AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS 1998 - The Qualification

Preliminary Knock Out Round

• Mauritius vs. Seychelles 1-0 / 1-1

 

• Congo vs. Togo 0-0 / 0-1

 
 
• Botswana vs. Namibia 0-0 / 0-6

 

• Benin vs. Mauritania 4-1 / 0-0

 

• CAR vs. Burundi not played, CAR advances

 

• Uganda vs. Ethiopia 1-1 / 1-1, 2-4 (p.)

 

The seven qualification groups:

 Group 1
 

Results:
(Sudan - Zimbabwe 0-3) *not taken into account because Sudan pulled out of contest
Ghana - Angola 2-1
Zimbabwe - Ghana 0-0
Zimbabwe - Angola 1-0
Angola - Ghana 1-0
Ghana - Zimbabwe 2-1
Angola - Zimbabwe 1-1

Angola and Ghana qual.
 

Group 2

Results:
Benin - Mali 1-2
Algeria - Cote d'Ivoire 4-1
Cote d'Ivoire - Benin 1-0
Mali - Algeria 1-0
Benin-Algeria 1-1
Mali - Cote d'ivoire 1-2
Cote d'Ivoire - Algeria 2-1
Mali - Benin 3-1
Algeria - Mali 1-0
Benin - Cote d'Ivoire 0-0
Algeria - Benin 2-0
Cote d'Ivoire - Mali 4-2
 
Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire qual.
 

Group 3

 Results:
Ethiopia - Senegal 1-2
Egypt - Morocco 1-1
Senegal - Egypt 0-0
Morocco - Ethiopia *postponed because 16 Ethiopian players defected on the flight to the match in Rome
Senegal - Morocco 0-0
Ethiopia - Egypt 1-1
Morocco - Ethiopia 4-0
Morocco - Egypt 1-0
Senegal - Ethiopia 3-0
Ethiopia - Morocco 0-1
Egypt - Senegal 2-0
Egypt - Ethiopia 8-1
Morocco - Senegal 3-0

Morocco, Egypt qual.

Group 4
 
 Results:
(Tunisia - Sierra Leone 2-0 *not taken into acc. because of later forefeit of S.L.)
(CAR - Guinea 2-3 *not taken into account because of forfeit of CAR)
Guinea - Tunisia 1-0
(Guinea - Sierra Leone 1-0 *not taken into acc. because of later forefeit of S.L.)
Tunisia -Guinea 1-0

Tunisia, Guinea qual.

Group 5

Results:
Gabon - Cameroon 0-0
Namibia - Kenya 1-0
Cameroon - Namibia 4-0
Kenya - Gabon 1-0
Kenya - Cameroon 0-0
Namibia - Gabon 1-1
Kenya - Namibia 0-1
Cameroon - Gabon 2-2
Namibia - Cameroon 0-1
Gabon - Kenya 1-0
Cameroon - Kenya  1-1
Gabon - Namibia  1-1

Qual.: Cameroon, Namibia
 

Group 6
 

Results :
Togo - Tanzania 2-1
Zaire - Liberia 0-0
Liberia - Togo 1-2
Tanzania - Zaire 1-2
Togo - Zaire 1-1
Tanzania - Liberia 1-1
** - Zaire becomes DR congo -
Tanzania - Togo 1-0
Liberia - DR Congo 2-1
Congo DR - Tanzania 1-1
Togo - Liberia 4-0
Congo DR -Togo 1-0
Liberia - Tanzania 1-0

Congo DR, Togo qual.
 

Group 7
 

 Results:
Mauritius - Malawi 1-2
Zambia - Mozambique 1-0
Malawi - Zambia 0-2
Mozambique - Mauritius 3-0
Malawi - Mozambique 2-0
Mauritius - Zambia 0-0
Malawi - Mauritius 3-2
Mozambique - Zambia 2-2
Mauritius - Mozambique 1-3
Zambia - Malawi 3-1
Mozambique - Malawi 2-1
Zambia - Mauritius 1-0

Zambia, Mozambique  qual
 
(Matches were played 1996/1997. 1996: October 4/5/6; 1997: January 24/25/26, February 22/23/24, June 20/21/22, July 12/13/14, July 26/27/28)