1970 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1970 African Cup of Nations.

Qualifying tournament

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia   5–4   Mauritius 2–2 3–2
Uganda   2–3   Cameroon 2–1 0–2
Kenya   1–2   Tanzania 0–1 1–1
Algeria   2–1   Morocco 2–0 0–1
Guinea   5–1   Togo 4–0 1–1
Niger   w/o   Nigeria
Senegal   w/o   Sierra Leone
United Arab Republic   w/o   Somalia
Mali   w/o   Upper Volta
Zambia  2–2  Mauritius
Chitalu   70' (pen.)
Kapengwe   87'
Tostée   3'
Desvaux   13'
Mauritius  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Zambia
Glover   18' (pen.)
Desvaux   37'
Kalimukwa   39'
Simutowe   80'
Chitalu   120'

Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate.


Uganda  2–1  Cameroon
Wasswa   17', 90' Atangana   10'
Cameroon  2–0  Uganda
Atangana   43', 57'

Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.


Kenya  0–1  Tanzania
Choteka   40'
Tanzania  1–1  Kenya
  Molo   70'

Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.


Algeria  2–0  Morocco
Kalem   10'
Natouri   20'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Moncef Ben Ali (Tunisia)
Morocco  1–0  Algeria
Mahroufi   83'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal)

Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.


Guinea  4–0  Togo
Souleymane    
?  
Togo  1–1  Guinea
  Kandia  

Guinea won 5–1 on aggregate.


Niger  Cancelled  Nigeria
Withdrew

Niger progress, Nigeria withdrew.


Senegal  Cancelled  Sierra Leone
Withdrew

Senegal progress, Sierra Leone withdrew.


United Arab Republic  Cancelled  Somalia
Withdrew

United Arab Republic progress, Somalia withdrew.


Mali  Cancelled  Upper Volta
Withdrew

Mali progress, Upper Volta withdrew.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ethiopia   9–1   Tanzania 7–0 2–1
Zambia   3–4   Cameroon 2–2 1–2
Ghana   15–1   Niger 6–0 9–1
United Arab Republic   2–1   Algeria 1–0 1–1
Guinea   5–4   Senegal 4–3 1–1
Mali   0–4   Ivory Coast 0–0 0–4
Ethiopia  7–0  Tanzania
Vassalo   19'
Asmerom   24', 51', 83'
Tewolde   25'
Abdo   70'
Asfaw   80'

Ethiopia won 9–1 on aggregate.


Zambia  2–2  Cameroon
Ndhlovu   25'
Simutowe   65'
Confiance   60'
Atangana   75'
Cameroon  2–1  Zambia
Confiance   56'
Owona   75' (pen.)
Chitalu   2'

Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate.


Ghana  6–0  Niger
Owusu      
?  
Niger  1–9  Ghana
?   Owusu     
Ankrah    
Kofi   

Ghana won 15–1 on aggregate.


United Arab Republic  1–0  Algeria
El-Shazly   58'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: ... (Tunisia)
Algeria  1–1  United Arab Republic
Kalem   9' El-Shazly   53'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Benjelloun (Morocco)

United Arab Republic won 2–1 on aggregate.


Guinea  4–3  Senegal
Kandia   
?  
?  
   
Senegal  1–1  Guinea
?   Thiam   9'

Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.


Mali  0–0  Ivory Coast

Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

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The 8 qualified teams are:

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