2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 2008 African Cup of Nations.

Qualification for championships (CAF)
Africa Cup of Nations
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Africa Cup of Nations qualifying

Qualified teams

The 16 qualified teams were:

Teams that did not enter

(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)

Team Excluded

(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)

  •  Guinea-Bissau [187] had their entry rejected as they had unpaid debts to CAF.

Qualifying round

The 47 nations were divided into 11 groups of four teams and 1 group of 3 teams, with the 12 group winners and the best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (originally groups 1–11, now groups 2–11 after the withdrawal of Djibouti from group 1) qualifying for the finals. Qualifying took place between 2 September 2006 and 13 October 2007.

Group 1

On 17 August 2006, the Djiboutian Football Federation announced that a Djibouti nationale team was withdrawing from the qualifying tournament, without giving a reason.[1] All Djibouti matches were therefore cancelled.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 4 3 1 0 13 0 +13 10
 Gabon 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
 Madagascar 4 0 0 4 0 14 −14 0
 Djibouti (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew.
Gabon 4–0 Madagascar
Antchouet  40'
Cousin  67' (pen.)
N'Zigou  76',  82'
Attendance: 3,000
Ivory Coast 5–0 Gabon
K. Touré  10'
Koné  22', 55', 70'
Dindane  32'
Madagascar 0–3 Ivory Coast
Gohouri  29'
Dindane  35'
Diané  82'
Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, Antananarivo
Ivory Coast 5–0 Madagascar
Kalou  18'
Koné  30', 82'
Y. Touré  48'
Drogba  90'
Attendance: 25,000
Madagascar 0–2 Gabon
Akieremy  20'
Méyé  89'
Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, Antananarivo
Gabon 0–0 Ivory Coast

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 6 3 3 0 9 2 +7 12
 Mauritania 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7
 Burundi 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7
 Botswana 6 2 1 3 3 7 −4 7
Source:
Egypt 4–1 Burundi
Zidane  5'
Abd-Rabou  29'
Aboutraika  31'
Hassan  52' (pen.)		 Se. Ndikumana  79' (pen.)
Mauritania 4–0 Botswana
M'Bodj  2'
Moussa  10', 23'
Langlet  31'
Botswana 0–0 Egypt
Burundi 3–1 Mauritania
Sa. Ndikumana  3', 30'
Mbazumutima  45'		 Benyachou  7'
Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore, Bujumbura
Botswana 1–0 Burundi
Siska  57'
Egypt 3–0 Mauritania
Zidan  20'
Sidibé  23' (o.g.)
Ghaly  66'
Burundi 1–0 Botswana
Hakimana  63'
Stade Amahoro, Kigali[2]
Mauritania 1–1 Egypt
Langlet  67' Hassan  15'
Botswana 2–1 Mauritania
Marumo  19'
Selolwane  40'		 Langlet  75'
Burundi 0–0 Egypt
Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore, Bujumbura
Egypt 1–0 Botswana
Fadl  77'
Mauritania 2–1 Burundi
Corville  32'
Teguedi  50'		 Imantona  85' (pen.)

