2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa. The qualification stage doubled as the qualification stage for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, with fifteen teams qualifying for the finals held in Angola.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament details
Dates14 October 2007 – 18 November 2009
Teams51 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played202
Goals scored505 (2.5 per match)
Attendance4,219,427 (20,888 per match)
Top scorer(s) Moumouni Dagano
(12 goals)
Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

In total, 53 nations participated; however, due to the presence of the two tournaments' respective hosts, 52 teams were involved in each competition. South Africa qualified automatically as host for the World Cup, and Angola qualified as host for the African Cup of Nations. Both nevertheless competed in the qualifying phase to attempt to qualify for the other tournament.

This was the first time since 1934 that the hosts would compete in World Cup qualifiers. Angola's situation mirrored that of Egypt in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers in Africa, which doubled as the qualifiers to the 2006 African Cup of Nations hosted by Egypt.

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