Qualification for championships (CAF)
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Africa Cup of Nations

This page details the qualifying process qualifying for the 1992 African Cup of Nations in Senegal. Senegal, as hosts, and Algeria, as title holders, qualified automatically.

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania  3–2  Gambia 2–0 1–2
Mauritania 2–0 Gambia
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Gambia 2–1 Mauritania
Independence Stadium, Bakau

Mauritania won 3–2 on aggregate.

Qualifying round

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 6 3 3 0 5 1 +4 9
 Sierra Leone 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 6
 Guinea 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 6
 Mali 6 0 3 3 2 7 −5 3
Source:[citation needed]
Cameroon 0–0 Mali
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 8,000
Guinea 1–2 Sierra Leone
Sylla 70' Deen 2'
Karbho 13'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 18,000
Sierra Leone 1–1 Cameroon
Brimah 25' Belle-Belle 50'
National Stadium, Freetown
Referee: ... (Gambia)
Mali 1–1 Guinea
Diallo 40' Yansané 70'
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Attendance: 11,000
Guinea 0–0 Cameroon
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Pierre Alain Mounguengui (Gabon)
Mali 0–0 Sierra Leone
Stade Modibo Keïta, Bamako
Attendance: 4,000
Mali 0–2
Abandoned after 86'		 Cameroon
Ewané 68'
Omam-Biyik 86'
Stade Modibo Keïta, Bamako
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Rachid Medjiba (Algeria)
Sierra Leone 0–1 Guinea
Touré 33'
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 20,000
Cameroon 1–0 Sierra Leone
Ekéké 84'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Guinea 2–1 Mali
Camara 17'
Titi Camara 70'		 Coulibaly 75'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 38,000
Cameroon 1–0 Guinea
Omam-Biyik 10'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Louis Laryea (Ghana)
Sierra Leone 2–0 Mali
National Stadium, Freetown

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 6 3 3 0 13 5 +8 9
 Tunisia 6 3 3 0 10 5 +5 9
 Chad 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 6
 Ethiopia 6 0 0 6 0 12 −12 0
Source:[citation needed]
Egypt 2–0 Ethiopia
Ramzy 61'
H. Hassan 85'
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Tunisia 2–1 Chad
Abid 27'
Rouissi 82'		 N'Doram 17'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Chad 0–0 Egypt
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, Ndjamena
Ethiopia 0–2 Tunisia
Mahjoubi 39'
Rouissi 41'
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Following this match, all of Ethiopia's players and coaching staff were fired, forcing the team to withdraw. The remaining matches of Ethiopia were all awarded 2–0 to the opponents.

Tunisia 2–2 Egypt
Mahjoubi 44', 89' Ramzy 6'
I. Hassan 47'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)
Ethiopia 0–2
(awarded) 		 Chad
Ethiopia 0–2
(awarded) 		 Egypt
Chad 0–0 Tunisia
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, Ndjamena
Attendance: 5,000
Egypt 5–1 Chad
I. Hassan 34'
Ramzy 56', 58'
H. Hassan 67'
Ramzy 82'		 Touré 18'
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mohamed Bahar (Morocco)
Tunisia 2–0
(awarded) 		 Ethiopia
Egypt 2–2 Tunisia
Youssef 44'
Abdelghani 66'		 Mahjoubi 50', 53'
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Abderrahmane Bergui (Algeria)
Chad 2–0
(awarded) 		 Ethiopia
Chad

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 10
 Morocco 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 8
 Niger 6 3 0 3 9 5 +4 6
 Mauritania 6 0 0 6 1 18 −17 0
 Liberia (W) 0 – – – – – — 0
Source:[citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Ivory Coast 2–0 Mauritania
Hobou 34' (pen.)
Sié 57'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Hugues-Joseph Mongbo (Benin)
Morocco 2–0 Niger
Hababi 18' (pen.)
Laghrissi 89'
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Referee: Messaoud Koussa (Algeria)
Morocco 4–0 Mauritania
Nader 9'
Bouderbala 40'
Raghib 45'
Laghrissi 63'
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Referee: Habib Akrout (Tunisia)
Niger 0–1 Ivory Coast
Traoré
Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Issaka Diallo (Mali)
Niger 7–1 Mauritania
Dwaye 7', 62', 78', 79'
Lambo 46', 48'
Gabde 86'		 Seck 10'
Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey
Attendance: 17,000
Morocco 3–1 Ivory Coast
Laghrissi 9', 72'
Lashaf 48'		 Ouattara 77'
Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Mauritania 0–2
(awarded) 		 Ivory Coast
Nouakchott

Awarded 0–2 as Mauritania withdrew

Niger 1–0 Morocco
Douka 19'
Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kindner Ahmat (Chad)
Mauritania 0–2 Morocco
Laghrissi 46'
Bouderbala 66'
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alhagi Faye (Gambia)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Niger
Traoré 27' (pen.)
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 40,000
Mauritania 0–1 Niger
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Ivory Coast 2–0 Morocco
Dao 24'
Traoré 52'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Badou Jasseh (Gambia)

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 8 5 2 1 11 2 +9 12
 Nigeria 8 4 3 1 15 3 +12 11
 Burkina Faso 8 4 1 3 10 13 −3 9
 Togo 8 2 2 4 4 9 −5 6
 Benin 8 0 2 6 2 15 −13 2
Source:[citation needed]
Burkina Faso 2–0 Benin
Ilboudo 20'
Kadeba 70'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Nigeria 3–0 Togo
Okechukwu 58'
Amokachi 80'
Lawal 87'
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)
Ghana 1–0 Nigeria
Saara-Mensah 32'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Referee: Célestin N'Cho (Ivory Coast)
Burkina Faso 2–0 Togo
Ilboudo 48'
Fofana 60'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Benin 0–1 Nigeria
Jatau 55'
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Referee: Kabuya Kalumba (Zaire)
Togo 0–1 Ghana
Saara-Mensah 46'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Kouakou N'Dri (Ivory Coast)
Benin 1–1 Togo
Dossou-Gbété 65' Djogou 30'
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Ghana 2–0 Burkina Faso
Addo 10'
Polley 82'
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Burkina Faso 1–1 Nigeria
Ouattara 24' Ekpo 87'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Ghana 4–0 Benin
Polley 8', 44'
Armah 16'
Naawu 60'
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Referee: Paul-Alain Hioba-Hioba (Cameroon)
Benin 1–2 Burkina Faso
Dossou-Gbété 43' Bakadou 9', 22'
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Attendance: 12,000
Togo 0–0 Nigeria
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Fodé Capi Camara (Guinea)
Nigeria 0–0 Ghana
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 23,000
Togo 1–0 Burkina Faso
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Nigeria 3–0 Benin
Siasia 5'
Ekpo 17'
Amokachi 28'
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Modibo N'Diaye (Mali)
Ghana 2–0 Togo
Lamptey 43'
Baffoe 76'
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 40,000
Burkina Faso 2–1 Ghana
Ilboudo 21'
Ouattara 87'		 Tetteh 17'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Togo 2–0 Benin
Amegnizin 55'
Fiawoo 70' (pen.)
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Attendance: 20,000
Nigeria 7–1 Burkina Faso
Yekini 13', 69', 71', 80'
Siasia 14'
Elahor 74'
Finidi 88'		 Touré 20'
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea)
Benin 0–0 Ghana
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Referee: ... (Sierra Leone)

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 9
 Madagascar 5 2 2 1 3 2 +1 6
 Swaziland 5 1 2 2 4 9 −5 4
 Angola 6 0 3 3 3 6 −3 3
Source:[citation needed]
Zambia 5–0 Swaziland
Chansa 39'
Chikabala 40'
Muselepete 54'
Mbasela 70'
Changwe 84'
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Macnever Mang'anda (Malawi)
Angola 0–1 Madagascar
Randrianaivo 60'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Swaziland 1–1 Angola
Terblanche 89' Chico 10'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Madagascar 0–0 Zambia
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Angola 1–2 Zambia
Saavedra 62' Bwalya 55'
Mbasela 87'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)
Swaziland 0–1 Madagascar
Kelly 16'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Attendance: 3,500
Swaziland 2–1 Zambia
Tito 44'
Tholeni 50'		 Makinka 60'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: ... (Mozambique)
Madagascar 0–0 Angola
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: 12,000
Zambia 2–1 Madagascar
Musonda 20'
Bwalya 38'		 Henry 49'
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Angola 1–1 Swaziland
Felito 40' (pen.) Matse 48'
Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: 20,000
Zambia 1–0 Angola
Musonda 89'
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe)
Madagascar n/p Swaziland
Antananarivo

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kenya 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 4
 Mozambique 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 4
 Sudan 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 4
 Mauritius (W) 0 – – – – – — 0
Source:[citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Sudan 1–0 Mozambique
Aatif Al-Quoz 85'
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Referee: Selemani Tambwe (Burundi)
Mozambique 2–1 Kenya
Nico 55'
Nando 85'		 Mutua 51'
Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Referee: Phuru Liphoto (Lesotho)
Sudan 1–0 Kenya
Nadir Mansour 8'
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Bekele Kidane (Ethiopia)
Mozambique 1–0 Sudan
Zainadine 30'
Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Ali Kazem (Libya)
Kenya 1–0 Mozambique
Mwololo 32'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Attendance: 20,000
Kenya 2–1 Sudan
Motego 10'
Mike 76'		 Fathelrahman Santo 87'
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Referee: Christopher Musaabi Yolisigira (Uganda)

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Congo 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 7
 Zimbabwe 4 1 2 1 8 6 +2 4
 Malawi 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1
 Seychelles (W) 0 – – – – – — 0
Source:[citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Malawi 0–1 Congo
Makita 5'
Silver Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Christian Chikuka (Zambia)
Congo 2–0 Zimbabwe
N'Domba 55'
Makita 86'
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Referee: António Pereira Lopes (Angola)
Zimbabwe 4–0 Malawi
McKop
Ndlovu
Chunga
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jimmy Kagere (Rwanda)
Congo 2–1 Malawi
Ngapy 35', 85' Phiri 41'
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Kabuya Kalumba (Zaire)
Zimbabwe 2–2 Congo
McKop 9'
Ndlovu 78'		 Makita 40'
N'Domba 89'
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Joseph Rakotondrainibe (Madagascar)
Malawi 2–2 Zimbabwe
Rzwodzi 20' (o.g.)
Chimodzi 86'		 Nagoli 13'
Ndlovu 89'
Zomba Stadium, Zomba

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zaire 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 7
 Gabon 6 2 3 1 3 2 +1 7
 Uganda 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 6
 Tanzania 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 4
Source:[citation needed]
Gabon 1–0 Uganda
Manon 65'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Zaire 2–0 Tanzania
Kabongo 6', 75'
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: William Ochieng (Kenya)
Tanzania 0–0 Gabon
Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Uganda 2–1 Zaire
Senoga 8'
Musisi 62'		 Kabongo 18'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Sylvanus Anthony Oghina (Kenya)
Uganda 3–2 Tanzania
Musisi 22', 26', 65' Haule 43', 45'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: 9,000
Zaire 2–1 Gabon
N'Galula 70'
Mukanya 85'		 Nzamba 74'
Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Laurent Pettcha (Cameroon)
Tanzania 1–0 Zaire
Haule 63'
Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Uganda 0–0 Gabon
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: 12,000
Gabon 1–0 Tanzania
Anotho 37'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 30,000
Zaire 1–0 Uganda
Balenga 82' (pen.)
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: ... (Cameroon)
Gabon 0–0 Zaire
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo)
Tanzania 1–1 Uganda
Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Qualified teams

The 12 qualified teams are:

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