1962 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations . 7 African nations initially entered the competition. Ethiopia and the United Arab Republic both automatically qualified as the host country and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco would withdraw before play began, thus leaving only 5 teams actually competing for the two spots remaining in the finals.

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Qualified teams

The 4 qualified teams are:

Summary

The 6 nations that entered the draw were paired 2-by-2 and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 3 winners would then advance to the second round and pair off again to play home-and-away matches. The winners of these pairings would qualify for the finals. Qualifying took place between April 8, 1961, and December 10, 1961.

Qualifying tournament

First round

Sudan withdrew before the draw.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg w/o Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–2 (d.l.)Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–02–2
Kenya  Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg1–3Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda 0–11–00–2

Tunisia advanced to the Second Round after the withdrawal of Morocco; both matches were officially awarded to Tunisia 2–0.


Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Acquah Soccerball shade.svg34'
Aggrey-Fynn Soccerball shade.svg88'
Onyeali Soccerball shade.svg50'
Fayemi Soccerball shade.svg75'

The aggregate score was tied 2-2 after the two matches; Nigeria advanced to the Second Round after drawing lots.


Kenya  Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg0–1Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda
Odong Soccerball shade.svg17'
Uganda  Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg0–1Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg  Kenya
Opicho Soccerball shade.svg75'

The aggregate score was tied 1-1 after the two matches. While the regulations stipulated that the tie should be decided on lots, Kenya and Uganda felt it should be decided on the pitch: CAF agreed to their request to stage a playoff.

Playoff
Uganda  Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg2–0Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg  Kenya
Ssewava Soccerball shade.svg50'
Fauza Soccerball shade.svg80'

Uganda advanced.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–3Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 2–10–2
Uganda  Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svgBye
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Noquapor Soccerball shade.svg30', 84' Klibi Soccerball shade.svg25'
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg2–2
(end score at 65')
2–0
(awarded)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Chérif Soccerball shade.svg21'
Chetali Soccerball shade.svg65'
Onyeawuna Soccerball shade.svg12'
Igweonu Soccerball shade.svg25'

The second leg was abandoned in the 65th minute after Nigeria walked off to protest the officiating following Tunisia's equalizer; Tunisia were awarded a 20 victory, and qualified by an aggregate score of 3–2.

Uganda qualified directly after a drawing of lots by CAF between the three group winners.