2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round

This page provides the summaries of the CAF second round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format
The second round saw the top 28 ranked CAF teams joined by the 12 winners from the first round. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.

The matches were played from 1 June 2012 to 10 September 2013. The winners of each group advanced to the third round.

Seeding
The July 2011 FIFA World Ranking was used to seed the teams.

† First round winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw