The eight qualified teams were divided into two groups of four. Within the preliminary round groups, each team plays each other once. The group winners and the group runner-up with the best points reach the semi-finals. The semi-final winners reach the final, the semi-final losers play for third place.
qualification
The final round participants were determined in a knockout round with a round trip. Kenya was supposed to play against Réunion in a preliminary round, but waived. Defending champions Nigeria and hosts South Africa automatically qualified for the finals.
After Nigeria took a 2-0 lead in the 73rd minute of the game, South African fans threw bottles and other objects at linesman Pamela Ochieng ( Kenya ), who had correctly indicated no offside, and Nigerian players. There were later fights with Nigerian fans. The police used tear gas to break up the rioters. After three attempts to whistle the game again failed, the game was abandoned. Later the African Association declared Nigeria the winner.
Nigeria (4th title)
South Africa
Egypt
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DR Congo
Algeria
Cameroon
Ghana
South Africa
Uganda
Reunion
Nigeria
Ghana
Cameroon
Morocco