Qualification Zones
Zone
Number of participating teams
Number of qualifying teams
Number of teams not entered
North Zone
4
2
1 (Egypt)
Zone West A
6
2
3 (Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau)
Zone West B
7
3
0
Central Zone
5
3
3 (Chad, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé & Príncipe)
Central-East Zone
8
3
3 (Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan)
Southern Zone
11 (including hosts South Africa)
3 (including hosts South Africa)
3 (Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi)
Total
41
16
13
North Zone
First Round
The 2 winners of the First Round qualify for the final tournament.[2] Algeria withdrew due to poor squad standards.[3]
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (
Senegal )
Referee: Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Zone West A
Preliminary Round
The 2 Preliminary Round winners qualify for the First Round.
Mali and Senegal receive a bye and advance directly to the First Round.[4]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Liberia
1–3
Mauritania
0–1
1–2
Guinea
1–1
Sierra Leone
0–0
1–1
2 December 2012
Referee: Sinko (Ivory Coast)
2 December 2012
Referee: Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
First Round
The 2 winners of the First Round qualify for the final tournament.[5]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Senegal
1–2
Mauritania
1–0
0–2
Mali
3–2
Guinea
3–1
0–1
6 July 2013 19:00
Referee: Zio (Burkina-Faso)
28 July 2013 15:00
Referee: Abid Charef (Algeria)
Zone West B
Preliminary Round
The Preliminary Round winner qualify for the First Round.
Ghana, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Benin receive a bye and advance directly to the First Round.[6]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Burkina Faso
3–1
Togo
2–1
1–0
16 December 2012
Referee: Madila (DR Congo)
First Round
The 3 winners of the First Round qualify for the final tournament.[7] Benin withdrew from the tournament for financial reasons.[8]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Benin
w/o
Ghana
—
—
Nigeria
4–3
Côte d'Ivoire
4–1
0–2
Burkina Faso
1–1 (6–5p )
Niger
1–0
0–1
27 July 2013
Referee: El Jaafari (Morocco)
27 July 2013 15:00
Referee: Tohouegnon (Benin)
Nigeria withdrew due to financial constraints on 11 April 2013,[9] but one month later they confirmed their participation.[10]
Central Zone
Preliminary Round
The Preliminary Round winner qualify for the First Round.
DR Congo, Cameroon and Gabon receive a bye and advance directly to the First Round.[11]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Central African Rep.
0–3
Congo
w/o
0–3 *
Central African Republic withdrew. Game was awarded 3–0 to Congo.[12]
First Round
The 2 winners of the First Round qualify for the final tournament.
The 2 losers of the First Round qualify for the Second Round.[13]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Cameroon
1–1 (6–7p )
Gabon
1–0
0–1
DR Congo
2–2
Congo
2–1
0–1
10 August 2013 15:00
Referee: Gomes (South Africa)
28 July 2013 15:00
Referee: Aurelien Juankou Wandji (Cameroon)
Second Round
The winner of the Second Round qualify for the final tournament.[14]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Cameroon
1–2
DR Congo
0–1
1–1
26 August 2013 TBA
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
30 August 2013 TBA
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Central-East Zone
Preliminary Round
The 2 Preliminary Round winners qualify for the First Round.
Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania receive a bye and advance directly to the First Round.[15]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Burundi
1–0
Kenya
1–0
0–0
Ethiopia
3–0
Eritrea
3–0 *
w/o
16 December 2012
Referee: Munyanziza (Rwanda)
6 January 2013
Referee: Adelaid (Comoros)
Eritrea withdrew on December 5, 2012.[16] Game was awarded 3–0 to Ethiopia.[17]
First Round
The 3 winners of the First Round qualify for the final tournament.[18]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Burundi
2–2 (4–3p )
Sudan
1–1
1–1
Ethiopia
1–1 (6–5p )
Rwanda
1–0
0–1
Tanzania
1–4
Uganda
0–1
1–3
7 July 2013 15:30
Referee: Munyemana (Rwanda)
28 July 2013 15:00
Referee: Ghebremichael (Eritrea)
27 July 2013 15:00
Referee: Wiish Yabarow (Somalia)
13 July 2013 14:00
Referee: Nkurunziza (Burundi)
27 July 2013 15:00
Referee: Kanoso (Madagascar)
Southern Zone
Preliminary Round
The 2 Preliminary Round winners qualify for the First Round.
Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe receive a bye and advance directly to the First Round.[19]
Note: Mozambique was not included in the initial draw published by CAF on June 9, 2012,[20] and Seychelles was supposed to also receive a bye and advance directly to the First Round, but then Mozambique was included to play a Preliminary Round against Seychelles, the qualifier taking the spot in the First Round which was firstly drawn for Seychelles (vs. Namibia).
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Mauritius
2–0
Comoros
2–0
0–0
Mozambique
6–1
Seychelles
4–0
2–1[21]
1 December 2012
Referee: Kanoso (Madagascar)
15 December 2012
Referee: Chirinda (Mozambique)
2 December 2012
Referee: Gomes (South Africa)
15 December 2012
Referee: Chutooree (Mauritius)
First Round
The 4 winners of the First Round qualify for the Second Round.[22]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Mauritius
1–4
Zimbabwe
0–3
1–1
Mozambique
3–3 (5–4p )
Namibia
3–0
0–3
Swaziland
0–2
Angola
0–1
0–1
Botswana
1–3
Zambia
1–1
0–2
28 July 2013 TBA
Referee: Fred (Seychelles)
4 August 2013 14:00
Referee: Chirinda (Mozambique)
28 July 2013 15:00
Referee: Hachiwa (Zambia)
3 August 2013 TBA
Referee: Bondo (Botswana)
23 June 2013 15:00
Somhlolo National Stadium
Referee: Madila (DR Congo)
29 June 2013 17:00
Luanda
Referee: Adelaid (Comoros)
27 July 2013 TBA
Referee: Shikongo (Namibia)
3 August 2013 TBA
Referee: Nhleko (Swaziland)
Second Round
The 2 winners of the Second Round qualify for the final tournament, along with hosts South Africa.[23]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Zimbabwe
1–0
Zambia
0–0
1–0
Mozambique
1–1 (a )
Angola
0–0
1–1
18 August 2013 TBA
Referee: Aurelien Juankou Wandji (Cameroon)
24 August 2013 TBA
Referee: Anthony Raphael (Malawi)
25 August 2013 TBA
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
31 August 2013 TBA
Referee: Osiane Koto (Lesotho)
References
Tournaments Qualification Finals Squads