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This page details the process of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification phase. Forty-six African nations, including hosts Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, entered the competition. Gabon and Equatorial Guinea automatically qualified as host countries. The other 44 nations were drawn into eleven groups, each containing 4 teams. Togo was later added to Group K after its reinstatement.
In each group, teams played each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top team in each group qualified, as did the runner-up of Group K (which contained 5 teams) and the two best runners-up from the other groups.[1]
The teams qualified are:
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gabon |
00Co-hosts | 0329 July 2007 | 4 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2010) |
 Equatorial Guinea |
0 (debut) | ||
 Botswana |
01Group K Winner | 0026 March 2011 | 0 (debut) |
 Ivory Coast |
01Group H Winner | 005 June 2011 | 18 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 19842, 1986, 1988, 1990, 19921, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
 Burkina Faso |
01Group F Winner | 003 September 2011 | 7 (1978, 1996, 19982, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010) |
 Senegal |
01Group E Winner | 03 September 2011 | 11 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 19922, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
 Ghana |
01Group I Winner | 008 October 2011 | 17 (196312, 19651, 1968, 1970, 197812, 1980, 19821, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 20002, 2002, 2006, 20082, 2010) |
 Guinea |
01Group B Winner | 008 October 2011 | 10 (1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2004, 2008) |
 Zambia |
01Group C Winner | 008 October 2011 | 14 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
 Libya |
01Top Two Runner-up | 008 October 2011 | 2 (19822, 2006) |
 Angola |
01Group J Winner | 008 October 2011 | 5 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 20102) |
 Tunisia |
01Group K Runner-up | 008 October 2011 | 14 (1962, 1963, 19652, 1978, 1982, 19942, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 200412, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
 Mali |
01Group A Winner | 008 October 2011 | 6 (1972, 1994, 20022, 2004, 2008, 2010) |
 Niger |
01Group G Winner | 008 October 2011 | 0 (debut) |
 Morocco |
01Group D Winner | 009 October 2011 | 13 (1972, 19761, 1978, 1980, 1986, 19882, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
 Sudan |
01Top Two Runner-up | 009 October 2011 | 7 (19572, 1959, 1963, 197012, 1972, 1976, 2008) |
CAF conducted the draw for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign on 20 February 2010. The draw was held in Lubumbashi, Congo DR where the CAF Super Cup was held on 21 February 2010.[2] The 11 teams in Pot 1 were selected based on their ranking after the 27th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. The rest were ranked based on their position at the latest FIFA Ranking.[3][4]
Djibouti, 
Eritrea, 
Lesotho, 
São Tomé and Príncipe, 
Seychelles, 
Somalia.Togo were banned from the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments by CAF after they withdrew from the 2010 tournament following a deadly attack on their team bus.[5]
Togo appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee. Togo were readmitted to the 2012 and 2013 tournaments, and (in the case of the 2012 qualifiers) added to the qualification stage.[6]
The order of tie-breakers used when two or more team have the equal number of points is:[7] (article 14)
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MLI | CPV | ZIM | LBR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10[a] | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
 Cape Verde
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10[a] | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | ||
 Zimbabwe
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
 Liberia
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Cape Verde
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
| Cape Verde | 1–0 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
Varela  44' |
Report |
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)[8]
| Liberia | 1–1 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Oliseh 75' |
Report | Musona 30' |
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)[8]
| Mali | 2–1 | Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| A. Traoré 2' Teekloh 52' (o.g.) |
Report | Weeks 43' |
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)[9]
| Zimbabwe | 0–0 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Gil Sebastian Ndume (Gabon)[9]
| Cape Verde | 4–2 | Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| Héldon Ramos 14', 45+1' Babanco 25'Fortes 53' |
Report | Wleh 39' Këïta 84' |
Referee: Lemghaifry Ould Ali (Mauritania)
| Mali | 1–0 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Diabaté 22' |
Report |
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
| Zimbabwe | 2–1 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Musona 45', 90' (pen.) |
Report | M. Traoré 52' |
| Liberia | 1–0 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Doe 44' |
Report |
| Mali | 3–0 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Diabaté 27', 29' M. Traoré 51' |
Report |
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
| Zimbabwe | 3–0 | Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| Katsande 16' Karuru 45'Billiat 85' |
Report |
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
