2022 African Nations Championship qualification

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2022 African Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates22 July – 4 September 2022
Teams42 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored105 (1.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Djibouti.svg Samuel Akinbinu
Flag of Ghana.svg Daniel Afriyie
Flag of Madagascar.svg Tsilavina Razanakoto
(3 goals each)
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The 2022 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2022 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament.

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A total of 18 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Algeria which qualified automatically as hosts.

Teams

A total of 42 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds, split into zones according to their regional affiliations. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 26 May 2022 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

ZoneSpots (total 18)Teams entering qualificationDid not enter
Northern Zone
(UNAF)		2 spots+
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (hosts)
Western Zone A
(WAFU-UFOA A)		3 spots
Western Zone B
(WAFU-UFOA B)		3 spots
Central Zone
(UNIFFAC)		3 spots
Central Eastern Zone
(CECAFA)		3 spots
Southern Zone
(COSAFA)		3 spots
Notes

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played). [1]

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

Zone / RoundMatchdayDate
Western Zone A
Western Zone B
Central Zone
Central Eastern Zone		Southern Zone
First roundFirst roundFirst leg22–24 July 2022
Second leg26–31 July 2022
Second roundSecond roundFirst leg26–29 August 2022
Second leg2–4 September 2022

Northern Zone

Algeria qualified as host nation.

After Egypt and Tunisia withdrew before the draw, Libya and Morocco were the only teams entered: therefore, the Zone was scratched and both teams qualified.

Western Zone A

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg2–4Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0–32–1
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg3–2Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 2–01–2
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg1–1 (3–5 p)Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 1–00–1
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg0–3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
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Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–2Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
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Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar

Senegal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg2–0Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
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Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech
Cape Verde  Flag of Cape Verde.svg2–1Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
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Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

Sierra Leone won 3–2 on aggregate.

Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg1–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
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Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg1–0Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
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Penalties
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5–3
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Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

1–1 on aggregate. Guinea-Bissau won 5–3 on penalties.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2022 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–1 (5–3 p)Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–00–1
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg1–4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–20–2
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg0–2Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 0–10–1
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
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3–5
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg1–2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg2–0Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg0–1Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg1–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau

Western Zone B

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg4–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 3–01–0
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
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Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg0–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
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Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

Ghana won 4–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2022 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0–0 (5–3 p)Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 0–00–0
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg2–3Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 1–01–3
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–2 (5–4 p)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2–00–2
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Penalties
3–5
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg1–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg3–1Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Penalties
4–5

Central Zone

Winners qualified for 2022 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg2–2Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2–10–1
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg1–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–00–2
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg1–7Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1–20–5
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg2–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg1–0Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg1–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg1–2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg5–0Flag of Chad.svg  Chad

Central Eastern Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg5–0Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 0–05–0
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg1–3Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 0–11–2
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg3–3 (2–4 p)Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 2–11–2
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg0–0Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
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Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg0–5Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
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Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Ethiopia won 5–0 on aggregate.

Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg0–1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
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Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–1Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
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Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Tanzania won 3–1 on aggregate.

Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg2–1Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
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Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg2–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
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Penalties
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4–2
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Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam

3–3 on aggregate. Djibouti won 4–2 on penalties.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2022 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0–01–0
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0–10–3
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg3–7Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–42–3
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg0–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg0–1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg1–4Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg3–2Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti

Southern Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg0–3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 0–20–1
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg0–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0–10–0
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 0–02–2
Seychelles  Flag of Seychelles.svg0–4Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 0–10–3
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svgawd.Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe CancelledCancelled
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0–01–0
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg0–2Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
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Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg1–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
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Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Angola won 3–0 on aggregate.

Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg0–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
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Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–0Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
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Dobsonville Stadium, Soweto

South Africa won 1–0 on aggregate.

Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
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Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg2–2Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
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Orlando Stadium, Soweto

2–2 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals rule.

Madagascar won 4–0 on aggregate.

Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svgCancelledFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgCancelledFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi

Malawi advanced on walkover.

Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg0–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
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Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg0–1Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
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Mozambique won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2022 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg6–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–04–1
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg1–2Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 0–11–1
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg1–1Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–10–0
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg2–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
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Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–4Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Dobsonville Stadium, Soweto
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–1Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg1–1Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg1–1Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg0–0Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Qualified teams

The following 18 teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualifying zoneQualified onPrevious appearances in African Nations Championship 1
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (hosts) Northern Zone 29 September 20181 (2011)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 26 May 20224 (2014, 2016, 2018 , 2020 )
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 26 May 20224 (2009, 2014 , 2018, 2020)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Western Zone A 2 September 20222 (2009, 2011)
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 2 September 20222 (2014, 2018)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 3 September 20224 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2020)
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger Western Zone B 3 September 20223 (2011, 2016, 2020)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3 September 20223 (2009, 2011, 2014)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 4 September 20224 ( 2009 , 2011, 2016, 2018)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Central Zone 4 September 20225 ( 2009 , 2011, 2014, 2016 , 2020)
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 4 September 20223 (2014, 2018, 2020)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4 September 20224 (2011, 2016, 2018, 2020 )
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Central Eastern Zone 2 September 20222 (2011, 2018)
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3 September 20222 (2014, 2016)
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3 September 20225 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Southern Zone 2 September 20220 (Debut)
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 4 September 20223 (2011, 2016, 2018)
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 4 September 20221 (2014)

Goalscorers

There were 105 goals scored in 54 matches, for an average of 1.94 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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References

  1. ↑ "Regulations of the African Nations Championship" (PDF). CAF.
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