The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1987 All-Africa Games.
Libya and Morocco withdrew.
Algeria withdrew in protest of CAF's decision to order a replay of the first leg following Tunisia's protest that Algeria had fielded two professional players (Rabah Madjer and Chérif Oudjani).
CAF also rescinded an earlier decision to appoint Algeria as the replacement host of the 1988 African Cup of Nations finals (replacing original host Zambia), and awarded them to Morocco instead.
Tunisia qualified.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tunisia | w/o | Algeria | 0–2 | — |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guinea | w/o | Gambia | — | — |
Senegal | bye |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Senegal | – | Gambia | – | – |
Senegal qualified.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ivory Coast | 4–2 | Liberia | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Ghana | – | Benin | – | – |
Togo | w/o | Burkina Faso | — | — |
Nigeria | bye |
Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Liberia |
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Amani Bamba | Drapeau |
Liberia | 1–2 | Ivory Coast |
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Ivory Coast advanced to the second round.
Ghana advanced to the second round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria | 0–1 | Ivory Coast | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Ghana | 4–1 | Togo | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Nigeria | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Nigeria |
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A. Traoré 47' |
Ivory Coast advanced to the third round.
Ghana advanced to the third round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ghana | 1–3 | Ivory Coast | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Ghana |
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Ben Salah 75' (pen.) |
Ivory Coast qualified.
Qualifying tournament of Zone IV was combined with the 1987 Central African Games football tournament.
Cameroon qualified.
Somalia withdrew.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Egypt | w/o | Uganda | — | — |
Tanzania | w/o | Ethiopia | — | — |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tanzania | 2–10 | Egypt | 2–4 | 0–6 |
Tanzania | 2–4 | Egypt |
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Zahoro Salum 89' (pen.) Abubakar Salum 90' | Abdel-Hamid 1' Younes 6' (pen.), 61' El-Kass 43' |
Egypt | 6–0 | Tanzania |
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Abdel-Hamid 17', 55' Abdelghani 40' Soliman 43' (pen.), 62' Younes 52' |
Egypt qualified; In addition, Kenya qualified as hosts.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Malawi | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Zimbabwe | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Mozambique | bye | |||
Swaziland | bye | |||
Zambia | bye |
Malawi advanced to the second round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Swaziland | 2–9 | Malawi | 1–3 | 1–6 |
Zambia | w/o | Mozambique | — | — |
Swaziland | 1–3 | Malawi |
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Dube | K. Malunga Waya Banda |
Malawi | 6–1 | Swaziland |
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Kayira 18' Banda 21' Waya 61', 68' Msiya 75' Chimodzi 90' | Dube 60' |
Malawi advanced to the third round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zambia | 3–3 (a) | Malawi | 3–1 | 0–2 |
Malawi | 2–0 | Zambia |
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Sinalo 29' H. Malunga 77' |
Malawi qualified.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Djibouti | w/o | Madagascar | 1–7 | — |
Seychelles | 1–4 | Mauritius | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Djibouti | 1–7 | Madagascar |
---|---|---|
Madagascar | canceled | Djibouti |
---|---|---|
Madagascar advanced to the second round.
Seychelles | 1–2 | Mauritius |
---|---|---|
Monnaie | Changou Jackson |
Mauritius advanced to the second round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Madagascar | 3–3 (4–2 p) | Mauritius | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Madagascar | 2–1 | Mauritius |
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Dindindraina 31' (pen.) Charbon 48' | Jacquotte 62' |
Mauritius | 2–1 | Madagascar |
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Jacquotte 12' Mocudé 49' | Rafanodina 38' | |
Penalties | ||
2–4 |
Madagascar qualified.
The following countries have qualified for the final tournament:
Zone | Team |
---|---|
Hosts | Kenya |
Zone I | Tunisia |
Zone II | Senegal |
Zone III | Ivory Coast |
Zone IV | Cameroon |
Zone V | Egypt |
Zone VI | Malawi |
Zone VII | Madagascar |
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