2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round
In the first round, 42 teams were paired 2-by-2 and played knockout matches home-and-away. The 21 winners would advance to the second round where they would meet the other 9 teams that qualify directly to the second round. Those teams are the 5 teams that qualified for the 2002 World Cup Finals and the 4 highest-ranking teams in FIFA world rankings of 25 June 2003.
Seeding
Bolded teams advance to the second round.Matches
Mali won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.----
Benin won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Zambia won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Botswana won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Togo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Libya won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Algeria won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Uganda won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Sudan won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Cape Verde won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Gabon won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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3–3 on aggregate; Angola won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.
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Congo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Malawi won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Rwanda won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Guinea won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Ghana won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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Central African Republic withdrew. Burkina Faso advanced to the second round.