The CAF first round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 4 to 10 September 2019.[1] [2]
A total of 28 teams (teams ranked 27–54 in the CAF entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The 14 winners advanced to the second round.[3]
The draw for the first round was held on 29 July 2019 at 12:00 EST (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[4]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of July 2019 (shown in parentheses below).[5] Teams from Pot 2 hosted the first leg, while teams from Pot 1 hosted the second leg.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.
The first legs were played on 4–7 September, and the second legs on 8 and 10 September 2019.
1–1 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on away goals and advanced to second round.----Zimbabwe won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to second round.----Namibia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.----2–2 on aggregate. Tanzania won 3–0 on penalties and advanced to second round.----Djibouti won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.----Malawi won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to second round.----Angola won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.----Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to second round.----Mozambique won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to second round.----Guinea-Bissau won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.----Equatorial Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.----Togo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.----Sudan won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to second round.----Rwanda won 10–0 on aggregate and advanced to second round.