1998 African Cup of Nations qualification

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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Banned and withdrawn teams

 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

Preliminary round

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

Group 1

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

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