1972 African Cup of Nations qualification

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

Qualifying tournament[edit]

First round[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tanzania  2–6  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
Desvaux


Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate.

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

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.

Algeria 3–1 Morocco
Kalem 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
Cissé
Diallo

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[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Traoré 4'
S. Keïta 6'
Sangaré 66' (pen.)		 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[edit]

The 8 qualified teams are:

External links[edit]

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