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The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was the qualification process for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. South Africa automatically qualified as the host country.
A total of 47 countries entered the competition, including South Africa, which automatically qualified.
The remaining 46 teams competed in the qualifiers. In each of the three rounds, teams were drawn into two-legged home-and-away knock-out ties. [1] Aggregate goals are used to determine the winner. If the sides are level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, the tie proceeds directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).
The 15 winners of the second round qualified for the finals.
The draw for the preliminary round and the first round was made on 28 October 2011 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. [2] The draw for the second round was made on 5 July 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa, after the first round was completed. [3]
Below is the list of entrants:
| Bye to second round (2012 ACN qualifiers) | Bye to first round (2012 ACN non-qualifiers except lowest-ranked teams) | Competing in preliminary round (lowest-ranked teams) | |
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| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Seychelles  | w/o 1 |  Swaziland | — | — |
São Tomé and Príncipe  | 1–0 |  Lesotho | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 – 0 | Lesotho |
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Jair  3' (pen.) | Report |
| Lesotho | 0 – 0 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| Report |
São Tomé and Príncipe won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the First round against Sierra Leone.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ethiopia  | 1–1 (a) |  Benin | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Rwanda  | 0–2 |  Nigeria | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Congo  | 3–5 |  Uganda | 3–1 | 0–4 |
Burundi  | 2–2 (a) |  Zimbabwe | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Gambia  | 2–6 |  Algeria | 1–2 | 1–4 |
Kenya  | 2–2 (a) |  Togo | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 4–5 |  Sierra Leone | 2–1 | 2–4 |
Guinea-Bissau  | 0–2 |  Cameroon | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Chad  | 3–4 |  Malawi | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Seychelles | 0–7 |  DR Congo | 0–4 | 0–3 |
Tanzania  | 2–2 (6–7 p) |  Mozambique | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Egypt  | 3–4 2 |  Central African Republic | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Madagascar  | 1–7 |  Cape Verde | 0–4 | 1–3 |
Liberia  | 1–0 |  Namibia | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Ethiopia | 0 – 0 | Benin |
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| Report |
1–1 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second round.
| Rwanda | 0 – 0 | Nigeria |
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| Report |
| Nigeria | 2 – 0 | Rwanda |
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| I. Uche 9' Musa 56' | Report |
Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
| Congo | 3 – 1 | Uganda |
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| N'Guessi 1' Lépicier 77' (pen.)Moussilou 85' | Report | Sserumaga 29' |
| Uganda | 4 – 0 | Congo |
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| Mwesigwa 33' Walusimbi 51' (pen.)Massa 63'Okwi 86' | Report |
Uganda won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second round.
| Algeria | 4 – 1 | Gambia |
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| Kadir 1' Slimani 6', 52'Soudani 65' | Report | Gassama 15' |
Algeria won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
2–2 on aggregate. Togo won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second round.
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 – 1 | Sierra Leone |
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| Jair 69' (pen.) Lasset 86' | Report | A. Kamara 55' |
| Sierra Leone | 4 – 2 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| K. Kamara 17', 33' T. Bangura 21', 40' | Report | Jair 2' José 47' |
Sierra Leone won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 – 1 | Cameroon |
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| Report | Choupo-Moting 90+1' |
| Cameroon | 1 – 0 | Guinea-Bissau |
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| Moukandjo 81' | Report |
Cameroon won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
| Malawi | 2 – 0 | Chad |
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| J. Banda 31' Kamwendo 73' | Report |
Malawi won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
| Seychelles | 0 – 4 | DR Congo |
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| Report | Kaluyituka 11', 47' Mputu 28'Basilua 90' |
| DR Congo | 3 – 0 | Seychelles |
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| Mbokani 38' Issama 45'Kanda 84' | Report |
Congo DR won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
| Tanzania | 1 – 1 | Mozambique |
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| Kazimoto 42' | Report | Clésio 23' |
| Mozambique | 1 – 1 | Tanzania |
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| Sitoe 8' | Report | Morris 89' |
| Penalties | ||
Carlitos  Mexer Miro  Whiskey Paíto Clésio Zainadine Telinho Domingues | 7 – 6 [10] [11] | Morris Maftah Nditi Yondani Kapombe Bocco Domayo Ngassa Samatta |
2–2 on aggregate. Mozambique won the penalty shootout and advanced to the Second round.
| Egypt | 2 – 3 | Central African Republic |
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| Zidan 10' Salah 47' | Report | Momi 25', 62' Manga 69' |
| Central African Republic | 1 – 1 | Egypt |
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| Kéthévoama 23' | Report | Moteab 72' |
Central African Republic won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
| Madagascar | 0 – 4 | Cape Verde |
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| Report | Ryan 11' Dady 38'F. Varela 77'T. Varela 82' |
| Cape Verde | 3 – 1 | Madagascar |
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| Ryan 9', 81' Djaniny 55' | Report | Voavy 83' |
Cape Verde won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
Liberia won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
The 30 teams which qualified for the second round were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2008, 2010, and 2012 editions. [12] For each of the last three African Cup of Nations final tournaments, the following system of points is adopted for the qualified countries:
| Classification | Points awarded |
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| Winner | 7 |
| Runner-up | 5 |
| Losing semi-finalists | 3 |
| Losing quarter-finalists | 2 |
| Eliminated in 1st round | 1 |
Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows:
If two countries are equal in the number of points in the above classification the number of points that they have accumulated throughout all their matches played in the last 3 final tournaments of the CAN determined their ranking (on the basis of 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a match lost).
