| 1981-10-04 |  Ethiopiav GuineaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 1–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-09-20 |  Burkina Fasoplayed as Upper Voltav AlgeriaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 1–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-08-30 |  Zambiav MoroccoAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-08-30 | AlgeriavBurkina Fasoplayed as Upper VoltaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 7–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-08-30 |  Madagascarv CameroonAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 2–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-08-16 | MoroccovZambiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 2–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-08-16 | CameroonvMadagascarAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 5–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-08-02 |  DR Congoplayed as Zaïrev GhanaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 1–2 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-07-22 | GhanavDR Congoplayed as ZaïreAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 2–2 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-06-28 | GuineavEthiopiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 2–2 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-05-10 |  RwandavEthiopiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 1–0 p | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-26 |  Senegalv TunisiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 0–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-26 |  CongovGhanaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 0–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-26 | EthiopiavRwandaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-25 | Zambiav ZimbabweAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-19 |  TogovCameroonAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 2–2 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-19 |  MalivAlgeriaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 3–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-19 |  MozambiquevDR Congoplayed as ZaïreAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 3–3 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-18 |  Egyptv KenyaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-12 | TunisiavSenegalAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-11 | ZimbabwevZambiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 0–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-11 | GhanavCongoAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 1–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-10 | AlgeriavMaliAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 5–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-05 | CameroonvTogoAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 4–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-05 | DR Congoplayed as ZaïrevMozambiqueAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 2–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-04 | KenyavEgyptAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 3–5 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-04-04 |  LiberiavMoroccoAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 0–5 | African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 1981-03-22 | MoroccovLiberiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification | 3–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification |