Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

This page details the process of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification phase. Forty-six African nations, including hosts Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, entered the competition. Gabon and Equatorial Guinea automatically qualified as host countries. The other 44 nations were drawn into eleven groups, each containing 4 teams. Togo was later added to Group K after its reinstatement.

In each group, teams played each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top team in each group qualified, as did the runner-up of Group K (which contained 5 teams) and the two best runners-up from the other groups.[1]

Qualified teams

  To be determined
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter
  Not part of CAF

The teams qualified are:

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament
 Gabon 00Co-hosts 0329 July 2007 4 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2010)
 Equatorial Guinea 0 (debut)
 Botswana 01Group K Winner 0026 March 2011 0 (debut)
 Ivory Coast 01Group H Winner 005 June 2011 18 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 19842, 1986, 1988, 1990, 19921, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010)
 Burkina Faso 01Group F Winner 003 September 2011 7 (1978, 1996, 19982, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010)
 Senegal 01Group E Winner 03 September 2011 11 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 19922, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
 Ghana 01Group I Winner 008 October 2011 17 (196312, 19651, 1968, 1970, 197812, 1980, 19821, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 20002, 2002, 2006, 20082, 2010)
 Guinea 01Group B Winner 008 October 2011 10 (1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2004, 2008)
 Zambia 01Group C Winner 008 October 2011 14 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010)
 Libya 01Top Two Runner-up 008 October 2011 2 (19822, 2006)
 Angola 01Group J Winner 008 October 2011 5 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 20102)
 Tunisia 01Group K Runner-up 008 October 2011 14 (1962, 1963, 19652, 1978, 1982, 19942, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 200412, 2006, 2008, 2010)
 Mali 01Group A Winner 008 October 2011 6 (1972, 1994, 20022, 2004, 2008, 2010)
 Niger 01Group G Winner 008 October 2011 0 (debut)
 Morocco 01Group D Winner 009 October 2011 13 (1972, 19761, 1978, 1980, 1986, 19882, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
 Sudan 01Top Two Runner-up 009 October 2011 7 (19572, 1959, 1963, 197012, 1972, 1976, 2008)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Italic indicates host

Draw

CAF conducted the draw for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign on 20 February 2010. The draw was held at Lubumbashi, Congo DR where the CAF Super Cup was held on 21 February 2010.[2] The 11 teams in Pot 1 were selected based on their ranking after the 27th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. The rest were ranked based on their position at the latest FIFA Ranking.[3][4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Egypt
 Ghana
 Nigeria
 Algeria
 Cameroon
 Angola
 Zambia
 Ivory Coast
 Burkina Faso
 Mali
 Tunisia

 Morocco
 Benin
 Uganda
 South Africa
 Malawi
 Mozambique
 Guinea
 Senegal
 Gambia
 Cape Verde
 Congo

 Rwanda
 Tanzania
 Sudan
 Namibia
 Congo DR
 Kenya
 Libya
 Zimbabwe
 Botswana
 Ethiopia
 Sierra Leone

 Swaziland
 Chad
 Burundi
 Madagascar
 Liberia
 Niger
 Comoros
 Mauritius
 Mauritania
 Central African Republic
 Guinea-Bissau

Notes

Togolese Ban

Togo were banned from the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments by CAF after they withdrew from the 2010 tournament following a deadly attack on their team bus.[5]

Togo appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee. Togo were readmitted to the 2012 and 2013 tournaments, and (in the case of the 2012 qualifiers) added to the qualification stage.[6]

Tie-breaking rules

The order of tie-breakers used when two or more team have the equal number of points is:[7] (article 14)

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying group stage

Legend
Group winners, Group K runner-up, and top two runners-up in all other groups qualify for the finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  MLI  CPV  ZIM  LBR
 Mali 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10[a] 3–0 1–0 2–1
 Cape Verde 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10[a] 1–0 2–1 4–2
 Zimbabwe 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8 2–1 0–0 3–0
 Liberia 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5 2–2 1–0 1–1
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Mali and Cape Verde are ranked by their head-to-head records
Head-to-head
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mali 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
 Cape Verde 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
Source:[citation needed]
Cape Verde 1–0 Mali
Varela 44' Report
Estádio da Várzea, Praia
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)[8]
Liberia 1–1 Zimbabwe
Oliseh 75' Report Musona 30'
National Complex, Paynesville
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)[8]
Mali 2–1 Liberia
A. Traoré 2'
Teekloh 52' (o.g.)		 Report Weeks 43'
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)[9]
Zimbabwe 0–0 Cape Verde
Report
Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Gil Sebastian Ndume (Gabon)[9]
Cape Verde 4–2 Liberia
Héldon Ramos 14', 45+1'
Babanco 25'
Fortes 53'		 Report Wleh 39'
Këïta 84'
Estádio da Várzea, Praia
Referee: Lemghaifry Ould Ali (Mauritania)
Mali 1–0 Zimbabwe
Diabaté 22' Report
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Zimbabwe 2–1 Mali
Musona 45', 90' (pen.) Report M. Traoré 52'
Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Liberia 1–0 Cape Verde
Doe 44' Report
National Complex, Paynesville
Mali 3–0 Cape Verde
Diabaté 27', 29'
M. Traoré 51'		 Report
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
Zimbabwe 3–0 Liberia
Katsande 16'
Karuru 45'
Billiat 85'		 Report
Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Liberia 2–2 Mali
Williams 2'
Wleh 90'		 Report Diabaté 16'
Kanté 87'
National Complex, Paynesville
Cape Verde 2–1 Zimbabwe
Valdo 3'
da Graça 13'		 Report Musona 68' (pen.)
Estádio da Várzea, Praia

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  GUI  NGA  ETH  MAD
 Guinea 6 4 2 0 13 5 +8 14 1–0 1–0 4–1
 Nigeria 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 11 2–2 4–0 2–0
 Ethiopia 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5 7 1–4 2–2 4–2
 Madagascar 6 0 1 5 4 14 −10 1 1–1 0–2 0–1
Source:[citation needed]
Ethiopia 1–4 Guinea
Oukri 29' Report Yattara 37'
Kalabane 45'
K. Cissé 60'
Zayatte 75'
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Tabani Mnkantjo (Zimbabwe)[10]
Nigeria 2–0 Madagascar
Martins 19'
Eneramo 45+1'		 Report
U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)[10]
Madagascar 0–1 Ethiopia
Report Lemessa 62'
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Ngosi Kalyoto (Malawi)[11]
Guinea 1–0 Nigeria
Constant 8' Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Elahrach Bouchaib (Morocco)[11]
Madagascar 1–1 Guinea
Rajoarimanana 17' Report Bah 80'
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Nigeria 4–0 Ethiopia
Utaka 1', 53'
I. Uche 78', 90'		 Report
Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja
Referee: Selim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Ethiopia 2–2 Nigeria
Said 45', 50' Report K. Uche 27'
Yobo 86'
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Guinea 4–1 Madagascar
Kalabane 6'
Bangoura 17'
S. Diallo 60'
Baldé 62'		 Report Arsène 24'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Madagascar 0–2 Nigeria
Report Yobo 68'
Obinna 75'
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
Guinea 1–0 Ethiopia
Baldé 32' Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)
Ethiopia 4–2 Madagascar
Oukri 31'
Girma 56'
Lemessa 59'
Bekele 73'		 Report Razafimandimby 3'
Rakotonomenjanahary 57'
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Nigeria 2–2 Guinea
Obinna 73'
I. Uche 84'		 Report Ismaël Bangoura 63'
Traoré 90'
Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  ZAM  LBY  MOZ  COM
 Zambia 6 4 1 1 11 2 +9 13 0–0 3–0 4–0
 Libya 6 3 3 0 6 1 +5 12 1–0 1–0 3–0
 Mozambique 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 0–2 0–0 3–0
 Comoros 6 0 1 5 2 14 −12 1 1–2 1–1 0–1
Source:[citation needed]
Zambia 4–0 Comoros
Kalaba 6'
Tembo 22'
Chamanga 29'
Mayuka 83'		 Report
Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe
Referee: Amanuel Eyob Russom (Eritrea)[12]
Mozambique 0–0 Libya
Report
Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Referee: Aboubabar Bangoura (Guinea)[12]
Comoros 0–1 Mozambique
Report Josemar 90+1'
Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli
Referee: Ibada Ramadhan Kibo (Tanzania)[13]
Libya 1–0 Zambia
Sa'ad 36' Report
June 11 Stadium, Tripoli
Referee: Gassama Papa (Gambia)[13]
Mozambique 0–2 Zambia
Report Chamanga 18'
Mayuka 90'
Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Libya 3–0 Comoros
El Khatroushi 20'
Abdelkader 68'
Bindi 81'		 Report
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako (Mali)2
Zambia 3–0 Mozambique
C. Katongo 47', 67'
Mbesuma 68'		 Report
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Comoros 1–1 Libya
Mzé Mbaba 83' Report Boussefi 43'
Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli
Libya 1–0 Mozambique
Allafi 31' Report
Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)2
Referee: Fahim Omar (Egypt)
Comoros 1–2 Zambia
Y. M'Changama 32' Report C. Katongo 23'
Mayuka 87'
Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli
Zambia 0–0 Libya
Report
Nchanga Stadium, Chingola
Mozambique 3–0 Comoros
Maninho 6'
Dário 18' (pen.)
Domingues 40'		 Report
Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Notes

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  MAR  CTA  ALG  TAN
 Morocco 6 3 2 1 8 2 +6 11 0–0 4–0 3–1
 Central African Republic 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8[a] 0–0 2–0 2–1
 Algeria 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8[a] 1–0 2–0 1–1
 Tanzania 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 5 0–1 2–1 1–1
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Central African Republic and Algeria could not be separated by head-to-head record, so instead ranking was based on overall goal difference.
head-to-head
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD AG Pts
1  Central African Republic 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 3
2  Algeria 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 3
Source:[citation needed]
Algeria 1–1 Tanzania
Guedioura 45' Report Tegete 33'
Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)[17]
Morocco 0–0 Central African Republic
Report
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)[17]
Tanzania 0–1 Morocco
Report El Hamdaoui 43'
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Seechurn Rajindraparsad (Mauritius)[18]
Central African Republic 2–0 Algeria
Dopékoulouyen 81'
Momi 85'		 Report
Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui
Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)[18]
Tanzania 2–1 Central African Republic
Nditi 70'
Samatta 90'		 Report Mabidé 2'
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Algeria 1–0 Morocco
Yebda 5' (pen.) Report
19 May Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Seechurn Rajindraparsad (Mauritius)
Morocco 4–0 Algeria
Benatia 25'
Chamakh 38'
Hadji 60'
Assaidi 68'		 Report
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Central African Republic 2–1 Tanzania
Momi 38'
Dopékoulouyen 88'		 Report Nditi 76'
Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Tanzania 1–1 Algeria
Samatta 22' Report Bouazza 52'
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Ali Lenghaifry (Mauritania)
Central African Republic 0–0 Morocco
Report
Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui
Referee: Selim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Morocco 3–1 Tanzania
Chamakh 20'
Taarabt 69'
Boussoufa 90'		 Report Kassim 40'
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
Algeria 2–0 Central African Republic
Yebda 1'
Kadir 28'		 Report
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  SEN  CMR  COD  MRI
 Senegal 6 5 1 0 16 2 +14 16 1–0 2–0 7–0
 Cameroon 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 11 0–0 1–1 5–0
 DR Congo 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 2–4 2–3 3–0
 Mauritius 6 0 0 6 2 22 −20 0 0–2 1–3 1–2
Source:[citation needed]
Mauritius 1–3 Cameroon
Bru 45+1' (pen.) Report Eto'o 39', 47'
Choupo-Moting 63' (pen.)
Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)[19]
DR Congo 2–4 Senegal
Kabangu 42', 71' Report Sow 6'
Niang 12', 22', 57' (pen.)
Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba, Lubumbashi
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Djamel Hamoudi (Algeria)[19]
Cameroon 1–1 DR Congo
Nkulukutu 54' (o.g.) Report Diba Ilunga 37'
Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)[20]
Senegal 7–0 Mauritius
Cissé 8', 38', 76'
Niang 22', 62'
Sow 47'
Estazie 90' (o.g.)		 Report
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)[20]
Senegal 1–0 Cameroon
Ba 90+2' Report
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
Referee: Yosr Saadalah (Tunisia)
DR Congo 3–0 Mauritius
LuaLua 28' (pen.)
Matumona 48'
Diba Ilunga 61' (pen.)		 Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Wokoma Solomon (Nigeria)
Cameroon 0–0 Senegal
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Mauritius 1–2 DR Congo
Bru 11' (pen.) Report Diba Ilunga 20'
Kabangu 45+1'
Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ngosi Kalyoto (Malawi)
Cameroon 5–0 Mauritius
Kweuke 54'
Mbuta 65'
Eto'o 70' (pen.)
N'Guémo 85'
Choupo-Moting 90+3'		 Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Aboubacar Bangoura (Guinea)
Senegal 2–0 DR Congo
Sow 34', 50' Report
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
DR Congo 2–3 Cameroon
Kaluyituka 11'
Kanda 40'		 Report Eto'o 18'
Mbuta 75'
Choupo-Moting 79'
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Mauritius 0–2 Senegal
Report N'Doye 9'
Cissé 25'
Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  BFA  GAM  NAM  MTN
 Burkina Faso 4 3 1 0 12 3 +9 10 3–1 4–0
 Gambia 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4 1–1 3–1
 Namibia 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3 1–4 1–0
 Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:[citation needed]
Gambia 3–1 Namibia
Nyassi 10'
Ceesay 13'
Jallow 44'		 Report Risser 89'
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)[22]
Burkina Faso 3–1 Gambia
Dagano 17'
Balima 58'
Kaboré 68'		 Report Ceesay 75'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Samir Osman (Egypt)[23]
Burkina Faso 4–0 Namibia
A. Traoré 26', 47', 79'
Gariseb 73' (o.g.)		 Report
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Adam Cordier (Chad)
Namibia 1–4 Burkina Faso
Shipahu 85' Report A. R. Traoré 12'
Bancé 57' (pen.)
A. Traoré 80' (pen.)
Pitroipa 90'
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Namibia 1–0 Gambia
Shipahu 83' Report
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Gambia 1–1 Burkina Faso
Danso 59' Report Dagano 90'
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Notes

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  NIG  RSA  SLE  EGY
 Niger 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9[a] 2–1 3–1 1–0
 South Africa 6 2 3 1 4 2 +2 9[a] 2–0 0–0 1–0
 Sierra Leone 6 2 3 1 5 5 0 9[a] 1–0 0–0 2–1
 Egypt 6 1 2 3 5 5 0 5 3–0 0–0 1–1
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Niger, South Africa and Sierra Leone are ranked by their head-to-head records.
head-to-head
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Niger 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6
 South Africa 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
 Sierra Leone 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 5
Source:[citation needed]
South Africa 2–0 Niger
Mphela 12'
Parker 45+3'		 Report
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)[30]
Egypt 1–1 Sierra Leone
Fathalla 61' Report Mustapha Bangura 57'
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)[30]
Niger 1–0 Egypt
Maâzou 34' Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)[31]
Sierra Leone 0–0 South Africa
Report
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)[31]
South Africa 1–0 Egypt
Mphela 90+3' Report
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
Niger 3–1 Sierra Leone
Issoufou 64'
Sidibé 79'
Daouda 89'		 Report Mohamed Bangura 23'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Sierra Leone 1–0 Niger
T. Bangura 50' Report
National Stadium, Freetown
Egypt 0–0 South Africa
Report
Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Sierra Leone 2–1 Egypt
Mohamed Elneny 14' (o.g.)
Mohamed Bangura 89' (pen.)		 Report Mohsen 45+1'
National Stadium, Freetown
Niger 2–1 South Africa
Koffi 10'
Maazou 47'		 Report Jali 70'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Egypt 3–0 Niger
Mohsen 48', 71'
Salah 66'		 Report
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
South Africa 0–0 Sierra Leone
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Notes

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  CIV  RWA  BDI  BEN
 Ivory Coast 6 6 0 0 19 4 +15 18 3–0 2–1 2–1
 Rwanda 6 2 0 4 5 15 −10 6 0–5 3–1 0–3
 Burundi 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5[a] 0–1 3–1 1–1
 Benin 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5[a] 2–6 0–1 1–1
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Burundi and Benin could not be separated by head-to-head record, so instead ranking was based on overall goal difference.
head-to-head
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD AG Pts
 Burundi 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 2
 Benin 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 2
Source:[citation needed]
Ivory Coast 3–0 Rwanda
Y. Touré 11'
Kalou 19'
Eboué 40'		 Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)[35]
Benin 1–1 Burundi
Poté 6' Report Kayumbagu 86'
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)[35]
Burundi 0–1 Ivory Coast
Report Romaric 33'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: El Raay Adel (Libya)[36]
Rwanda 0–3 Benin
Report Tchomogo 50'
Omotoyossi 60'
Sessègnon 70'
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Haimoudi Djamel (Algeria)[36]
Rwanda 3–1 Burundi
Iranzi 34'
Uzamukunda 45' (pen.)
Gasana 88'		 Report Papy 36'
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Ivory Coast 2–1 Benin
Drogba 45', 76' Report Tchomogo 14'
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra (Ghana)3
Burundi 3–1 Rwanda
Ndikumana 29'
Ntibazonkiza 53'
Kayumbagu 84'		 Report Bokota 48'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Benin 2–6 Ivory Coast
Sessègnon 56', 61' (pen.) Report Ya Konan 13'
Drogba 22', 75'
Gervinho 31', 81'
Bony 90'
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Rwanda 0–5 Ivory Coast
Report Kalou 29'
Bony 36', 45'
Ya Konan 76'
Gervinho 81'
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Gehad Gresha (Egypt)
Burundi 1–1 Benin
Papy 90' Report Akpagba 55'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Benin 0–1 Rwanda
Report Kagere 6'
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Ivory Coast 2–1 Burundi
K. Touré 77'
Y. Touré 90'		 Report Ndabashinze 85'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Notes

Group I

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  GHA  SUD  CGO  SWZ
 Ghana 6 5 1 0 13 1 +12 16 0–0 3–1 2–0
 Sudan 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13 0–2 2–0 3–0
 Congo 6 2 0 4 5 10 −5 6 0–3 0–1 3–1
 Swaziland 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0 0–3 1–2 0–1
Source:[citation needed]
Sudan 2–0 Congo
Mudather Karika 9'
Muhannad El Tahir 90' (pen.)		 Report
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)[37]
Swaziland 0–3 Ghana
Report A. Ayew 13'
Tagoe 70'
Sarpei 81'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)[37]
Congo 3–1 Swaziland
Mouko 20' (pen.)
Sembolo 34', 73'		 Report Christie 36'
Stade de la Revolution, Brazzaville
Referee: Ssegonga Muhmed (Uganda)[38]
Ghana 0–0 Sudan
Report
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)[38]
Congo 0–3 Ghana
Report Tagoe 5'
Adiyiah 26'
Muntari 68'
Stade de la Revolution, Brazzaville
Sudan 3–0 Swaziland
Bisha 2', 63'
Muhannad El Tahir 90'		 Report
Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
Ghana 3–1 Congo
Vorsah 62'
Tagoe 66'
Agyemang-Badu 78'		 Report N'Guessi 75'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Swaziland 1–2 Sudan
Kunene 69' Report Galag 70'
Yousif 84'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Ghana 2–0 Swaziland
Gyan 9'
Agyemang-Badu 80'		 Report
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Congo 0–1 Sudan
Report Ramadan 77'
Stade de la Revolution, Brazzaville
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
Swaziland 0–1 Congo
Report Nkolo 47'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Sudan 0–2 Ghana
Report Gyan 10'
John Mensah 22'
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Group J

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  ANG  UGA  KEN  GNB
 Angola 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 2–0 1–0 1–0
 Uganda 6 3 2 1 6 2 +4 11 3–0 0–0 2–0
 Kenya 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8 2–1 0–0 2–1
 Guinea-Bissau 6 1 0 5 2 8 −6 3 0–2 0–1 1–0
Source:[citation needed]
Uganda 3–0 Angola
Obua 35'
Mwesigwa 58'
Sserunkuma 88'		 Report
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Samir Mahmoud Osman (Egypt)[39]
Guinea-Bissau 1–0 Kenya
Dionísio 76' Report
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)[39]
Kenya 0–0 Uganda
Report
Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi
Referee: Diata Badara (Senegal)[40]
Angola 1–0 Guinea-Bissau
Gilberto 22' (pen.) Report
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)[40]
Kenya 2–1 Angola
Mohammed 57'
Mariga 90+1'		 Report Manucho 19'
Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi
Guinea-Bissau 0–1 Uganda
Report Obua 22'
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Uganda 2–0 Guinea-Bissau
Walusimbi 43'
Massa 62'		 Report
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Angola 1–0 Kenya
Manucho 71' Report
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Kenya 2–1 Guinea-Bissau
Baraza 58'
Oliech 90'		 Report De Carvalho 86'
Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi
Angola 2–0 Uganda
Manucho 57'
Flávio 70'		 Report
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Referee: Elahrach Bouchaib (Morocco)
Uganda 0–0 Kenya
Report
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Guinea-Bissau 0–2 Angola
Report Manucho 8'
Mateus 70'
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau

Group K

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  BOT  TUN  MWI  TOG  CHA
 Botswana 8 5 2 1 7 3 +4 17 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0
 Tunisia 8 4 2 2 14 6 +8 14 0–1 2–2 2–0 5–0
 Malawi 8 2 6 0 13 8 +5 12 1–1 0–0 1–0 6–2
 Togo 8 1 3 4 6 10 −4 6 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0
 Chad 8 0 3 5 7 20 −13 3 0–1 1–3 2–2 2–2
Source:[citation needed]
Chad 2–2 Togo
Djime 20'
Mbaiam 28'		 Report Mani 25'
Aloenouvo 67'
Stade National, N'Djamena
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)[41]
Tunisia 0–1 Botswana
Report Ramatlhakwane 31'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)[41]
Togo 1–1 Malawi
Aloenouvo 85' Report Mwakasungula 17'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)[41]
Botswana 1–0 Chad
Mongala 50' Report
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)[41]
Chad 1–3 Tunisia
Ndouassel 75' Report Korbi 9'
Ben Khalfallah 43', 81'
Stade National, N'Djamena
Referee: Normandiez Doue (Ivory Coast)[42]
Malawi 1–1 Botswana
Banda 74' Report Ramatlhakwane 63'
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)[42]
Botswana 2–1 Togo
Mogorosi 8'
Ramatlhakwane 56'		 Report Gakpé 49'
University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone
Referee: Issa Kagaso (Rwanda)[42]
Tunisia 2–2 Malawi
Jemâa 11', 27' Report Msowoya 45'
Kanyenda 82' (pen.)
Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)[42]
Malawi 6–2 Chad
Zakazaka 14'
Kanyenda 21', 56'
Msowoya 68', 72'
Ng'ambi 80'		 Report Mbaiam 27'
Ndouassel 76'
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)[43]
Togo 1–2 Tunisia
Mani 40' Report Jemâa 38'
Chermiti 83'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)[43]
Botswana 1–0 Tunisia
Ramatlhakwane 45' Report
University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
Togo 0–0 Chad
Report
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
Malawi 1–0 Togo
Chavula 18' Report
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Chad 0–1 Botswana
Report Ramatlhkwane 50'
Stade National, N'Djamena
Botswana 0–0 Malawi
Report
University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone
Tunisia 5–0 Chad
Jemâa 22', 44', 53'
Abdennour 35'
Darragi 47'		 Report
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Malawi 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Attendance: 40,000
Togo 1–0 Botswana
Arimiyao 24' Report
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Chad 2–2 Malawi
Labbo 64'
Barthelemy 90+4'		 Report Ng'ambi 35'
Nyirenda 81'
Stade National, N'Djamena
Tunisia 2–0 Togo
Hichri 19'
Khelifa 79'		 Report
Olympic Stadium, Tunis

Ranking of group runners-up

The two best runners-up from Groups A–J qualify for the 2012 ACN. After the withdrawal of Mauritania from Group F, the following rule applies:[21]

In case a group of four is reduced to three teams during the competition, the two best runners up of the groups of four were determined by taking into account their results with the first and third of their respective groups without taking into account their results against the last team of their groups in order to allow the second of the group reduced to three teams to remain in the race for the two best second.

The two best runners-up are determined by the following parameters in this order:[44]

  1. Highest number of points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Highest number of goals scored
  4. Match replay in case of parity

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 C  Libya 4 2 2 0 2 0 +2 8
2 I  Sudan 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7
3 A  Cape Verde 4 2 1 1 3 4 −1 7
4 B  Nigeria 4 1 2 1 8 5 +3 5
5 G  South Africa 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
6 J  Uganda 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
7 E  Cameroon 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
8 D  Central African Republic 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
9 F  Gambia 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
10 H  Rwanda 4 1 0 3 4 12 −8 3
Source:[citation needed]

Goalscorers

There were 327 goals scored in 130 games for an average of 2.52 goals per game.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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