1972 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1972 African Cup of Nations.

Qualifying Tournament[]

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tanzania  1–6  Zambia 1–1 1–5
Nigeria  1–2  Congo-Brazzaville 0–0 1–2
Gabon  1–3  Ivory Coast 1–2 0–1
Uganda  1–5  Congo-Kinshasa 1–4 0–1
Togo  2–1  Dahomey 2–1 0–0
Madagascar  3–5  Mauritius 2–1 1–4
Kenya  3–0  Ethiopia 2–0 1–0
Algeria  3–4  Morocco 3–1 0–3
Niger  1–4  Mali 0–1 1–3
Libya  1–3  United Arab Republic 0–1 1–2
Guinea  1–0  Senegal 1–0 0–0
Ghana  w/o  Upper Volta — —
Tanzania 1–1 Zambia
Dar es Salaam
Zambia 5–1 Tanzania
Chitalu
Chama

Stephenson 		?
Lusaka

Zambia won 6–2 on aggregate.

Nigeria 0–0 Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Brazzaville 2–1 Nigeria
(pen.) ?

Congo-Brazzaville won 2–1 on aggregate.

Gabon 1–2 Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast 1–0 Gabon
Abidjan

Ivory Coast won 3–1 on aggregate.

Uganda 1–4 Congo-Kinshasa
Kampala
Congo-Kinshasa 1–0 Uganda
Kinshasa

Congo-Kinshasa won 5–1 on aggregate.

Togo 2–1 Dahomey
Dahomey 0–0 Togo
Porto Novo

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Madagascar 2–1 Mauritius
Antananarivo
Mauritius 4–1 Madagascar

Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate.

Kenya 2–0 Ethiopia
Ouma
Nyawanga
Nairobi
Ethiopia 0–1 Kenya
Niva 60' (pen.)
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.

Algeria 3–1 Morocco
Khalem 46', 60', 80' Bendayan 6'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mahmoud Mostafa Kamel (United Arab Republic)
Morocco 3–0 Algeria
Bamous 30'
Choukri 38'
Benkhrif 90+4'
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal)

Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate.

Niger 0–1 Mali
Mali 3–1 Niger
Bamako

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.

Libya 0–1 United Arab Republic
Tripoli
Referee: ... Benkhedir (Algeria)
United Arab Republic 2–1 Libya
Cairo
Referee: Babiker isa (Sudan)

Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate.

Guinea 1–0 Senegal
Conakry
Senegal 0–0 Guinea
Dakar

Guinea won 1–0 on aggregate.

Ghana Cancelled Upper Volta
Withdrew

Ghana progress, Upper Volta withdrew.

Second round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  5–3  United Arab Republic 3–0 2–3
Zambia  2–4  Zaire 2–1 0–3
Togo  1–0  Ghana 0–0 1–0
Guinea  1–3  Mali 0–0 1–3
Ivory Coast  3–4  Congo-Brazzaville 3–2 0–2
Kenya  2–1  Mauritius 2–1 0–0
Morocco 3–0 United Arab Republic
El Filali
Choukri
Bamous
Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
Attendance: 35,000
United Arab Republic 3–2 Morocco
El-Shazly 40', 43'
Basry 52'		 Bamous 50'
Aherdane 74'

Morocco won 5–3 on aggregate.

Zambia 2–1 Zaire
Stephenson 15'
45+1'		 Etepé 16'
Zaire 3–0 Zambia
Kinshasa

Zaire won 4–2 on aggregate.

Togo 0–0 Ghana
Ghana 0–1 Togo

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.

Guinea 0–0 Mali
Conakry
Mali 3–1 Guinea
48'
Bamako

Mali won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast 3–2 Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Brazzaville 2–0 Ivory Coast
M'Pelé 30'
Moukila 51'

Congo-Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.

Kenya 2–1 Mauritius
Niva 37' (pen.)
88'
Mauritius 0–0 Kenya
Port Louis

Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams[]

The 8 qualified teams are:

External links[]

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