2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round
The CAF second round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2004 and finished on 8 October 2005.
The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This round also doubled as qualification for the 2006 African Cup of Nations, for which the top three teams from each group qualified.
Format
The 30 teams (9 teams given a bye directly to the second round and 21 winners from the first round) were split into five groups of six teams each – with all teams playing home and away against each of the other five teams in the group.
The highest-ranked team in each group qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, while the top three teams qualified for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations (except in Egypt's case; since Egypt qualified for the tournament directly as hosts, fourth-placed Libya qualified in its place.)
Seeding
The draw was held on 5 December 2003 in Frankfurt, Germany. The thirty eligible teams were divided into six groups of five teams. Pot A contained the five teams that had participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, while the teams in pots B–F were ranked based on the most recent FIFA world ranking.[1]
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D | Pot E | Pot F |
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Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png){kind=small}
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| 1 | Togo
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10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 23 | 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Senegal
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 21 | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
| 3 | Zambia
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 19 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Congo
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10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 10 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Mali
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10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 8 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 6 | Liberia
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Senegal | 2–0 | Congo |
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Diatta  59'M. N'Diaye 77' |
Report |
| Congo | 3–0 | Liberia |
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| Bouanga 52' Mamouna-Ossila 55'Batota 66' |
Report |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohamed Ould Lemghambodj (Mauritania)
| Congo | 1–0 | Mali |
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| Mamouna-Ossila 30' |
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| Zambia | 1–0 | Liberia |
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| Kalusha Bwalya 91' |
Report |
| Congo | 2–3 | Zambia |
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| Bouanga 75' Mamouna-Ossila 81' |
Report | Mbesuma 2' 37' 65' |
| Senegal | 6–1 | Liberia |
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| Fadiga 19' E.H. Diouf 45' (pen.) 84'A. Faye 56'H. Camara 72'M. N'Diaye 75' |
Report | Tondo 86' |
| Mali | 4–1 | Liberia |
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| D. Coulibaly 7' (pen.) 34' Diamoutene 48' (pen.)Diarra 75' |
Report | Toe 54' |
| Zambia | 0–1 | Senegal |
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| Report | E.H. Diouf 57' |
| Senegal | 3–0 | Mali |
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| H. Camara 18' 65' E.H. Diouf 23' |
Report |
| Congo | 2–3 | Togo |
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| Bouity 26' Mamouna-Ossila 56' |
Report | Adebayor 40' Mohamed Kader 60' 70' |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Ghana
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 21 | 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | DR Congo
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10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16[a] | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | South Africa
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10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 16[a] | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Burkina Faso
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Cape Verde
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10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 10 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Uganda
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10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — |
| South Africa | 2–1 | Cape Verde |
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| Mabizela 40', 68' |
Report | Janício 73' |
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Ghana |
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| Zongo 79' |
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| Cape Verde | 1–0 | Uganda |
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| Cafú 42' |
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| Ghana | 3–0 | South Africa |
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| Muntari 13' Appiah 55', 78' |
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| South Africa | 2–0 | Burkina Faso |
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| Pienaar 14' Bartlett 42' |
Report |
| Cape Verde | 1–1 | DR Congo |
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| Modeste 26' |
Report | Kaluyituka 1' |
| Burkina Faso | 2–0 | Uganda |
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| Dagano 34' Nikiema 79' |
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| DR Congo | 1–0 | South Africa |
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| Musasa 86' |
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| Cape Verde | 1–0 | Burkina Faso |
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| Cafú 2' |
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| Uganda | 0–1 | South Africa |
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| Report | McCarthy 68' (pen.) |
| Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Cape Verde |
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| Dagano 71' |
Report | Caló 48', 87' |
| Cape Verde | 1–2 | South Africa |
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| Cafú 77' |
Report | McCarthy 10' Buckley 12' |
| South Africa | 0–2 | Ghana |
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| Report | Amoah 59' Essien 91' |
