1972 African Cup of Nations qualification

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

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Sudan automatically qualify as holders and Cameroon automatically qualify as hosts. [1]

Qualifying tournament

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–6Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 1–11–5
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–2Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo-Brazzaville 0–01–2
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–20–1
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–5Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg  Congo-Kinshasa 1–40–1
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg2–1Flag of Benin.svg  Dahomey 2–10–0
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg3–5Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 2–11–4
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg3–0Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia 2–01–0
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3–10–3
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg1–4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0–11–3
Libya  Flag of Libya (1969-1972).svg1–3Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 0–11–2
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–00–0
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgw/oFlag of Upper Volta.svg  Upper Volta ——
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–1Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg5–1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Chitalu Soccerball shade.svg
Chama Soccerball shade.svg
M'hango Soccerball shade.svg
Stephenson Soccerball shade.svg		? Soccerball shade.svg
Lusaka

Zambia won 6–2 on aggregate.

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–0Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo-Brazzaville
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

Congo-Brazzaville won 2–1 on aggregate.

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

Ivory Coast won 3–1 on aggregate.

Congo-Kinshasa won 5–1 on aggregate.

Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg2–1Flag of Benin.svg  Dahomey
Lomé
Dahomey  Flag of Benin.svg0–0Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Porto Novo

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg2–1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Antananarivo
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg4–1Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Desvaux Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg
Stade George V, Curepipe

Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate.

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg0–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Niva Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Kalem Soccerball shade.svg46', 60', 80' Bendayan Soccerball shade.svg6'
20 August Stadium, Algiers
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mahmoud Mostafa Kamel (United Arab Republic)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Bamous Soccerball shade.svg30'
Choukri Soccerball shade.svg38'
Benkhrif Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal)

Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate.

Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Kanté Soccerball shade.svg
Niamey
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg3–1Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Cissé Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Diallo Soccerball shade.svg		Soccerball shade.svg
Bamako

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.

Libya  Flag of Libya (1969-1972).svg0–1Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
Helail Soccerball shade.svg
Tripoli
Referee: ... Benkhedir (Algeria)
United Arab Republic  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg2–1Flag of Libya (1969-1972).svg  Libya
Helail Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Dames Al-Sagheer Soccerball shade.svg
Cairo
Referee: Babiker isa (Sudan)

Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate.

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar

Guinea won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg5–3Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 3–02–3
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg2–4Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 2–10–3
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–01–0
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0–01–3
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg3–4Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo-Brazzaville 3–20–2
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 2–10–0
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
El Filali Soccerball shade.svg
Choukri Soccerball shade.svg
Bamous Soccerball shade.svg
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
Attendance: 35,000

Morocco won 5–3 on aggregate.

Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg2–1Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire
Stephenson Soccerball shade.svg15'
M'hango Soccerball shade.svg45+1'		 Etepé Soccerball shade.svg16'
Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola

Zaire won 4–2 on aggregate.

Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg0–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Lomé
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg0–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg3–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Traoré Soccerball shade.svg4'
S. Keïta Soccerball shade.svg6'
Sangaré Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen.)		 Thiam Soccerball shade.svg48'
Bamako

Mali won 3–1 on aggregate.

Congo-Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.

Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Niva Soccerball shade.svg37' (pen.)
Farah Soccerball shade.svg88'		Soccerball shade.svg
Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg0–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Port Louis

Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

References

  1. ↑ "African Nations Cup 1972". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
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