2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round
{{Short description|Football tournament qualification stage}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
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).{{#tag:ref|South Africa also entered World Cup qualifying in order to qualify for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. Had they made it to this round, their matches would not have been counted in determining who would advance to the World Cup finals in their group.[http://www.cafonline.com/index.php?lng=1&module=media&idrub=97375&idnews=83361 Qualification procedure for the 2nd round and 3rd round for world Cup/ CAN 2010]. Confederation of African Football.|group="note"}}
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).{{#tag:ref|Had Angola made it to this round, all the other three teams in their group would have advanced to the African Cup of Nations finals.|group="note"}}
Seeding
Teams were seeded based on their FIFA World Rankings in October 2008 (number in parentheses).[https://web.archive.org/web/20081013205906/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=905389.html#african+seeds+established African seeds established], FIFA. Retrieved 13 October 2008 One team from each of the following pots was drawn into each group.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081030231253/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/91/26/57/africa_draw_3rd_stage.pdf 3rd stage format and draw], FIFA. Retrieved 22 October 2008
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!width=25%|Pot 1 !width=25%|Pot 2 !width=25%|Pot 3 !width=25%|Pot 4 |
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| {{fb|CMR}} (12) {{fb|EGY}} (22) {{fb|GHA}} (25) {{fb|NGA}} (27) {{fb|CIV}} (29) | {{fb|GUI}} (41) {{fb|MAR}} (43) {{fb|TUN}} (47) {{fb|MLI}} (53) {{fb|ALG}} (56) | {{fb|BFA}} (63) {{fb|GAB}} (67) {{fb|ZAM}} (70) {{fb|KEN}} (79) {{fb|BEN}} (81) | {{fb|RWA}} (87) {{fb|TOG}} (91) {{fb|MOZ}} (100) {{fb|SUD}} (106) {{fb|MWI}} (109) |
Group A
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|team2=GAB|name_GAB={{fb|GAB}}|short_GAB={{fbicon|GAB}}
|team3=TOG|name_TOG={{fb|TOG}}|short_TOG={{fbicon|TOG}}
|team4=MAR|name_MAR={{fb|MAR}}|short_MAR={{fbicon|MAR}}
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|win_GAB=3|draw_GAB=0|loss_GAB=3|gf_GAB=9|ga_GAB=7
|win_TOG=2|draw_TOG=2|loss_TOG=2|gf_TOG=3|ga_TOG=7
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|match_CMR_GAB=2–1
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|match_CMR_TOG=3–0
|match_GAB_CMR=0–2
|match_GAB_MAR=3–1
|match_GAB_TOG=3–0
|match_MAR_CMR=0–2
|match_MAR_GAB=1–2
|match_MAR_TOG=0–0
|match_TOG_CMR=1–0
|match_TOG_GAB=1–0
|match_TOG_MAR=1–1
|update=complete|source={{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2010, football - table and standings |url=https://soccer365.me/competitions/736/2010/ |website=soccer365.me |access-date=11 April 2024}}
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{{football box
|id=Togo v Cameroon
|date = 28 March 2009
|time = 16:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}}
|score = 1–0
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|team2 = {{fb|CMR}}
|goals1 = Adebayor {{goal|11}}
|goals2 =
|stadium=Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra (Ghana){{#tag:ref|Togo were barred from hosting qualifiers due to violence during their 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Mali.|group="note"|name="togo"}}
|attendance = 26,450
|referee= Essam Abdel-Fatah (Egypt)
}}
{{football box
|id=Morocco v Gabon
|date = 28 March 2009
|time = 20:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
|score = 1–2
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|team2 = {{fb|GAB}}
|goals1 = El Hamdaoui {{goal|83}}
|goals2 = P. Aubameyang {{goal|34}}
Méyé {{Goal|45}}
|stadium = Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
|attendance = 38,000
|referee= Badara Diatta (Senegal)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Gabon v Togo
|date = 6 June 2009
|time = 15:30 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}}
|score = 3–0
Awarded{{#tag:ref|FIFA awarded Gabon a 3–0 win as a result of Togo fielding the ineligible player Abdoul-Gafar Mamah who played for Togo despite being suspended even though the original score ended as the same scoreline to Gabon.{{Cite web |title=Soccer-Morocco fail to get World Cup qualifier result overturned |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/soccer/id/4648485 |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=ESPN.com}}|group="note"}}
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120419061506/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070338/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|TOG}}
|goals1 = Ecuele {{goal|11}}
Méyé {{goal|67}}
Brou {{goal|81}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
|attendance = 20,000
|referee= Verson Lwanja (Malawi)
}}
{{football box
|id=Cameroon v Morocco
|date = 7 June 2009
|time = 15:30 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