| Uganda | 1–0 | Cape Verde |
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| Sserunkuma 36' |
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| Burkina Faso | 2–0 | DR Congo |
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| Panandétiguiri 3' Dagano 68' |
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| Burkina Faso | 3–1 | South Africa |
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| Cissé 32', 47' Kébé 39' |
Report | Zuma 75' |
| Cape Verde | 0–4 | Ghana |
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| Report | Asamoah Frimpong 5' Muntari 35'Gyan 75'Attram 87' |
| Uganda | 2–2 | Burkina Faso |
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| Masaba 30' (pen.) Sserunkuma 71' |
Report | Kébé 15' Rouamba 75' |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Ivory Coast
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10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 22 | 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | — | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Cameroon
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 21 | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Egypt[a]
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 17 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 4–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | Libya[a]
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10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 12 | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
| 5 | Sudan
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 6 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Benin
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10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Benin | 1–1 | Sudan |
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| Ogunbiyi 30' |
Report | Abdel Aziz 45+2' |
| Cameroon | 2–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Eto'o 80' Feutchine 82' |
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| Benin | 3–3 | Egypt |
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| O. Tchomogo 8' (pen.) Ahouéya 46'Ogunbiyi 68' |
Report | Hassan 66' Aboutrika 75'Mostafa 80' |
| Benin | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
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| Report | Dindane 48' |
| Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Benin |
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| Kalou 7' Drogba 19', 59' |
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| Libya | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Egypt | 6–1 | Sudan |
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| Ali 8', 31' Zaki 28', 50'T. El-Said 86'Abdel Malek 71' |
Report | Tambal 83' |
| Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Egypt |
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| Drogba 41', 49' |
Report |
| Ivory Coast | 2–3 | Cameroon |
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| Drogba 38', 47' |
Report | Webó 30', 45+2', 85' |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Angola
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 21[a] | 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Nigeria
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 21[a] | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Zimbabwe
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 15 | 2–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Gabon
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10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 10 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Algeria
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10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Rwanda
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10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Rwanda | 0–2 | Zimbabwe |
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| Report | P. Ndlovu 41' Nengomasha 79' |
| Nigeria | 1–1 | Angola |
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| Okocha 5' |
Report | Figueiredo 60' |
| Nigeria | 5–1 | Zimbabwe |
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| Martins 35', 75' (pen.) Yussuf 62'Kanu 80' (pen.)Odemwingie 89' |
Report | Benjani 70' |
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Tunisia
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 21 | 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Morocco
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 20 | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| 3 | Guinea
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 17 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Kenya
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10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 10 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 5 | Botswana
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10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 9 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Malawi
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 6 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | — |
| Botswana | 2–0 | Malawi |
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| Selolwane 7' Gabolwelwe 25' |
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| Morocco | 1–1 | Tunisia |
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| El Karkouri 74' |
Report | Santos 11' |
| Kenya | 1–0 | Botswana |
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| Oliech 44' |
Report |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Buenkadila Wabelo Bisingu (Congo DR)
| Guinea | 1–0 | Kenya |
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| S. Bangoura 68' |
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| Malawi | 1–3 | Botswana |
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| Mwafulirwa 48' |
Report | Molwantwa 8' Selolwane 40'Motlhabankwe 88' |
| Morocco | 1–0 | Botswana |
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| El Karkouri 56' |
Report |
| Guinea | 3–1 | Malawi |
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| Feindouno 12' Diawara 36'S. Bangoura 67' |
Report | Mkandawire 37' |
| Malawi | 3–0 | Kenya |
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| Zakazaka 6' Mkandawire 49', 61' |
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| Botswana | 1–2 | Guinea |
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| Molwantwa 35' |
Report | O. Bangoura 73', 76' |
Goalscorers
There were 397 goals scored in 150 matches, for an average of 2.65 goals per match.
