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This page details the process of qualifying for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

Qualified teams

The 16 qualified teams were:

•  Ghana as hosts.
•  Ivory Coast as group 1 winner.
•  Egypt as group 2 winner.
•  Nigeria as group 3 winner.
•  Sudan as group 4 winner.
•  Cameroon as group 5 winner.
•  Angola as group 6 winner.
•  Senegal as group 7 winner.
•  Guinea as group 8 winner.
•  Mali as group 9 winner.
•  Namibia as group 10 winner.
•  Zambia as group 11 winner.
•  Morocco as group 12 winner.
•  Tunisia,  Benin, and  South Africa as the three best runners-up from groups 2–11.

Teams that did not enter

(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)

•  Central African Republic
•  Comoros
•  Somalia
•  São Tomé and Príncipe

Team Excluded

(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)

•  Guinea-Bissau had their entry rejected as they had unpaid debts to CAF.

Qualifying round

The 47 nations were divided into 11 groups of four teams and 1 group of 3 teams, with the 12 group winners and the best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (originally groups 1–11, now groups 2–11 after the withdrawal of Djibouti from group 1) qualifying for the finals. Qualifying took place between 2 September 2006 and 13 October 2007.

Group 1

On 17 August 2006, the Djiboutian Football Federation announced that the Djibouti national team was withdrawing from the qualifying tournament, without giving a reason. All Djibouti matches were therefore cancelled.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ivory Coast	4	3	1	0	13	0	+13	10
Gabon	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7
Madagascar	4	0	0	4	0	14	−14	0
Djibouti (W)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Gabon	4–0	Madagascar
Antchouet 40' Cousin 67' (pen.) N'Zigou 76', 82'

Ivory Coast	5–0	Gabon
K. Touré 10' Koné 22', 55', 70' Dindane 32'

Madagascar	0–3	Ivory Coast
		Gohouri 29' Dindane 35' Diané 82'

Ivory Coast	5–0	Madagascar
Kalou 18' Koné 30', 82' Y. Touré 48' Drogba 90'

Madagascar	0–2	Gabon
		Akieremy 20' Méyé 89'

Gabon	0–0	Ivory Coast

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Egypt	6	3	3	0	9	2	+7	12
Mauritania	6	2	1	3	9	10	−1	7
Burundi	6	2	1	3	6	8	−2	7
Botswana	6	2	1	3	3	7	−4	7

Egypt	4–1	Burundi
Zidan 5' Hosny 29' Aboutrika 31' Hassan 52' (pen.)		Se. Ndikumana 79' (pen.)

Mauritania	4–0	Botswana
Mbodjj 2' Moussa 10', 23' Langlet 31'

Botswana	0–0	Egypt

Burundi	3–1	Mauritania
Sa. Ndikumana 3', 30' Mbazumutima 45'		Benyachou 7'

Botswana	1–0	Burundi
Siska 57'

Egypt	3–0	Mauritania
Zidan 20' Sidibé 23' (o.g.) Ghaly 66'

Burundi	1–0	Botswana
Hakimana 63'

Mauritania	1–1	Egypt
Langlet 67'		Hassan 15'

Botswana	2–1	Mauritania
Marumo 19' Selolwane 40'		Langlet 75'

Burundi	0–0	Egypt

Egypt	1–0	Botswana
Fadl 77'

Mauritania	2–1	Burundi
Corville 32' Teguedi 50'		Imantona 85' (pen.)

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	6	5	0	1	10	3	+7	15
Uganda	6	3	2	1	8	3	+5	11
Niger	6	1	1	4	5	11	−6	4
Lesotho	6	1	1	4	3	9	−6	4

Uganda	3–0	Lesotho
Massa 29', 42' Obua 57' (pen.)

