1974 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1974 African Cup of Nations which was held in Egypt in March 1974. Eight teams qualified for the finals, including Egypt as hosts and Congo as the holders of the title, having won the 1972 tournament in Cameroon.

Qualification followed a knock-out model, with teams playing two-legged ties with another, one match being played at a home venue for each team. After a preliminary round, 24 teams competed in the first round of qualification. The winners went on to the second round with the winning teams from those ties qualifying for the finals. Matches were held between March and July 1973. A number of teams withdrew at the preliminary or first round stages of the tournament with their scheduled opponents automatically progressing to the next round. After winning their first round match the Central African Republic were disqualified and their opponents, Ivory Coast progressed to the second round, eventually reaching the finals.

Alongside Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mauritius, Uganda, Zaire and Zambia reached the finals, Uganda having taken part in the preliminary round of the qualification process.

Qualifying tournament

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Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Somalia   2–5   Uganda 2–0 0–5
Central African Republic   w/o   Gabon
Sierra Leone   w/o   Dahomey
Somalia  2–0  Uganda
Uganda  5–0  Somalia

Uganda won 5–2 on aggregate.


Central African Republic  Cancelled  Gabon
Withdrew

Central African Republic progress, Gabon withdrew.


Sierra Leone  Cancelled  Dahomey
Withdrew

Sierra Leone progress, Dahomey withdrew.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sierra Leone   3–5   Mali 1–1 2–4
Ghana   3–3 (5–3 p)   Senegal 3–2 0–1
Central African Republic   5–6   Ivory Coast 4–2 1–5
Ethiopia   2–4   Tanzania 2–1 0–3
Lesotho   1–5   Mauritius 0–0 1–5
Sudan   2–3   Nigeria 1–1 1–2
Upper Volta   1–9   Zaire 0–5 1–4
Uganda   3–1   Kenya 1–0 2–1
Zambia   4–3   Madagascar 3–1 1–2
Algeria   w/o   Libya
Cameroon   w/o   Niger
Guinea   w/o   Togo
Sierra Leone  1–1  Mali
  Bocoum   39'
Mali  4–2  Sierra Leone
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako

Mali won 5–3 on aggregate.


Ghana  3–2  Senegal
Senegal  1–0  Ghana
Penalties
3–5

Ghana won 5–3 on penalties after 3–3 on aggregate.


Central African Republic  4–2  Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast won 6–5 on aggregate.


Tanzania  3–0  Ethiopia

Tanzania won 4–2 on aggregate.


Lesotho  0–0  Mauritius
Mauritius  5–1  Lesotho

Mauritius won 5–1 on aggregate.


Sudan  1–1  Nigeria
Nigeria  2–1  Sudan

Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.


Upper Volta  0–5  Zaire
Zaire  4–1  Upper Volta

Zaire won 9–1 on aggregate.


Uganda  1–0  Kenya
Mukasa   3'
Kenya  1–2  Uganda
Chitechi   20' Mukasa   30'
Semwanga   50' (pen.)

Uganda won 3–1 on aggregate.


Zambia  3–1  Madagascar
Mugala   4', 58'
Chitalu   65'
 
Madagascar  2–1  Zambia
   Chitalu   43'

Zambia won 4–3 on aggregate.


Algeria  Cancelled  Libya
Withdrew

Algeria progress, Libya withdrew.


Cameroon  Cancelled  Niger
Withdrew

Cameroon progress, Niger withdrew.


Guinea  Cancelled  Togo
Withdrew

Guinea progress, Togo withdrew.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cameroon   2–3   Zaire 2–1 0–2
Mali   3–3 (6–7 p)   Guinea 2–2 1–1
Uganda   3–2   Algeria 2–1 1–1
Tanzania   1–1 (3–4 p)   Mauritius 1–1 0–0
Ghana   0–4   Ivory Coast 0–3 0–1
Zambia   7–4   Nigeria 5–1 2–3
Cameroon  2–1  Zaire
Zaire  2–0  Cameroon

Zaire won 3–2 on aggregate.


Mali  2–2  Guinea
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako
Guinea  1–1  Mali
Penalties
7–6

Guinea won 7–6 on penalties after 3–3 on aggregate.


Uganda  2–1  Algeria
Mukasa  
Obua  
Gamouh   33'
Attendance: 30,000
Algeria  1–1  Uganda
Hadefi   52' (pen.) Ouma   66'
Attendance: 13,481
Referee: ... (Egypt)

Uganda won 3–2 on aggregate.


Mauritius  0–0  Tanzania
Penalties
4–3

Mauritius won 4–3 on penalties after 1–1 on aggregate.


Ghana  0–3  Ivory Coast
Pokou  
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?  

Ivory Coast won 4–0 on aggregate.


Zambia  5–1  Nigeria
Chanda   31'
Kaushi   58', 70'
Sinyangwe   60', 75' (pen.)
Iziebige   20'
Nigeria  3–2  Zambia
    Kaushi  
Chanda  

Zambia won 7–4 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

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The 8 qualified teams are:

Notes

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  1. ^ The match between Ivory Coast and Central African Republic was abandoned after Central African Republic refused to play the second half. The match was replayed on 29 July 1973 on neutral ground in Lagos, Nigeria.