|score = 0–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120119173228/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070339/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|MAR}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
|attendance = 35,000
|referee=Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Morocco v Togo
|date = 20 June 2009
|time = 18:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
|score = 0–0
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|team2 = {{fb|TOG}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
|attendance = 22,000
|referee=Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Gabon v Cameroon
|date = 5 September 2009
|time = 15:30 UTC+1
{{#tag:ref|The Gabon v Cameroon match was originally scheduled for 2009-06-20, but postponed at the request of Gabon for mourning the death of President Omar Bongo. The reverse match was also rescheduled.{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1071736.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619083434/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1071736.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 June 2009|title=Gabon-Cameroon encounter postponed|work=FIFA|access-date=15 June 2009}}|group="note"|name="gabon v cameroon"}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}}
|score = 0–2
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|team2 = {{fb|CMR}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =Emaná {{goal|65}}
Eto'o {{goal|67}}
|stadium = Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = Alfred Ndinya (Kenya)
}}
{{football box
|id=Togo v Morocco
|date = 6 September 2009
|time = 15:30 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}}
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120419050538/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070334/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|MAR}}
|goals1 = Salifou {{goal|3}}
|goals2 = Taarabt {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium = Stade de Kégué, Lomé
|attendance = 24,651
|referee = Muhmed Ssegonga (Uganda)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Cameroon v Gabon
|date = 9 September 2009
|time = 15:30 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
|score = 2–1
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|team2 = {{fb|GAB}}
|goals1 = Makoun {{goal|25}}
Eto'o {{goal|64}}
|goals2 = Cousin {{goal|90}}
|stadium = Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
|attendance = 38,000
|referee = Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Cameroon v Togo
|date = 10 October 2009
|time = 15:30 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
|score = 3–0
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|team2 = {{fb|TOG}}
|goals1 = Geremi {{goal|29}}
Makoun {{goal|46}}
Emaná {{goal|54}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
|attendance = 37,400
|referee = Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
}}
{{football box
| id = Gabon v Morocco
| date = 10 October 2009
| time = 15:30 UTC+1
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}}
| score = 3–1
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| team2 = {{fb|MAR}}
| goals1 = Mahdoufi {{goal|43|o.g.}}
Mouloungui {{goal|65}}
Cousin {{goal|70}}
| goals2 = Taarabt {{goal|88}}
| stadium = Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
| attendance = 14,000
| referee = Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
| event =
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{{football box
|id=Morocco v Cameroon
|date = 14 November 2009
|time = 15:30 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
|score = 0–2
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110809042450/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070331/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|CMR}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Webó {{goal|19}}
Eto'o {{goal|52}}
|stadium = Fez Stadium, Fes
|attendance = 17,000
|referee = Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
}}
{{football box
|id=Togo v Gabon
|date = 14 November 2009
|time = 15:30 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120419034803/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070330/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|GAB}}
|goals1 = Ayité {{goal|71}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade de Kégué, Lomé
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
}}
Group B
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|team1=NGA|name_NGA={{fb|NGA}}|short_NGA={{fbicon|NGA}}
|team2=TUN|name_TUN={{fb|TUN}}|short_TUN={{fbicon|TUN}}
|team3=MOZ|name_MOZ={{fb|MOZ}}|short_MOZ={{fbicon|MOZ}}
|team4=KEN|name_KEN={{fb|KEN}}|short_KEN={{fbicon|KEN}}
|win_NGA=3|draw_NGA=3|loss_NGA=0|gf_NGA=9|ga_NGA=4
|win_TUN=3|draw_TUN=2|loss_TUN=1|gf_TUN=7|ga_TUN=4
|win_MOZ=2|draw_MOZ=1|loss_MOZ=3|gf_MOZ=3|ga_MOZ=5
|win_KEN=1|draw_KEN=0|loss_KEN=5|gf_KEN=5|ga_KEN=11
|col_A=green1|text_A=Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
|result1=A