Nigeria	2–0	Niger
Yakubu 27' Obodo 60'

Lesotho	0–1	Nigeria
		Yakubu 50'

Niger	0–0	Uganda

Nigeria	1–0	Uganda
Kanu 73'

Lesotho	3–1	Niger
Potse 22', 44' Marai 75'		Kamilou 80'

Uganda	2–1	Nigeria
Obua 52' (pen.) Sekagya 65' (pen.)		Utaka 25'

Niger	2–0	Lesotho
Djibo 10' Sacko 36'

Niger	1–3	Nigeria
Kamilou 68'		Kanu 40' Taiwo 70' Yakubu 89'

Lesotho	0–0	Uganda

Nigeria	2–0	Lesotho
Makinwa 42' Uche 73'

Uganda	3–1	Niger
Obua 2' (pen.), 77', 86'		Idrissa 45'

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sudan	6	5	0	1	13	4	+9	15
Tunisia	6	4	1	1	12	3	+9	13
Seychelles	6	1	1	4	3	14	−11	4
Mauritius	6	0	2	4	3	10	−7	2

Mauritius	0–0	Tunisia

Sudan	3–0	Seychelles
Galag 22' Tambal 77' (pen.), 90'

Seychelles	2–1	Mauritius
Brutus 22', 81'		Godon 50'

Tunisia	1–0	Sudan
Lado 79' (o.g.)

Seychelles	0–3	Tunisia
		Jemâa 16', 76', 80'

Mauritius	1–2	Sudan
Naboth 68'		Agab 42', 86'

Sudan	3–0	Mauritius
Lado 24', 65' Agab 44'

Tunisia	4–0	Seychelles
Jemâa 25' Zaiem 41', 66' Chermiti 81'

Seychelles	0–2	Sudan
		Agab 46' Tambal 61'

Tunisia	2–0	Mauritius
Jemâa 44' Nafti 60'

Mauritius	1–1	Seychelles
Perle 59'		Godfrey 43' (pen.)

Sudan	3–2	Tunisia
Alaa Eldin Babiker 26' Agab 61' (pen.) Mousa 72'		Tafti 55' Santos 82' (pen.)

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cameroon	6	5	0	1	13	4	+9	15
Equatorial Guinea	6	3	1	2	6	7	−1	10
Rwanda	6	2	0	4	10	11	−1	6
Liberia	6	1	1	4	6	13	−7	4

Rwanda	0–3	Cameroon
		Feutchine 55' Geremi 62' Nguemo 84'

Equatorial Guinea	2–1	Liberia
J. Epitié 24' Bodipo 88'		Zah Rahan 35'

Cameroon	3–0	Equatorial Guinea
Idrissou 72', 89' Webó 80'

Liberia	3–2	Rwanda
Doe 24' Makor 68' Williams 76'		Karekezi 70' Mulenda 82'

Cameroon	3–1	Liberia
Webó 12', 24' Idrissou 86'		Doe 38'

Equatorial Guinea	3–1	Rwanda
Neles 10' Juvenal 75' J. Epitié 83'		Karekezi 17'

Rwanda	2–0	Equatorial Guinea
Niyonzima 57', 77'

Liberia	1–2	Cameroon
Mennoh 80'		Mbia 12' Eto'o 78'

Cameroon	2–1	Rwanda
Idrissou 16' Geremi 49'		Gatete 79'

Liberia	0–0	Equatorial Guinea

Rwanda	4–0	Liberia
Bokota 21' Makasi 29' Witakenge 85' Karekezi 89'

Equatorial Guinea	1–0	Cameroon
Juvenal 35'

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Angola	6	4	1	1	16	5	+11	13
Eritrea	6	2	3	1	5	8	−3	9
Kenya	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7
Swaziland	6	0	3	3	0	7	−7	3

Kenya	1–2	Eritrea
Mambo Mumba 65'		Origi 60' (o.g.) Shimangus 68'

Swaziland	0–2	Angola
		Jamba 21' Locó 80'

Eritrea	0–0	Swaziland

Angola	3–1	Kenya
Flávio 27', 68' Mateus 60'		Ambani 81'

Angola	6–1	Eritrea
Flávio 26', 69' Mantorras 35' Zé Kalanga 41' Mendonça 51' Figueiredo 80'		Tenese Gay 58'

Kenya	2–0	Swaziland
Mariga 51' Shikanda 75'

Eritrea	1–1	Angola
Abubeker 17'		Maurito 88'

Swaziland	0–0	Kenya

Eritrea	1–0	Kenya
Aregay 80'

Angola	3–0	Swaziland
Figueiredo 18' Love 25' Flávio 56'

Kenya	2–1	Angola
Boya 18' Oliech 87'		Manucho 35'

Swaziland	0–0	Eritrea

Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Senegal	6	3	2	1	12	3	+9	11
Mozambique	6	2	3	1	5	4	+1	9
Tanzania	6	2	2	2	4	7	−3	8
Burkina Faso	6	1	1	4	5	12	−7	4

Tanzania	2–1	Burkina Faso
Koulibaly 23' (o.g.) Khalfan 65'		Cissé 39'

Senegal	2–0	Mozambique
Nando 33' (o.g.) Ndaw 61'

Burkina Faso	1–0	Senegal
Yameogo 63' (pen.)

Mozambique	0–0	Tanzania

Senegal	4–0	Tanzania
Niang 35', 49', 64' Kamara 46'

Burkina Faso	1–1	Mozambique
Pitroipa 36'		Mano 2'

Tanzania	1–1	Senegal
Khalfan 18'		Ba 75'

Mozambique	3–1	Burkina Faso
Monteiro 7' Tico-Tico 42', 48'		Sanou 38'

Burkina Faso	0–1	Tanzania
		Nyoni 77'

Mozambique	0–0	Senegal

Senegal	5–1	Burkina Faso
N'Daw 28' N'Doye 69' Camara 73', 83' Diouf 87'		Traoré 40'

Tanzania	0–1	Mozambique
		Tico-Tico 8'

Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Guinea	6	3	2	1	10	3	+7	11
Algeria	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
Gambia	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
Cape Verde	6	1	2	3	3	10	−7	5

Gambia	2–0	Cape Verde
Ceesay 8' (pen.) Jatta 88'

Guinea	0–0	Algeria

Algeria	1–0	Gambia
Ziani 75' (pen.)

Cape Verde	1–0	Guinea
Lito 52'

Gambia	0–2	Guinea
		Diawara 50' Feindouno 70'

Algeria	2–0	Cape Verde
Deham 60' Meniri 89'

Cape Verde	2–2	Algeria
Soares 65' Borges 90'		Bougherra 33' Saifi 84'

Guinea	2–2	Gambia
Diallo 10' Mansaré 53'		Sonko 51' Jagne 71'

Algeria	0–2	Guinea
		Mansaré 43' Feindouno 84'

Cape Verde	0–0	Gambia

Gambia	2–1	Algeria
Jatta 75' (pen.), 86'		Saifi 58'

Guinea	4–0	Cape Verde
Feindouno 19' Cissé 32' Camara 39' Bangoura 45'

Group 9

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mali	6	3	3	0	10	1	+9	12
Benin	6	3	2	1	10	4	+6	11
Togo	6	3	0	3	7	9	−2	9
Sierra Leone	6	0	1	5	1	14	−13	1

Sierra Leone	0–0	Mali

Togo	2–1	Benin
Dossevi 15' Amewou 75'		Tchomogo 83'

Benin	2–0	Sierra Leone
Chitou 22' Ogunbiyi 77'

Mali	1–0	Togo
Traoré 90+1'

Togo	3–1	Sierra Leone
Adebayor 37', 85' Olufade 62'		Wobay 77'

Mali	1–1	Benin
Kanouté 47' (pen.)		Ogunbiyi 44'

Sierra Leone	0–1	Togo
		senaya 78'

Benin	0–0	Mali

Benin	4–1	Togo
Omotoyossi 44', 52' Sessègnon 47' Ogunbiyi 58'		Olufade 75'

Mali	6–0	Sierra Leone
Sidibé 22' (pen.) Keita 68', 87' M. Diallo 76' L. Diallo 89' Basala 90'

Sierra Leone	0–2	Benin
		Tchomogo 9', 63'

Togo	0–2	Mali
		Kanouté 41' M. Diallo 90'

Group 10

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Namibia	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10
DR Congo	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9
Libya	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8
Ethiopia	6	2	0	4	5	9	−4	6

Ethiopia	1–0	Libya
Mebratu 15'

DR Congo	3–2	Namibia
Mbele 31' Kalulika 67' Kinkela 80'		Plaatjies 37', 60'

Namibia	1–0	Ethiopia
Jacobs 18' (pen.)

Libya	1–1	DR Congo
Hussein 63'		Bageta 40'

Libya	2–1	Namibia
Al Rewani 12' El Taib 61'		Helu 88'

DR Congo	2–0	Ethiopia
Mbungu 29' LuaLua 52' (pen.)

Ethiopia	1–0	DR Congo
Said 30'

Namibia	1–0	Libya
Benjamin 5'

Namibia	1–1	DR Congo
Pienaar 40'		Matumona 27'

Libya	3–1	Ethiopia
Zuway 11', 48' Al Rewani 23'		Tefera 59'

DR Congo	1–1	Libya
Nonda 39' (pen.)		Hussein 51'

Ethiopia	2–3	Namibia
Bogale 44' Said 67'		Bester 64', 82' Katupose 86'

Group 11

Zambia finished as group winner by winning the head-to-head against South Africa.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zambia	6	3	2	1	9	3	+6	11
South Africa	6	3	2	1	10	4	+6	11
Congo	6	1	4	1	5	6	−1	7
Chad	6	0	2	4	3	14	−11	2

South Africa	0–0	Congo

Chad	0–2	Zambia
		Chamanga 47' Phiri 58'

Congo	3–1	Chad
Abdoulaye 17' Malonga 29' N'Guessi 46'		Betolngar 89'

Zambia	0–1	South Africa
		Makoena 28'

Chad	0–3	South Africa
		Moriri 32' Buckley 45+' Zuma 76'

Congo	0–0	Zambia

South Africa	4–0	Chad
Morris 13' Zuma 23', 33' Nomvethe 74'

Zambia	3–0	Congo
Mulenga 22' Ngo 74' (o.g.) Chalwe 87'

Zambia	1–1	Chad
Mbesuma 57'		Kedigui 13'

Congo	1–1	South Africa
Bantsimba 59'		Zuma 51'

Chad	1–1	Congo
Djimrangar 90'		Mayimbi 6'

South Africa	1–3	Zambia
McCarthy 51'		Katongo 6', 28', 30'

Group 12

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Morocco	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	10
Zimbabwe	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4
Malawi	4	1	0	3	2	6	−4	3

Morocco	2–0	Malawi
Chamakh 50' Boussoufa 72'

Malawi	1–0	Zimbabwe
Chavula 33'

Zimbabwe	1–1	Morocco
Nyandoro 82'		Hadji 7'

Morocco	2–0	Zimbabwe
Chamakh 3' Hadji 26'

Malawi	0–1	Morocco
		El Moubarki 12'

Zimbabwe	3–1	Malawi
Nkhatha 24' Mteki 54' Mwanjali 61'		Kanyenda 43'

Best runners-up (groups 2-11)

The best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (groups 2-11) would qualify for the finals.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Tunisia	6	4	1	1	12	3	+9	13
Benin	6	3	2	1	10	4	+6	11
South Africa	6	3	2	1	10	4	+6	11
Uganda	6	3	2	1	8	3	+5	11
Equatorial Guinea	6	3	1	2	6	7	−1	10
DR Congo	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9
Mozambique	6	2	3	1	5	4	+1	9
Eritrea	6	2	3	1	5	8	−3	9
Algeria	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
Mauritania	6	2	1	3	9	10	−1	7

Top goalscorers

Scorer	Goals	Nation	Club
Arouna Koné	5	Ivory Coast	Sevilla
David Obua	5	Uganda	Kaizer Chiefs
Faisal Agab	5	Sudan	Al-Merreikh
Flávio	5	Angola	Al Ahly
Issam Jemâa	5	Tunisia	Caen
Mohammadou Idrissou	4	Cameroon	MSV Duisburg
Sibusiso Zuma	4	South Africa	Arminia Bielefeld
Pascal Feindouno	3	Guinea	Saint-Étienne
Yakubu	3	Nigeria	Everton
Chris Katongo	3	Zambia	Brøndby

Source: Official site - qualifying

References

1. "Djibouti pull out of Nations Cup". BBC News. 17 August 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
2. Held in neighbouring Rwanda because Burundi's Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore is unavailable.
3. ^ Burundi vs Egypt, originally to be played on 17 June 2007 in Rwanda, postponed due to logistical problems encountered in Kigali. The last round of matches, due to be played in the weekend of 8 September 2007, also postponed as a result.
4. Postponed from 17 June 2007 after the match officials failed to arrive on time.
5. ^ Both matches postponed from 8 September 2007 due to general elections in Sierra Leone.
6. Postponed from 25 March 2007 due to civil unrest

External links

• Draw details at BBC Sport
• 2008 African Nations Cup qualifying at CAFOnline.com
• 2008 African Nations Cup at RSSSF
• Official MTN African Cup of Nations website
• Ghana CAN 2008 - African Cup of Nations News Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
• Official site - qualifying

• Africa Cup of Nations qualification
• 2007 in African football
• 2006 in African football
• 2008 Africa Cup of Nations