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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
qualification Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to: * Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...
rounds for the African zone ( CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''
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''. A total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However,
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First round


First Leg

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Second Leg

''Burkina Faso won 2–0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Namibia won 3–1 on aggregate'' ---- ''South Africa won 4–0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Angola won 5–1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate'' ---- ''Liberia won 5–2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Gabon won 3–0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Burundi won 2–0 on aggregate but withdrew before the Final Round started, so their place was given to Sierra Leone.'' ---- ''Zimbabwe won 4–3 on aggregate'' ---- ''Congo won 3–1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Zaire won 7–1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Tunisia won 5–1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Togo won 3–2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate''


Final round

Key: *Teams highlighted in green qualified for the
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Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

''In May 1997, Zaire were renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo DR).'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----


Group 4

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Group 5

Gabon vs Sierra Leone was not played, since neither team could advance with a win. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Match abandoned after 53 minutes due to crowd trouble. FIFA allowed the result to stand'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Match postponed due to Sierra Leone not being able to travel from Freetown due to conflict. The match was never rearranged due to the result having no effect on final group standings'' ---- ----


Qualified teams

The following five teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament. :
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.


Goalscorers

There were 229 goals scored in 91 matches, for an average of 2.52 goals per match. ;5 goals * Paulão * Mamadou Zongo * Mike Okoth Origi *
Vitalis Takawira Vitalis "Digital" Takawira (born September 24, 1972 in Salisbury) is a retired Zimbabwean football player. He has played forward and attacking midfield professionally in Zimbabwe, Switzerland and the United States, as well as for the Zimbabwe ...
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* Titi Camara * Momo Soumah *
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* Phil Masinga * Adel Sellimi ;3 goals * Akwá *
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* Macchambes Younga-Mouhani * Ali Maher * Fodé Camara *
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Khalid Raghib Khalid Raghib (born 22 September 1969) is a Moroccan former footballer. He competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as t ...
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Zoubeir Baya Zoubeir Baya (or Beya) (; born 15 May 1971) is a Tunisian former professional footballer with a distinguished career as one of his country's most accomplished football exports. Baya, an attacking midfielder, displayed considerable skill and enter ...
;2 goals * Paulo Jorge da Silva * Bernard Tchoutang * Olivier Niere *
Hady Khashaba Hady Sherif Khashaba (born 19 December 1972) is an Egyptian former Association football, footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. Career Club career Khashaba spent his entire professional career with ...
* Mohammed Gargo * Samuel Johnson *
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* Cipriano Co * Pereira Tavares * Musa Otieno * Kennedy Simiyu *
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James Debbah James Salinsa Debbah (born 14 December 1969) is a Liberian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was the manager of the Liberia national team from 2013 to 2017. Club career Born in Monrovia, Debbah bega ...
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George Weah George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (; born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who is the incumbent president of Liberia, in office since 2018. Prior to his election to the presidency, Weah served as ...
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Mohammed Ouseb Mohammed Ouseb (born July 17, 1974 in Tsumeb) is a Namibian footballer. Club career Nicknamed 'Slice', Ouseb grew up in the Tsumeb neighborhood of Nomtsoub and played for African Lions before joining boyhood club Chief Santos. He later played fo ...
* Eliphas Shivute * Gervatius Uri Khob *
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Shaun Bartlett Shaun Bartlett (born 31 October 1972) is a South African professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Cape Town Spurs. During his playing career, he played as a striker. Early life Born in Cape Town, Bartlett was ra ...
* Bachirou Salou * Kossi Noutsoudje * Djima Oyawolé * Khaled Badra *
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Michel Ngonge Félix-Michel Ngonge (born 17 August 1967) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or striker. Besides in Belgium, he has played in Turkey, England, and Scotland. Ngonge played international football for Zaire, and later ...
* Mbuleya Tondelva * Frazer Kamwandi * Dennis Lota * Andrew Tembo ;1 goal * Abdelhafid Tasfaout * Sid Ahmed Zerrouki * Fernando Manuel Sousa * Joaquim Alberto Silva * Kassoum Ouédraogo *
Firmin Sanou Firmin Sanou (born 21 April 1973) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Burkinabé 1998 African Nations Cup team, who finished fourth after losing to Congo DR on penalties in the bronze fi ...
* Ousmane Sanou * Brahima Traore * Jean-Marie Mbuyi * Sutche Wambo * Jean-Jacques Missé-Missé * Christian Bongo * Charles Imboula * Sousa Miyamou * Lassina Dao * Hazem Emam * Hesham Hanafy * Ahmed Hassan *
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* Samir Kamouna * Abdel Sattar Sabry * Brice Mackaya * Anicet Yala Ngoukou * Théodore Nzue Nguema * Jonas Ogandaga * Abdul Aziz Corr * Ebrima Ebou Sillah *
Felix Aboagye Felix Ahmed Aboagye (born 5 December 1975) is a retired Ghanaian professional footballer who played primarily as a striker. He last professional club football for Mumbai FC in the I-League. International career He represented his homeland by ...
* Augustine Ahinful * Arthur Moses *
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* Tibou Bangoura * Vincent Kwarula * Henry Motego * Francis Were *
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Prince Daye Prince Daye (born 11 April 1978) is a Liberian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. Career Daye played in Ghana for Real Republican, in Liberia for Invincible Eleven, in France for Bastia, ...
* Oliver Makor * Jiana Raoelijaona * Etienne Hajason Rasoanaivo * Etienne Rado Rasoanaivo * Antoine Mocude * Youssef Fertout * El Arbi Hababi *
Mustapha Hadji Mustapha Hadji (born 16 November 1971) is a Moroccan football coach and former player. He was named the 50th greatest African player of all time by the African football expert Ed Dove. Early life Hadji was born in Ifrane Atlas-Saghir, Morocco. ...
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* Armando Macamo * Ewald Hoeseb * Johannes Ortmann *
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* Mutiu Adepoju * Jonathan Akpoborie * Sunday Oliseh *
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* Leon Mupenzi * Mamadou Diallo * Omar Traoré * Jamiru Amidu * Lamin Conteh *
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* Abu Kanu *
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* Doctor Khumalo * Helman Mkhalele * Eric Tinkler * Mark Williams * Khalid Ahmed Elmustafa * Anas Elnour * Mohamed Daima * Kokouni Akpalo Gnavor * Lantame Ouadja * Tadjou Salou * Mehdi Ben Slimane * Hédi Berkhissa * Taoufik Herichi * Riadh Jelassi *
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* Skander Souayah * Robert Kizito * Epotele Bazamba *
Emeka Mamale Emeka Esanga Mamale (21 October 1977 – 25 June 2020) was a football player from the DR Congo. Career At age 33, Mamale joined Matadi side TC Elima on a six-month contract. He represented his country at the 1996, 1998 and 2000 African Cup of ...
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Nzelo Hervé Lembi Nzelo Hervé Lembi (born 25 August 1975) is a retired Congolese former football defender. He joined Germinal Beerschot Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern A ...
* Étienne N'tsunda * Zico Tumba * Johnson Bwalya *
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Mwape Miti Mwape Miti (born 24 May 1973) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has played 246 matches and scored 109 goals for his team Odense Boldklub Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly ...
* Vincent Mutale * Kennedy Chihuri * Edelbert Dinha * Adam Ndlovu * Agent Sawu * Cloudious Zviripayi ;1 own goal * Mohamadi Balma (playing against Guinea) * Abu Kamara (playing against
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