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2014 African Nations Championship qualification
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The qualification phase for the 2014 African Nations Championship was played from November 2012 to August 2013. Qualification was divided into the CAF Regional Zones. Each zone had either two or three teams that qualified for the final tournament in South Africa.[1]

Qualification zones

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Zone Number of participating teams Number of qualifying teams Number of teams not entered
North Zone 4 2 1 (Egypt)
Zone West A 6 2 3 (Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau)
Zone West B 7 3 0
Central Zone 5 3 3 (Chad, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé & Príncipe)
Central-East Zone 8 3 3 (Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan)
Southern Zone 11 (including hosts South Africa) 3 (including hosts South Africa) 3 (Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi)
Total 41 16 13

North Zone

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First round

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The two winners of the first round qualify for the final tournament.[2] Algeria withdrew due to poor squad standards.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria Algeria w/o * Libya Libya — —
Tunisia Tunisia 0–1 Morocco Morocco 0–1 0–0
Tunisia 0–1 Morocco
Report El Mobarky 89'
Morocco 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Referee: Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Zone West A

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Preliminary round

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The two preliminary round winners qualify for the first round.
Mali and Senegal receive a bye and advance directly to the first round.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Liberia Liberia 1–3  Mauritania 0–1 1–2
Guinea Guinea 1–1 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 0–0 1–1
Liberia 0–1 Mauritania
Referee: Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Mauritania 2–1 Liberia
Referee: Djaoupe (Togo)
Guinea 0–0 Sierra Leone
Referee: Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Sierra Leone 1–1 Guinea
Referee: Gueye (Senegal)

First round

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The two winners of the first round qualify for the final tournament.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Senegal Senegal 1–2 Mauritania Mauritania 1–0 0–2
Mali Mali 3–2 Guinea Guinea 3–1 0–1
Senegal 1–0 Mauritania
Gomis 65'
Referee: Kordi (Tunisia)
Mauritania 2–0 Senegal
Bessam 45'
Denna 57'
Referee: Hama (Niger)
Mali 3–1 Guinea
Referee: Zio (Burkina-Faso)
Guinea 1–0 Mali
I. Camara 62'
Referee: Abid Charef (Algeria)

Zone West B

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Preliminary round

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The preliminary round winner qualify for the first round.
Ghana, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Benin receive a bye and advance directly to the first round.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 3–1 Togo Togo 2–1 1–0
Burkina Faso 2–1 Togo
Referee: Yekeh (Liberia)
Togo 0–1 Burkina Faso
Referee: Madila (DR Congo)

First round

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The 3 winners of the first round qualify for the final tournament.[2] Benin withdrew from the tournament for financial reasons.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benin Benin w/o Ghana Ghana — —
Nigeria Nigeria 4–3 Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire 4–1 0–2
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 1–1 (6–5p) Niger Niger 1–0 0–1
Nigeria 4–1 Ivory Coast
Gambo 15'
Mba 26', 51'
Edeh 83'		 Ti. Coulibaly 45'
Referee: Keita (Mali)
Ivory Coast 2–0 Nigeria
Referee: El Jaafari (Morocco)
Burkina Faso 1–0 Niger
Kaboré 84'
Referee: Amao (Nigeria)
Niger 1–0 Burkina Faso
Sacko 90+8'
Penalties
5–6
Referee: Tohouegnon (Benin)

Nigeria withdrew due to financial constraints on 11 April 2013,[5] but one month later they confirmed their participation.[6]

Central Zone

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Preliminary round

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The preliminary round winner qualify for the first round.
DR Congo, Cameroon and Gabon receive a bye and advance directly to the first round.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central African Rep. Central African Republic 0–3 Republic of the Congo Congo w/o 0–3 *
Central African Republic Canceled Congo
Congo 3–0 * Central African Republic
  • Central African Republic withdrew. Game was awarded 3–0 to Congo.[7]

First round

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The two winners of the first round qualify for the final tournament.
The two losers of the first round qualify for the second round.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cameroon Cameroon 1–1 (6–7p) Gabon Gabon 1–0 0–1
DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–2 Republic of the Congo Congo 2–1 0–1
Cameroon 1–0 Gabon
Haman 29' (pen.)
Referee: Biani (Chad)
Gabon 1–0 Cameroon
Mbingui 52'
Penalties
6–5
Referee: Gomes (South Africa)
DR Congo 2–1 Congo
Mkundji 7'
Bokanga 72'		 Moubhio 28'
Referee: Batte (Uganda)
Congo 1–0 DR Congo
Kasereka 87' (o.g.)
Referee: Aurelien Juankou Wandji (Cameroon)

Second round

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The winner of the second round qualify for the final tournament.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cameroon Cameroon 1–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo 0–1 1–1
Cameroon 0–1 DR Congo
Mubele 65'
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
DR Congo 1–1 Cameroon
Ebunga-Simbi 31' Ebah 60'
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Central-East Zone

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Preliminary round

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The two preliminary round winners qualify for the first round.
Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania receive a bye and advance directly to the first round.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burundi Burundi 1–0 Kenya Kenya 1–0 0–0
Ethiopia Ethiopia 3–0 Eritrea Eritrea 3–0 * w/o
Burundi 1–0 Kenya
Referee: Munyanziza (Rwanda)
Kenya 0–0 Burundi
Referee: Adelaid (Comoros)
Ethiopia 3–0 * Eritrea
Eritrea Canceled Ethiopia
  • Eritrea withdrew on December 5, 2012.[8] Game was awarded 3–0 to Ethiopia.[9]

