Football at the 1973 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification

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The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1973 All-Africa Games.

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Qualification

Zone I (North Africa)

Algeria qualified by default. Libya, Morocco and Tunisia withdrew.

Zone II (West Africa 1)

The tournament was held in Dakar, Senegal. The tournament was also the second edition of the Tournoi de la Zone II.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 4400295+248
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 4211206+145
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 4202616–104
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 4112168+83
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 4004137–360
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg8–0Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Dakar
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg10–1Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Dakar
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Dakar
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg11–0Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Dakar
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg14–0Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Dakar
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg3–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Dakar
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg2–0Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Dakar
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Dakar
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg4–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Dakar
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg7–1Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Dakar

Guinea qualified.

Zone III (West Africa 2)

The tournament was held in Ghana.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 321031+25
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 31111103
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 302123–12
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 302112–12
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–1Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Accra
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0–0Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Accra
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–0Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Kumasi
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–0Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Accra
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg1–1Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Kumasi
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Accra

Ghana qualified.

Zone IV (West Africa 3)

The tournament was held in an away/home format. Togo withdrew.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Upper Volta.svg  Upper Volta 430195+46
Flag of Benin.svg  Dahomey 42117705
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 401337–41
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo (withdrew)00000000
Upper Volta  Flag of Upper Volta.svg2–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Ouagadougou
Dahomey  Flag of Benin.svg3–2Flag of Upper Volta.svg  Upper Volta
Cotonou
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg2–2Flag of Benin.svg  Dahomey
Niamey
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg1–2Flag of Upper Volta.svg  Upper Volta
Lomé 1
Upper Volta  Flag of Upper Volta.svg3–1Flag of Benin.svg  Dahomey
Ouagadougou
Dahomey  Flag of Benin.svg1–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Cotonou

^1 Match played at Lomé, Niger declined to host due to security fears.

Upper Volta qualified. Nigeria qualified automatically as host.

Zone V (Central Africa)

The tournament was held in Congo. It was also a football tournament, a part of the 1972 Central African Cup, an omnisport event. Chad's matches were not counted in the football ranking because it did not enter the other sports. Zaire withdrew the games.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 321061+55
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 320176+14
Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon 311185+33
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 3003110–90
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad (results not counted)00000000
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire (withdrew)00000000
Congo  Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg7–0
(not counted)		Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Brazzaville
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg2–1
(not counted)		Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Brazzaville
Congo  Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg3–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Brazzaville
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg4–1
(not counted)		Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Brazzaville
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg4–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Brazzaville
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–0
(not counted)		Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Brazzaville
Congo  Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg1–1Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon
Brazzaville

Congo qualified.

Zone VI (East Africa)

The tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt from 24 November to 1 December 1972. Ethiopia and Sudan withdrew.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 321074+35
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 31113303
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 311156–13
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 301224–21
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia (withdrew)00000000
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan (withdrew)00000000
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg4–2Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Cairo
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Cairo
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg2–2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Cairo
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–2Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Cairo
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg1–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Cairo
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg1–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Cairo

Egypt qualified.

Zone VII (Southern Africa)

The tournament was held in Dar El Salam, Tanzania. The teams Botswana, Burundi, Madagascar, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia withdrew.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 220082+64
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 210157–22
Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg  Lesotho 200248–40
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg4–1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Dar El Salam
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg4–3Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg  Lesotho
Dar El Salam
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg4–1Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg  Lesotho
Dar El Salam

Tanzania qualified.

Qualified teams

The following countries have qualified for the final tournament:

ZoneTeam
HostsFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Zone IFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Zone IIFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Zone IIIFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Zone IVFlag of Upper Volta.svg  Upper Volta
Zone VFlag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Zone VIFlag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Zone VIIFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania

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