Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.
The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football championship of Africa (CAF). It was held in Angola, where it began on 10 January 2010 and concluded on 31 January.
This page provides the summaries of the CAF second round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. The 48 qualifiers were split into 12 groups of four in the draw held in Durban, South Africa, on 25 November 2007. Teams in each group played a home-and-away round-robin in 2008, with the 12 groups winners and 8 best runners-up advancing to the third round. As not all groups were of equal size after the exclusion of Ethiopia and the withdrawal of Eritrea, when ranking the runners-up, their results against their group's 4th placed team would not be counted.
This page details the process of qualifying for the 2002 African Cup of Nations.
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.
This page details the process of qualifying for the 2000 African Cup of Nations.
This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying rounds for the group stage of the 2010 CAF Champions League.
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.
The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2004 and finished on 8 October 2005.
The CAF Second Round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between the 25 winners from the First Round split across 5 groups.
This page provides the summaries of the CAF Second Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 31 January 2010 at the Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, Angola, to determine the winner of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Group A was one of four groups of national teams competing at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. The group's first round of matches began on January 10 and its last matches were played on January 18. Most matches were played at the Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda and featured the host Angola, joined by Mali, Algeria, and Malawi. The opening day saw an extraordinary game which saw Mali come four goals down to tie Angola 4-4, although it was Angola that made it to the second round.
Group B was one of four groups of national teams competing at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. The group's first round of matches began on January 11 and its last matches were played on January 19. Most matches were played at the Estádio Chimandela in Cabinda and featured Ivory Coast, joined by Ghana and Burkina Faso. Togo pulled out before the opening game because of the attack on their team bus.
Group C was one of four groups of national teams competing at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. The group's first round of matches began on January 12 and its last matches were played on January 20. Most matches were played at the Complexo da Sr. da Graça in Benguela and featured the defending champions Egypt, joined by Nigeria, Benin, and Mozambique.
Group D was one of four groups of national teams competing at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. The group's first round of matches began on January 10 and its last matches were played on January 18. Most matches were played at the Estádio Alto da Chela in Lubango and featuring Zambia, Mali, Tunisia, and Cameroon. This was a very tight group with three teams being level on four points and the Tunisians being undefeated but eliminated.
The 2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 14 September to 9 November 2018. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018 CAF Champions League.
Benin is a weaker side in the Africa Cup of Nations, and only managed four appearances in the tournament. Benin first appeared in 2004, before qualified again in 2008, 2010 and 2019. While Benin has not been unable to join the top two highest ranked team in AFCON history, nor even win a single match in the competition, Benin managed its best performance in the tournament, during the 2019 AFCON when Benin came to quarter-finals, including a shock win over Morocco after penalty shootout. This means Benin is the first team to reach the quarter-finals of AFCON without ever winning a single competitive match in their participation history.
The 2019–20 CAF Champions League group stage started on 29 November 2019 and ended on 1 February 2020. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League.
The 2021–22 CAF Champions League knockout stage started on 15 April with the quarter-finals and ended on 30 May 2022 with the final to decide the champions of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage.
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