1963 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1963 African Cup of Nations . 10 African nations initially entered the competition. Ghana and Ethiopia both automatically qualified as the host country and title holders respectively. Uganda would withdraw before play began, thus leaving only 7 teams vying for the remaining four spots in the finals.

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Qualified teams

The 6 qualified teams are:

Summary

The 8 nations were paired 2-by-2 and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 4 winners would then qualify for the finals. Qualifying took place between 1 June 1963 and 6 October 1963.

Qualification matches

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg6–5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4–12–4
United Arab Republic  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svgw/oFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda ——
Kenya  Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg0–6Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 0–10–5
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–3 [n 1] Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2–20–1
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg4–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Henia Soccerball shade.svg22', 57'
Aleya Soccerball shade.svg85'
Jedidi Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Mokhtatif Soccerball shade.svg75'
Stade Géo André, Tunis
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–2Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Khalfi Soccerball shade.svg10'
Ben Dayan Soccerball shade.svg46'
Bettache Soccerball shade.svg59' (pen.)
Akesbi Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Henia Soccerball shade.svg84'
Jedidi Soccerball shade.svg62'
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca

Tunisia qualified by an aggregate score of 6–5.

Notes

  1. ↑ Guinea was later disqualified for not providing neutral officials for the second leg: Nigeria qualified.
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