Qualification for championships (CAF) |
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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.
The 6 qualified teams are:
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.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tunisia ![]() | 6–5 | ![]() | 4–1 | 2–4 |
United Arab Republic ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Kenya ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | 0–1 | 0–5 |
Nigeria ![]() | 2–3 [n 1] | ![]() | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Tunisia qualified by an aggregate score of 6–5.
Uganda withdrew; United Arab Republic qualified.
Sudan qualified by an aggregate score of 6–0.
Guinea were disqualified for not providing neutral officials for the second leg; Nigeria qualified.