Africa Cup 2004 / qualification
The qualification for the Africa Cup 2004 took place between September 2002 and September 2003. 49 national teams of the African Football Association took part in the qualification phase. They were drawn into thirteen groups, ten of them with four teams and three with three teams. In addition to hosts Tunisia and defending champion Cameroon, the thirteen group winners and the best-placed runner-up of the groups of four qualified for the Africa Cup.
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the 2004 Africa Cup in Tunisia.
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Tunisia as a host
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Cameroon as defending champion
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Nigeria as the winner of Group 1.
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Guinea wins Group 2.
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Benin as the winner of group 3.
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Burkina Faso as the winner of group 4.
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Kenya as the winner of group 5.
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Mali as the winner of group 6.
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Morocco wins Group 7.
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Senegal as the winner of group 8.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo wins Group 9.
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Egypt won group 10.
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South Africa wins Group 11.
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Algeria as the winner of group 12.
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Rwanda as the winner of group 13.
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Zimbabwe the best runner-up (group 6)
Group 1
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7: 3 | +4 | 8th |
2. |
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4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7: 4 | +3 | 5 |
3. |
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4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3:10 | −7 | 3 |
4th |
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withdrawn |
09/08/2002 | Luanda |
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0-0 |
10/12/2002 | Lilongwe |
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1-0 |
03/29/2003 | Blantyre |
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0: 1 |
06/07/2003 | Abuja |
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4: 1 |
06/21/2003 | Benin City |
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2: 2 |
07/06/2003 | Luanda |
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5: 1 |
Group 2
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 10: 3 | +7 | 12 |
2. |
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6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5: 6 | −1 | 9 |
3. |
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6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5: 7 | −2 | 9 |
4th |
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6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 3: 7 | −4 | 6th |
07.09.2002 | Niamey |
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3: 1 |
09/08/2002 | Conakry |
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3-0 |
10/12/2002 | Monrovia |
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1-0 |
10/13/2002 | Addis Ababa |
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1-0 |
03/30/2003 | Addis Ababa |
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1-0 |
03/30/2003 | Conakry |
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2-0 |
06/07/2003 | Niamey |
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1-0 |
06/08/2003 | Monrovia |
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1-0 |
06/21/2003 | Accra (Ghana) |
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1: 2 |
06/22/2003 | Addis Ababa |
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2-0 |
07/05/2003 | Niamey |
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1-0 |
07/06/2003 | Conakry |
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3-0 |
Group 3
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 12: 4 | +8 | 13 |
2. |
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6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6: 5 | +1 | 11 |
3. |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6: 6 | 0 | 7th |
4th |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1:10 | −9 | 0 |
07.09.2002 | Cotonou |
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4-0 |
09/08/2002 | Khartoum |
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0: 1 |
10/12/2002 | Mwanza |
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1: 2 |
10/13/2002 | Lusaka |
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1: 1 |
03/30/2003 | Dar es Salaam |
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0: 1 |
03/30/2003 | Khatoum |
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3-0 |
06/07/2003 | Lusaka |
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2-0 |
06/08/2003 | Cotonou |
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3-0 |
06/21/2003 | Lusaka |
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1: 1 |
06/22/2003 | Dar es Salaam |
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0: 1 |
07/05/2003 | Cotonou |
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3-0 |
07/06/2003 | Omdurman |
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-: - |
Group 4
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 12: 2 | +8 | 13 |
2. |
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6th | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5: 4 | +1 | 9 |
3. |
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6th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3: 8 | −5 | 8th |
4th |
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6th | 0 | 2 | 4th | 3: 9 | −9 | 2 |
09/08/2002 | Brazzaville |
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0-0 |
09/09/2002 | Bangui |
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1: 1 |
10/13/2002 | Ouagadougou |
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2: 1 |
10/13/2002 | Maputo |
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0: 3 |
03/30/2003 | Maputo |
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1-0 |
05/04/2003 | Brazzaville |
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2: 1 |
06/07/2002 | Ouagadougou |
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4-0 |
06/08/2002 | Bangui |
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0-0 |
06/21/2003 | Ouagadougou |
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3-0 |
06/22/2003 | Maputo |
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1-0 |
07/05/2003 | Bangui |
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0: 3 |
07/06/2003 | Brazzaville |
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0-0 |
Group 5
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 9: 2 | +7 | 13 |
2. |
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6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9: 7 | +2 | 10 |
3. |
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6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9: 8 | +1 | 9 |
4th |
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6th | 0 | 2 | 4th | 0:10 | −10 | 2 |
09/06/2002 | Nouakchott |
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0: 2 |
07.09.2002 | Nairobi |
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3-0 |
10/12/2002 | Praia |
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0: 1 |
10/12/2002 | Lomé |
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1-0 |
03/29/2003 | Nairobi |
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4-0 |
03/29/2003 | Praia |
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2: 1 |
06/06/2002 | Nouakchott |
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0-0 |
06/08/2002 | Lomé |
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5: 2 |
06/21/2003 | Praia |
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3-0 |
06/22/2003 | Lomé |
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2-0 |
07/05/2003 | Nouakchott |
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0-0 |
07/05/2003 | Nairobi |
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1-0 |
Group 6
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 8: 1 | +7 | 13 |
2. |
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6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 8: 3 | +2 | 13 |
3. |
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6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 4:10 | +1 | 6th |
4th |
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6th | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1: 7 | −10 | 3 |
09/08/2002 | Victoria |
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1-0 |
09/08/2002 | Harare |
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1-0 |
10/12/2002 | Asmara |
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0: 1 |
10/12/2002 | Bamako |
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3-0 |
03/30/2003 | Asmara |
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0: 2 |
03/30/2003 | Harare |
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3: 1 |
06/07/2002 | Victoria |
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2: 1 |
06/07/2002 | Bamako |
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1-0 |
06/21/2003 | Asmara |
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1-0 |
06/22/2003 | Bamako |
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0-0 |
07/05/2003 | Victoria |
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0: 2 |
07/05/2003 | Harare |
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2-0 |
Group 7
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10-0 | +10 | 16 |
2. |
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6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7: 4 | +3 | 10 |
3. |
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6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 7: 7 | 0 | 6th |
4th |
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6th | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3:16 | −13 | 3 |
07.09.2002 | Libreville |
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0: 1 |
09/08/2002 | Malabo |
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1: 3 |
10/12/2002 | Freetown |
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2-0 |
10/13/2002 | Rabat |
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5-0 |
03/29/2003 | Freetown |
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0-0 |
03/29/2003 | Libreville |
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4-0 |
06/08/2002 | Casablanca |
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1-0 |
06/08/2002 | Malabo |
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2: 1 |
06/20/2003 | Rabat |
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2-0 |
06/22/2003 | Freetown |
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2-0 |
07/06/2003 | Malabo |
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0: 1 |
07/06/2003 | Libreville |
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2-0 |
Group 8
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7: 1 | +6 | 10 |
2. |
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4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7: 4 | +3 | 4th |
3. |
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4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1:10 | −9 | 3 |
4th |
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withdrawn |
09/08/2002 | Maseru |
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0: 1 |
10/13/2002 | Banjul |
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6-0 |
03/30/2003 | Banjul |
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0-0 |
06/07/2003 | Dakar |
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3: 1 |
06/14/2003 | Dakar |
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3-0 |
07/06/2003 | Maseru |
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1-0 |
Group 9
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9: 5 | +4 | 11 |
2. |
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6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12: 8 | +4 | 10 |
3. |
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6th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8:12 | −4 | 8th |
4th |
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6th | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2: 6 | −4 | 3 |
07.09.2002 | Gaborone |
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0-0 |
09/08/2002 | Musrata |
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3: 2 |
10/13/2002 | Kinshasa |
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2-0 |
10/13/2002 | Mbabane |
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2: 1 |
03/30/2003 | Tripoli |
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0-0 |
03/30/2003 | Mbabane |
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1: 1 |
06/07/2002 | Gaborone |
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0: 1 |
06/08/2002 | Kinshasa |
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2-0 |
06/22/2003 | Kinshasa |
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2: 1 |
06/22/2003 | Somhlolo |
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3: 2 |
07/05/2003 | Tripoli |
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6: 2 |
07/05/2003 | Gaborone |
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0-0 |
Group 10
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14: 1 | +13 | 9 |
2. |
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4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2: 8 | −6 | 6th |
3. |
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4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2: 9 | −7 | 3 |
4th |
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withdrawn |
07.09.2002 | Antananarivo |
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1-0 |
10/12/2002 | Flacq |
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0: 1 |
03/29/2003 | Port Louis |
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0: 1 |
06/08/2003 | Port Said |
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7-0 |
06/20/2003 | Port Said |
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6-0 |
07/06/2003 | Antananarivo |
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0: 2 |
Group 11
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6: 1 | +5 | 10 |
2. |
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4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8: 3 | +5 | 7th |
3. |
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4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 1:11 | −10 | 0 |
09/08/2002 | Abidjan |
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0-0 |
10/13/2002 | Bloemfontein |
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2-0 |
03/30/2003 | Bujumbura |
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0: 1 |
06/08/2003 | Abidjan |
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6: 1 |
06/22/2003 | Polokwane |
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2: 1 |
07/06/2003 | Bujumbura |
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0: 2 |
Group 12
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6: 1 | +5 | 10 |
2. |
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4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4: 6 | −2 | 4th |
3. |
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4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2: 5 | −3 | 3 |
07.09.2002 | Windhoek |
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0: 1 |
10/11/2002 | Annaba |
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4: 1 |
03/30/2003 | Ndjaména |
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2-0 |
06/07/2003 | Windhoek |
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2: 1 |
06/20/2003 | Blida |
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1-0 |
07/06/2003 | Ndjaména |
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0-0 |
Group 13
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. |
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4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4: 4 | 0 | 7th |
2. |
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4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2: 2 | 0 | 5 |
3. |
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4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5: 5 | 0 | 4th |
07.09.2002 | Kampala |
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1-0 |
10/11/2002 | Accra |
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4: 2 |
03/30/2003 | Kigali |
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0-0 |
06/07/2003 | Kampala |
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0: 1 |
06/20/2003 | Kumasi |
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1: 1 |
07/06/2003 | Kigali |
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1-0 |