2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 2008 African Cup of Nations. 48 African nations, including hosts Ghana, entered the competition. Ghana automatically qualified as host country.

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Qualified teams

The 16 qualified teams are:

Teams that did not enter

(World Ranking from May 16, 2007)

Team Excluded

(World Ranking from May 16, 2007)

Qualifying round

The 47 nations were divided into 11 groups of four teams and 1 group of 3 teams, with the 12 group winners and the best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (originally groups 1-11, now groups 2-11 after the withdrawal of Djibouti from group 1) qualifying for the finals. Qualifying took place between September 2, 2006 and October 13, 2007.

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Côte d'Ivoire 10 4 3 1 0 13 0 +13
 Gabon 7 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1
 Madagascar 0 4 0 0 4 0 14 -14
 Djibouti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

On 17 August 2006, the Djibouti Football Federation announced that  Djibouti was withdrawing from the qualifying tournament, without giving a reason.[1]

2 September 2006
 Gabon  4 – 0  Madagascar Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Henry Antchouet  40'
Daniel Cousin  67' (pen.)
Shiva N'Zigou  76',  82'
8 October 2006
 Côte d'Ivoire  5 – 0  Gabon Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Kolo Touré  10'
Arouna Koné  22',  55',  70'
Aruna Dindane  32'
25 March 2007
 Madagascar  0 – 3  Côte d'Ivoire Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, Antananarivo
Steve Gohouri  29'
Aruna Dindane  35'
Amara Diané  82'
3 June 2007
 Côte d'Ivoire  5 – 0  Madagascar Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Salomon Kalou  18'
Arouna Koné  30',  82'
Yaya Touré  48'
Didier Drogba  90'
17 June 2007
 Madagascar  0 – 2  Gabon Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, Antananarivo
Georges Akieremy  20'
Elvis Eva-Kedi  89'
8 September 2007
 Gabon  0 – 0  Côte d'Ivoire Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

Djibouti withdrew prior to the start of qualification; all Djibouti matches were therefore cancelled.

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Egypt 12 6 3 3 0 9 2 +7
 Mauritania 7 6 2 1 3 9 10 -1
 Burundi 7 6 2 1 3 6 8 -2
 Botswana 7 6 2 1 3 3 7 -4
2 September 2006
 Egypt  4 - 1  Burundi Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Mohamed Zidan  5'
Hosni Abd-Rabou  29'
Mohamed Aboutraika  31'
Ahmed Hassan  52' (pen.)		 Musabah Suleimani  79' (pen.)
2 September 2006
 Mauritania  4 - 0  Botswana Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Saidou M'Bodj  2'
Karamoko Moussa  10',  23'
Yoann Langlet  31'
7 October 2006
 Botswana  0 - 0  Egypt Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
8 October 2006
 Burundi  3 - 1  Mauritania Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore, Bujumbura
Yamin Selemani  3',  30'
Henry Mbazumutima  45'		 Buha Ibrahim  7'
25 March 2007
 Botswana  1 - 0  Burundi Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
Thato Siska  57'
25 March 2007
 Egypt  3 - 0  Mauritania Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Mohamed Zidan  20'
Bilal Sidibé  23' (o.g.)
Hossam Ghaly  66'
3 June 2007
 Burundi  1 - 0  Botswana Stade Amahoro, Kigali[2]
Abdul Hakimana  63'
3 June 2007
 Mauritania  1 - 1  Egypt Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Yoann Langlet  67' Ahmed Hassan  15'
16 June 2007
 Botswana  2 - 1  Mauritania Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
Modiri Marumo  19'
Dipsy Selolwane  40'		 Yoann Langlet  75'
9 September 2007[3]
 Burundi  0 - 0  Egypt Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore, Bujumbura
13 October 2007[3]
 Egypt  1 - 0  Botswana Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Mohamed Fadl  77'
13 October 2007[3]
 Mauritania  2 - 1  Burundi Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Pascal Corville  32'
Ahmed Teguedi  50'		 Abdallah Imantona  85' (pen.)

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Nigeria 15 6 5 0 1 10 3 +7
 Uganda 11 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5
 Niger 4 6 1 1 4 5 11 -6
 Lesotho 4 6 1 1 4 3 9 -6
2 September 2006
 Uganda  3 - 0  Lesotho Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Geoffrey Massa  29',  42'
David Obua  57' (pen.)
2 September 2006
 Nigeria  2 - 0  Niger Abuja Stadium, Abuja
Aiyegbeni Yakubu  27'
Christian Obodo  60'
8 October 2006
 Lesotho  0 - 1  Nigeria Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Aiyegbeni Yakubu  50'
8 October 2006
 Niger  0 - 0  Uganda Général Seyni Kountché Stadion, Niamey
24 March 2007
 Nigeria  1 - 0  Uganda MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta
Nwankwo Kanu  73'
25 March 2007
 Lesotho  3 - 1  Niger Setsoto National Stadium, Maseru
Refiloe Potse  22',  44'
Mpitsa Marai  75'		 Daouda Kamilou  80'
2 June 2007
 Uganda  2 - 1  Nigeria Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
David Obua  52' (pen.)
Ibrahim Sekagya  65' (pen.)		 John Utaka  25'
3 June 2007
 Niger  2 - 0  Lesotho Général Seyni Kountché Stadion, Niamey
Hamidou Djibo  10'
Souliman Sako  36'
17 June 2007
 Niger  1 - 3  Nigeria Général Seyni Kountché Stadion, Niamey
Daouda Kamilou  68' Nwankwo Kanu  40'
Taye Taiwo  70'
Aiyegbeni Yakubu  89'
19 June 2007[4]
 Lesotho  0 - 0  Uganda Setsoto National Stadium, Maseru
8 September 2007
 Nigeria  2 - 0  Lesotho Warri Township Stadium, Warri
Stephen Makinwa  42'
Ikechukwu Uche  73'
8 September 2007
 Uganda  3 - 1  Niger Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
David Obua  2' (pen.),  77',  86' Seydou Idrissa  45'

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Sudan 15 6 5 0 1 13 4 +9
 Tunisia 13 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9
 Seychelles 4 6 1 1 4 3 14 -11
 Mauritius 2 6 0 2 4 3 10 -7
3 September 2006
 Mauritius  0 - 0  Tunisia Stade George V, Curepipe
3 September 2006
 Sudan  3 - 0  Seychelles Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Bader Eldin Abdalla Galag  22'
Haytham Tambal  77' (pen.),  90'
7 October 2006
 Seychelles  2 - 1  Mauritius Stade Linité, Victoria
Wilnes Brutus  22',  81' Kervin Godon  50'
7 October 2006
 Tunisia  1 - 0  Sudan Stade 7 Novembre, Radès
Richard Gastin Lado  79' (o.g.)
24 March 2007
 Seychelles  0 - 3  Tunisia Stade Linité, Victoria
Issam Jemâa  16',  76',  80'
25 March 2007
 Mauritius  1 - 2  Sudan Stade George V, Curepipe
Ricardo Naboth  68' Faisal Agab  42',  86'
2 June 2007
 Sudan  3 - 0  Mauritius Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman
Richard Gastin  24',  65'
Faisal Agab  44'
2 June 2007
 Tunisia  4 - 0  Seychelles Stade 7 Novembre, Radès
Issam Jemâa  25'
Kamel Zaiem  41',  66'
Amine Chermiti  81'
16 June 2007
 Seychelles  0 - 2  Sudan Stade Linité, Victoria
Faisal Agab  46'
Haytham Tambal  61'
16 June 2007
 Tunisia  2 - 0  Mauritius Stade 7 Novembre, Radès
Issam Jemâa  44'
Abdelkarim Nafti  60'
9 September 2007
 Mauritius  1 - 1  Seychelles Stade George V, Curepipe
Christopher Perle  59' Dennis Godfrey  43' (pen.)
9 September 2007
 Sudan  3 - 2  Tunisia Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Yousif Ahmed Alaa Eldin  26'
Faisal Agab  61' (pen.)
Musa Al Tahir  72'		 Abdelkarim Nafti  55'
Francileudo dos Santos  82' (pen.)