| Liberia | 2–2 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 2' Wleh 90' |
Report | Diabaté 16' Kanté 87' |
| Cape Verde | 2–1 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Valdo 3' da Graça 13' |
Report | Musona 68' (pen.) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GUI | NGA | ETH | MAD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||
 Nigeria
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 11 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
 Ethiopia
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | ||
 Madagascar
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Ethiopia | 1–4 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Oukri 29' |
Report | Yattara 37' Kalabane 45' K. Cissé 60' Zayatte 75' |
Referee: Tabani Mnkantjo (Zimbabwe)[10]
| Nigeria | 2–0 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Martins 19' Eneramo 45+1' |
Report |
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)[10]
| Madagascar | 0–1 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lemessa 62' |
Referee: Ngosi Kalyoto (Malawi)[11]
| Guinea | 1–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Constant 8' |
Report |
Referee: Elahrach Bouchaib (Morocco)[11]
| Madagascar | 1–1 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Rajoarimanana 17' |
Report | Bah 80' |
| Nigeria | 4–0 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Utaka 1', 53' I. Uche 78', 90' |
Report |
Referee: Selim Jedidi (Tunisia)
| Ethiopia | 2–2 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Said 45', 50' |
Report | K. Uche 27' Yobo 86' |
| Guinea | 4–1 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Kalabane 6' Bangoura 17' S. Diallo 60' Baldé 62' |
Report | Arsène 24' |
| Madagascar | 0–2 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yobo 68' Obinna 75' |
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
| Guinea | 1–0 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Baldé 32' |
Report |
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)
| Ethiopia | 4–2 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Oukri 31' Girma 56'Lemessa 59'Bekele 73' |
Report | Razafimandimby 3' Rakotonomenjanahary 57' |
| Nigeria | 2–2 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Obinna 73' I. Uche 84' |
Report | Ismaël Bangoura 63' Traoré 90' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ZAM | LBY | MOZ | COM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 13 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| Libya
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 12 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
 Mozambique
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
 Comoros
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Zambia | 4–0 | Comoros |
|---|---|---|
| Kalaba 6' Tembo 22' Chamanga 29' Mayuka 83' |
Report |
Referee: Amanuel Eyob Russom (Eritrea)[12]
| Mozambique | 0–0 |  Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Aboubabar Bangoura (Guinea)[12]
| Comoros | 0–1 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Josemar 90+1' |
Referee: Ibada Ramadhan Kibo (Tanzania)[13]
| Libya | 1–0 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Sa'ad 36' |
Report |
Referee: Gassama Papa (Gambia)[13]
| Mozambique | 0–2 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chamanga 18' Mayuka 90' |
| Libya | 3–0 | Comoros |
|---|---|---|
| El Khatroushi 20' Abdelkader 68'Bindi 81' |
Report |
| Zambia | 3–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| C. Katongo 47', 67' Mbesuma 68' |
Report |
| Comoros | 1–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Mzé Mbaba 83' |
Report | Boussefi 43' |
| Libya | 1–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Allafi 31' |
Report |
Referee: Fahim Omar (Egypt)
| Comoros | 1–2 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Y. M'Changama 32' |
Report | C. Katongo 23' Mayuka 87' |
| Zambia | 0–0 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Mozambique | 3–0 | Comoros |
|---|---|---|
| Maninho 6' Dário 18' (pen.)Domingues 40' |
Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MAR | CTA | ALG | TAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 11 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | ||
 Central African Republic
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8[a] | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
 Algeria
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 8[a] | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
 Tanzania
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | AG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Algeria
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Algeria | 1–1 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Guedioura 45' |
Report | Tegete 33' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)[17]
| Morocco | 0–0 | Central African Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)[17]
| Tanzania | 0–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Report | El Hamdaoui 43' |
Referee: Seechurn Rajindraparsad (Mauritius)[18]
| Central African Republic | 2–0 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Dopékoulouyen 81' Momi 85' |
Report |
Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)[18]
| Tanzania | 2–1 | Central African Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Nditi 70' Samatta 90' |
Report | Mabidé 2' |
| Algeria | 1–0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Yebda 5' (pen.) |
Report |
Referee: Seechurn Rajindraparsad (Mauritius)
| Morocco | 4–0 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Benatia 25' Chamakh 38'Hadji 60'Assaidi 68' |
Report |
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
| Central African Republic | 2–1 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Momi 38' Dopékoulouyen 88' |
Report | Nditi 76' |
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
| Tanzania | 1–1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Samatta 22' |
Report | Bouazza 52' |
Referee: Ali Lenghaifry (Mauritania)
| Central African Republic | 0–0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Selim Jedidi (Tunisia)
| Morocco | 3–1 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Chamakh 20' Taarabt 69' Boussoufa 90' |
Report | Kassim 40' |
| Algeria | 2–0 | Central African Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Yebda 1' Kadir 28' |
Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SEN | CMR | COD | MRI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 16 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | ||
 Cameroon
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 11 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | ||
 DR Congo
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–0 | ||
 Mauritius
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Mauritius | 1–3 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Bru 45+1' (pen.) |
Report | Eto'o 39', 47' Choupo-Moting 63' (pen.) |
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)[19]
| DR Congo | 2–4 | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| Kabangu 42', 71' |
Report | Sow 6' Niang 12', 22', 57' (pen.) |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Djamel Hamoudi (Algeria)[19]
| Cameroon | 1–1 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Nkulukutu 54' (o.g.) |
Report | Diba Ilunga 37' |
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)[20]
| Senegal | 7–0 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Cissé 8', 38', 76' Niang 22', 62' Sow 47' Estazie 90' (o.g.) |
Report |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)[20]
| Senegal | 1–0 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Ba 90+2' |
Report |
Referee: Yosr Saadalah (Tunisia)
| DR Congo | 3–0 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| LuaLua 28' (pen.) Matumona 48' Diba Ilunga 61' (pen.) |
Report |
Referee: Wokoma Solomon (Nigeria)
| Cameroon | 0–0 | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Mauritius | 1–2 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Bru 11' (pen.) |
Report | Diba Ilunga 20' Kabangu 45+1' |
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ngosi Kalyoto (Malawi)
| Cameroon | 5–0 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Kweuke 54' Mbuta 65'Eto'o 70' (pen.)N'Guémo 85'Choupo-Moting 90+3' |
Report |
Referee: Aboubacar Bangoura (Guinea)
| Senegal | 2–0 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Sow 34', 50' |
Report |
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
| DR Congo | 2–3 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Kaluyituka 11' Kanda 40' |
Report | Eto'o 18' Mbuta 75' Choupo-Moting 79' |
| Mauritius | 0–2 | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | N'Doye 9' Cissé 25' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BFA | GAM | NAM | MTN | |
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| Burkina Faso
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |||
 Gambia
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
 Namibia
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | |||
 Mauritania
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gambia | 3–1 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| Nyassi 10' Ceesay 13' Jallow 44' |
Report | Risser 89' |
Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)[22]
| Burkina Faso | 3–1 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Dagano 17' Balima 58' Kaboré 68' |
Report | Ceesay 75' |
Referee: Samir Osman (Egypt)[23]
| Burkina Faso | 4–0 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| A. Traoré 26', 47', 79' Gariseb 73' (o.g.) |
Report |
Referee: Adam Cordier (Chad)
| Namibia | 1–4 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Shipahu 85' |
Report | A. R. Traoré 12' Bancé 57' (pen.) A. Traoré 80' (pen.) Pitroipa 90' |
| Namibia | 1–0 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Shipahu 83' |
Report |
| Gambia | 1–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Danso 59' |
Report | Dagano 90' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | NIG | RSA | SLE | EGY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niger
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9[a] | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
 South Africa
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9[a] | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
 Sierra Leone
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9[a] | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
 Egypt
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niger
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| South Africa
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Sierra Leone
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 |
| South Africa | 2–0 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| Mphela 12' Parker 45+3' |
Report |
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)[30]
| Egypt | 1–1 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Fathalla 61' |
Report | Mustapha Bangura 57' |
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)[30]
| Niger | 1–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Maâzou 34' |
Report |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)[31]
| Sierra Leone | 0–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)[31]
