Africa Cup of Nations 1972 / qualification
A total of 26 teams registered to participate in the 1972 Africa Cup in Cameroon .
The qualification went over two knockout rounds. Upper Volta did not participate in the qualification. Hosts Cameroon and defending champions Sudan were exempt from qualifying matches.
Qualifying matches
First round
date | total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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18.08./01.09.1971 | Guinea | 1-0 | Senegal | 1-0 | 0-0 |
12/27 December 1970 | Niger | 2: 3 | Mali | 0: 1 | 1: 3 |
November 08/22, 1970 | Gabon | 1: 3 | Ivory Coast | 1: 2 | 0: 1 |
November 08/22, 1970 | Nigeria | 1: 2 | VR Congo | 0-0 | 1: 2 |
29.11./15.12.1970 | Ethiopia | 0: 3 | Kenya | 0: 1 | 0: 2 |
November 15/29, 1970 | Madagascar | 3: 5 | Mauritius | 2: 1 | 1: 4 |
December 10/27, 1970 | Algeria | 3: 4 | Morocco | 3: 1 | 0: 3 |
03.01./13.07.1971 | VA Republic | 3: 1 | Liberia | 2: 1 | 1-0 |
November 08/22, 1970 | Togo | 2: 1 | Dahomey | 2: 1 | 0-0 |
Ghana | Upper Volta | Upper Volta to. | |||
15.10./01.11.1970 | Tanzania | 2: 6 | Zambia | 1: 1 | 1: 5 |
November 8/24, 1970 | Uganda | 1: 5 | Zaire | 1: 4 | 0: 1 |
Second round
date | total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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October 13/27, 1970 | Guinea | 1: 3 | Mali | 0-0 | 1: 3 |
October 13/27, 1970 | Ivory Coast | 3: 4 | VR Congo | 3: 2 | 0: 2 |
July 4th / 18th, 1971 | Kenya | 2: 1 | Mauritius | 2: 1 | 0-0 |
October 13/27, 1970 | Morocco | 5: 3 | VA Republic | 3-0 | 2: 3 |
October 13/27, 1970 | Togo | 1-0 | Ghana | 0-0 | 1-0 |
October 13/27, 1970 | Zambia | 2: 4 | Zaire | 2: 1 | 0: 3 |
automatically qualified: