2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round


This page provides the summaries of the CAF First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

In this round the twenty-four lowest seeded teams were drawn into 12 home-and-away ties, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.
The matches were scheduled to be held with first legs on 11 November 2011 and second legs on 15 November 2011. The 12 winners advanced to the second round of the African qualifiers.

Seeding

The July 2011 FIFA Ranking was used to seed the teams.

Results

Goalscorers

There were 66 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
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