First round

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The 3 winners of the first round qualify for the final tournament.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burundi Burundi 2–2 (4–3p) Sudan Sudan 1–1 1–1
Ethiopia Ethiopia 1–1 (6–5p) Rwanda Rwanda 1–0 0–1
Tanzania Tanzania 1–4 Uganda Uganda 0–1 1–3
Burundi 1–1 Sudan
Nadir Eltayeb ?'
Referee: Munyemana (Rwanda)
Sudan 1–1 Burundi
Nadir Eltayeb ?'
Penalties
3–4
Referee: Ghebremichael (Eritrea)
Ethiopia 1–0 Rwanda
Referee: Omweno (Kenya)
Rwanda 1–0 Ethiopia
Penalties
5–6
Referee: Wiish Yabarow (Somalia)
Tanzania 0–1 Uganda
Referee: Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Uganda 3–1 Tanzania
Referee: Kanoso (Madagascar)

Southern Zone

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Preliminary round

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The two preliminary round winners qualify for the first round.
Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe receive a bye and advance directly to the first round.[2]
Note: Mozambique was not included in the initial draw published by CAF on June 9, 2012,[10] and Seychelles was supposed to also receive a bye and advance directly to the first round, but then Mozambique was included to play a preliminary round against Seychelles, the qualifier taking the spot in the first round which was firstly drawn for Seychelles (vs. Namibia).[citation needed]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritius Mauritius 2–0 Comoros Comoros 2–0 0–0
Mozambique Mozambique 6–1 Seychelles Seychelles 4–0 2–1[11]
Mauritius 2–0 Comoros
Referee: Kanoso (Madagascar)
Comoros 0–0 Mauritius
Referee: Chirinda (Mozambique)
Mozambique 4–0 Seychelles
Referee: Gomes (South Africa)
Seychelles 1–2 Mozambique
Referee: Chutooree (Mauritius)

First round

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The 4 winners of the first round qualify for the second round.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritius Mauritius 1–4 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 0–3 1–1
Mozambique Mozambique 3–3 (5–4p) Namibia Namibia 3–0 0–3
Swaziland Eswatini 0–2 Angola Angola 0–1 0–1
Botswana Botswana 1–3 Zambia Zambia 1–1 0–2
Mauritius 0–3 Zimbabwe
Referee: Fred (Seychelles)
Zimbabwe 1–1 Mauritius
Referee: Chirinda (Mozambique)
Mozambique 3–0 Namibia
Referee: Hachiwa (Zambia)
Namibia 3–0 Mozambique
Penalties
4–5
Referee: Bondo (Botswana)
Swaziland 0–1 Angola
Job 21'
Somhlolo National Stadium
Referee: Madila (DR Congo)
Angola 1–0 Swaziland
Manuel 17'
Luanda
Referee: Adelaid (Comoros)
Botswana 1–1 Zambia
Referee: Shikongo (Namibia)
Zambia 2–0 Botswana
Referee: Nhleko (Swaziland)

Second round

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The two winners of the second round qualify for the final tournament, along with hosts South Africa.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 1–0 Zambia Zambia 0–0 1–0
Mozambique Mozambique 1–1 (a) Angola Angola 0–0 1–1
Zimbabwe 0–0 Zambia
Referee: Aurelien Juankou Wandji (Cameroon)
Zambia 0–1 Zimbabwe
Referee: Anthony Raphael (Malawi)
Mozambique 0–0 Angola
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Angola 1–1 Mozambique
Guedes 10' Diogo 30'
Referee: Osiane Koto (Lesotho)

Qualified teams

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Team Qualification
North Zone
 Libya Automatic
 Morocco Defeated  Tunisia
Zone West A
 Mauritania Defeated  Senegal
 Mali Defeated  Guinea
Zone West B
 Ghana Automatic
 Nigeria Defeated  Ivory Coast
 Burkina Faso Defeated  Niger
Central Zone
 Congo Defeated  DR Congo
 Gabon Defeated  Cameroon
 DR Congo Defeated  Cameroon
Central-East Zone
 Burundi Defeated  Sudan
 Ethiopia Defeated  Rwanda
 Uganda Defeated  Tanzania
Southern Zone
 South Africa Hosts
 Zimbabwe Defeated  Zambia
 Mozambique Defeated  Angola

References

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  1. ^ "Eliminatoires CHAN-2014 : les résultats du tirage au sort". Algérie Presse Service. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Fixtures. Preliminaries CAF Online
  3. ^ Goal.com. "Algeria withdraws from CHAN 2014 qualifiers". Goal.com.
  4. ^ "Ghana qualify for 2014 CHAN finals as Benin withdraw - MTNFootball". Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  5. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (11 April 2013). "Nigeria withdraw from African Nations Championship qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  6. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (8 May 2013). "Nigeria make 2014 CHAN qualifiers U-turn". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Matches - African Nations Championship - Africa - Results and fixtures - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Eritrea withdraw from Ethiopia qualifiers". www.ghezana.net. Retrieved 12 January 2022. [dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Matches - African Nations Championship - Africa - Results and fixtures - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  10. ^ Fixtures CAF Online
  11. ^ "Seychelles succumb to Mozambique". Seychelles Nation. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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