Seeding
In total, 39 teams opted to enter the qualifying tournament. The top 25 teams based on the qualifiers and final round of the previous Olympics were given byes to the first qualifying round.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
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| Dates | 8 October 2010 – 19 June 2011 |
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This page provides the summaries of the matches of the first two qualifying rounds for the group stage of the 2012 CAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament. These matches also serve as part of the qualifiers for the Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London.
In total, 39 teams opted to enter the qualifying tournament. The top 25 teams based on the qualifiers and final round of the previous Olympics were given byes to the first qualifying round.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
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| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sierra Leone  | 2–2 (1–3 p) |  Liberia | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Somalia  | 0–1 |  Sudan | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Botswana  | 1–0 |  Namibia | 1–0 | 0–0 |
DR Congo  | w/o |  Chad | — | — |
Ethiopia  | w/o |  Equatorial Guinea | — | — |
Swaziland  | w/o |  Mauritius | — | — |
Djibouti  | w/o |  Madagascar | — | — |
| Sierra Leone | 1–1 | Liberia |
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| Liberia | 1–1 | Sierra Leone |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–1 | ||
Sierra Leone 2–2 Liberia on aggregate. Liberia won 3–1 on penalties
| Sudan | 1–0 | Somalia |
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Sudan won 1–0 on aggregate
Botswana won 1–0 on aggregate
The matches in the preliminary round were held on 25–27 March 2011 (first leg) and 8–10 April 2011 (second leg).
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zambia  | 3–0 |  Rwanda | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Morocco  | 3–2 |  Mozambique | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Cameroon  | 3–3 (1–3 p) |  Tanzania | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Senegal  | 1–1 (a) |  Angola | 0–0 | 1–1 |
South Africa  | 4–2 |  Libya | 4–2 | 0–0 |
Algeria  | 4–0 | Madagascar | 3–0 | 1–0 |
Egypt  | 3–2 | Botswana | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Gabon  | 4–1 | Swaziland | 3–1 | 1–0 |
Burkina Faso  | 2–5 | DR Congo | 1–2 | 1–3 |
Ivory Coast  | 4–0 | Liberia | 4–0 | 0–0 |
Tunisia  | 3–0 |  Malawi | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Benin  | w/o |  Gambia | — | — |
Uganda  | 1–1 (2–4 p) |  Congo | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Mali  | 2–2 (a) |  Guinea | 0–0 | 2–2 |
Nigeria  | 9–1 | Equatorial Guinea | 5–0 | 4–1 |
Ghana  | 1–2 | Sudan | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate
| Morocco | 2–0 | Mozambique |
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Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate
Tanzania 3–3 Cameroon. Tanzania won 5–3 on penalties
Angola 1–1 Senegal. Senegal won on away goals rule
| South Africa | 4–2 | Libya |
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| Report |
| Libya | 0–0 | South Africa |
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South Africa won 4–2 on aggregate
| Algeria | 3–0 | Madagascar |
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Algeria won 4–0 on aggregate
| Egypt | 2–0 | Botswana |
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| Report [ permanent dead link ] |
Egypt won 3–2 on aggregate
| Swaziland | 0–1 | Gabon |
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Gabon won 5–2 on aggregate
| Burkina Faso | 1–2 | DR Congo |
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| DR Congo | 3–1 | Burkina Faso |
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Congo DR won 5–2 on aggregate
Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate
Tunisia won 3–0 on aggregate
Benin advance after The Gambia withdrew
| Congo | 1–0 | Uganda |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Congo 1–1 Uganda. Congo won 4–2 on penalties
Guinea 2–2 Mali. Mali won on away goals rule
Nigeria won 9–1 on aggregate
Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on April 13, 2011. CAF used FIFA rankings from March 2011 to seed the eight highest-ranked teams into Pot A. [3]
Côte d'Ivoire's fixture against Liberia had been delayed until 20 April due to the civil unrest. As Ivory Coast are the 2nd highest-ranking team in Africa, the winner of their first qualifying round fixture was also placed in Pot A.
The pots were confirmed as follows: [4]
| Pot A | Pot B | ||
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The draw was conducted on April 13 in Cairo, Egypt. [5]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3–2 | Zambia | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Morocco | 3–2 | DR Congo | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Congo | 1–3 | Ivory Coast | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Gabon | 1–0 | Mali | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Sudan | 0–2 | Egypt | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Benin | 4–6 | South Africa | 3–1 | 1–5 |
| Tunisia | 0–1 | Senegal | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Tanzania | 1–3 | Nigeria | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate
Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate
| Congo | 1–2 | Ivory Coast |
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| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Congo |
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Gougouhi  10' | Report |
Côte d'Ivoire won 3–1 on aggregate
Gabon won 1–0 on aggregate
Egypt won 2–0 on aggregate
| Benin | 3–1 | South Africa |
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| Ndulula 31' |
| South Africa | 5–1 | Benin |
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South Africa 6–4 on aggregate
Senegal won 1–0 on aggregate
Nigeria 3–1 on aggregate
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