1972 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1972 African Cup of Nations.

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

Qualifying Tournament

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tanzania  1–6  Zambia 1–1 1–5
Nigeria  1–2  Congo-Brazzaville 0–0 1–2
Gabon  1–3  Ivory Coast 1–2 0–1
Uganda  1–5  Congo-Kinshasa 1–4 0–1
Togo  2–1  Dahomey 2–1 0–0
Madagascar  3–5  Mauritius 2–1 1–4
Kenya  3–0  Ethiopia 2–0 1–0
Algeria  3–4  Morocco 3–1 0–3
Niger  1–4  Mali 0–1 1–3
Libya  1–3  United Arab Republic 0–1 1–2
Guinea  1–0  Senegal 1–0 0–0
Ghana  w/o  Upper Volta — —
Tanzania 1–1 Zambia
Zambia 5–1 Tanzania
Chitalu
Chama
M'hango
Stephenson 		?

Zambia won 6–2 on aggregate.

Nigeria 0–0 Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Brazzaville 2–1 Nigeria
Mayanda  (pen.) ?

Congo-Brazzaville won 2–1 on aggregate.

Gabon 1–2 Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast 1–0 Gabon

Ivory Coast won 3–1 on aggregate.

Uganda 1–4 Congo-Kinshasa
Congo-Kinshasa 1–0 Uganda

Congo-Kinshasa won 5–1 on aggregate.

Togo 2–1 Dahomey
Dahomey 0–0 Togo

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Madagascar 2–1 Mauritius
Mauritius 4–1 Madagascar

Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate.

Kenya 2–0 Ethiopia
Okwemba
Nyawanga
Ethiopia 0–1 Kenya
Niva  60' (pen.)

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.

Algeria 3–1 Morocco
Khalem  46', 60', 80' Bendayan  6'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mahmoud Mostafa Kamel (United Arab Republic)
Morocco 3–0 Algeria
Bamous  30'
Choukri  38'
Benkhrif  90+4'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal)

Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate.

Niger 0–1 Mali
Kanté
Mali 3–1 Niger

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.

Libya 0–1 United Arab Republic
Helail
Referee: ... Benkhedir (Algeria)
United Arab Republic 2–1 Libya
Helail Dames Al-Sagheer
Referee: Babiker isa (Sudan)

Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate.

Guinea 1–0 Senegal
Senegal 0–0 Guinea

Guinea won 1–0 on aggregate.

Ghana Cancelled Upper Volta
Withdrew

Ghana progress, Upper Volta withdrew.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  5–3  United Arab Republic 3–0 2–3
Zambia  2–4  Zaire 2–1 0–3
Togo  1–0  Ghana 0–0 1–0
Guinea  1–3  Mali 0–0 1–3
Ivory Coast  3–4  Congo-Brazzaville 3–2 0–2
Kenya  2–1  Mauritius 2–1 0–0
Morocco 3–0 United Arab Republic
El Filali
Choukri
Bamous
Attendance: 35,000
United Arab Republic 3–2 Morocco
El-Shazly  40', 43'
Basry  52'		 Bamous  50'
Aherdane  74'

Morocco won 5–3 on aggregate.

Zambia 2–1 Zaire
Stephenson  15'
M'hango  45+1'		 Etepé  16'
Zaire 3–0 Zambia

Zaire won 4–2 on aggregate.

Togo 0–0 Ghana
Ghana 0–1 Togo

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.

Guinea 0–0 Mali
Mali 3–1 Guinea
Thiam  48'

Mali won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast 3–2 Congo-Brazzaville
Mayanda
Congo-Brazzaville 2–0 Ivory Coast
M'Pelé  30'
Moukila  51'

Congo-Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.

Kenya 2–1 Mauritius
Niva  37' (pen.)
Farah  88'
Mauritius 0–0 Kenya

Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

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