| South Africa | 1–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Mphela 90+3' |
Report |
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
| Niger | 3–1 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Issoufou 64' Sidibé 79'Daouda 89' |
Report | Mohamed Bangura 23' |
| Sierra Leone | 1–0 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| T. Bangura 50' |
Report |
| Egypt | 0–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sierra Leone | 2–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Elneny 14' (o.g.) Mohamed Bangura 89' (pen.) |
Report | Mohsen 45+1' |
| Niger | 2–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Koffi 10' Maazou 47' |
Report | Jali 70' |
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
| Egypt | 3–0 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| Mohsen 48', 71' Salah 66' |
Report |
| South Africa | 0–0 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CIV | RWA | BDI | BEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 18 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
 Rwanda
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 0–3 | ||
 Burundi
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5[a] | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | ||
 Benin
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5[a] | 2–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | AG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Benin
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| Y. Touré 11' Kalou 19' Eboué 40' |
Report |
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)[35]
| Benin | 1–1 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
| Poté 6' |
Report | Kayumbagu 86' |
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)[35]
| Burundi | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Romaric 33' |
Referee: El Raay Adel (Libya)[36]
| Rwanda | 0–3 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tchomogo 50' Omotoyossi 60'Sessègnon 70' |
Referee: Haimoudi Djamel (Algeria)[36]
| Rwanda | 3–1 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
| Iranzi 34' Uzamukunda 45' (pen.) Gasana 88' |
Report | Papy 36' |
| Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Drogba 45', 76' |
Report | Tchomogo 14' |
| Burundi | 3–1 | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| Ndikumana 29' Ntibazonkiza 53' Kayumbagu 84' |
Report | Bokota 48' |
| Benin | 2–6 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Sessègnon 56', 61' (pen.) |
Report | Ya Konan 13' Drogba 22', 75' Gervinho 31', 81' Bony 90' |
| Rwanda | 0–5 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kalou 29' Bony 36', 45' Ya Konan 76' Gervinho 81' |
Referee: Gehad Gresha (Egypt)
| Burundi | 1–1 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Papy 90' |
Report | Akpagba 55' |
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
| Benin | 0–1 | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kagere 6' |
| Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
| K. Touré 77' Y. Touré 90' |
Report | Ndabashinze 85' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GHA | SUD | CGO | SWZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 16 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
| Sudan
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
 Congo
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | ||
 Swaziland
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Sudan | 2–0 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Mudather Karika 9' Muhannad El Tahir 90' (pen.) |
Report |
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)[37]
| Swaziland | 0–3 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | A. Ayew 13' Tagoe 70'Sarpei 81' |
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)[37]
| Congo | 3–1 | Swaziland |
|---|---|---|
| Mouko 20' (pen.) Sembolo 34', 73' |
Report | Christie 36' |
Referee: Ssegonga Muhmed (Uganda)[38]
| Ghana | 0–0 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)[38]
| Congo | 0–3 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tagoe 5' Adiyiah 26'Muntari 68' |
| Sudan | 3–0 | Swaziland |
|---|---|---|
| Bisha 2', 63' Muhannad El Tahir 90' |
Report |
| Ghana | 3–1 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Vorsah 62' Tagoe 66'Agyemang-Badu 78' |
Report | N'Guessi 75' |
| Swaziland | 1–2 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Kunene 69' |
Report | Galag 70' Yousif 84' |
| Ghana | 2–0 | Swaziland |
|---|---|---|
| Gyan 9' Agyemang-Badu 80' |
Report |
| Congo | 0–1 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ramadan 77' |
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
| Swaziland | 0–1 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nkolo 47' |
| Sudan | 0–2 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gyan 10' John Mensah 22' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ANG | UGA | KEN | GNB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
 Uganda
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 11 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
 Kenya
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
 Guinea-Bissau
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Uganda | 3–0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Obua 35' Mwesigwa 58' Sserunkuma 88' |
Report |
Referee: Samir Mahmoud Osman (Egypt)[39]
| Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Dionísio 76' |
Report |
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)[39]
| Kenya | 0–0 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Diata Badara (Senegal)[40]
| Angola | 1–0 | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
| Gilberto 22' (pen.) |
