1972 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1972 African Cup of Nations.

Qualifying Tournament

First round

10 December 1970
Algeria  3–1  Morocco

27 December 1970
Morocco  3–0  Algeria

Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate.


3 January 1971
Egypt  2–1  Libya

13 July 1971
Libya  0–1  Egypt

Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate.


29 November 1970
Ethiopia  0–1  Kenya

15 December 1970
Kenya  2–0  Ethiopia

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.


8 November 1970
Gabon  1–2  Ivory Coast

22 November 1970
Ivory Coast  1–0  Gabon

Cote d'Ivoire won 3–1 on aggregate.


18 August 1971
Guinea  1–0  Senegal

1 September 1971
Senegal  0–0  Guinea

Guinea won 1–0 on aggregate.


15 November 1970
Madagascar  2–1  Mauritius

29 November 1970
Mauritius  4–1  Madagascar

Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate.


12 December 1970
Niger  0–1  Mali

27 December 1970
Mali  3–1  Niger

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.


8 November 1970
Nigeria  0–0  Congo-Brazzaville

Congo-Brazzaville won 2–1 on aggregate.


15 October 1970
Tanzania  1–1  Zambia

1 November 1970
Zambia  5–1  Tanzania

Zambia won 6–2 on aggregate.


8 November 1970
Togo  2–1  Dahomey

22 November 1970
Dahomey  0–0  Togo

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.


8 November 1970
Uganda  1–4  Congo-Kinshasa

24 November 1970
Congo-Kinshasa  1–0  Uganda

Congo-Kinshasa won 5–1 on aggregate.


Ghana progress, Upper Volta withdrew.

Second round

13 October 1971
Guinea  0–0  Mali

27 October 1971
Mali  3–1  Guinea

Mali won 3–1 on aggregate.


Congo-Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.


4 July 1971
Kenya  2–1  Mauritius

18 July 1971
Mauritius  0–0  Kenya

Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate.


13 October 1971
Morocco  3–0  Egypt

27 October 1971
Egypt  3–2  Morocco

Morocco won 5–3 on aggregate.


13 October 1971
Togo  0–0  Ghana

27 October 1971
Ghana  0–1  Togo

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.


13 October 1971
Zambia  2–1  Congo-Kinshasa

27 October 1971
Zaire  3–0  Zambia

Zaire won 4–2 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

External links

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