1970 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1970 African Cup of Nations.

Qualifying tournament

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia  5–4  Mauritius 2–2 3–2
Uganda  2–3  Cameroon 2–1 0–2
Kenya  1–2  Tanzania 0–1 1–1
Algeria  2–1  Morocco 2–0 0–1
Guinea  5–1  Togo 4–0 1–1
Niger  w/o  Nigeria
Senegal  w/o  Sierra Leone
United Arab Republic  w/o  Somalia
Mali  w/o  Upper Volta
Zambia 2–2 Mauritius
Chitalu 70' (pen.)
Kapengwe 87'
Tostée 3'
Desvaux 13'
Mauritius 2–3 (a.e.t.) Zambia
Glover 18' (pen.)
Desvaux 37'
Kalimukwa 39'
Simutowe 80'
Chitalu 120'

Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate.


Uganda 2–1 Cameroon
Wasswa 17', 90' Atangana 10'
Cameroon 2–0 Uganda
Atangana 43', 57'

Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.


Kenya 0–1 Tanzania
Choteka 40'
Tanzania 1–1 Kenya
Molo 70'

Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.


Algeria 2–0 Morocco
Kalem 10'
Natouri 20'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Moncef Ben Ali (Tunisia)
Morocco 1–0 Algeria
Mahroufi 83'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal)

Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.


Guinea won 5–1 on aggregate.


Niger Cancelled Nigeria
Withdrew

Niger progress, Nigeria withdrew.


Senegal Cancelled Sierra Leone
Withdrew

Senegal progress, Sierra Leone withdrew.


United Arab Republic Cancelled Somalia
Withdrew

United Arab Republic progress, Somalia withdrew.


Mali Cancelled Upper Volta
Withdrew

Mali progress, Upper Volta withdrew.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ethiopia  9–1  Tanzania 7–0 2–1
Zambia  3–4  Cameroon 2–2 1–2
Ghana  15–1  Niger 6–0 9–1
United Arab Republic  2–1  Algeria 1–0 1–1
Guinea  5–4  Senegal 4–3 1–1
Mali  0–4  Ivory Coast 0–0 0–4
Ethiopia 7–0 Tanzania
Vassalo 19'
Asmerom 24', 51', 83'
Tewolde 25'
Abdo 70'
Asfaw 80'

Ethiopia won 9–1 on aggregate.


Zambia 2–2 Cameroon
Ndhlovu 25'
Simutowe 65'
Confiance 60'
Atangana 75'
Cameroon 2–1 Zambia
Confiance 56'
Owona 75' (pen.)
Chitalu 2'

Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate.


Ghana 6–0 Niger
Owusu
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Niger 1–9 Ghana
? Owusu
Ankrah
Kofi

Ghana won 15–1 on aggregate.


United Arab Republic 1–0 Algeria
El-Shazly 58'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: ... (Tunisia)
Algeria 1–1 United Arab Republic
Kalem 9' El-Shazly 53'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Benjelloun (Morocco)

United Arab Republic won 2–1 on aggregate.


Guinea 4–3 Senegal
Kandia
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Senegal 1–1 Guinea
? Thiam 9'

Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.


Mali 0–0 Ivory Coast

Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

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The 8 qualified teams are:

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