alex Moucketou-Moussounda
* Mohammed Kudus
* Mubarak Wakaso
* François Kamano
* Mamadou Kané
* José Kanté
* Mama Baldé
* Joseph Mendes
* Frédéric Mendy
* Jérémie Boga
* Maxwel Cornet
* Franck Kessié
* Nicolas Pépé
* Ibrahim Sangaré
* Jean Michaël Seri
* Richard Odada
* Van-Dave Harmon
* Marcus Macauley
* Kpah Sherman
* Omar Al Khouja
* Ali Salama
* Hakim Abdallah
* Thomas Fontaine
* Richard Mbulu
* Khuda Muyaba
* Moussa Djenepo
* Moussa Doumbia
* Aboubakar Kamara
* Mamadou Niass
* Nayef Aguerd
* Aymen Barkok
* Sofiane Boufal
* Ilias Chair
* Munir El Haddadi
* Achraf Hakimi
* Geny Catamo
* Charles Hambira
* Joslin Kamatuka
* Elmo Kambindu
* Youssouf Oumarou
* Amadou Sabo
* Leon Balogun
* Ahmed Musa
* Olivier Niyonzima
* Abdul Rwatubyaye
* Keita Baldé
* Boulaye Dia
* Abdou Diallo
* Habib Diallo
* Idrissa Gueye
* Bongokuhle Hlongwane
* Evidence Makgopa
* Mothobi Mvala
* Ahmed Al-Tash
* Amir Kamal
* Seif Teiri
* Novatus Dismas
* Erasto Nyoni
* Faisal Salum
* Kévin Denkey
* Dylan Bronn
* Mohamed Dräger
* Seifeddine Jaziri
* Aïssa Laïdouni
* Ali Maâloul
* Anis Ben Slimane
* Patson Daka
* Prince Mumba
* Enock Mwepu
* Kudakwashe Mahachi
* Knowledge Musona

1 own goal

* Kenny Rocha Santos (against Nigeria)
* Getaneh Kebede (against South Africa)
* Johann Obiang (against Egypt)
* Limbikani Mzava (against Mozambique)
* Charles Hambira (against Congo)
* Youssouf Oumarou (against Algeria)
* Zakariya Souleymane (against Algeria)
* Pape Abou Cissé (against Togo)
* Abuaagla Abdalla (against Morocco)
* Alaixys Romao (against Congo)