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 6 5 0 1 10 3 +7 15
 Uganda 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11
 Niger 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4
 Lesotho 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4
Source:
Uganda 3–0 Lesotho
Massa  29', 42'
Obua  57' (pen.)
Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Nigeria 2–0 Niger
Yakubu  27'
Obodo  60'
Abuja Stadium, Abuja
Lesotho 0–1 Nigeria
Yakubu  50'
Niger 0–0 Uganda
Général Seyni Kountché Stadion, Niamey
Nigeria 1–0 Uganda
Kanu  73'
Lesotho 3–1 Niger
Potse  22', 44'
Marai  75'		 Kamilou  80'
Setsoto National Stadium, Maseru
Uganda 2–1 Nigeria
Obua  52' (pen.)
Sekagya  65' (pen.)		 Utaka  25'
Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Niger 2–0 Lesotho
Djibo  10'
Sacko  36'
Général Seyni Kountché Stadion, Niamey
Niger 1–3 Nigeria
Kamilou  68' Kanu  40'
Taiwo  70'
Yakubu  89'
Général Seyni Kountché Stadion, Niamey
Lesotho 0–0 Uganda
Setsoto National Stadium, Maseru
Nigeria 2–0 Lesotho
Makinwa  42'
Uche  73'
Uganda 3–1 Niger
Obua  2' (pen.), 77', 86' Idrissa  45'
Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Group 4
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sudan 6 5 0 1 13 4 +9 15
 Tunisia 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13
 Seychelles 6 1 1 4 3 14 −11 4
 Mauritius 6 0 2 4 3 10 −7 2
Source:
Mauritius 0–0 Tunisia
Sudan 3–0 Seychelles
Galag  22'
Tambal  77' (pen.), 90'
Seychelles 2–1 Mauritius
Brutus  22', 81' Godon  50'
Tunisia 1–0 Sudan
Richard  79' (o.g.)
Stade 7 Novembre, Radès
Seychelles 0–3 Tunisia
Jemâa  16', 76', 80'
Mauritius 1–2 Sudan
Naboth  68' Agab  42', 86'
Sudan 3–0 Mauritius
Richard  24', 65'
Agab  44'
Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman
Tunisia 4–0 Seychelles
Jemâa  25'
Zaiem  41', 66'
Chermiti  81'
Stade 7 Novembre, Radès
Seychelles 0–2 Sudan
Agab  46'
Tambal  61'
Tunisia 2–0 Mauritius
Jemâa  44'
Nafti  60'
Stade 7 Novembre, Radès
Mauritius 1–1 Seychelles
Perle  59' Godfrey  43' (pen.)
Sudan 3–2 Tunisia
Alaa Eldin Babiker  26'
Agab  61' (pen.)
Mousa  72'		 Tafti  55'
Santos  82' (pen.)

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 6 5 0 1 13 4 +9 15
 Equatorial Guinea 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10
 Rwanda 6 2 0 4 10 11 −1 6
 Liberia 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4
Source:
Rwanda 0–3 Cameroon
Feutchine  55'
Geremi  62'
Nguemo  84'
Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Equatorial Guinea 2–1 Liberia
J. Epitié  24'
Bodipo  88'		 Krangar  35'
Cameroon 3–0 Equatorial Guinea
Idrissou  72', 89'
Webó  80'
Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Liberia 3–2 Rwanda
Doe  24'
Makor  68'
Williams  76'		 Karekezi  70'
Mulenda  82'
Cameroon 3–1 Liberia
Webó  12', 24'
Idrissou  86'		 Doe  38'
Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Equatorial Guinea 3–1 Rwanda
Neles  10'
Juvenal  75'
J. Epitié  83'		 Karekezi  17'
Rwanda 2–0 Equatorial Guinea
Niyonzima  57', 77'
Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Liberia 1–2 Cameroon
Mennoh  80' Mbia  12'
Eto'o  78'
Cameroon 2–1 Rwanda
Idrissou  16'
Geremi  49'		 Gatete  79'
Stade Omnisports Roumdé Adjia, Garoua
Liberia 0–0 Equatorial Guinea
Rwanda 4–0 Liberia
Bokota  21'
Makasi  29'
Witakenge  85'
Karekezi  89'
Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Cameroon
Juvenal  35'
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo , Malabo

Group 6
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Angola 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11 13
 Eritrea 6 2 3 1 5 8 −3 9
 Kenya 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7
 Swaziland 6 0 3 3 0 7 −7 3
Source:
Kenya 1–2 Eritrea
Mambo Mumba  65' Origi  60' (o.g.)
Shimangus  68'
Swaziland 0–2 Angola
Jamba  21'
Locó  80'
Eritrea 0–0 Swaziland
Asmara Stadium, Asmara
Angola 3–1 Kenya
Flávio  27', 68'
Mateus  60'		 Ambani  81'
Angola 6–1 Eritrea
Flávio  26', 69'
Mantorras  35'
Zé Kalanga  41'
Mendonça  51'
Figueiredo  80'		 Tenese Gay  58'
Kenya 2–0 Swaziland
Mariga  51'
Shikanda  75'
Eritrea 1–1 Angola
Abubeker  17' Maurito  88'
Asmara Stadium, Asmara
Swaziland 0–0 Kenya
Eritrea 1–0 Kenya
Aregay  80'
Asmara Stadium, Asmara
Angola 3–0 Swaziland
Figueiredo  18'
Love  25'
Flávio  56'
Kenya 2–1 Angola
Boya  18'
Oliech  87'		 Manucho  35'
Swaziland 0–0 Eritrea

Group 7
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 6 3 2 1 12 3 +9 11
 Mozambique 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9
 Tanzania 6 2 2 2 4 7 −3 8
 Burkina Faso 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4
Source:
Tanzania 2–1 Burkina Faso
Koulibaly  23' (o.g.)
Khalfan  65'		 Cissé  39'
National Stadium, Dar Es Salaam
Senegal 2–0 Mozambique
Nando  33' (o.g.)
Ndaw  61'
Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar
Burkina Faso 1–0 Senegal
Yameogo  63' (pen.)
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Mozambique 0–0 Tanzania
Senegal 4–0 Tanzania
Niang  35', 49', 64'
Kamara  46'
Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor, Dakar
Burkina Faso 1–1 Mozambique
Pitroipa  36' Mano  2'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Tanzania 1–1 Senegal
Khalfan  18' Ba  75'
Mozambique 3–1 Burkina Faso
Monteiro  7'
Tico-Tico  42', 48'		 Sanou  38'
Burkina Faso 0–1 Tanzania
Nyoni  77'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Mozambique 0–0 Senegal
Senegal 5–1 Burkina Faso
N'Daw  28'
N'Doye  69'
Camara  73', 83'
Diouf  87'		 Traoré  40'
Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor, Dakar
Tanzania 0–1 Mozambique
Tico-Tico  8'
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar Es Salaam

Group 8
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guinea 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7 11
 Algeria 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
 Gambia 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
 Cape Verde 6 1 2 3 3 10 −7 5
Source:
Gambia 2–0 Cape Verde
Ceesay  8' (pen.)
Jatta  88'
Guinea 0–0 Algeria
Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
Algeria 1–0 Gambia
Ziani  75' (pen.)
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Cape Verde 1–0 Guinea
Lito  52'
Gambia 0–2 Guinea
Diawara  50'
Feindouno  70'
Algeria 2–0 Cape Verde
Deham  60'
Meniri  89'
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Cape Verde 2–2 Algeria
Soares  65'
Borges  90'		 Bougherra  33'
Saifi  84'
Guinea 2–2 Gambia
Diallo  10'
Mansaré  53'		 Sonko  51'
Jagne  71'
Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
Algeria 0–2 Guinea
Mansaré  43'
Feindouno  84'
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Cape Verde 0–0 Gambia
Gambia 2–1 Algeria
Jatta  75' (pen.), 86' Saifi  58'
Guinea 4–0 Cape Verde
Feindouno  19'
Cissé  32'
Camara  39'
Bangoura  45'
Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry

Group 9
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mali 6 3 3 0 10 1 +9 12
 Benin 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
 Togo 6 3 0 3 7 9 −2 9
 Sierra Leone 6 0 1 5 1 14 −13 1
Source:
Sierra Leone 0–0 Mali
National Stadium, Freetown
Togo 2–1 Benin
Dossevi  15'
Amewou  75'		 Tchomogo  83'
Benin 2–0 Sierra Leone
Chitou  22'
Ogunbiyi  77'
Mali 1–0 Togo
Traoré  90+1'
Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Togo 3–1 Sierra Leone
Adebayor  37', 85'
Olufade  62'		 Wobay  77'
Mali 1–1 Benin
Kanouté  47' (pen.) Ogunbiyi  44'
Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Sierra Leone 0–1 Togo
senaya  78'
National Stadium, Freetown
Benin 0–0 Mali
Benin 4–1 Togo
Omotoyossi  44', 52'
Sessègnon  47'
Ogunbiyi  58'		 Olufade  75'
Mali 6–0 Sierra Leone
Sidibé  22' (pen.)
Keita  68', 87'
M. Diallo  76'
L. Diallo  89'
Basala  90'
Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Sierra Leone 0–2 Benin
Tchomogo  9', 63'
National Stadium, Freetown
Togo 0–2 Mali
Kanouté  41'
M. Diallo  90'

Group 10
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Namibia 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10
 DR Congo 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9
 Libya 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
 Ethiopia 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6
Source:
Ethiopia 1–0 Libya
Mebratu  15'
Addis Abeba Stadium, Addis Ababa
DR Congo 3–2 Namibia
Mbele  31'
Kalulika  67'
Kinkela  80'		 Plaatjies  37', 60'
Namibia 1–0 Ethiopia
Jacobs  18' (pen.)
Libya 1–1 DR Congo
Hussein  63' Bageta  40'
June 11 Stadium, Tripoli
Libya 2–1 Namibia
Al Rewani  12'
El Taib  61'		 Helu  88'
June 11 Stadium, Tripoli
DR Congo 2–0 Ethiopia
Mbungu  29'
LuaLua  52' (pen.)
Ethiopia 1–0 DR Congo
Said  30'
Addis Abeba Stadium, Addis Ababa
Namibia 1–0 Libya
Benjamin  5'
Namibia 1–1 DR Congo
Pienaar  40' Matumona  27'
Libya 3–1 Ethiopia
Zuway  11', 48'
Al Rewani  23'		 Tefera  59'
June 11 Stadium, Tripoli
DR Congo 1–1 Libya
Nonda  39' (pen.) Hussein  51'
Ethiopia 2–3 Namibia
Bogale  44'
Said  67'		 Bester  64', 82'
Katupose  86'
Addis Abeba Stadium, Addis Ababa

Group 11

Zambia finished as group winner by winning the head-to-head against South Africa.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6 11
 South Africa 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
 Congo 6 1 4 1 5 6 −1 7
 Chad 6 0 2 4 3 14 −11 2
Source:
South Africa 0–0 Congo
First National Bank Stadium, Johannesburg
Chad 0–2 Zambia
Chamanga  47'
Phiri  58'
Congo 3–1 Chad
Abdoulaye  17'
Malonga  29'
N'Guessi  46'		 Betolngar  89'
Zambia 0–1 South Africa
Makoena  28'
Chad 0–3 South Africa
Moriri  32'
Buckley  45+'
Zuma  76'
Congo 0–0 Zambia
South Africa 4–0 Chad
Morris  13'
Zuma  23', 33'
Nomvethe  74'
Absa Stadium, Durban
Zambia 3–0 Congo
Mulenga  22'
Ngo  74' (o.g.)
Chalwe  87'
Zambia 1–1 Chad
Mbesuma  57' Kedigui  13'
Congo 1–1 South Africa
Bantsimba  59' Zuma  51'
Chad 1–1 Congo
Djimrangar  90' Mayimbi  6'
South Africa 1–3 Zambia
McCarthy  51' Katongo  6', 28', 30'

Group 12
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10
 Zimbabwe 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
 Malawi 4 1 0 3 2 6 −4 3
Source:
Morocco 2–0 Malawi
Chamakh  50'
Boussoufa  72'
Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
Malawi 1–0 Zimbabwe
Chavula  33'
Kamazu Stadium, Blantyre
Zimbabwe 1–1 Morocco
Nyandoro  82' Hadji  7'
Morocco 2–0 Zimbabwe
Chamakh  3'
Hadji  26'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Malawi 0–1 Morocco
El Moubarki  12'
Kamazu Stadium, Blantyre
Zimbabwe 3–1 Malawi
Nkhatha  24'
Mteki  54'
Mwanjali  61'		 Kanyenda  43'

Best runners-up (groups 2-11)

The best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (groups 2-11) would qualify for the finals.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13
 Benin 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
 South Africa 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
 Uganda 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11
 Equatorial Guinea 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10
 DR Congo 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9
 Mozambique 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9
 Eritrea 6 2 3 1 5 8 −3 9
 Algeria 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
 Mauritania 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7
Source:

Top goalscorers
Scorer Goals Nation Club
Arouna Koné 5  Ivory Coast Sevilla
David Obua 5  Uganda Kaizer Chiefs
Faisal Agab 5  Sudan Al-Merreikh
Flávio 5  Angola Al Ahly
Issam Jemâa 5  Tunisia Caen
Mohammadou Idrissou 4  Cameroon MSV Duisburg
Sibusiso Zuma 4  South Africa Arminia Bielefeld
Pascal Feindouno 3  Guinea Saint-Étienne
Yakubu 3  Nigeria Everton
Chris Katongo 3  Zambia Brøndby

Source: Official site - qualifying

References
  1. "Djibouti pull out of Nations Cup". BBC News. 17 August 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. Held in neighbouring Rwanda because Burundi's Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore is unavailable.
  3. Burundi vs Egypt, originally to be played on 17 June 2007 in Rwanda, postponed due to logistical problems encountered in Kigali. The last round of matches, due to be played in the weekend of 8 September 2007, also postponed as a result.
  4. Postponed from 17 June 2007 after the match officials failed to arrive on time.
  5. Both matches postponed from 8 September 2007 due to general elections in Sierra Leone.
  6. Postponed from 25 March 2007 due to civil unrest
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