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[edit]
Group 1[edit]
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 |
Group 2[edit]
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.) |
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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Sidibe 12' Wade 60' | Lantam 82' |
Mauritania | 0 – 0 | Tunisia |
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Group 3[edit]
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' |
Sierra Leone | 1 – 0 | Ghana |
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Conteh 77' (pen.) |
Congo | 0 – 2 | Sierra Leone |
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Kallon 54' Sama 90' |
Sierra Leone | 5 – 1 Annulled | Niger |
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Kallon 32' Kallon 55', 69' Zarppa 75' Sama 78' | Ide 18' |
Group 4[edit]
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 |
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' |
Uganda | 1 – 1 | Algeria |
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Semogerere 70' (pen.) | Tasfaout 43' |
Sudan | 3 – 1 | Uganda |
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Nemairi Ahmed Saeed 9', 34' Amir Mustafa 81' | Musisi 22' |
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' |
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' |
Uganda | 2 – 0 | Sudan |
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Semogerere 71' Barigye 74' |
Egypt | 6 – 0 | Uganda |
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El-Kass 4', 65', 73' Sabry 8', 43' Abougreisha 36' |
Sudan | 3 – 0 | Ethiopia |
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Muntasir Elzaki 15' Edward Jildo 36' Essam Osman 52' |
Group 5[edit]
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' |
Zambia | 1 – 1 Annulled | South Africa |
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Malitoli 86' (pen.) | Doctor Khumalo 68' |
Group 6[edit]
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' |