Africa Cup 1978 / Qualification

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A total of 27 teams registered to participate in the 1978 Africa Cup in Ghana.

The qualification went over three knockout rounds. Four teams did not take part in the qualification, two more were disqualified. The hosts and the defending champions were exempt from qualifying matches.

Qualifying matches

Preliminary round

October 24, 1976 Malawi 1964Malawi Malawi - MauritiusMauritius Mauritius 1: 1
01/28/1977 MauritiusMauritius Mauritius * - Malawi 1964Malawi Malawi 3: 2

First main round

September 18, 1977 AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria - KenyaKenya Kenya 4: 1
10/02/1977 KenyaKenya Kenya - AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria * 2: 1
Zambia 1964Zambia Zambia * - SudanSudan Sudan Sudan withdrawn
 
September 18, 1977 CameroonCameroon Cameroon - Congo People's Republic People's Republic of the Congo People's Republic of the Congo 2-0
10/02/1977 Congo People's Republic People's Republic of the Congo People's Republic of the Congo * - CameroonCameroon Cameroon 4-0
GabonGabon Gabon * - Central African RepublicCentral African Republic Central African Republic Central Africa withdrawn
 
September 18, 1977 Upper VoltaUpper Volta Upper Volta - Ivory CoastIvory Coast Ivory Coast 0: 1
10/02/1977 Ivory CoastIvory Coast Ivory Coast - Upper VoltaUpper Volta Upper Volta * 4: 1 Ivory Coast disqualified
MaliMali Mali - NigerNiger Niger Niger withdrew, Mali disqualified
 
09/28/1977 MauritiusMauritius Mauritius - Ethiopia 1975Ethiopia Ethiopia 2: 3
10/12/1977 Ethiopia 1975Ethiopia Ethiopia * - MauritiusMauritius Mauritius 1-0
UgandaUganda Uganda * - TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania Tanzania withdrawn
 
September 18, 1977 SenegalSenegal Senegal - TogoTogo Togo 2: 1
10/02/1977 TogoTogo Togo - SenegalSenegal Senegal * 0: 1
September 18, 1977 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Sierra Leone - NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 1: 1
10/02/1977 NigeriaNigeria Nigeria * - Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Sierra Leone 2-0
 
03/13/1977 Egypt 1972Egypt Egypt - TunisiaTunisia Tunisia 2: 2
04/27/1977 TunisiaTunisia Tunisia * - Egypt 1972Egypt Egypt 3: 2
September 18, 1977 Guinea-aGuinea Guinea - Libya 1972Libya Libya 3-0
10/02/1977 Libya 1972Libya Libya - Guinea-aGuinea Guinea * 0: 2

Second main round

10/30/1977 AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria - Zambia 1964Zambia Zambia 2-0
11/13/1977 Zambia 1964Zambia Zambia * - AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria 2-0 Zambia qualified after 6-5 on penalties
10/30/1977 Congo People's Republic People's Republic of the Congo People's Republic of the Congo - GabonGabon Gabon 3: 2
11/13/1977 GabonGabon Gabon - Congo People's Republic People's Republic of the Congo People's Republic of the Congo * 3: 3 Congo qualified
Upper VoltaUpper Volta Upper Volta * - MaliMali Mali Upper Volta qualified, Mali disqualified
11/30/1977 Ethiopia 1975Ethiopia Ethiopia - UgandaUganda Uganda 0-0
11/13/1977 UgandaUganda Uganda * - Ethiopia 1975Ethiopia Ethiopia 2: 1 Uganda qualified
10/30/1977 SenegalSenegal Senegal - NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 3: 1
11/13/1977 NigeriaNigeria Nigeria * - SenegalSenegal Senegal 3-0 Nigeria qualified
10/30/1977 TunisiaTunisia Tunisia - Guinea-aGuinea Guinea 3-0
11/13/1977 Guinea-aGuinea Guinea - TunisiaTunisia Tunisia * 3: 2 Tunisia qualified

automatically qualified:

  • MoroccoMorocco Morocco (defending champion)
  • GhanaGhana Ghana (hosts)