The teams were divided into two pots based on the ranking. Each tie contained one team from each pot. The order of legs for each tie was determined by draw. [13]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mali  | 7–1 |  Botswana | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Zimbabwe | 3–3 (a) |  Angola | 3–1 | 0–2 |
Ghana  | 3–0 | Malawi | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Liberia | 3–8 | Nigeria | 2–2 | 1–6 |
Zambia  | 1–1 (9–8 p) | Uganda | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Cape Verde | 3–2 | Cameroon | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Mozambique | 2–4 |  Morocco | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Sierra Leone | 2–2 (a) |  Tunisia | 2–2 | 0–0 |
Guinea  | 1–2 |  Niger | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Sudan  | 5–5 (a) | Ethiopia | 5–3 | 0–2 |
Libya  | 0–3 | Algeria | 0–1 3 | 0–2 |
Ivory Coast  | 6–2 |  Senegal | 4–2 | 2–0 4 |
| DR Congo | 5–2 |  Equatorial Guinea | 4–0 | 1–2 |
Gabon  | 2–3 | Togo | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Central African Republic | 2–3 |  Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Botswana | 1 – 4 | Mali |
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| Ohilwe 90' | Report | Diabaté 29' Maïga 60'Samassa 77'M. K. Traore 85' |
Mali won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Zimbabwe | 3 – 1 | Angola |
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| Mateus 4' (o.g.) Billiat 21'Gutu 35' | Report | Djalma 56' |
3–3 on aggregate. Angola won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Ghana won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Liberia | 2 – 2 | Nigeria |
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| O. Roberts 5' Oliseh 66' | Report | Igiebor 22' I. Uche 26' (pen.) |
| Nigeria | 6 – 1 | Liberia |
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| Ambrose 1' Musa 38'Moses 48', 88'Mikel 50' (pen.)I. Uche 72' | Report | Wleh 80' |
Nigeria won 8–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Zambia | 1 – 0 | Uganda |
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| C. Katongo 18' | Report |
1–1 on aggregate. Zambia won the penalty shootout and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Cape Verde | 2 – 0 | Cameroon |
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| Ricardo 15' Djaniny 61' | Report |
| Cameroon | 2 – 1 | Cape Verde |
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| Emana 22' Olinga 90+4' | Report | Nhuck 12' |
Cape Verde won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Mozambique | 2 – 0 | Morocco |
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| Miro 75' Domingues 90+3' | Report |
| Morocco | 4 – 0 | Mozambique |
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| Barrada 39' Kharja 64' (pen.)El-Arabi 85'Amrabat 90+4' | Report |
Morocco won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Sierra Leone | 2 – 2 | Tunisia |
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| Suma 8' A. Kamara 85' | Report | Gharbi 65' Msakni 87' |
| Tunisia | 0 – 0 | Sierra Leone |
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| Report |
2–2 on aggregate. Tunisia won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Guinea | 1 – 0 | Niger |
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| Yattara 51' | Report |
Niger won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Sudan | 5 – 3 | Ethiopia |
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| Mudather Karika 7' Bashir 15'Mosaab 35'Muhannad El Tahir 83' (pen.), 90' | Report | Getaneh 14' Adane 50'Siyoum 69' |
5–5 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Algeria won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Ivory Coast | 4 – 2 | Senegal |
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| Kalou 43' Gervinho 65'Drogba 80' (pen.)Gradel 85' | Report | N'Doye 33' Cissé 60' |
| Senegal | 0 – 2 Abandoned 4 | Ivory Coast |
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| Report | Drogba 52', 71' (pen.) |
Ivory Coast won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
| DR Congo | 4 – 0 | Equatorial Guinea |
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| Mbokani 56', 80' Kanda 61'Ronan 73' (o.g.) | Report |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 – 1 | DR Congo |
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| Judson 23' Ricardinho 35' | Report | Mulumbu 43' |
Congo DR won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Togo | 2 – 1 | Gabon |
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| Wome 36' Adebayor 57' | Report | Aubameyang 80' |
Togo won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Central African Republic | 1 – 0 | Burkina Faso |
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| Mabidé 21' | Report |
| Burkina Faso | 3 – 1 | Central African Republic |
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| A. Traoré 18', 90+6' Dagano 40' (pen.) | Report | Manga 7' |
Burkina Faso won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
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