1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) was the qualification process organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine the two African nations that would qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, held in Italy.

A total of 26 African nations entered the qualification process. The qualification was structured in three rounds:

• First Round: The 26 teams were drawn into ties and played a two-legged, home-and-away series. The 13 winners advanced to the Second Round.

• Second Round: The 13 winners from the First Round were drawn into new ties and played another two-legged, home-and-away series. The 6 winners plus one seeded team (Egypt) advanced to the Final Round.

• Final Round: The remaining teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Teams played each other in a home-and-away round-robin format. The winners of each group qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Egypt and Cameroon ultimately qualified from CAF to represent Africa at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Cameroon went on to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament, becoming the first African team to do so.