page_title: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
hierarchical_section_title: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
caption_attribution_description: 2010 FIFA world cup and Africa Cup of Nations Qualified Teams
context_page_description: 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.
  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.
context_section_description: 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.
  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.
caption: Result:
    Countries that qualified for the 2010 World Cup and 2010 African Cup of Nations  Countries that qualified for the 2010 African Cup of Nations  Countries that did not qualify for the 2010 World Cup or 2010 African Cup of Nations  Countries that withdrew or were disqualified■ Host nation of the 2010 World Cup
  ◆ Host nation of the 2010 African Cup of Nations
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