The men's qualification for football tournament at the 2003 All-Africa Games.
Morocco and Tunisia withdrew.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Libya | 1–1 (a) | Algeria | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Libya | 1–1 | Algeria |
---|---|---|
Al Idrissi 68' (pen.) | Messaoud 62' |
Algeria qualified.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mali | w/o | Mauritania | — | — |
Senegal | 4–3 | Guinea | 1–1 | 3–2 |
Senegal advanced to the second round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Senegal | 2–1 | Mali | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Senegal qualified.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberia | w/o | Benin | — | — |
Togo | w/o | Niger | — | — |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberia | w/o | Ghana | — | — |
Togo | w/o | Ivory Coast | — | — |
Ghana | bye | |||
Ivory Coast | bye |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ghana | w/o | Ivory Coast | — | — |
Ghana qualified.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rwanda | w/o | Congo | — | — |
Cameroon | bye |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cameroon | 4–2 | Rwanda | 3–0 | 1–2 |
Cameroon qualified.
Tournament held in Egypt. Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda withdrew after Egypt refused to honour their pledge to provide participating nations with return air tickets.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Egypt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Kenya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Ethiopia (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sudan (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uganda (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Egypt qualified.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Swaziland | 1–3 | Namibia | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Botswana | 3–1 | Lesotho | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Namibia qualified to the second round.
Botswana qualified to the second round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zimbabwe | 2–1 | Mozambique | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Zambia | 3–2 | Namibia | 2–0 | 1–2 |
South Africa | 4–4 (4–3 p) | Malawi | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Angola | 5–2 | Botswana | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Zimbabwe | 1–0 | Mozambique |
---|---|---|
Mozambique | 1–1 | Zimbabwe |
---|---|---|
Zimbabwe qualified to the third round.
Zambia qualified to the third round.
South Africa | 2–2 | Malawi |
---|---|---|
Sibeko 70' Mngomeni 80' | Mwafulirwa 62' Ng'ambi 82' |
Malawi | 2–2 | South Africa |
---|---|---|
Penalties | ||
3–4 |
South Africa qualified to the third round.
Angola qualified to the third round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zimbabwe | 2–2 (a) | Zambia | 2–1 | 0–1 |
South Africa | 4–2 | Angola | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Zambia qualified.
South Africa | 2–0 | Angola |
---|---|---|
Manyathela 83' Khanyeza 90' |
Angola | 2–2 | South Africa |
---|---|---|
Mateus 31' Gilberto 62' (pen.) | Manyathela 4', 90' |
South Africa qualified.
No matches, 2 teams qualify from Zone VI.
The following 8 nations qualified for men's play at the 2003 All Africa Games. Two teams qualify from Zone VI replacing Zone VII.
Zone | Team |
---|---|
Hosts | Nigeria |
Zone I | Algeria |
Zone II | Senegal |
Zone III | Ghana |
Zone IV | Cameroon |
Zone V | Egypt |
Zone VI | South Africa |
Zambia | |
Zone VII | no team |
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