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Cameroon 15 6 5 0 1 13 4 +9
 Equatorial Guinea 10 6 3 1 2 6 7 -1
 Rwanda 6 6 2 0 4 10 11 -1
 Liberia 4 6 1 1 4 6 13 -7
3 September 2006
 Rwanda  0 - 3  Cameroon Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Guy Feutchine  55'
Geremi Njitap  62'
Landry Nguemo  84'
3 September 2006
 Equatorial Guinea  2 - 1  Liberia Estadio Internacional, Malabo
J. Epitié  24'
Bodipo  88'		 Zah Rahan Krangar  35'
7 October 2006
 Cameroon  3 - 0  Equatorial Guinea Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Mohamadou Idrissou  72',  89'
Pierre Achille Webo  80'
8 October 2006
 Liberia  3 - 2  Rwanda Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
Francis Doe  24'
Oliver Makor  68'
Dioh Williams  76'		 Olivier Karekezi  70'
Abedi Mulenda  82'
24 March 2007
 Cameroon  3 - 1  Liberia Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Pierre Achille Webo  12',  24'
Mohammadou Idrissou  86'		 Francis Doe  38'
25 March 2007
 Equatorial Guinea  3 - 1  Rwanda Estadio Internacional, Malabo
André Neles  10'
Rondo  25' (pen.)
J. Epitié  83'		 Olivier Karekezi  17'
2 June 2007
 Rwanda  2 - 0  Equatorial Guinea Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Haruna Niyonzima  57',  77'
3 June 2007
 Liberia  1 - 2  Cameroon Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
Stephen Mennoh  80' Stéphane M'Bia  12'
Samuel Eto'o  78'
17 June 2007
 Cameroon  2 - 1  Rwanda Stade Omnisports Roumdé Adjia, Garoua
Mohamadou Idrissou  16'
Geremi Njitap  49'		 Jimmy Gatete  79'
17 June 2007
 Liberia  0 - 0  Equatorial Guinea Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
8 September 2007
 Rwanda  4 - 0  Liberia Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Labama Bokota  21'
Saidi Abedi Makasi  29'
Jeannot Witakenge  85'
Olivier Karekezi  89'
9 September 2007
 Equatorial Guinea  1 - 0  Cameroon Nuevo Estadio de Malabo , Malabo
Juvenal  35'

Group 6

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Angola 13 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11
 Eritrea 9 6 2 3 1 5 8 -3
 Kenya 7 6 2 1 3 6 7 -1
 Swaziland 3 6 0 3 3 0 7 -7
2 September 2006
 Kenya  1 - 2  Eritrea Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Robert Mambo Mumba  65' Arnold Origi  60' (o.g.)
Yednekatchew Shimangus  68'
3 September 2006
 Swaziland  0 - 2  Angola Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Jamba  21'
Locó  80'
7 October 2006
 Eritrea  0 - 0  Swaziland Asmara Stadium, Asmara
8 October 2006
 Angola  3 - 1  Kenya Estadio Nacional da Cidadela Desportiva, Luanda
Flávio  27',  68'
Mateus  60'		 Boniface Ambani  81'
25 March 2007
 Angola  6 - 1  Eritrea Estadio Nacional da Cidadela Desportiva, Luanda
Flávio  26',  69'
Mantorras  35'
Ze Kalanga  41'
Mendonça  51'
Figueiredo  80'		 Tenese Gay  58'
25 March 2007
 Kenya  2 - 0  Swaziland Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
McDonald Mariga  51'
Ibrahim Shikanda  75'
2 June 2007
 Eritrea  1 - 1  Angola Asmara Stadium, Asmara
Elias Ali Abubeker  17' Maurito  88'
3 June 2007
 Swaziland  0 - 0  Kenya Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
16 June 2007
 Eritrea  1 - 0  Kenya Asmara Stadium, Asmara
Berhane Aregay  80'
17 June 2007
 Angola  3 - 0  Swaziland Estadio Nacional da Cidadela Desportiva, Luanda
Figueiredo  18'
Love  25'
Flávio  56'
8 September 2007
 Kenya  2 - 1  Angola Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Patrick Oboya  18'
Dennis Oliech  87'		 Manucho  35'
9 September 2007
 Swaziland  0 - 0  Eritrea Trade Fair Ground, Manzini

