The third round of CAF matches for

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was played from 7 October 2016 to 14 November 2017.

Format

A total of 20 teams which had advanced from the

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were drawn into five groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group qualified for the

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Seeding

The draw for the third round was held on 24 June 2016, 17:00 EET (

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), at the CAF headquarters in

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. The seedings – initially released on 8 June 2016 – were based on a special edition of the

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that included all matches up to 7 June 2016. This allowed the rankings to include results of the

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qualification games played between 3–5 June 2016. However, following a complaint by the

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, it was reported that a further special ranking would be used. This seeding was released on 21 June. Following further complaints, the Emergency Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers reversed the change, and restored the initial special rankings. *Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–5. *Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 6–10. *Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 11–15. *Pot 4 contained the teams ranked 16–20. Each group contained one team from each of the four pots. The fixtures of each group were decided based on the respective draw position of each team, which was decided by drawing a ball with position numbers 1–4. Note: Bolded teams qualified for the

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Groups

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Goalscorers

Notes

References

External links

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Qualifiers – Africa: Round 3
FIFA.com
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Qualifiers
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