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- Mansour Boutabout
- Dipsy Selolwane
- Cafú
- Carlos Caló
- Mohamed Aboutrika
- Abdel Halim Ali
- Ahmed Hassan
- Matthew Amoah
- Stephen Appiah
- Michael Essien
- Asamoah Gyan
- Pascal Feindouno
- Nader Kara
- Noel Mkandawire
- Marouane Chamakh
- Talal El Karkouri
- Jaouad Zairi
- Abedi Saïd
- Sibusiso Zuma
- Mohamed Kader
- Mamam Cherif Touré
- Haykel Guemamdia
- Benjani Mwaruwari
- Peter Ndlovu
2 goals
- Flávio
- Mouritala Ogunbiyi
- Abdoulaye Cissé
- Yahia Kébé
- Geremi
- Rigobert Song
- Rudy Bhebey
- Michel Bouanga
- Trésor Mputu
- Tarek El-Said
- Mido
- Emad Moteab
- Mohamed Shawky
- Thierry Issiémou
- Sulley Muntari
- Ousmane Bangoura
- Sambégou Bangoura
- Fodé Mansaré
- John Barasa
- Ahmed Saad Osman
- Emmanuel Chipatala
- Heston Munthali
- Russel Mwafulirwa
- Dramane Coulibaly
- Soumaila Coulibaly
- Frédéric Kanouté
- Julius Aghahowa
- Nwankwo Kanu
- Yakubu
- Papa Bouba Diop
- Moussa N'Diaye
- Mbulelo Mabizela
- Benni McCarthy
- Steven Pienaar
- Yao Junior Sènaya
- Adel Chedli
- Kaies Ghodhbane
- Karim Haggui
- David Obua
- Geoffrey Sserunkuma
- Ignatius Lwipa
- Nchimunya Mweetwa
1 goal
- Isâad Bourahli
- Abdelmalek Cherrad
- Sofiane Daoud
- Hamza Yacef
- Antar Yahia
- Paulo Figueiredo
- Freddy
- Mantorras
- Rebelo Lopes
- Zé Kalanga
- Coffi Agbessi
- Jocelyn Ahouéya
- Rachad Chitou
- Bachirou Osseni
- Stéphane Sessègnon
- Oumar Tchomogo
- Séïdath Tchomogo
- Nelson Gabolwelwe
- Mogogi Gabonamong
- Tshepo Motlhabankwe
- Abdoul-Aziz Nikiema
- Saïdou Panandétiguiri
- Florent Rouamba
- Amadou Touré
- Mamadou Zongo
- Roudolphe Douala
- Guy Feutchine
- Joseph-Désiré Job
- Bill Tchato
- Janício Martins
- Jimmy Modeste
- Gervais Batota
- Bertrand Bouity
- Dikilu Bageta
- Mbala Mbuta Biscotte
- Ngasanya Ilongo
- Djoko Kaluyituka
- Cyrille Kitambala
- Zola Matumona
- Marcel Kimemba Mbayo
- Kabamba Musasa
- Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek
- Mohamed Abdelwahab
- Hassan Mostafa
- Georges Akieremy
- Catilina Aubameyang
- Etienne Bito'o
- Etienne Alain Djissikadie
- Dieudonné Londo
- Godwin Attram
- Joetex Asamoah Frimpong
- Souleymane Youla
- Kanga Akalé
- Bonaventure Kalou
- Bakari Koné
- Gilles Yapi Yapo
- Edwin Mukenya
- Musa Otieno
- Alvin Kieh
- Arcadia Toe
- Isaac Tondo
- Marei Al Ramly
- Younes Al Shibani
- Othman Ferjani
- Patrick Mabedi
- Albert Mpinganjira
- Jimmy Zakazaka
- Abdoulaye Demba
- Mamadou Diallo
- Souleymane Diamoutene
- Mahamadou Diarra
- Mohamed Sissoko
- Mounir Diane
- Houssine Kharja
- Youssef Mokhtari
- Youssef Safri
- Joseph Enakarhire
- Christian Obodo
- Peter Odemwingie
- Jay-Jay Okocha
- John Utaka
- Joseph Yobo
- Ayila Yussuf
- Jimmy Gatete
- Jimmy Mulisa
- Papa Dia
- Abdoulaye Faye
- Lamine Diatta
- Khalilou Fadiga
- Babacar Gueye
- Mamadou Niang
- Shaun Bartlett
- Delron Buckley
- Quinton Fortune
- Amar Ramadan
- Faisal Agab
- Adékambi Olufadé
- Moustapha Salifou
- Najeh Braham
- Wisam El Abdy
- Ziad Jaziri
- Issam Jemâa
- Mehdi Nafti
- Ali Zitouni
- Simon Masaba
- Ibrahim Sekagya
- Kalusha Bwalya
- Linos Chalwe
- Gift Kampamba
- Harry Milanzi
- Jacob Mulenga
- Mumamba Numba
- Elijah Tana
- Tinashe Nengomasha
- Ashley Rambanapasi
1 own goal
- Slimane Raho (against Zimbabwe)
- Nélson Veiga (against Ghana)
- René Nsi-Akoue (against Angola)
- Zvenyika Makonese (against Rwanda)
Notes
References
- ^ "Welcome to CAF homepage". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2006, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "FIFA steps up ban on Kenyan fans". BBC Sport. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2025.