|col_Q=#BBF3FF|text_Q=Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
|result2=Q|result3=Q
|match_KEN_MOZ=2–1
|match_KEN_NGA=2–3
|match_KEN_TUN=1–2
|match_MOZ_KEN=1–0
|match_MOZ_NGA=0–0
|match_MOZ_TUN=1–0
|match_NGA_KEN=3–0
|match_NGA_MOZ=1–0
|match_NGA_TUN=2–2
|match_TUN_KEN=1–0
|match_TUN_MOZ=2–0
|match_TUN_NGA=0–0
|update=complete|source={{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2010, football - table and standings |url=https://soccer365.me/competitions/736/2010/ |website=soccer365.me |access-date=11 April 2024}}
}}
{{football box
|id=Kenya v Tunisia
|date = 28 March 2009
|time = 16:00 UTC+3
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}}
|score = 1–2
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120822144119/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070342/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|TUN}}
|goals1 =Oliech {{goal|70}}
|goals2 =Jemal {{goal|6}}
Jemâa {{goal|79}}
|stadium = Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
|attendance = 27,000
|referee= Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
}}
{{football box
|id=Mozambique v Nigeria
|date = 29 March 2009
|time = 15:00 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MOZ}}
|score = 0–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20111018233522/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070343/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NGA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estádio da Machava, Maputo
|attendance = 35,000
|referee= Amanuel Eyob (Eritrea)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Tunisia v Mozambique
|date = 6 June 2009
|time = 18:00 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20111214074417/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070328/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = Ben Yahia {{goal|21|pen.}}
Darragi {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade 7 November, Tunis
|attendance = 30,000
|referee=Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
}}
{{football box
|id=Nigeria v Kenya
|date = 7 June 2009
|time = 17:00 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
|score = 3–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120720063946/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070329/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|KEN}}
|goals1 = I. Uche {{goal|2}}
Obinna {{goal|72|pen.|77}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Abuja Stadium, Abuja
|attendance = 60,000
|referee=Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Kenya v Mozambique
|date = 20 June 2009
|time = 16:00 UTC+3
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}}
|score = 2–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120828180518/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070326/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = J. Owino {{goal|8}}
Mariga {{goal|72|pen.}}
|goals2 =Domingues {{goal|49}}
|stadium = Kasarani Sports Complex, Nairobi
|attendance = 15,000
|referee=Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
}}
{{football box
|id=Tunisia v Nigeria
|date = 20 June 2009
|time = 19:10 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
|score = 0–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110727105320/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070327/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NGA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade 7 November, Tunis
|attendance = 45,000
|referee=Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Mozambique v Kenya
|date = 6 September 2009
|time = 15:00 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MOZ}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121111185155/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070324/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|KEN}}
|goals1 = Tico-Tico {{goal|66}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estádio da Machava, Maputo
|attendance = 35,000
|referee = Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
}}
{{football box
|id=Nigeria v Tunisia
|date = 6 September 2009
|time = 17:00 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
|score = 2–2
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20111214072445/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070325/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|TUN}}
|goals1 =Odemwingie {{goal|23}}
Eneramo {{goal|80}}
|goals2 =Taïder {{goal|24}}
Darragi {{goal|89}}
|stadium = Abuja Stadium, Abuja
|attendance = 52,000
|referee = Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Nigeria v Mozambique
|date = 11 October 2009
|time = 17:00 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110727193639/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070323/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = Obinna {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Abuja Stadium, Abuja
|attendance = 13,000
|referee = Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
}}
{{football box
|id=Tunisia v Kenya
|date = 11 October 2009
