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CAF also rescinded an earlier decision to appoint Algeria as the replacement host of the 1988 African Cup of Nations finals (replacing original host Zambia), and awarded them to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 | ![]() | 0–2 | — |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guinea ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Senegal ![]() | bye |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Senegal ![]() | – | ![]() | – | – |
Senegal qualified.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Ghana ![]() | – | ![]() | – | – |
Togo ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Nigeria ![]() | bye |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Amani ![]() Bamba ![]() | Drapeau ![]() |
Liberia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Ghana ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Nigeria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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A. Traoré ![]() |
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 | ![]() | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ben Salah ![]() |
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 | ![]() | — | — |
Tanzania ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tanzania ![]() | 2–10 | ![]() | 2–4 | 0–6 |
Tanzania ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Zahoro Salum ![]() Abubakar Salum ![]() | Abdel-Hamid ![]() Younes ![]() El-Kass ![]() |
Egypt ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Abdel-Hamid ![]() Abdelghani ![]() Soliman ![]() Younes ![]() |
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) | ![]() | 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 |
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Swaziland ![]() | 2–9 | ![]() | 1–3 | 1–6 |
Zambia ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Swaziland ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Dube ![]() | K. Malunga ![]() Waya ![]() Banda ![]() |
Malawi ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Kayira ![]() Banda ![]() Waya ![]() Msiya ![]() Chimodzi ![]() | Dube ![]() |
Malawi advanced to the third round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zambia ![]() | 3–3 (a) | ![]() | 3–1 | 0–2 |
Malawi ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Sinalo ![]() H. Malunga ![]() |
Malawi qualified.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Djibouti ![]() | w/o | ![]() | 1–7 | — |
Seychelles ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Djibouti ![]() | 1–7 | ![]() |
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Madagascar ![]() | canceled | ![]() |
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Madagascar advanced to the second round.
Seychelles ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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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) | ![]() | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Madagascar ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Dindindraina ![]() Charbon ![]() | Jacquotte ![]() |
Mauritius ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Jacquotte ![]() Mocudé ![]() | Rafanodina ![]() | |
Penalties | ||
2–4 |
Madagascar qualified.
The following countries have qualified for the final tournament:
Zone | Team |
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Hosts | ![]() |
Zone I | ![]() |
Zone II | ![]() |
Zone III | ![]() |
Zone IV | ![]() |
Zone V | ![]() |
Zone VI | ![]() |
Zone VII | ![]() |