Africa Cup 1984 / qualification
A total of 36 teams entered for participation in the African Nations Cup in 1984 , the 14th playout of the African continental championship in football , in the Ivory Coast .
The qualification went over three knockout rounds. Three teams failed to qualify. The hosts and the defending champions were exempt from qualifying matches.
Qualifying matches
Preliminary round
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0: 1 | Somalia did not start for the second leg | |
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Lesotho withdrawn | ||
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3-0 | ||
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2-0 | ||
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4-0 | ||
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1-0 | ||
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0-0 | ||
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1-0 | ||
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Liberia withdrawn | ||
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First main round
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3-0 | |
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4-0 | |
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0-0 | |
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2-0 | |
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2-0 | Egypt winner on penalties |
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5-0 | |
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1-0 | |
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1-0 | Ethiopia winner on penalties |
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2-0 | |
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1-0 | |
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Zaire withdrawn | ||
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2-0 | |
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1-0 | |
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4-0 | |
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2-0 | |
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1-0 | |
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Second main round
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5-0 | |
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2-0 | Cameroon qualified |
1983 |
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1-0 | |
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0-0 | Egypt qualified |
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2: 1 | |
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3-0 | Togo qualified |
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0: 1 | |
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1: 1 | Malawi qualified |
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0-0 | |
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0-0 | Nigeria qualified after 4-3 on penalties |
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2-0 | Algeria qualified |
automatically qualified:
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Ghana (defending champion)
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Ivory Coast (hosts)