|time = 17:00 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20111214073124/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070322/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|KEN}}
|goals1 =Jemâa {{goal|1}}
|goals2 =
|stadium =Stade 7 November, Tunis
|attendance = 50,000
|referee= Badara Diatta (Senegal)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Kenya v Nigeria
|date = 14 November 2009
|time = 16:00 UTC+3
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}}
|score = 2–3
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120721191502/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070321/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NGA}}
|goals1 = Oliech {{goal|15}}
Wanga {{goal|77}}
|goals2 = Martins {{goal|60||81}}
Yakubu {{goal|64}}
|stadium = Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
}}
{{football box
|id=Mozambique v Tunisia
|date = 14 November 2009
|time = 15:00 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MOZ}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20111214074412/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070320/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|TUN}}
|goals1 = Dário {{goal|83}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estádio da Machava, Maputo
|attendance = 30,000
|referee = Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
}}
Group C
|section=Group C
|show_matches = yes
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=ALG|name_ALG={{fb|ALG}}|short_ALG={{fbicon|ALG}}
|team2=EGY|name_EGY={{fb|EGY}}|short_EGY={{fbicon|EGY}}
|team3=ZAM|name_ZAM={{fb|ZAM}}|short_ZAM={{fbicon|ZAM}}
|team4=RWA|name_RWA={{fb|RWA}}|short_RWA={{fbicon|RWA}}
|win_ALG=4|draw_ALG=1|loss_ALG=1|gf_ALG=9|ga_ALG=4
|win_EGY=4|draw_EGY=1|loss_EGY=1|gf_EGY=9|ga_EGY=4
|win_ZAM=1|draw_ZAM=2|loss_ZAM=3|gf_ZAM=2|ga_ZAM=5
|win_RWA=0|draw_RWA=2|loss_RWA=4|gf_RWA=1|ga_RWA=8
|hth_ALG=Algeria and Egypt finished with identical overall and head-to-head records. Algeria won the tiebreaking play-off 1–0 to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
|hth_EGY=ALG
|col_A=green1|text_A=Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
|result1=A
|col_Q=#BBF3FF|text_Q=Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
|result2=Q|result3=Q
|match_ALG_EGY=3–1
|match_ALG_RWA=3–1
|match_ALG_ZAM=1–0
|match_EGY_ALG=2–0
|match_EGY_RWA=3–0
|match_EGY_ZAM=1–1
|match_RWA_ALG=0–0
|match_RWA_EGY=0–1
|match_RWA_ZAM=0–0
|match_ZAM_ALG=0–2
|match_ZAM_EGY=0–1
|match_ZAM_RWA=1–0
|update=complete|source={{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2010, football - table and standings |url=https://soccer365.me/competitions/736/2010/ |website=soccer365.me |access-date=11 April 2024}}
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{{football box
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|date = 28 March 2009
|time = 15:30 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|RWA}}
|score = 0–0
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|team2 = {{fb|ALG}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Amahoro, Kigali
|attendance = 22,000
|referee= Coffi Codjia (Benin)
}}
{{football box
|id=Egypt v Zambia
|date = 29 March 2009
|time = 19:30 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
|score = 1–1
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|team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}
|goals1 = Zaki {{goal|27}}
|goals2 = Kasonde {{goal|56}}
|stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
|attendance = 70,000
|referee= Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
}}
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|id=Zambia v Rwanda
|date = 6 June 2009
|time = 14:00 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}
|score = 1–0
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|team2 = {{fb|RWA}}
|goals1 = Kalaba {{goal|78}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe
|attendance = 28,000
|referee= Cheikh Ahmed Tidane Seck (Senegal)
}}
{{football box
|id=Algeria v Egypt
|date = 7 June 2009
|time = 20:30 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}
|score = 3–1
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|team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
|goals1 = Matmour {{goal|60}}
Ghezzal {{goal|64}}
Djebbour {{goal|77}}
|goals2 = Aboutrika {{goal|86}}
|stadium = Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
|attendance = 26,500
|referee=Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Zambia v Algeria
|date = 20 June 2009
|time = 14:00 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}
|score = 0–2
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|team2 = {{fb|ALG}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =Bougherra {{goal|21}}
Saïfi {{goal|66}}
|stadium = Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe
|attendance = 9,000
|referee=Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
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{{football box
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|date = 5 July 2009
|time = 20:30 UTC+3
{{#tag:ref|Moved from original date of the weekend of 2009-06-20 due to Egypt's participation in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=17602 Egypt's Rwanda World Cup qualifier postponed] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929193552/http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=17602 |date=29 September 2011 }}. Daily News Egypt.|group="note"}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
|score = 3–0
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|team2 = {{fb|RWA}}
|goals1 = Aboutrika {{goal|64||90}}
Hosny {{goal|74|pen.}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
|attendance = 18,000
|referee= Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Rwanda v Egypt
|date = 5 September 2009
|time = 15:30 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|RWA}}
|score = 0–1
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|team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Hassan {{goal|67}}
|stadium = Stade Amahoro, Kigali
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
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|time = 22:00 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}
|score = 1–0
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|team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}
|goals1 =Saïfi {{goal|59}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
|attendance = 30,000
|referee = Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
}}
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|id=Zambia v Egypt
|date = 10 October 2009
|time = 14:00 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}
|score = 0–1
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|team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Hosny {{goal|69}}
|stadium = Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
}}
{{football box
|id=Algeria v Rwanda
|date = 11 October 2009
|time = 19:15 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}
|score = 3–1
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|team2 = {{fb|RWA}}
|goals1 = Ghezzal {{goal|22}}
Belhadj {{goal|45+2}}
Ziani {{goal|90+5|pen.}}
|goals2 =Mutesa {{goal|19}}
|stadium = Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
|attendance = 22,000
|referee = Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Rwanda v Zambia
|date = 14 November 2009
|time = 15:30 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|RWA}}
|score = 0–0
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|team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}
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|stadium = Stade Amahoro, Kigali
|attendance = 18,000
|referee = Jamel Ambaya (Libya)
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{{football box
|id=Egypt v Algeria
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|time = 19:30 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
|score = 2–0
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|team2 = {{fb|ALG}}
|goals1 = Zaki {{goal|3}}
Moteab {{goal|90+5}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
|attendance = 75,000
|referee = Jerome Damon (South Africa)
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= Tiebreaking play-off =
{{main|2009 Egypt v Algeria football matches}}
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|id=Group C play-off
|date = 18 November 2009
|time = 20:30 UTC+3
|team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20111026215413/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300112079/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|ALG}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Yahia {{goal|40}}
|stadium = Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman (Sudan)
|attendance = 35,000
|referee = Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
}}
Alleged crowd violence at the playoff and the preceding match led to diplomatic tension between Egypt and Algeria.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
Group D
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|match_BEN_GHA=1–0
|match_BEN_MLI=1–1
|match_BEN_SUD=1–0
|match_GHA_BEN=1–0
|match_GHA_MLI=2–2
|match_GHA_SUD=2–0
|match_MLI_BEN=3–1
|match_MLI_GHA=0–2
|match_MLI_SUD=1–0
|match_SUD_BEN=1–2
|match_SUD_GHA=0–2
|match_SUD_MLI=1–1
|update=complete|source={{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2010, football - table and standings |url=https://soccer365.me/competitions/736/2010/ |website=soccer365.me |access-date=11 April 2024}}
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{{football box
|id=Sudan v Mali
|date = 28 March 2009
|time = 20:00 UTC+3
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUD}}
|score = 1–1
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|team2 = {{fb|MLI}}
|goals1 = Mudather Karika {{goal|23}}
|goals2 = Kanouté {{goal|19}}
|stadium = Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
|attendance = 35,000
|referee= Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
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{{football box
|id=Ghana v Benin
|date = 29 March 2009