Report |
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)[40]
| Kenya | 2–1 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed 57' Mariga 90+1' |
Report | Manucho 19' |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Obua 22' |
| Uganda | 2–0 | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
| Walusimbi 43' Massa 62' |
Report |
| Angola | 1–0 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Manucho 71' |
Report |
| Kenya | 2–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
| Baraza 58' Oliech 90' |
Report | De Carvalho 86' |
| Angola | 2–0 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Manucho 57' Flávio 70' |
Report |
Referee: Elahrach Bouchaib (Morocco)
| Uganda | 0–0 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–2 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Manucho 8' Mateus 70' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BOT | TUN | MWI | TOG | CHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 17 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| Tunisia
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
 Malawi
|
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 12 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | ||
 Togo
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8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
 Chad
|
8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Chad | 2–2 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Djime 20' Mbaiam 28' |
Report | Mani 25' Aloenouvo 67' |
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)[41]
| Tunisia | 0–1 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ramatlhakwane 31' |
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)[41]
| Togo | 1–1 |  Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Aloenouvo 85' |
Report | Mwakasungula 17' |
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)[41]
| Botswana | 1–0 | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| Mongala 50' |
Report |
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)[41]
| Chad | 1–3 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Ndouassel 75' |
Report | Korbi 9' Ben Khalfallah 43', 81' |
Referee: Normandiez Doue (Ivory Coast)[42]
| Malawi | 1–1 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Banda 74' |
Report | Ramatlhakwane 63' |
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)[42]
| Botswana | 2–1 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Mogorosi 8' Ramatlhakwane 56' |
Report | Gakpé 49' |
Referee: Issa Kagaso (Rwanda)[42]
| Tunisia | 2–2 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Jemâa 11', 27' |
Report | Msowoya 45' Kanyenda 82' (pen.) |
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)[42]
| Malawi | 6–2 | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| Zakazaka 14' Kanyenda 21', 56' Msowoya 68', 72' Ng'ambi 80' |
Report | Mbaiam 27' Ndouassel 76' |
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)[43]
| Togo | 1–2 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Mani 40' |
Report | Jemâa 38' Chermiti 83' |
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)[43]
| Botswana | 1–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Ramatlhakwane 45' |
Report |
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
| Togo | 0–0 | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
| Malawi | 1–0 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Chavula 18' |
Report |
| Chad | 0–1 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ramatlhkwane 50' |
| Botswana | 0–0 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Tunisia | 5–0 | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| Jemâa 22', 44', 53' Abdennour 35' Darragi 47' |
Report |
| Malawi | 0–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 40,000
| Togo | 1–0 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Arimiyao 24' |
Report |
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
| Chad | 2–2 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Labbo 64' Barthelemy 90+4' |
Report | Ng'ambi 35' Nyirenda 81' |
| Tunisia | 2–0 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Hichri 19' Khelifa 79' |
Report |
The two best runners-up from Groups A–J qualify for the 2012 ACN. After the withdrawal of Mauritania from Group F, the following rule applies:[21]
In case a group of four is reduced to three teams during the competition, the two best runners up of the groups of four were determined by taking into account their results with the first and third of their respective groups without taking into account their results against the last team of their groups in order to allow the second of the group reduced to three teams to remain in the race for the two best second.
The two best runners-up are determined by the following parameters in this order:[44]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Libya
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 8 |
| 2 | I | Sudan
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 | A | Cape Verde
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 |
| 4 | B | Nigeria
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| 5 | G | South Africa
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 6 | J | Uganda
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 7 | E | Cameroon
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | D | Central African Republic
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | F | Gambia
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| 10 | H | Rwanda
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 |
There were 327 goals scored in 130 games for an average of 2.52 goals per game.
