The 26th African Cup of Nations 2008
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Qualifying Rounds
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The opening round of group matches are to be played between 3-5
September 2006 with the final round of games ending between 7-9 September
2007.
Forty-seven countries competed in 12 groups to qualify for 15
out of the 16 places at the 2008 finals.
Automatic qualification is guaranteed to the team that toped each
group, while the top three runners-up in the groups consisting of four
teams joined them.
Ghana qualify for the 2008 tournament as hosts.
Meanwhile Djibouti pulled out of the tournament on 17 August
2006 for reasons unknown.
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| Group Draw |
Group A
Ghana, Namibia, Guinea, Morocco |
Group B
Nigeria, Benin, Mali, Ivory Coast |
Group C
Egypt, Sudan, Zambia, Cameroon |
Group D
Tunisia, Angola, South Africa, Senegal |
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| Group Teams |
Group A
Gabon, Madagascar, Djibouti, Côte d'Ivoire. |
Group B
Mauritania, Botswana, Egypt, Burundi |
Group C
Uganda, Lesotho, Nigeria, Niger |
Group D
Sudan, Seychelles, Mauritius, Tunisia |
Group E
Rwanda, Cameroun, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia |
Group F
Swaziland, Angola, Kenya, Eritrea |
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Group G
Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mozambique |
Group H
Guinea, Algeria, Gambia, Cape Verde |
Group I
Sierra Leone, Mali, Togo, Benin |
Group J
Ethiopia, Libya, DR Congo, Namibia |
Group K
South Africa, Congo, Chad, Zambia |
Group L
Morocco, Malawi, Zimbabwe |
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| The group winners and the three best
second placed
finishers will qualify for the finals. |
| Group A |
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1L |
2L |
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| Sep 2 06 |
Gabon |
4-0 |
2-0 |
Madagascar |
Jun 17 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
5-0 |
0-0 |
Gabon |
Sept 8 07 |
| Mar 25 07 |
Madagascar |
0-3 |
0-5 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Jun 3 07 |
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| Group A |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
1 |
10 |
| Gabon |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
| Madagascar |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
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| Group B |
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1L |
2L |
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| Sep 2 06 |
Mauritania |
4-0 |
1-2 |
Botswana |
Jun 16 07 |
| Sep 2 06 |
Egypt |
4-1 |
0-0 |
Burundi |
Sept 9 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Burundi |
3-1 |
1-2 |
Mauritania |
Oct 13 07 |
| Oct 7 06 |
Botswana |
0-0 |
0-1 |
Egypt |
Oct 13 07 |
| Mar 25 07 |
Egypt |
3-0 |
1-1 |
Mauritania |
Jun 3 07 |
| Mar 25 07 |
Botswana |
1-0 |
0-1 |
Burundi |
Jun 3 07 |
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| Group B |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Egypt |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
12 |
| Mauritania |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
| Burundi |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
| Botswana |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
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| Group C |
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1L |
2L |
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| Sep 2 06 |
Uganda |
3-0 |
0-0 |
Lesotho |
Jun 19 07 |
| Sep 2 06 |
Nigeria |
2-0 |
3-1 |
Niger |
Jun 17 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Lesotho |
0-1 |
0-2 |
Nigeria |
Sept 9 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Niger |
0-0 |
1-3 |
Uganda |
Sept 8 07 |
| Mar 24 07 |
Nigeria |
1-0 |
1-2 |
Uganda |
Jun 2 07 |
| Mar 25 07 |
Lesotho |
3-1 |
0-2 |
Niger |
Jun 3 07 |
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| Group C |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Nigeria |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
15 |
| Uganda |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
| Lesotho |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
| Niger |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
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| Group D |
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1L |
2L |
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| Sep 3 06 |
Mauritius |
0-0 |
0-2 |
Tunisia |
Jun 16 07 |
| Sep 3 06 |
Sudan |
3-0 |
2-0 |
Seychelles |
Jun 16 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Tunisia |
1-0 |
2-3 |
Sudan |
Sept 9 07 |
| Oct 7 06 |
Seychelles |
2-1 |
1-1 |
Mauritius |
Sept 9 07 |
| Mar 25 07 |
Mauritius |
1-2 |
0-3 |
Sudan |
Jun 3 07 |
| Mar 24 07 |
Seychelles |
0-3 |
0-4 |
Tunisia |
Jun 2 07 |
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| Group D |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Sudan |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
4 |
15 |
| Tunisia |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
13 |
| Seychelles |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
4 |
| Mauritius |
6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
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| Group E |
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1L |
2L |
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| Sep 3 06 |
Rwanda |
0-3 |
1-2 |
Cameroun |
Jun 17 07 |
| Sep 3 06 |
Equatorial Guinea |
2-1 |
0-0 |
Liberia |
Jun 17 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Liberia |
3-2 |
0-4 |
Rwanda |
Sept 8 07 |
| Oct 7 06 |
Cameroun |
3-0 |
0-1 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Sept 9 07 |
| Mar 25 07 |
Equatorial Guinea |
3-1 |
0-2 |
Rwanda |
Jun 2 07 |
| Mar 24 07 |
Cameroun |
3-1 |
2-1 |
Liberia |
Jun 3 07 |
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| Group E |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Cameroun |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
4 |
15 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
| Rwanda |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
11 |
6 |
| Liberia |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
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| Group F |
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1L |
2L |
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| Sep 2 06 |
Kenya |
1-2 |
0-1 |