|time = 17:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
|score = 1–0
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|team2 = {{fb|BEN}}
|goals1 = Tagoe {{goal|1}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
|attendance = 39,000
|referee= Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Benin v Sudan
|date = 7 June 2009
|time = 16:00 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEN}}
|score = 1–0
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|team2 = {{fb|SUD}}
|goals1 = Omotoyossi {{goal|22}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
|attendance = 26,000
|referee=Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)
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{{football box
|id=Mali v Ghana
|date = 7 June 2009
|time = 19:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MLI}}
|score = 0–2
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|team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Asamoah {{goal|67}}
Amoah {{goal|79}}
|stadium = Stade 26 mars, Bamako
|attendance = 40,000
|referee=Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Sudan v Ghana
|date = 20 June 2009
|time = 20:30 UTC+3
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUD}}
|score = 0–2
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|team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =Amoah {{goal|6||52}}
|stadium = Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
|attendance = 30,000
|referee=Jamel Ambaya (Libya)
}}
{{football box
|id=Mali v Benin
|date = 21 June 2009
|time = 19:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MLI}}
|score = 3–1
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|team2 = {{fb|BEN}}
|goals1 =Maïga {{goal|29}}
Diallo {{goal|76}}
Kanouté {{goal|84}}
|goals2 =S. Tchomogo {{goal|15}}
|stadium = Stade 26 mars, Bamako
|attendance = 40,000
|referee=Essam Abdel-Fatah (Egypt)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Benin v Mali
|date = 6 September 2009
|time = 16:00 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEN}}
|score = 1–1
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|team2 = {{fb|MLI}}
|goals1 =Aoudou {{goal|87}}
|goals2 =Samassa {{goal|72}}
|stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
|attendance = 33,000
|referee = Jerome Damon (South Africa)
}}
{{football box
|id=Ghana v Sudan
|date = 6 September 2009
|time = 17:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
|score = 2–0
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|team2 = {{fb|SUD}}
|goals1 = Muntari {{goal|14}}
Essien {{goal|53}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
|attendance = 38,000
|referee = Essam Abdel-Fatah (Egypt)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Benin v Ghana
|date = 11 October 2009
|time = 16:00 UTC+1
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEN}}
|score = 1–0
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|team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
|goals1 =Aoudou {{goal|89}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Verson Lwanja (Malawi)
}}
{{football box
|id=Mali v Sudan
|date = 11 October 2009
|time = 18:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MLI}}
|score = 1–0
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|team2 = {{fb|SUD}}
|goals1 =Kanouté {{goal|89}}
|goals2 =
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|attendance = 15,000
|referee = Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Sudan v Benin
|date = 14 November 2009
|time = 20:00 UTC+3
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUD}}
|score = 1–2
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|team2 = {{fb|BEN}}
|goals1 = Hassan Korongo{{goal|45+1|pen.}}
|goals2 = Omotoyossi {{goal|34|pen.}}
Koukou {{goal|62}}
|stadium = Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
|attendance = 600
|referee = Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
}}
{{football box
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|date = 15 November 2009
|time = 17:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
|score = 2–2
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|team2 = {{fb|MLI}}
|goals1 = Amoah {{goal|65}}
Annan {{goal|83}}
|goals2 = Fané {{goal|23}}
Ndiaye {{goal|68}}
|stadium = Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
|attendance = 39,000
|referee = Badara Diatta (Senegal)
}}
Group E
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|team3=MWI|name_MWI={{fb|MWI}}|short_MWI={{fbicon|MWI}}
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|result2=Q|result3=Q
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|match_BFA_CIV=2–3
|match_BFA_MWI=1–0
|match_GUI_BFA=1–2
|match_GUI_CIV=1–2
|match_GUI_MWI=2–1
|match_CIV_BFA=5–0
|match_CIV_GUI=3–0
|match_CIV_MWI=5–0
|match_MWI_BFA=0–1
|match_MWI_GUI=2–1
|match_MWI_CIV=1–1
|update=complete|source={{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2010, football - table and standings |url=https://soccer365.me/competitions/736/2010/ |website=soccer365.me |access-date=11 April 2024}}
}}
{{football box
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|date = 28 March 2009
|time = 18:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BFA}}
|score = 4–2
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|team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
|goals1 = Kéré {{goal|23}}
Traoré {{goal|30}}
Dagano {{goal|55|pen.|71}}
|goals2 = Feindouno {{goal|65|pen.}}
Zayatte {{goal|86}}
|stadium = Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
|attendance = 30,000
|referee= Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
}}
{{football box
|id=Ivory Coast v Malawi
|date = 29 March 2009
|time = 17:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
|score = 5–0
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|team2 = {{fb|MWI}}
|goals1 = Romaric {{goal|1}}
Drogba {{goal|6|pen.|27}}
Kalou {{goal|59}}
B. Koné {{goal|70}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
|attendance = 34,000
|referee= Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
}}
- 19 people were killed in a stampede before this match.{{cite book|editor-last1=Desbordes|editor-first1=Michel|editor-last2= Richelieu|editor-first2= André|title=Global sport marketing: contemporary issues and practice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y0-QDwAAQBAJ|year=2012 |publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780415507202|page=176}}
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{{football box
|id=Malawi v Burkina Faso
|date = 6 June 2009
|time = 14:30 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}
|score = 0–1
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|team2 = {{fb|BFA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Dagano {{goal|68}}
|stadium = Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
|attendance = 25,000
|referee= Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)
}}
{{football box
|id=Guinea v Ivory Coast
|date = 7 June 2009
|time = 17:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}
|score = 1–2
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110603175125/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070375/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
|goals1 = S. Bangoura {{goal|65}}
|goals2 = B. Koné {{goal|44}}
Romaric {{goal|72}}
|stadium = Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
|attendance = 14,000
|referee = Essam Abdel-Fatah (Egypt)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Burkina Faso v Ivory Coast
|date = 20 June 2009
|time = 18:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BFA}}
|score = 2–3
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|team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
|goals1 =Pitroipa {{goal|27}}
Bancé {{goal|78}}
|goals2 =Y. Touré {{goal|14}}
Tall {{goal|54|o.g.}}
Drogba {{goal|70}}
|stadium = Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
|attendance = 33,056
|referee=Jerome Damon (South Africa)
}}
{{football box
|id=Guinea v Malawi
|date = 21 June 2009
|time = 17:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}
|score = 2–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120819231739/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070374/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|MWI}}
|goals1 =Feindouno {{goal|25||43}}
|goals2 =Msowoya {{goal|88}}
|stadium = Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
|attendance = 14,000
|referee= Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Malawi v Guinea
|date = 5 September 2009
|time = 14:30 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}
|score = 2–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120819231734/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070372/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
|goals1 =Msowoya {{goal|46||59}}
|goals2 =Kalabane {{goal|38}}
|stadium = Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = Coffi Codjia (Benin)
}}
{{football box
|id=Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso
|date = 5 September 2009
|time = 17:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
|score = 5–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110603181600/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070489/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|BFA}}
|goals1 =Panandétiguiri {{goal|12|o.g.}}
Drogba {{goal|48||65}}
Y. Touré {{goal|55}}
Keïta {{goal|68}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
|attendance = 38,209
|referee = Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Malawi v Ivory Coast
|date = 10 October 2009
|time = 14:30 UTC+2
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110603181550/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070371/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
|goals1 = Ngwira {{goal|64}}
|goals2 = Drogba {{goal|67}}
|stadium = Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
|attendance = 25,000
|referee = Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
}}
{{football box
|id=Guinea v Burkina Faso
|date = 11 October 2009
|time = 17:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}
|score = 1–2
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120820042512/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070370/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|BFA}}
|goals1 = Bah {{goal|82}}
|goals2 = Dagano {{goal|37|pen.}}
Bamogo {{goal|59}}
|stadium = Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra (Ghana){{#tag:ref|Due to security concerns arising from the 2009 Guinea protest, the match was moved to Accra, Ghana.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8288747.stm Guinea 2010 qualifier moved ] BBC; 3 October 2009|group="note"|name="Conakry"}}
|attendance = 5,000
|referee = Jamel Ambaya (Libya)
}}
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{{football box
|id=Burkina Faso v Malawi
|date = 14 November 2009
|time = 16:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BFA}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120918100829/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070369/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|MWI}}
|goals1 = Dagano {{goal|47}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Essam Abdel-Fatah (Egypt)
}}
{{football box
|id=Ivory Coast v Guinea
|date = 14 November 2009
|time = 16:00 UTC+0
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
|score = 3–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110603181545/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070368/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
|goals1 = Gervinho {{goal|16||31}}
Tiéné {{goal|67}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
|attendance = 28,000
|referee = Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)
}}
Goalscorers
{{Goalscorers
|goals=135 |matches=61
|6 goals=
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Didier Drogba
|5 goals=
- {{fbicon|BFA}} Moumouni Dagano
|4 goals=
- {{fbicon|GHA}} Matthew Amoah
|3 goals=
- {{fbicon|CMR}} Samuel Eto'o
- {{fbicon|EGY}} Mohamed Aboutrika
- {{fbicon|GUI}} Pascal Feindouno
- {{fbicon|MLI}} Frédéric Kanouté
- {{fbicon|MWI|1964}} Chiukepo Msowoya
- {{fbicon|NGA}} Victor Obinna
|2 goals=
- {{fbicon|ALG}} Abdelkader Ghezzal
- {{fbicon|ALG}} Rafik Saïfi
- {{fbicon|BEN}} Mohamed Aoudou
- {{fbicon|BEN}} Razak Omotoyossi
- {{fbicon|CMR}} Achille Emaná
- {{fbicon|CMR}} Jean Makoun
- {{fbicon|EGY}} Hosny Abd Rabo
- {{fbicon|EGY}} Amr Zaki
- {{fbicon|GAB}} Daniel Cousin
- {{fbicon|GAB}} Roguy Méyé
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Bakari Koné
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Romaric
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Yaya Touré
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Gervinho
- {{fbicon|KEN}} Dennis Oliech
- {{fbicon|MAR}} Adel Taarabt
- {{fbicon|NGA}} Obafemi Martins
- {{fbicon|TUN}} Oussama Darragi
- {{fbicon|TUN}} Issam Jemâa
|1 goal=
- {{fbicon|ALG}} Nadir Belhadj
- {{fbicon|ALG}} Madjid Bougherra
- {{fbicon|ALG}} Rafik Djebbour
- {{fbicon|ALG}} Karim Matmour
- {{fbicon|ALG}} Antar Yahia
- {{fbicon|ALG}} Karim Ziani
- {{fbicon|BEN}} Séïdath Tchomogo
- {{fbicon|BEN}} Romuald Boco
- {{fbicon|BFA}} Aristide Bancé
- {{fbicon|BFA}} Mahamoudou Kéré
- {{fbicon|BFA}} Habib Bamogo
- {{fbicon|BFA}} Jonathan Pitroipa
- {{fbicon|BFA}} Alain Traoré
- {{fbicon|CMR}} Geremi Njitap
- {{fbicon|CMR}} Pierre Webó
- {{fbicon|EGY}} Ahmed Hassan
- {{fbicon|EGY}} Emad Moteab
- {{fbicon|GAB}} Bruno Ecuele Manga
- {{fbicon|GAB}} Éric Mouloungui
- {{fbicon|GAB}} Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- {{fbicon|GAB}} Moise Brou
- {{fbicon|GHA}} Anthony Annan
- {{fbicon|GHA}} Kwadwo Asamoah
- {{fbicon|GHA}} Michael Essien
- {{fbicon|GHA}} Sulley Muntari
- {{fbicon|GHA}} Prince Tagoe
- {{fbicon|GUI}} Mamadou Bah
- {{fbicon|GUI}} Sambégou Bangoura
- {{fbicon|GUI}} Oumar Kalabane
- {{fbicon|GUI}} Kamil Zayatte
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Salomon Kalou
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Kader Keïta
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Siaka Tiéné
- {{fbicon|KEN}} McDonald Mariga
- {{fbicon|KEN}} Julius Owino
- {{fbicon|KEN}} Allan Wanga
- {{fbicon|MWI|1964}} Jacob Ngwira
- {{fbicon|MLI}} Mamadou Diallo
- {{fbicon|MLI}} Lassane Fané
- {{fbicon|MLI}} Modibo Maïga
- {{fbicon|MLI}} Tenema Ndiaye
- {{fbicon|MLI}} Mamadou Samassa
- {{fbicon|MAR}} Mounir El Hamdaoui
- {{fbicon|MOZ}} Domingues
- {{fbicon|MOZ}} Tico-Tico
- {{fbicon|MOZ}} Dário
- {{fbicon|NGA}} Michael Eneramo
- {{fbicon|NGA}} Peter Odemwingie
- {{fbicon|NGA}} Ikechukwu Uche
- {{fbicon|NGA}} Yakubu
- {{fbicon|RWA}} Patrick Mutesa Mafisango
- {{fbicon|SDN}} Mudathir El Tahir
- {{fbicon|SDN}} Hassan Korongo
- {{fbicon|TOG}} Emmanuel Adebayor
- {{fbicon|TOG}} Moustapha Salifou
- {{fbicon|TOG}} Floyd Ayité
- {{fbicon|TUN}} Ammar Jemal
- {{fbicon|TUN}} Nabil Taïder
- {{fbicon|TUN}} Wissem Ben Yahia
- {{fbicon|ZAM}} Rainford Kalaba
- {{fbicon|ZAM}} Francis Kasonde
|1 own goal=
- {{fbicon|BFA}} Mamadou Tall (against Ivory Coast)
- {{fbicon|BFA}} Saïdou Panandétiguiri (against Ivory Coast)
- {{fbicon|MAR}} Hicham Mahdoufi (against Gabon)
}}