1996 African Cup of Nations qualification
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Qualification for championships (CAF) |
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The Qualification for the 1996 African Cup of Nations took place in 7 groups of 6 teams each, with the top 2 teams from each group progressing to the tournament. Nigeria and South Africa qualified automatically, as champions and hosts respectively. Qualification began in September 1994 and ended in July 1995.
Qualifying round
Group 1
Lesotho withdrew after competing 6 matches (1 win, 5 losses); Their results were annulled. Swaziland withdrew without playing any matches.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Zaire | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 |
Cameroon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Malawi | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
Zimbabwe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 |
Lesotho (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swaziland (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malawi | 3 – 1 | Zimbabwe |
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Banda 62' Maduka 83' Mpinganjira 89' |
Sawu 35' |
Cameroon | 4 – 1 Annulled | Lesotho |
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Dikoumé 10', 73' Ntoko 49' Mouyémé 87' |
Lekoane 80' |
Malawi | 1 – 3 | Cameroon |
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Maduka 55' | Mbarga 5' Mouyémé 42', 68' |
Group 2
Guinea Bissau withdrew after competing 3 matches (1 draw, 2 losses); their results were annulled.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Tunisia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
Liberia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 |
Senegal | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
Mauritania | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 |
Togo | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 |
Guinea-Bissau (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Senegal | 0 – 0 | Mauritania |
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Mauritania | 1 – 1 Annulled | Guinea-Bissau |
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Ould Malha 25' | Mané 87' |
Mauritania | 1 – 1 | Liberia |
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Ould Malha 79' | N'Diaye 28' (o.g.) |
Tunisia | 1 – 1 | Togo |
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Hamrouni 24' | Latmay 56' |
Guinea-Bissau | 1 – 4 Annulled | Senegal |
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Khome 68' | Diallo 5' Sané 38', 65' Diatta 73' |
Togo | 0 – 0 | Mauritania |
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Tunisia | 1 – 0 | Mauritania |
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Mahjoubi 67' |
Mauritania | 0 – 1 | Senegal |
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Diallo 14' |
Liberia | 2 – 0 | Mauritania |
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Debbah 25', 67' |
Mauritania | 2 – 1 | Togo |
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60' | Lantam 82' |
Tunisia | 4 – 0 | Senegal |
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Berkhissa 47', 83' Baya 56' Hassen 69' |
Mauritania | 0 – 0 | Tunisia |
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Group 3
Gambia and Niger withdrew after competing 5 matches each; their results were annulled. Central African Republic withdrew without playing any match.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Ghana | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
Sierra Leone | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
Congo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
Gambia (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Niger (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Central African Republic (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sierra Leone | 3 – 2 | Congo |
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Diallo 34' Conteh 43', 53' |
Baloki 33' Imboula 86' |
Sierra Leone | 2 – 0 Annulled | Gambia |
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Koroma 50' Kanu 53' |
Congo | 3 – 1 Annulled | Niger |
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Ibara 74' Imboula 38', 50' |
Moussa 53' |
Sierra Leone | 1 – 0 | Ghana |
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Conteh 77' (pen. ) |
Congo | 0 – 2 | Sierra Leone |
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90' |
Sierra Leone | 5 – 1 Annulled | Niger |
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Kallon 32' Kallon 55', 69' Zarppa 75' Sama 78' |
Ide 18' |
Congo | 0 – 2 | Ghana |
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Aboagye 57', 89' |
Group 4
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Egypt | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 15 |
Algeria | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 |
Uganda | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 |
Tanzania | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 8 |
Sudan | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 8 |
Ethiopia | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 6 |
Tanzania | 4 – 0 | Uganda |
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Salehe 5' Lunyamila 9', 88' Nteze 13' |
Algeria | 1 – 1 | Sudan |
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Zouani 64' | Sabri Elhaj 11' |
Egypt | 5 – 1 | Tanzania |
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El-Kass 12', 52' Salah-El-Din 64' Hassan 82' (pen.) Fathi 84' |
Tazali 55' |
Tanzania | 2 – 0 | Sudan |
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Selemani 26', 61' |
Uganda | 1 – 1 | Algeria |
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Semogerere 70' (pen.) | Tasfaout 43' |
Algeria | 1 – 0 | Egypt |
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Dziri 16' (pen.) | Report |
Ethiopia | 1 – 0 | Tanzania |
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Juhar 33' |
Sudan | 3 – 1 | Uganda |
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Nemairi Ahmed Saeed 9', 34' Amir Mustafa 81' |
Musisi 22' |
Tanzania | 2 – 1 | Algeria |
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Kidishi 37' Selemani 66' |
Kaci-Said 13' |
Ethiopia | 2 – 0 | Sudan |
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Kebede 4' Sessaye 71' |
Egypt | 3 – 1 | Sudan |
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Aboul-Dahab 10' El-Sawy 70' El-Kass 88' |
Edward Jildo 71' |
Tanzania | 1 – 2 | Egypt |
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Selemani 89' | Aboul-Dahab 27', 68' |
Ethiopia | 0 – 0 | Uganda |
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Sudan | 2 – 0 Original score 0 – 2 Awarded score | Algeria |
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Babiker Elhilou 22' (pen.) Khogali 74' |
Match awarded 2–0 to Algeria following a protest to CAF.