Eritrea |
Jun 16 07 |
| Sep 3 06 |
Swaziland |
0-2 |
0-3 |
Angola |
Jun 17 07 |
| Oct 7 06 |
Eritrea |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Swaziland |
Sept 9 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Angola |
3-1 |
1-2 |
Kenya |
Sept 8 07 |
| Mar 25 07 |
Angola |
6-1 |
1-1 |
Eritrea |
Jun 2 07 |
| Mar 25 07 |
Kenya |
2-0 |
0-0 |
Swaziland |
Jun 3 07 |
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| Group F |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Angola |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
4 |
13 |
| Eritrea |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
| Kenya |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
| Swaziland |
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
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| Group G |
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1L |
2L |
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| Sep 2 06 |
Senegal |
2-0 |
0-0 |
Mozambique |
Jun 17 07 |
| Sep 2 06 |
Tanzania |
2-1 |
1-0 |
Burkina Faso |
Jun 17 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Mozambique |
0-0 |
1-0 |
Tanzania |
Sept 8 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Burkina Faso |
1-0 |
1-5 |
Senegal |
Sept 8 07 |
| Mar 24 07 |
Senegal |
4-0 |
1-1 |
Tanzania |
Jun 2 07 |
| Mar 24 07 |
Burkina Faso |
1-1 |
1-3 |
Mozambique |
Jun 3 07 |
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| Group G |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Senegal |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
11 |
| Mozambique |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
| Tanzania |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
| Burkina Faso |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
4 |
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| Group H |
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1L |
2L |
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| Sep 3 06 |
Gambia |
2-0 |
0-0 |
Cape Verde Islands |
Jun 17 07 |
| Sep 3 06 |
Guinea |
0-0 |
2-0 |
Algeria |
Jun 17 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Algeria |
1-0 |
1-2 |
Gambia |
Sept 9 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Cape Verde Islands |
1-0 |
0-4 |
Guinea |
Sept 9 07 |
| Mar 24 07 |
Algeria |
2-1 |
2-2 |
Cape Verde Islands |
Jun 2 07 |
| Mar 24 07 |
Gambia |
0-2 |
2-2 |
Guinea |
Jun 3 07 |
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| Group H |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Guinea |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
11 |
| Algeria |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
| Gambia |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
| Cape Verde |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
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| Group I |
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1L |
2L |
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| Sep 3 06 |
Sierra Leone |
0-0 |
0-6 |
Mali |
Jun 17 07 |
| Sep 3 06 |
Togo |
2-1 |
1-4 |
Benin |
Jun 17 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Benin |
2-0 |
2-0 |
Sierra Leone |
Oct 12 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Mali |
1-0 |
2-0 |
Togo |
Oct 12 07 |
| Mar 24 07 |
Togo |
3-1 |
1-0 |
Sierra Leone |
Jun 3 07 |
| Mar 25 07 |
Mali |
1-1 |
0-0 |
Benin |
Jun 3 07 |
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| Group I |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Mali |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
12 |
| Bénin |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
11 |
| Togo |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
| Sierra Leone |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
1 |
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| Group J |
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1L |
2L |
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| Sep 3 06 |
Ethiopia |
1-0 |
1-3 |
Libya |
Jun
17 07 |
| Sep 3 06 |
DR Congo |
3-2 |
1-1 |
Namibia |
Jun 16 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Libya |
1-1 |
1-1 |
DR Congo |
Sept 8 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Namibia |
1-0 |
3-2 |
Ethiopia |
Sept 8 07 |
| Apr 29 07 |
DR Congo |
2-0 |
0-1 |
Ethiopia |
Jun 1 07 |
| Mar 25 07 |
Libya |
2-1 |
0-1 |
Namibia |
Jun 2 07 |
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| Group J |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Namibia |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
| DR Congo |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
| Libya |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
| Ethiopia |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
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| Group K |
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1L |
2L |
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| Sep 2 06 |
South Africa |
0-0 |
1-1 |
Congo |
Jun 17 07 |
| Sep 3 06 |
Chad |
0-2 |
1-1 |
Zambia |
Jun 16 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Congo |
3-0 |
1-1 |
Chad |
Sept 9 07 |
| Oct 8 06 |
Zambia |
0-1 |
3-1 |
South Africa |
Sept 9 07 |
| Mar 25 07 |
Congo |
0-0 |
0-3 |
Zambia |
Jun 2 07 |
| Mar 24 07 |
Chad |
0-3 |
0-4 |
South Africa |
Jun 2 07 |
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| Group K |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Zambia |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
11 |
| South Africa |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
11 |
| Congo |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| Chad |
6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
2 |
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| Group L |
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1L |
2L |
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| Sep 2 06 |
Morocco |
2-0 |
1-0 |
Malawi |
Jun 16 07 |
| Oct 7 06 |
Malawi |
1-0 |
1-3 |
Zimbabwe |
Sept 9 07 |
| Mar 25 07 |
Zimbabwe |
1-1 |
0-2 |
Morocco |
Jun 2 07 |
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| Group L |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Morocco |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
10 |
| Zimbabwe |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
| Malawi |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
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KO signifies Kick Off in GMT
w signifies withdrawal
w/o signifies walk over
D signifies disqualification
P signifies postponed
C signifies cancelled |