2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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This page details the process of qualifying for the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
Qualified teams
The 16 qualified teams were:
Ghana as hosts.
Ivory Coast as group 1 winner.
Egypt as group 2 winner.
Nigeria as group 3 winner.
Sudan as group 4 winner.
Cameroon as group 5 winner.
Angola as group 6 winner.
Senegal as group 7 winner.
Guinea as group 8 winner.
Mali as group 9 winner.
Namibia as group 10 winner.
Zambia as group 11 winner.
Morocco as group 12 winner.
Tunisia, 
Benin, and 
South Africa as the three best runners-up from groups 2–11.
Teams that did not enter
(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)
Central African Republic [180]
Comoros [182]
Somalia [192]
São Tomé and Príncipe [199]
Team Excluded
(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)
Guinea-Bissau [187] (missing payments)
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
| 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 | Withdrew | |||||||
On 17 August 2006, the Djibouti Football Federation announced that Djibouti was withdrawing from the qualifying tournament, without giving a reason.[1]
Djibouti withdrew prior to the start of qualification; all Djibouti matches were therefore cancelled.
- Djibouti v Ivory Coast, 3 September 2006
- Madagascar v Djibouti, 8 October 2006
- Djibouti v Gabon, 25 March 2007
- Gabon v Djibouti, 3 June 2007
- Ivory Coast v Djibouti, 17 June 2007
- Djibouti v Madagascar, 9 September 2007
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 |
2 September 2006 |
| Egypt |
4–1 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
Zidane  5'Abd-Rabou 29'Aboutraika 31'Hassan 52' (pen.) |
Musabah Suleimani 79' (pen.) |
Group 3
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
 Uganda |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
 Niger |
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
 Lesotho |
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
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Group 4
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan |
15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
| Tunisia |
13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
 Seychelles |
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -11 |
 Mauritius |
2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
9 September 2007 |
| Sudan |
3–2 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Eldin 26' Agab 61' (pen.)Al Tahir 72' |
Tafti 55' Santos 82' (pen.) |
Group 5
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon |
15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
 Equatorial Guinea |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
 Rwanda |
6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
 Liberia |
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
Group 6
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola |
13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 |
 Eritrea |
9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
 Kenya |
7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
 Swaziland |
3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 |
25 March 2007 |
| Angola |
6–1 | Eritrea |
|---|---|---|
| Flávio 26', 69' Mantorras 35'Kalanga 41'Mendonça 51'Figueiredo 80' |
Tenese Gay 58' |
Group 7
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
 Mozambique |
9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
 Tanzania |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
 Burkina Faso |
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 |
Group 8
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
 Algeria |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 Gambia |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 Cape Verde |
5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
Group 9
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali |
12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 |
| Benin |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
 Togo |
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
 Sierra Leone |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | -13 |
Group 10
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 |
 DR Congo |
9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
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8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia |
6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
Group 11
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| South Africa |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
 Congo |
7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
 Chad |
2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -11 |
Zambia finished as group winner by winning the head-to-head against South Africa.
Group 12
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco |
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 Zimbabwe |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
 Malawi |
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
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 | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| Benin |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| South Africa |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| Uganda |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| DR Congo |
9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| Mozambique |
9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Eritrea |
9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| Algeria |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Mauritania |
7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
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
- ↑ (17 August 2006), "Djibouti pull out of Nations Cup", BBC News, Accessed 29 August 2006
- ↑ Held in neighbouring Rwanda because Burundi's Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore is unavailable.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Postponed from 17 June 2007 after the match officials failed to arrive on time.
- 1 2 Both matches postponed from 8 September 2007 due to general elections in Sierra Leone.
- ↑ Postponed from 25 March 2007 due to civil unrest
External links
- Draw details at BBC Sport
- 2008 African Nations Cup qualifying at CAFOnline.com
- 2008 African Nations Cup at RSSSF
- Official MTN African Cup of Nations website
- Ghana CAN 2008 - African Cup of Nations News Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- Official site - qualifying
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