Group 7

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Senegal 11 6 3 2 1 12 3 +9
 Mozambique 9 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1
 Tanzania 8 6 2 2 2 4 7 -3
 Burkina Faso 4 6 1 1 4 5 12 -7
2 September 2006
 Tanzania  2 - 1  Burkina Faso National Stadium, Dar Es Salaam
Paul Coulibaly  23' (o.g.)
Nizar Khalfan  65'		 Abdoulaye Cisse  39'
2 September 2006
 Senegal  2 - 0  Mozambique Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar
Nando  33' (o.g.)
Guiranne Ndaw  61'
7 October 2006
 Burkina Faso  1 - 0  Senegal Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Narcisse Yameogo  63' (pen.)
8 October 2006
 Mozambique  0 - 0  Tanzania Estádio da Machava, Maputo
24 March 2007
 Senegal  4 - 0  Tanzania Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor, Dakar
Mamadou Niang  35', 49', 64'
Diomansy Kamara  46'
24 March 2007
 Burkina Faso  1 - 1  Mozambique Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Jonathan Pitroipa  36' Carlos Simomuro  2'
2 June 2007
 Tanzania  1 - 1  Senegal CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza
Nizar Khalfan  18' Demba Ba  75'
3 June 2007
 Mozambique  3 - 1  Burkina Faso Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Dário Monteiro  7'
Tico-Tico  42', 48'		 Wilfried Sanou  38'
16 June 2007
 Burkina Faso  0 - 1  Tanzania Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Erasto Nyoni  77'
17 June 2007
 Mozambique  0 - 0  Senegal Estádio da Machava, Maputo
8 September 2007
 Senegal  5 - 1  Burkina Faso Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor, Dakar
Guirane N'Daw  28'
Ousmane N'Doye  69'
Henri Camara  73', 83'
El Hadji Diouf  87'		 Alain Traoré  40'
8 September 2007
 Tanzania  0 - 1  Mozambique Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar Es Salaam
Tico-Tico  8'

Group 8

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Guinea 11 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7
 Algeria 8 6 2 2 2 6 6 0
 Gambia 8 6 2 2 2 6 6 0
 Cape Verde 5 6 1 2 3 3 10 -7
3 September 2006
 Gambia  2 - 0  Cape Verde Independence Stadium, Bakau
Jatto Ceesay  8' (pen.)
Assan Jatta  88'
3 September 2006
 Guinea  0 - 0  Algeria Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
7 October 2006
 Algeria  1 - 0  Gambia Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Karim Ziani  75' (pen.)
7 October 2006
 Cape Verde  1 - 0  Guinea Estádio da Várzea, Praia
Lito  52'
24 March 2007
 Gambia  0 - 2  Guinea Independence Stadium, Bakau
Kaba Diawara  50'
Pascal Feindouno  70'
24 March 2007
 Algeria  2 - 0  Cape Verde Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Noureddine Deham  60'
Mehdi Meniri  89'
2 June 2007
 Cape Verde  2 - 2  Algeria Estádio da Várzea, Praia
Marco Soares  65'
Hernâni Borges  90'		 Madjid Bougherra  33'
Rafik Saifi  84'
3 June 2007
 Guinea  2 - 2  Gambia Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
Mamadou Alimou Diallo  10'
Fodé Mansaré  53'		 Edrissa Sonko  51'
Modou Jagne  71'
16 June 2007
 Algeria  0 - 2  Guinea Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Fodé Mansaré  43'
Pascal Feindouno  84'
16 June 2007
 Cape Verde  0 - 0  Gambia Estádio da Várzea, Praia
9 September 2007
 Gambia  2 - 1  Algeria Independence Stadium, Bakau
Assan Jatta  75' (pen.),  86' Rafik Saifi  58'
9 September 2007
 Guinea  4 - 0  Cape Verde Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
Pascal Feindouno  19'
Mohamed Cisse  32'
Ibrahima Sory Camara  39'
Ismaël Bangoura  45'

