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1998 African Cup of Nations qualification

Main article: 1998 African Cup of Nations

This page details the process of the 1998 African Cup of Nations Qualification phase. Burkina Faso, as hosts, and South Africa, as title holders, qualified automatically.

Banned and withdrawn teams edit

  Nigeria was banned for withdrawing from the 1996 final tournament.

The following countries were banned from entering for withdrawing during the qualifying stages:

These teams did not enter:

Qualification rounds edit

Preliminary round edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritius   2–1   Seychelles 1–0 1–1
Congo   0–1   Togo 0–0 0–1
Botswana   0–6   Namibia 0–0 0–6
Central African Republic   w/o   Burundi — —
Benin   4–1   Mauritania 4–1 0–0
Uganda   2–2 (2–4 p)   Ethiopia 1–1 1–1
Mauritius  1–0  Seychelles
Bax   25'
Attendance: 15,000
Seychelles  1–1  Mauritius
Rose   50' Mocude   20'
Attendance: 1,500
Congo  0–0  Togo
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguengui (Gabon)
Togo  1–0  Congo
Salou   57'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
Botswana  0–0  Namibia
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Namibia  6–0  Botswana
Attendance: 4,000
Central African Republic  Cancelled  Burundi
Withdrew
Burundi  Cancelled  Central African Republic
Withdrew
Benin  4–1  Mauritania
Coles   3'
Bessan   54', 72', 89'		 Ould Bechir   67'
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)
Mauritania  0–0  Benin
Attendance: 4,000
Uganda  1–1  Ethiopia
Buwembo   65'  
Attendance: 12,000
Ethiopia  1–1  Uganda
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 25,000

Qualifying group stage edit

Group 1 edit

Sudan withdrew on 16 January 1997, due to unrest in the east of the country. They had already competed one match (0–3 lost to Zimbabwe at home), but this result was later annulled.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ghana 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7
  Angola 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
  Zimbabwe 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
  Sudan (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Ghana  2–1  Angola
Aboagye   7'
Kim Grant   30'		 Paulão   2'
Attendance: 34,000
Zimbabwe  0–0  Ghana
Attendance: 45,000
Zimbabwe  1–0  Angola
Mugeyi   31' (pen.)
Attendance: 45,000
Angola  1–0  Ghana
Akwá   23'
Attendance: 10,000
Ghana  2–1  Zimbabwe
Pele   22'
Kuffour   39'		 Muradzikwa   24'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ousseynou Dieng (Ivory Coast)
Angola  2–1  Zimbabwe
Aurélio   9'
Akwá   70'		 Murisa   80'
Attendance: 32,000

Group 2 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ivory Coast 6 4 1 1 10 8 +2 13
  Algeria 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10
  Mali 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 9
  Benin 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2
Source: [citation needed]
Algeria  4–1  Ivory Coast
Meçabih   7', 9'
Saïb   41', 89'		 Report Tiéhi   71'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
Benin  1–2  Mali
Latoundji   38' Touré   54'
B. Traoré   78'
Attendance: 40,000
Ivory Coast  1–0  Benin
Guel   12'
Attendance: 20,000
Mali  1–0  Algeria
Touré   63' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
Benin  1–1  Algeria
Latoundji   35' Report Tasfaout   51'
Attendance: 15,000
Mali  1–2  Ivory Coast
Sidibé   14' Bakayoko   13'
Tiéhi   22'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Ivory Coast  2–1  Algeria
Tiéhi   45'
Bassole   87'		 Report Dziri   17'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)
Mali  3–1  Benin
Touré   12'
Dissa   68'
Traoré   85' (pen.)		 Keita   40'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey Amadou (Niger)
Algeria  1–0  Mali
Kherris   18' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Benin  0–0  Ivory Coast
Attendance: 25,000
Algeria  2–0  Benin
Tasfaout   13'
Benzerga   27'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Ivory Coast  4–2  Mali
Tiéhi   22', 26'
Guel   51'
Bakayoko   75'		 Coulibaly   47'
Sidibé   69'
Attendance: 10,000

Group 3 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Morocco 6 4 2 0 10 1 +9 14
  Egypt 6 2 3 1 12 4 +8 9
  Senegal 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
  Ethiopia 6 0 1 5 3 19 −16 1
Source: [citation needed]
Egypt  1–1  Morocco
H.Hassan   88' Bassir   74'
Attendance: 50,000
Ethiopia  1–2  Senegal
Juhar   3' Diandy   17'
A. Keita   36'
Attendance: 25,000
Senegal  0–0  Egypt
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Camara Ba (Guinea)
Senegal  0–0  Morocco
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)
Ethiopia  1–1  Egypt
Tesfaye   58' Tarek   71'
Attendance: 25,000
Morocco  4–0  Ethiopia
Chiba   8'
Bahja   18'
Naybet   34'
El Hadrioui   81'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mahmoud Hosni (Tunisia)
Morocco  1–0  Egypt
Bassir   71'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Megassa (Mali)
Senegal  3–0  Ethiopia
Sané   38', 53'
O. Traoré   68'
Attendance: 28,000
Egypt  2–0  Senegal
Emam  
Khashaba  
Attendance: 35,000
Ethiopia  0–1  Morocco
Bassir   21'
Attendance: 20,000
Egypt  8–1  Ethiopia
Khashaba   1'
Hanafy   5'
Emam   19', 36', 44'
H.Hassan   55'
A.Hassan   62'
El-Sayed   77'		 S. Elias   60'
Attendance: 20,000
Morocco  3–0  Senegal
Bassir   11', 67'
Chiba   40'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

Group 4 edit

Central African Republic were disqualified on 30 January 1997 after the government refused to allow their squad to travel for a match in Sierra Leone on 25 January. Their results were annulled.
Due to the civil war, Sierra Leone withdrew two matches before the end of the tournament, but their results stood.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
  Guinea 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
  Sierra Leone (W) 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
  Central African Republic (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(D) Disqualified; (W) Withdrew
Tunisia  2–0  Sierra Leone
S.Trabelsi   29'
Souayah   69'
Central African Republic  2–3
Annulled		  Guinea
Matondo   30'
Azo   48' (pen.)		 Soumah   27', 89'
Kéita   85'
National Stadium, Bangui
Attendance: 15,000
Guinea  1–0  Tunisia
Sow   49' (pen.)
Attendance: 50,000
Guinea  1–0  Sierra Leone
F. Camara   67'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Moussa Kanouté (Mali)
Tunisia  1–0  Guinea
Jelassi   90'
Attendance: 25,000

Group 5 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Cameroon 6 2 4 0 8 3 +5 10
  Namibia 6 2 2 2 4 7 −3 8
  Gabon 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 7
  Kenya 6 1 2 3 2 4 −2 5
Source: [citation needed]
Namibia  1–0  Kenya
F. Oduor   (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,000
Gabon  0–0  Cameroon
Attendance: 11,000
Kenya  1–0  Gabon
Mururi   70'
Attendance: 35,000
Cameroon  4–0  Namibia
M'Boma   3', 85'
Missé-Missé   35', 48'
Attendance: 40,000
Kenya  0–0  Cameroon
Attendance: 40,000
Namibia  1–1  Gabon
Van Wyk   86' Aubameyang   19' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
Kenya  0–1  Namibia
Uri Khob   35'
Attendance: 20,000
Cameroon  2–2  Gabon
Tchoutang   12'
Mangan   33'		 Maya   38' (pen.)
Bakogo   87'
Attendance: 60,000
Namibia  0–1  Cameroon
Tchango
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Gabon  1–0  Kenya
Nguema   50'
Attendance: 45,000
Cameroon  1–1  Kenya
Moreau   89' (pen.) Were   49'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Megassa (Mali)
Gabon  1–1  Namibia
Aubameyang   22' (pen.) Hindjou   60' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000

Group 6 edit

During the tournament, the country of Zaire was renamed DR Congo.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Togo 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10
  DR Congo 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9
  Liberia 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8
  Tanzania 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5
Source: [citation needed]
Togo  2–1  Tanzania
T. Salou   17'
Abalo   57'		 Samieh   72'
Attendance: 20,000
Zaire  0–0  Liberia
Attendance: 75,000
Tanzania  1–2  Zaire
Kizito   79' Mbayo   52'
Kayu   85'
Attendance: 12,000
Liberia  1–2  Togo
Sogbie   24' B. Salou   26'
Assignon   67'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra (neutral ground)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)
Tanzania  1–1  Liberia
Saidi   75' Sogbie   27'
Attendance: 10,000
Togo  1–1  Zaire
Noutsoudje   90' Simba   26'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yahya Hadqa (Morocco)
Tanzania  1–0  Togo
Amlima   31'
Attendance: 10,000
Liberia  2–1  DR Congo
Sebwe   20'
Weah   66'		 Nzalambila   81'
Attendance: 45,000
Togo  4–0  Liberia
T. Salou   52'
Noutsoudje   86'
Assignon   89'
B. Salou   90'
Attendance: 20,000
DR Congo  1–1  Tanzania
Attendance: 25,000
Liberia  1–0  Tanzania
Zizi Roberts   54'
Attendance: 20,000
DR Congo  1–0  Togo
Kidoda   15'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)

Group 7 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Zambia 6 4 2 0 9 3 +6 14
  Mozambique 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
  Malawi 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 9
  Mauritius 6 0 1 5 4 12 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]
Mauritius  1–2  Malawi
Rateau   75' Mpinganjira   29'
Jonas   90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 16,000
Zambia  1–0  Mozambique
Malitoli   4'
Attendance: 30,000
Malawi  0–2  Zambia
Tana   40'
Tembo   83'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Mozambique  3–0  Mauritius
Chiquinho Conde   55'
Faife   62'
Macamo   65'
Attendance: 30,000
Malawi  2–0  Mozambique
Maduka   6'
Kamanga   60'
Attendance: 60,000
Mauritius  0–0  Zambia
Attendance: 15,000
Malawi  3–2  Mauritius
Maduka   19', 81'
Banda   76'		 Philogène   87'
Pierre-Louis   89'
Attendance: 30,000
Mozambique  2–2  Zambia
Tico-Tico   11'
Chiquinho Conde   62' (pen.)		 Kamwandi   15'
Tembo   57'
Attendance: 25,000
Zambia  3–1  Malawi
Chilombo   30' (pen.)
Kamwandi   55'
Mwila   75'		 Banda   89'
Attendance: 35,000
Mauritius  1–3  Mozambique
Appou   65' Chiquinho Conde   6'
Nuro   33'
Tico-Tico   89'
Attendance: 12,000
Mozambique  2–1  Malawi
Pinto Barros   85'
Tico-Tico   88'		 Nkhwazi   62'
Attendance: 35,000
Zambia  1–0  Mauritius
Mutale   57'
Attendance: 20,000

Qualified teams edit

External links edit

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