1996_African_Cup_of_Nations_qualification
1996 African Cup of Nations qualification
Football tournament
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.
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Group 1
Lesotho withdrew after competing 6 matches (1 win, 5 losses); Their results were annulled. Swaziland withdrew without playing any matches.
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| 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 |
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Referee: Pierre Alain Mounguengui (Gabon)
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Attendance: 8,000
Attendance: 20,000
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More information Lesotho, 2 – 0 Annulled ...
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Attendance: 15,000
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Attendance: 25,000
More information Lesotho, 0 – 2 Annulled ...
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Attendance: 20,000
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Attendance: 4,000
Attendance: 35,000
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Attendance: 50,000
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Attendance: 10,000
Attendance: 25,000
Group 2
Guinea Bissau withdrew after competing 3 matches (1 draw, 2 losses); their results were annulled.
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| 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 |
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Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
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| Mauritania | 1 – 1 Annulled | Guinea-Bissau |
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Ould Malha  25' |
Mané 87' |
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Attendance: 5,000
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| Mauritania | 1 – 1 | Liberia |
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| Ould Malha 79' |
N'Diaye 28' (o.g.) |
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| Guinea-Bissau | 1 – 4 Annulled | Senegal |
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| Khome 68' |
Diallo 5' Sané 38', 65'Diatta 73' |
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Attendance: 45,000
Attendance: 5,000
Attendance: 6,000
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Attendance: 30,000
Attendance: 12,000
Attendance: 20,000
Group 3
Gambia and Niger withdrew after competing 5 matches each; their results were annulled. Central African Republic withdrew without playing any match.
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| 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 |
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| Sierra Leone | 3 – 2 | Congo |
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| Diallo 34' Conteh 43', 53' |
Baloki 33' Imboula 86' |
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Attendance: 6,500
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| Niger | 4 – 2 Annulled | Sierra Leone |
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| Djibo 5', 22' Ayi 55'Ide 65' |
Pieter 37' Konté 60' |
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| Sierra Leone | 2 – 0 Annulled | Gambia |
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| Koroma 50' Kanu 53' |
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Attendance: 50,000
Attendance: 50,000
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Attendance: 40,000
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| Sierra Leone | 5 – 1 Annulled | Niger |
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| Kallon 32' Kallon 55', 69'Zarppa 75'Sama 78' |
Ide 18' |
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Attendance: 50,000
Group 4
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| 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 |
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Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Referee: Sylvanus Anthony Oghina (Kenya)
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Attendance: 40,000
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Attendance: 11,000
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Attendance: 30,000
Attendance: 20,000
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Attendance: 10,000
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| Egypt | 3 – 1 | Sudan |
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| Aboul-Dahab 10' El-Sawy 70'El-Kass 88' |
Edward Jildo 71' |
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Attendance: 25,000
Attendance: 35,000
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Match awarded 2–0 to Algeria following a protest to CAF.
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Attendance: 15,000
Attendance: 100,000
Attendance: 10,000
Attendance: 25,000
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| Egypt | 6 – 0 | Uganda |
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| El-Kass 4', 65', 73' Sabry 8', 43'Abougreisha 36' |
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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.
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| 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 |
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Awarded hosting rights
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| Madagascar | 0 – 1 Annulled | South Africa |
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| Masinga 21' |
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| South Africa | 1 – 0 Annulled | Mauritius |
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| Masinga 51' |
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Attendance: 25,000
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| Zambia | 1 – 1 Annulled | South Africa |
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| Malitoli 86' (pen.) |
Doctor Khumalo 68' |
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Attendance: 40,000
Attendance: 35,000
Group 6
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| 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 |
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Referee: Mohamed Belahmer (Morocco)
Attendance: 7,000
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| Mozambique | 3 – 1 | Botswana |
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| Arnaldo 34', 39', 73' |
Pikati 74' |
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| Mozambique | 2 – 1 | Guinea |
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| Tchaka-Tchaka 64' (pen.) Tico-Tico 89' |
Sylla 20' |
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Wallace Mabuza (Swaziland)
Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)
Attendance: 10,000
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| Mozambique | 4 – 2 | Namibia |
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| Nuro 6', 30', 90' Eurico 68' |
Hoeseb 72' Boonstaander 90' |
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Attendance: 5,000
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Attendance: 22,000
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| Botswana | 0 – 3 | Mozambique |
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| Chiquinho Conde 15', 53' Nuro 69' |
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Attendance: 15,000
Attendance: 2,000
Attendance: 60,000
Attendance: 2,000
Attendance: 25,000
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Attendance: 20,000
Group 7
Benin, Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea withdrew without playing any matches.
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| 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 |
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| Burkina Faso | 2 – 1 | Morocco |
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| Ouédraogo 49' Ouattara 68' |
El-Khalej 32' |
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Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Attendance: 12,000
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| Ivory Coast | 2 – 2 | Burkina Faso |
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| Tiéhi 7', 43' |
Nafou 50' Traoré 80' |
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Attendance: 20,000
Attendance: 45,000
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| Burkina Faso | 1 – 1 | Ivory Coast |
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| Ouattara 22' |
Tiéhi 64' |
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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.