1963 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1963 African Cup of Nations. 10 African nations initially entered the competition. Ghana and Ethiopia both automatically qualified as the host country and title holders respectively. Uganda would withdraw before play began, thus leaving only 7 teams vying for the remaining four spots in the finals.

Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

Qualified teams

The 6 qualified teams are:

Summary

The 8 nations were paired 2-by-2 and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 4 winners would then qualify for the finals. Qualifying took place between 16 June 1963 and 6 October 1963.

Qualification matches
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia  6–5  Morocco 4–1 2–4
Egypt  w/o  Uganda — —
Kenya  0–6  Sudan 0–1 0–5
Nigeria  2–3 [n 1]  Guinea 2–2 0–1
Tunisia 4–1 Morocco
Henia  22', 57'
Aleya  85'
Jedidi  88'		 Mokhtatif  75'
Morocco 4–2 Tunisia
Khalfi  10'
Ben Dayan  46'
Bettache  59' (pen.)
Akesbi  78'		 Henia  84'
Jedidi  62'

Tunisia qualified for the finals by an aggregate score of 6–5.

Egypt w/o Uganda
Uganda w/o Egypt

Uganda withdrew; Egypt qualified for the finals.

Kenya 0–1 Sudan
Abdelaziz Ibrahim Adam
Sudan 5–0 Kenya
Abdelmajid Ahmed Osman
Omer Eltoum
Nasr El-Din Abas

Sudan qualified for the finals by an aggregate score of 6–0.

Nigeria 2–2 Guinea
Olatunji
Guinea 1–0 Nigeria

Guinea were disqualified for a rule breach (neutral officials were not provided for the second leg). Nigeria qualified for the finals.

Notes
  1. Guinea was later disqualified for a rule breach because not providing neutral officials for the 2nd leg, and Nigeria took their place and qualified.
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