Football at the 1973 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification
The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1973 All-Africa Games.
Qualification[]
Zone I (North Africa)[]
Algeria qualified by default. Libya, Morocco and Tunisia withdrew.
Zone II (West Africa 1)[]
The tournament was held in Dakar, Senegal. The tournament was also the second edition of the Tournoi de la Zone II.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 8 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 5 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | –10 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | –36 | 0 |
Guinea qualified.
Zone III (West Africa 2)[]
The tournament was held in Ghana.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
Ghana qualified.
Zone IV (West Africa 3)[]
The tournament was held in an away/home format. Togo withdrew.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Upper Volta qualified. Nigeria qualified automatically as host.
Zone V (Central Africa)[]
The tournament was held in Congo. Zaire withdrew.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 5 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 2 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Congo qualified.
Zone VI (East Africa)[]
The tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt. Ethiopia and Sudan withdrew.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Egypt qualified.
Zone VII (Southern Africa)[]
The tournament was held in Dar El Salam, Tanzania. The teams Botswana, Burundi, Madagascar, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia withdrew.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 0 |
Tanzania qualified.
Qualified teams[]
The following countries have qualified for the final tournament:
Zone | Team |
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Zone I | ![]() |
Zone II | ![]() |
Zone III | ![]() |
Zone IV | ![]() |
Zone V | ![]() |
Zone VI | ![]() |
Zone VII | ![]() |
External links[]
- African Games 1973 - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Qualification for football at the African Games