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Qualification for championships (CAF) |
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The Qualification for the 1996 African Cup of Nations took place in 7 groups of 6 teams each, with the top 2 teams from each group progressing to the tournament. Nigeria and South Africa qualified automatically, as champions and hosts respectively. Qualification began in September 1994 and ended in July 1995.
Lesotho withdrew after competing 6 matches (1 win, 5 losses); Their results were annulled. Swaziland withdrew without playing any matches.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cameroon ![]() | 4 – 1 Annulled | ![]() |
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Dikoumé ![]() Ntoko ![]() Mouyémé ![]() | Lekoane ![]() |
Guinea Bissau withdrew after competing 3 matches (1 draw, 2 losses); their results were annulled.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
![]() | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 |
![]() | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
![]() | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 |
![]() | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Senegal ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
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Mauritania ![]() | 1 – 1 Annulled | ![]() |
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Ould Malha ![]() | Mané ![]() |
Mauritania ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Ould Malha ![]() | N'Diaye ![]() |
Guinea-Bissau ![]() | 1 – 4 Annulled | ![]() |
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Khome ![]() | Diallo ![]() Sané ![]() Diatta ![]() |
Togo ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
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Tunisia ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Mahjoubi ![]() |
Mauritania ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Diallo ![]() |
Liberia ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Debbah ![]() |
Mauritania ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Sidibe ![]() Wade ![]() | Lantam ![]() |
Mauritania ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
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Gambia and Niger withdrew after competing 5 matches each; their results were annulled. Central African Republic withdrew without playing any match.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sierra Leone ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() |
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Diallo ![]() Conteh ![]() | Baloki ![]() Imboula ![]() |
Sierra Leone ![]() | 2 – 0 Annulled | ![]() |
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Koroma ![]() Kanu ![]() |
Sierra Leone ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Conteh ![]() |
Congo ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
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Kallon ![]() Sama ![]() |
Sierra Leone ![]() | 5 – 1 Annulled | ![]() |
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Kallon ![]() Kallon ![]() Zarppa ![]() Sama ![]() | Ide ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 15 |
![]() | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 |
![]() | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 |
![]() | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 8 |
![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 8 |
![]() | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 6 |
Algeria ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Zouani ![]() | Sabri Elhaj ![]() |
Egypt ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() |
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El-Kass ![]() Salah-El-Din ![]() Hassan ![]() Fathi ![]() | Tazali ![]() |
Uganda ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Semogerere ![]() | Tasfaout ![]() |
Sudan ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Nemairi Ahmed Saeed ![]() Amir Mustafa ![]() | Musisi ![]() |
Egypt ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Aboul-Dahab ![]() El-Sawy ![]() El-Kass ![]() | Edward Jildo ![]() |
Tanzania ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Selemani ![]() | Aboul-Dahab ![]() |
Sudan ![]() | 2 – 0 Original score 0 – 2 Awarded score | ![]() |
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Babiker Elhilou ![]() Khogali ![]() |
Match awarded 2–0 to Algeria following a protest to CAF.
Sudan ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Zahir Markaz ![]() Anas Elnour ![]() | Nteze ![]() |
Ethiopia ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
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Aboul-Dahab ![]() Khashaba ![]() |
Uganda ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Semogerere ![]() Barigye ![]() |
Egypt ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() |
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El-Kass ![]() Sabry ![]() Abougreisha ![]() |
Sudan ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
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Muntasir Elzaki ![]() Edward Jildo ![]() Essam Osman ![]() |
South Africa withdrew from qualification (played 3 matches) after they were awarded hosting rights. They were replaced by Kenya, which later withdrew.
Madagascar withdrew after one match (lost to South Africa). Seychelles withdrew before playing any match. All results of the withdrawn teams were annulled.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awarded hosting rights
Madagascar ![]() | 0 – 1 Annulled | ![]() |
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Masinga ![]() |
South Africa ![]() | 1 – 0 Annulled | ![]() |
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Masinga ![]() |
Zambia ![]() | 1 – 1 Annulled | ![]() |
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Malitoli ![]() | Doctor Khumalo ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 14 |
![]() | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 14 |
![]() | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 12 |
![]() | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 11 |
![]() | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 7 |
![]() | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 2 |
Mali ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Sidibé ![]() | Matola ![]() |
Mozambique ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Arnaldo ![]() | Pikati ![]() |
Mozambique ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Tchaka-Tchaka ![]() Tico-Tico ![]() | Sylla ![]() |
Angola ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Túbia ![]() |
Mozambique ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() |
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Nuro ![]() Eurico ![]() | Hoeseb ![]() Boonstaander ![]() |
Mozambique ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Chiquinho Conde ![]() |
Botswana ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() |
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Chiquinho Conde ![]() Nuro ![]() |
Mali ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Sidibé ![]() Magassouba ![]() |
Guinea ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
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Mozambique ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Faife ![]() Nana ![]() | Paulão ![]() |
Namibia ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
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Benin, Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea withdrew without playing any matches.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Burkina Faso ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Ouédraogo ![]() Ouattara ![]() | El-Khalej ![]() |
Morocco ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Nader ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() |
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Tiéhi ![]() | Nafou ![]() Traoré ![]() |
Morocco ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Tiéhi ![]() Bamba ![]() |
Burkina Faso ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Ouattara ![]() | Tiéhi ![]() |
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* Nigeria withdrew prior to the start of the finals. Guinea, as the best side to not qualify, was offered Nigeria's spot in the finals, but declined due to a lack of preparation time.
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