Sudan | 2 – 1 | Tanzania |
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Zahir Markaz 13' Anas Elnour 60' |
Nteze 36' |
Ethiopia | 0 – 2 | Egypt |
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Aboul-Dahab 7' Khashaba 38' |
Tanzania | 2 – 0 | Ethiopia |
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Hussein 8' Lunyamila 11' |
Uganda | 2 – 0 | Sudan |
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Semogerere 71' Barigye 74' |
Sudan | 3 – 0 | Ethiopia |
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Muntasir Elzaki 15' Edward Jildo 36' Essam Osman 52' |
Group 5
South Africa withdrew from qualification (played 3 matches) after they were awarded hosting rights. They were replaced by Kenya, which later withdrew.
Madagascar withdrew after one match (lost to South Africa). Seychelles withdrew before playing any match. All results of the withdrawn teams were annulled.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Gabon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
Zambia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
Mauritius | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
South Africa (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Madagascar (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seychelles (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awarded hosting rights
Madagascar | 0 – 1 Annulled | South Africa |
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Masinga 21' |
South Africa | 1 – 0 Annulled | Mauritius |
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Masinga 51' |
Gabon | 3 – 0 | Mauritius |
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64' |
Zambia | 1 – 1 Annulled | South Africa |
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Malitoli 86' (pen.) | Doctor Khumalo 68' |
Gabon | 2 – 1 | Zambia |
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Nzamba 73' |
Nyirenda 89' |
Group 6
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Angola | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 14 |
Mozambique | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 14 |
Guinea | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 12 |
Mali | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 11 |
Namibia | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 7 |
Botswana | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 2 |
Mali | 2 – 1 | Mozambique |
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Sidibé 20', 30' | Matola 69' |
Mozambique | 3 – 1 | Botswana |
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Arnaldo 34', 39', 73' | Pikati 74' |
Mozambique | 2 – 1 | Guinea |
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Tchaka-Tchaka 64' (pen.) Tico-Tico 89' |
Sylla 20' |
Angola | 1 – 0 | Mozambique |
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Túbia 19' |
Mozambique | 4 – 2 | Namibia |
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Nuro 6', 30', 90' Eurico 68' |
Hoeseb 72' Boonstaander 90' |
Mozambique | 1 – 0 | Mali |
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Chiquinho Conde 44' |
Botswana | 0 – 3 | Mozambique |
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Chiquinho Conde 15', 53' Nuro 69' |
Mali | 2 – 0 | Namibia |
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Sidibé 16' Magassouba 66' |
Guinea | 0 – 0 | Mozambique |
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Mozambique | 2 – 1 | Angola |
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Nana 46' |
Paulão 75' |
Namibia | 0 – 0 | Mozambique |
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Group 7
Benin, Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea withdrew without playing any matches.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Burkina Faso | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
Ivory Coast | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
Morocco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Benin (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cape Verde (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Equatorial Guinea (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Burkina Faso | 2 – 1 | Morocco |
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Ouédraogo 49' Ouattara 68' |
El-Khalej 32' |
Morocco | 1 – 0 | Ivory Coast |
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Nader 15' |
Ivory Coast | 2 – 2 | Burkina Faso |
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Tiéhi 7', 43' | Nafou 50' Traoré 80' |
Morocco | 0 – 0 | Burkina Faso |
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Ivory Coast | 2 – 0 | Morocco |
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Tiéhi 19' Bamba 65' |
Burkina Faso | 1 – 1 | Ivory Coast |
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Ouattara 22' | Tiéhi 64' |
Qualified teams
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* Nigeria withdrew prior to the start of the finals. Guinea, as the best side to not qualify, was offered Nigeria's spot in the finals, but declined due to a lack of preparation time.