Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup

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rounds for the African zone ( CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''

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''. A total of 26 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament. There would be five rounds of play: *Preliminary Round, First Round, Second Round and Third Round: In each of these rounds, the teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the next round, until there would be 3 teams left. *Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.

Preliminary round

Sierra Leone won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the First Round. ---- Upper Volta won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the First Round.

First round

Algeria won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round. ---- The

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was tied 2–2, but Tunisia won 4–2 on

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in the second leg to advance to the Second Round. This was the first penalty shootout in a World Cup match. ---- Togo won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round. ---- The

was tied 3–3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round. Guinea advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off. ---- Nigeria won 6–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Congo-Brazzaville won 4–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Côte d'Ivoire won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Egypt won 5–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Zambia won 5–0 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Central African Republic withdrew, so Zaire advanced to the Second Round automatically. ---- Sudan withdrew, so Kenya advanced to the Second Round automatically. ---- Tanzania withdrew, so Uganda advanced to the Second Round automatically.

Second round

Tunisia won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Guinea won 4–1 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Ivory Coast won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Egypt won 1–0 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Zambia won 4–3 on agg. and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Zaire withdrew, so Nigeria advanced to the Third Round automatically.

Third round

Tunisia won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round. ---- Nigeria won 6–2 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round. ---- Egypt won 2–0 on agg. and advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Tunisia qualified.

Goalscorers

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;4 goals *

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;3 goals * Kobenan Kouman * Jérôme Lèbre Mamahou * Mostafa Abdou *

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* Mohamed Akid ;2 goals *

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* Jean-Jacques N'Doumba * Leon Goua G'Bize * Farouk Gaafar * Alloysius Atuegbu * Godwin Iwelumo * Kama Dumbuya * Wasieu Sounomu * Abderraouf Ben Aziza * Khemais Labidi * Témime Lahzami *

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Bernard Chanda Bernard Chanda was one of Zambia's greatest strikers and was the league top scorer three times. Nicknamed 'Bomber,' he played for three of Zambia's biggest clubs – Roan United, Mufulira Wanderers and Rokana United, and is remembered for sc ...

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* Willie Phiri ;1 goal *

Omar Betrouni Omar Betrouni ( ar, عمر بطرونى; born 9 January 1949) is a former Algeria international football forward who played for MC Alger and USM Alger. Playing career Born in Algiers, Betrouni played club football for MC Alger for more than a de ...

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* Jean Manga Onguéné * Jonas Bahamboula * Daniel Ebomoa * Pierre Lingongo * Joseph Mounoudzi * Joseph Wamba * Gaston Bawa * Lucien Kouassi Kouame *

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* Ahmed Abdel Baki *

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* Ossama Khalil *

Mokhtar Mokhtar Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar ( ar, مختار علي مختار; born 17 August 1954) is an Egyptian football coach and former player who is the manager of the El-Entag El-Harby. Playing career Al Ahly SC "Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar" started his football caree ...

* Tekalinge Kassahun * Opoku Afriyle * Ofei Ansah * Ibrahim Kassum * Ousmane Badara Bangoura * Youssuf Camara *

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Chérif Souleymane Chérif Souleymane, also known as Chérif Soulegmane, (born 20 October 1944) is a former Guinean footballer. He is considered among the finest footballers Guinea has ever produced. He was named the France Football African Footballer of the Year ...

* Ali Sylla * Ismael Sylla * Seydouba Sylla * Ousmane Thiam Tollo *

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* Abdelghani Lakhal * Mustapha Tahir * Boukari Adamou *

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* Sanda Seydou * Adokie Amiesimaka * Kunle Awesu *

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* Kelechi Emeteole * Johnny N'Wadioha * Samuel Ojebode *

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* Ismail Dyfan * Mohammed Sama *

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* Samuel Tray * Anani Afanou * Tabania Ametepé * Alirou Rachidou *

Tarak Dhiab Tarak Dhiab ( ar, طارق ذياب, born January 15, 1954) is a former footballer from Tunisia. The African Footballer of the Year in 1977, he is listed by the Tunisian Football Federation as having 107 caps for the Tunisian national football ...

* Amor Jebali * Néjib Liman *

Ali Kaabi Ali Kaabi (born 15 November 1953) is a retired Tunisian footballer. Kaabi made 72 appearances and scored nine goals for the Tunisia national football team from 1973 to 1982, and he participated in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In Tunisia's first eve ...

* Moncef Khouini * Abdulla Nasur * Denis Obua * Polly Ouma * Joseph Ouattara * Kouligo Zoma * Alex Chola *

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;1 own goal * Jack Chamangwana (playing against

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) * Godwin Odiye (playing against

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