Mamadou Niang Alain Traoré Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba Cheick Diabaté Papiss Cissé Moussa Sow Knowledge Musona Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Yves Diba Ilunga Patou Kabangu Wilfried Bony Gervinho Marwan Mohsen Prince Tagoe Essau Kanyenda Chiukepo Msowoya Ikechukwu Uche Christopher Katongo Emmanuel Mayuka Séïdath Tchomogo Didier Kavumbagu Faty Papy Moumouni Dagano Matthew Mbuta Héldon Charlie Dopékoulouyen Hilaire Momi Marius Mbaiam Ezechiel N'Douassel Francky Sembolo Salomon Kalou Didier Ya Konan Yaya Touré Fikru Teferra Oumed Oukri Saladin Said Momodou Ceesay Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu Asamoah Gyan Bobo Baldé Ismaël Bangoura Oumar Kalabane Patrick Wleh Robert Ng'ambi Jonathan Bru Mahamane Traoré Marouane Chamakh Tangeni Shipahu Moussa Maâzou Victor Obinna Peter Utaka Joseph Yobo Mohamed Bangura Katlego Mphela Mohamed Bashir Muhamed Tahir Shaban Nditi Mbwana Samata Backer Aloenouvo Mani Sapol Fahid Ben Khalfallah David Obua James Chamanga Adlène Guedioura Foued Kadir Flávio Gilberto Mateus Galiano Guy Akpagba Razak Omotoyossi Mickaël Poté Joel Mogorosi Phenyo Mongala Wilfried Balima Aristide Bancé Charles Kaboré Jonathan Pitroipa Abdou Razack Traoré Dugary Ndabashinze Selemani Ndikumana Saidi Ntibazonkiza Léonard Kweuke Landry N'Guémo Elvis Macedo Babanco Odaïr Fortes Ryan Mendes da Graça Valdo Fernando Varela Vianney Mabidé Karl Max Barthélémy Léger Djimrangar Mahamat Labbo Youssouf M'Changama Abdoulaide Mzé Mbaba Barel Mouko Lorry Nkolo Fabrice Ondama Dioko Kaluyituka Déo Kanda Lomana LuaLua Zola Matumona Emmanuel Eboué Romaric Kolo Touré Mahmoud Fathalla Mohamed Salah Shimelis Bekele Adane Girma Mamadou Danso Ousman Jallow Omar Jawo Sanna Nyassi Dominic Adiyiah André Ayew John Mensah Sulley Muntari Hans Sarpei Isaac Vorsah Mamadou Bah Karamoko Cissé Kévin Constant Sadio Diallo Ibrahima Traoré Ibrahim Yattara Kamil Zayatte Basile de Carvalho Dionísio Mike Baraza McDonald Mariga Jamal Mohamed Dennis Oliech Francis Doe Alsény Këïta Sekou Oliseh Theo Lewis Weeks Dioh Williams Ahmed Abdelkader Rabee Allafi Djamal Bindi Ihaab Boussefi Walid Mhadeb El Khatroushi Ahmed Saad Osman Faed Arsène Yvan Rajoarimanana Baggio Rakotonomenjanahary Jean José Razafimandimby Davi Banda Moses Chavula Hellings Mwakasungula Harry Nyirenda Jimmy Zakazaka Cédric Kanté Abdou Traoré Oussama Assaidi Medhi Benatia Mbark Boussoufa Mounir El Hamdaoui Youssouf Hadji Adel Taarabt Dário Domingues Josemar Maninho Wilko Risser Kamilou Daouda Alhassane Issoufou Dankwa Koffi Issa Modibo Sidibé Michael Eneramo Obafemi Martins Kalu Uche Labama Bokota Eric Gasana Jean-Claude Iranzi Mere Kagere Elias Uzamukunda Demba Ba Dame N'Doye Mustapha Bangura Teteh Bangura Sheriff Suma Andile Jali Bernard Parker Bakri Al-Madina Mudather El Tahir Galag Ala'a Eldin Yousif Darren Christie Manqoba Kunene Abdi Kassim Jerson Tegete Kondo Arimiyaou Serge Gakpé Aymen Abdennour Amine Chermiti Oussama Darragi Walid Hichri Saber Khalifa Khaled Korbi Geofrey Massa Andrew Mwesigwa Geoffrey Sserunkuma Godfrey Walusimbi Rainford Kalaba Collins Mbesuma Fwayo Tembo Khama Billiat Ovidy Karuru Willard Katsande Eric Nkulukuta (playing against Cameroon) Ben Teekloh (playing against Mali) Joye Estazie (playing against Senegal) Richard Gariseb (playing against Burkina Faso)|
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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages. | |