Group 9

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Mali 12 6 3 3 0 10 1 +9
 Benin 11 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6
 Togo 9 6 3 0 3 7 9 -2
 Sierra Leone 1 6 0 1 5 1 14 -13
3 September 2006
 Sierra Leone  0 - 0  Mali National Brookfields Stadium, Freetown
3 September 2006
 Togo  2 - 1  Benin Stade de Kégué, Lome
Thomas Dossevi  15'
Komlan Amewou  75'		 Abou Maiga  85'
8 October 2006
 Benin  2 - 0  Sierra Leone Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Rachad Chitou  22'
Mouritala Ogunbiyi  77'
8 October 2006
 Mali  1 - 0  Togo Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Dramane Traoré  90+1'
24 March 2007
 Togo  3 - 1  Sierra Leone Stade de Kégué, Lome
Emmanuel Adebayor  37',  85'
Adekambi Olufade  62'		 Mohamed Kallon  77'
25 March 2007
 Mali  1 - 1  Benin Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Frederic Kanoute  47' (pen.) Mouritala Ogunbiyi  44'
3 June 2007
 Sierra Leone  0 - 1  Togo National Brookfields Stadium, Freetown
Yao Junior Senaya  78'
3 June 2007
 Benin  0 - 0  Mali Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
17 June 2007
 Benin  4 - 1  Togo Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Razak Omotoyossi  44',  52'
Stéphane Sessegnon  47'
Mouritala Ogunbiyi  58'		 Adekambi Olufade  75'
17 June 2007
 Mali  6 - 0  Sierra Leone Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Djibril Sidibe  22' (pen.)
Seydou Keita  68',  87'
Boucader Diallo  72',  89'
Toure Basala  90'
12 October 2007[5]
 Sierra Leone  0 - 2  Benin National Brookfields Stadium, Freetown
Oumar Tchomogo  9',  63'
12 October 2007[5]
 Togo  0 - 2  Mali Stade de Kégué, Lome
Frederic Kanoute  41'
Mamady Sidibe  90'

Group 10

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Namibia 10 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1
 Congo DR 9 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2
 Libya 8 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1
 Ethiopia 6 6 2 0 4 5 9 -4
3 September 2006
 Ethiopia  1 - 0  Libya Addis Abeba Stadium, Addis Ababa
Dawit Mebratu  15'
3 September 2006
 Congo DR  3 - 2  Namibia Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Blaise Lelo Mbele  31'
Dieudonne Kalulika  67'
Christian Kinkela  80'		 Sydney Plaatjies  37',  60'
7 October 2006
 Namibia  1 - 0  Ethiopia Sam Nujoma Stadium , Windhoek
Quinton Jacobs  18' (pen.)
8 October 2006
 Libya  1 - 1  Congo DR June 11 Stadium, Tripoli
Khaled Hussein  63' Dikilu Bageta  40'
25 March 2007
 Libya  2 - 1  Namibia June 11 Stadium, Tripoli
Salem Al Rewani  12'
Tarik El Taib  61'		 Victor Helu  88'
29 April 2007[6]
 Congo DR  2 - 0  Ethiopia Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Serge Mputu Mbungu  29'
Lomana LuaLua  52' (pen.)
1 June 2007
 Ethiopia  1 - 0  Congo DR Addis Abeba Stadium, Addis Ababa
Saladeen Said  30'
2 June 2007
 Namibia  1 - 0  Libya Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Collin Benjamin  5'
16 June 2007
 Namibia  1 - 1  Congo DR Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Michael Pienaar  40' Zola Matumona  27'
17 June 2007
 Libya  3 - 1  Ethiopia June 11 Stadium, Tripoli
Ahmed Zuway  11'
Salem Al Rewani  23'
Ahmed Zuway  48'		 Fikru Tefera  59'
8 September 2007
 Congo DR  1 - 1  Libya Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Shabani Nonda  39' (pen.) Khaled Hussein  51'
8 September 2007
 Ethiopia  2 - 3  Namibia Addis Abeba Stadium, Addis Abeba
Birhanu Bogale  44'
Salhadin Said  67'		 Rudolf Bester  64',  82'
Muna Katupose  86'

Group 11

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Zambia 11 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6
 South Africa 11 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6
 Congo 7 6 1 4 1 5 6 -1
 Chad 2 6 0 2 4 3 14 -11

Zambia finished as group winner by winning the head-to-head against South Africa.

2 September 2006
 South Africa  0 - 0  Congo First National Bank Stadium, Johannesburg
3 September 2006
 Chad  0 - 2  Zambia Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena
James Chamanga  47'
Dube Phiri  58'
8 October 2006
 Congo  3 - 1  Chad Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Bruce Abdoulaye  17'
Francis Malonga  29'
Gladys Ondama  46'		 Mus Dongar  89'
8 October 2006
 Zambia  0 - 1  South Africa Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Aaron Mokoena  28'
24 March 2007
 Chad  0 - 3  South Africa Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena
Surprise Moriri  32'
Delron Buckley  45+'
Sibusiso Zuma  76'
25 March 2007
 Congo  0 - 0  Zambia Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
2 June 2007
 South Africa  4 - 0  Chad Absa Stadium, Durban
Nasief Morris  13'
Sibusiso Zuma  23',  33'
Siyabonga Nomvethe  74'
2 June 2007
 Zambia  3 - 0  Congo Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe
Jacob Mulenga  22'
Gildas Ngo  74' (o.g.)
Songwe Chalwe  87'
16 June 2007
 Zambia  1 - 1  Chad Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe
Collins Mbesuma  57' Hilaire Kedigui  13'
17 June 2007
 Congo  1 - 1  South Africa Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Jean-Vivien Bantsimba  59' Sibusiso Zuma  51'
9 September 2007
 Chad  1 - 1  Congo Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena
Leger Mbaiguidim  90' Toussaint Mayimbi  6'
9 September 2007
 South Africa  1 - 3  Zambia Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Benni McCarthy  51' Christopher Katongo  6',  28',  30'

Group 12

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Morocco 10 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5
 Zimbabwe 4 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1
 Malawi 3 4 1 0 3 2 6 -4
2 September 2006
 Morocco  2 - 0  Malawi Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
Marouane Chamakh  50'
Mbark Boussoufa  72'
7 October 2006
 Malawi  1 - 0  Zimbabwe Kamazu Stadium, Blantyre
Moses Chavula  33'
25 March 2007
 Zimbabwe  1 - 1  Morocco Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Esrom Nyandoro  82' Youssouf Hadji  7'
2 June 2007
 Morocco  2 - 0  Zimbabwe Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Marouane Chamakh  3'
Youssef Hadji  26'
16 June 2007
 Malawi  0 - 1  Morocco Kamazu Stadium, Blantyre
Bouchaib El Moubarki  12'
9 September 2007
 Zimbabwe  3 - 1  Malawi Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo
Kingstone Nkatha  24'
Richard Mteki  54'
Method Mwanjali  61'		 Esau Kanyenda  43'

Best runners-up (groups 2-11)

The best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (groups 2-11) would qualify for the finals.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Tunisia 13 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9
 Benin 11 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6
 South Africa 11 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6
 Uganda 11 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5
 Equatorial Guinea 10 6 3 1 2 6 7 -1
 Congo DR 9 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2
 Mozambique 9 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1
 Eritrea 9 6 2 3 1 5 8 -3
 Algeria 8 6 2 2 2 6 6 0
 Mauritania 7 6 2 1 3 9 10 -1

Top goalscorers

Scorer Goals Nation Club
Arouna Kone 5  Côte d'Ivoire Seville
David Obua 5  Uganda Kaizer Chiefs
Faisal Agab 5  Sudan Al-Merreikh
Flavio 5  Angola Al Ahly
Issam Jemâa 5  Tunisia SM Caen
Mohammadou Idrissou 4  Cameroon MSV Duisburg
Sibusiso Zuma 4  South Africa Arminia Bielefeld
Pascal Feindouno 3  Guinea Saint-Etienne
Yakubu 3  Nigeria Everton
Chris Katongo 3  Zambia Brøndby

Source: Official site - qualifying

References

  1. ^ (August 17, 2006), "Djibouti pull out of Nations Cup", BBC News, Accessed August 29, 2006
  2. ^ Held in neighbouring Rwanda because Burundi's Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore is unavailable. [1]
  3. ^ a b c Burundi vs Egypt, originally to be played on 17 June 2007 in Rwanda, postponed due to logistical problems encountered in Kigali. The last round of matches, due to be played in the weekend of 8 September 2007, also postponed as a result. [2]
  4. ^ Postponed from 17 June 2007 after the match officials failed to arrive on time. [3]
  5. ^ a b Both matches postponed from 8 September 2007 due to general elections in Sierra Leone. [4]
  6. ^ Postponed from 25 March 2007 due to civil unrest

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