1974 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1974 African Cup of Nations which was held in Egypt in March 1974. Eight teams qualified for the finals, including Egypt as hosts and Congo as the holders of the title, having won the 1972 tournament in Cameroon.

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Qualification followed a knock-out model, with teams playing two-legged ties with another, one match being played at a home venue for each team. After a preliminary round, 24 teams competed in the first round of qualification. The winners went on to the second round with the winning teams from those ties qualifying for the finals. Matches were held between March and July 1973. A number of teams withdrew at the preliminary or first round stages of the tournament with their scheduled opponents automatically progressing to the next round. After winning their first round match the Central African Republic were disqualified and their opponents, Ivory Coast progressed to the second round, eventually reaching the finals.

Alongside Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mauritius, Uganda, Zaire and Zambia reached the finals, Uganda having taken part in the preliminary round of the qualification process.

Qualifying tournament

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg2–5Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2–00–5
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svgw/oFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon ——
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgw/oFlag of Benin.svg  Dahomey ——
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg2–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Mogadishu Stadium, Mogadishu
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg5–0Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Uganda won 5–2 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg3–5Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–12–4
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–3 (5–3 p)Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3–20–1
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg5–6Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 4–21–5
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg2–4Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2–10–3
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg1–5Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 0–01–5
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg2–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–11–2
Upper Volta  Flag of Upper Volta.svg1–9Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 0–51–4
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–02–1
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg4–3Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 3–11–2
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svgw/oFlag of Libya (1972-1977).svg  Libya ——
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svgw/oFlag of Niger.svg  Niger ——
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svgw/oFlag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo ——
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Soccerball shade.svgBocoum Soccerball shade.svg39'
Freetown
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg4–2Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako

Mali won 5–3 on aggregate.

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Penalties
3–5
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar

Ghana won 5–3 on penalties after 3–3 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast won 6–5 on aggregate.

Tanzania won 4–2 on aggregate.

Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg0–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Maseru
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg5–1Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg  Lesotho
Port Louis

Mauritius won 5–1 on aggregate.

Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

Upper Volta  Flag of Upper Volta.svg0–5Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Kembo Uba Kembo
Ouagadougou

Zaire won 9–1 on aggregate.

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Mukasa Soccerball shade.svg3'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Chitechi Soccerball shade.svg20' Mukasa Soccerball shade.svg30'
Semwanga Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi

Uganda won 3–1 on aggregate.

Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg3–1Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Mugala Soccerball shade.svg4', 58'
Chitalu Soccerball shade.svg65'		Soccerball shade.svg
Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg2–1Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Chitalu Soccerball shade.svg43'
Antananarivo

Zambia won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg2–3Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 2–10–2
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg3–3 (6–7 p)Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2–21–1
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2–11–1
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–1 (3–4 p)Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1–10–0
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0–30–1
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg7–4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 5–12–3

Zaire won 3–2 on aggregate.

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg2–2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Penalties
7–6
Conakry

Guinea won 7–6 on penalties after 3–3 on aggregate.

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg2–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Mukasa Soccerball shade.svg
Obua Soccerball shade.svg		 Gamouh Soccerball shade.svg33'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: 30,000
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Hadefi Soccerball shade.svg52' (pen.) Ouma Soccerball shade.svg66'
5 July Stadium, Algiers
Attendance: 13,481
Referee: ... (Egypt)

Uganda won 3–2 on aggregate.

Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg0–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Penalties
4–3
Port Louis

Mauritius won 4–3 on penalties after 1–1 on aggregate.

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Pokou Soccerball shade.svg
? Soccerball shade.svg
? Soccerball shade.svg
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Ivory Coast won 4–0 on aggregate.

Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg5–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Chanda Soccerball shade.svg31'
Kaushi Soccerball shade.svg58', 70'
Sinyangwe Soccerball shade.svg60', 75' (pen.)		Iziebige Soccerball shade.svg20'
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: ... (Lesotho)

Zambia won 7–4 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

Notes

    1. ↑ The match between Ivory Coast and Central African Republic was abandoned after Central African Republic refused to play the second half. The match was replayed on 29 July 1973 on neutral ground in Lagos, Nigeria.
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