1998 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of the 1998 African Cup of Nations Qualification phase. Burkina Faso, as hosts, and South Africa, as title holders, qualified automatically.

Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations
Main article: 1998 African Cup of Nations

Banned and withdrawn teams

 Nigeria was banned for withdrawing from the 1996 final tournament.

The following countries were banned from entering for withdrawing during the qualifying stages:

These teams did not enter:

Qualification rounds

Preliminary round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritius  2–1  Seychelles 1–0 1–1
Congo  0–1  Togo 0–0 0–1
Botswana  0–6  Namibia 0–0 0–6
Central African Republic  w/o  Burundi — —
Benin  4–1  Mauritania 4–1 0–0
Uganda  2–2 (2–4 p)  Ethiopia 1–1 1–1
Mauritius 1–0 Seychelles
Bax  25'
Attendance: 1,500
Seychelles 1–1 Mauritius
Rose  50' Mocude  20'
Attendance: 1,500
Congo 0–0 Togo
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguengui (Gabon)
Togo 1–0 Congo
Salou  57'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
Botswana 0–0 Namibia
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Namibia 6–0 Botswana
Attendance: 4,000
Central African Republic Cancelled Burundi
Withdrew
Burundi Cancelled Central African Republic
Withdrew
Benin 4–1 Mauritania
Coles  3'
Bessan  54', 72', 89'		 Ould Bechir  67'
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)
Mauritania 0–0 Benin
Attendance: 4,000
Uganda 1–1 Ethiopia
Buwembo  65'
Attendance: 12,000
Ethiopia 1–1 Uganda
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 25,000

Group 1

Sudan withdrew on 16 January 1997, due to unrest in the east of the country. They had already competed one match (0–3 lost to Zimbabwe at home), but this result was later annulled.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7
 Angola 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
 Zimbabwe 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
 Sudan (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew.
Ghana 2–1 Angola
Aboagye  7'
Kim Grant  30'		 Paulão  2'
Attendance: 34,000
Zimbabwe 0–0 Ghana
Attendance: 45,000
Zimbabwe 1–0 Angola
Mugeyi  31' (pen.)
Attendance: 45,000
Angola 1–0 Ghana
Akwá  23'
Attendance: 10,000
Ghana 2–1 Zimbabwe
Pele  22'
Kuffour  39'		 Muradzikwa  24'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ousseynou Dieng (Ivory Coast)
Angola 2–1 Zimbabwe
Aurélio  9'
Akwá  70'		 Murisa  80'
Attendance: 32,000

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 6 4 1 1 10 8 +2 13
 Algeria 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10
 Mali 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 9
 Benin 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2
Source:
Algeria 4–1 Ivory Coast
Meçabih  7', 9'
Saïb  41', 89'		 Report Tiéhi  71'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
Benin 1–2 Mali
Latoundji  38' Touré  54'
B. Traoré  78'
Attendance: 40,000
Ivory Coast 1–0 Benin
Guel  12'
Attendance: 20,000
Mali 1–0 Algeria
Touré  63' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
Benin 1–1 Algeria
Latoundji  35' Report Tasfaout  51'
Attendance: 15,000
Mali 1–2 Ivory Coast
Sidibé  14' Bakayoko  13'
Tiéhi  22'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Ivory Coast 2–1 Algeria
Tiéhi  45'
Bassole  87'		 Report Dziri  17'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)
Mali 3–1 Benin
Touré  12'
Dissa  68'
Traoré  85' (pen.)		 Keita  40'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey Amadou (Niger)
Algeria 1–0 Mali
Kherris  18' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Benin 0–0 Ivory Coast
Attendance: 25,000
Algeria 2–0 Benin
Tasfaout  13'
Benzerga  27'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Ivory Coast 4–2 Mali
Tiéhi  22', 26'
Guel  51'
Bakayoko  75'		 Coulibaly  47'
Sidibé  69'
Attendance: 10,000

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 6 4 2 0 10 1 +9 14
 Egypt 6 2 3 1 12 4 +8 9
 Senegal 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
 Ethiopia 6 0 1 5 3 19 −16 1
Source:
Egypt 1–1 Morocco
H.Hassan  88' Bassir  74'
Attendance: 50,000
Ethiopia 1–2 Senegal
Juhar  3' Diandy  17'
A. Keita  36'
Attendance: 25,000
Senegal 0–0 Egypt
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Camara Ba (Guinea)
Senegal 0–0 Morocco
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)
Ethiopia 1–1 Egypt
Tesfaye  58' Tarek  71'
Attendance: 25,000
Morocco 4–0 Ethiopia
Chiba  8'
Bahja  18'
Naybet  34'
El Hadrioui  81'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mahmoud Hosni (Tunisia)
Morocco 1–0 Egypt
Bassir  71'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Megassa (Mali)
Senegal 3–0 Ethiopia
Sané  38', 53'
O. Traoré  68'
Attendance: 28,000
Egypt 2–0 Senegal
Emam
Khashaba
Attendance: 35,000
Ethiopia 0–1 Morocco
Bassir  21'
Attendance: 20,000
Egypt 8–1 Ethiopia
Khashaba  1'
Hanafy  5'
Emam  19', 36', 44'
H.Hassan  55'
A.Hassan  62'
El-Sayed  77'		 S. Elias  60'
Attendance: 20,000
Morocco 3–0 Senegal
Bassir  11', 67'
Chiba  40'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

Group 4

Central African Republic were disqualified on 30 January 1997 after the government refused to allow their squad to travel for a match in Sierra Leone on 25 January. Their results were annulled.
Due to the civil war, Sierra Leone withdrew two matches before the end of the tournament, but their results stood.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
 Guinea 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
 Sierra Leone (W) 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
 Central African Republic (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
(D) Disqualified; (W) Withdrew.
Tunisia 2–0 Sierra Leone
S.Trabelsi  29'
Souayah  69'
Attendance: 20,000
Central African Republic 2–3
Annulled		 Guinea
Matondo  30'
Azo  48' (pen.)		 Soumah  27', 89'
Kéita  85'
National Stadium, Bangui
Attendance: 15,000
Guinea 1–0 Tunisia
Sow  49' (pen.)
Attendance: 50,000
Guinea 1–0 Sierra Leone
F. Camara  67'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Moussa Kanouté (Mali)
Tunisia 1–0 Guinea
Jelassi  90'
Attendance: 25,000

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 6 2 4 0 8 3 +5 10
 Namibia 6 2 2 2 4 7 −3 8
 Gabon 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 7
 Kenya 6 1 2 3 2 4 −2 5
Source:
Namibia 1–0 Kenya
F. Oduor (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,000
Gabon 0–0 Cameroon
Attendance: 11,000
Kenya 1–0 Gabon
Mururi  70'
Attendance: 35,000
Cameroon 4–0 Namibia
M'Boma  3', 85'
Missé-Missé  35', 48'
Attendance: 40,000
Kenya 0–0 Cameroon
Attendance: 40,000
Namibia 1–1 Gabon
Van Wyk  86' Aubameyang  19' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
Kenya 0–1 Namibia
Uri Khob  35'
Attendance: 20,000
Cameroon 2–2 Gabon
Tchoutang  12'
Mangan  33'		 Maya  38' (pen.)
Bakogo  87'
Attendance: 60,000
Namibia 0–1 Cameroon
Tchango
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Gabon 1–0 Kenya
Nguema  50'
Attendance: 45,000
Cameroon 1–1 Kenya
Moreau  89' (pen.) Were  49'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Megassa (Mali)
Gabon 1–1 Namibia
Aubameyang  22' (pen.) Hindjou  60' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000

Group 6

During the tournament, the country of Zaire was renamed DR Congo.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Togo 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10
 DR Congo 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9
 Liberia 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8
 Tanzania 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5
Source:
Togo 2–1 Tanzania
T. Salou  17'
Abalo  57'		 Samieh  72'
Attendance: 20,000
Zaire 0–0 Liberia
Attendance: 75,000
Tanzania 1–2 Zaire
Kizito  79' Mbayo  52'
Kayu  85'
Attendance: 12,000
Liberia 1–2 Togo
Sogbie  24' B. Salou  26'
Assignon  67'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra (neutral ground)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)
Tanzania 1–1 Liberia
Saidi  75' Sogbie  27'
Attendance: 10,000
Togo 1–1 Zaire
Noutsoudje  90' Simba  26'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yahya Hadqa (Morocco)
Tanzania 1–0 Togo
Amlima  31'
Attendance: 10,000
Liberia 2–1 DR Congo
Sebwe  20'
Weah  66'		 Nzalambila  81'
Attendance: 45,000
Togo 4–0 Liberia
T. Salou  52'
Noutsoudje  86'
Assignon  89'
B. Salou  90'
Attendance: 20,000
DR Congo 1–1 Tanzania
Attendance: 25,000
Liberia 1–0 Tanzania
Zizi Roberts  54'
Attendance: 20,000
DR Congo 1–0 Togo
Kidoda  15'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)

Group 7
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 6 4 2 0 9 3 +6 14
 Mozambique 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
 Malawi 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 9
 Mauritius 6 0 1 5 4 12 −8 1
Source:
Mauritius 1–2 Malawi
Rateau  75' Mpinganjira  29'
Jonas  90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,000
Zambia 1–0 Mozambique
Malitoli  4'
Attendance: 30,000
Malawi 0–2 Zambia
Tana  40'
Tembo  83'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Mozambique 3–0 Mauritius
Chiquinho Conde  55'
Faife  62'
Macamo  65'
Attendance: 30,000
Malawi 2–0 Mozambique
Maduka  6'
Kamanga  60'
Attendance: 60,000
Mauritius 0–0 Zambia
Attendance: 5,000
Malawi 3–2 Mauritius
Maduka  19', 81'
Banda  76'		 Philogene  87'
Pierre-Louis  89'
Attendance: 30,000
Mozambique 2–2 Zambia
Tico-Tico  11'
Chiquinho Conde  62' (pen.)		 Kamwandi  15'
Tembo  57'
Attendance: 25,000
Zambia 3–1 Malawi
Chilombo  30' (pen.)
Kamwandi  55'
Mwila  75'		 Banda  89'
Attendance: 35,000
Mauritius 1–3 Mozambique
Appou  65' Chiquinho Conde  6'
Nuro  33'
Tico-Tico  89'
Attendance: 2,000
Mozambique 2–1 Malawi
Pinto Barros  85'
Tico-Tico  88'		 Nkhwazi  62'
Attendance: 35,000
Zambia 1–0 Mauritius
Mutale  57'
Attendance: 20,000

Qualified teams
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.