1988 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the qualifying process for the 1988 African Cup of Nations in Morocco. Morocco, as hosts, and Egypt, as title holders, qualified automatically.

Qualifying tournament

 Egypt qualified as holders
 Morocco qualified as hosts

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea  3–1  Gambia 2–1 1–0
Uganda  5–0  Somalia 5–0 0–0
Angola  1–1 (5–3 p)  Gabon 1–0 0–1
Central African Republic  2–7  Congo 1–2 1–5
Sierra Leone  3–2  Liberia 2–1 1–1
Ethiopia  w/o  Tanzania 4–2 —
Madagascar  w/o  Mauritius — —
Rwanda  w/o  Lesotho — —
Togo  w/o  Equatorial Guinea — —
Tunisia  w/o  Mali — —
Guinea 2–1 Gambia
Gambia 0–1 Guinea
Independence Stadium, Bakau

Guinea won 3–1 on aggregate.

Uganda 5–0 Somalia
Somalia 0–0 Uganda

Uganda won 5–0 on aggregate.

Angola 1–0 Gabon
Bolingó
Gabon 1–0 Angola
Anotho 68'
Penalties
3–5

Angola won 5–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.

Central African Republic 1–2 Congo

Congo won 7–2 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone 2–1 Liberia
Liberia 1–1 Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone won 3–2 on aggregate.

Tanzania Cancelled Ethiopia
Withdrew

Tanzania advanced after Ethiopia withdrew.

Madagascar Cancelled Mauritius
Withdrew

Madagascar advanced after Mauritius withdrew.

Rwanda Cancelled Lesotho
Withdrew

Rwanda advanced after Lesotho withdrew.

Togo Cancelled Equatorial Guinea
Withdrew

Togo advanced after Equatorial Guinea withdrew.

Tunisia Cancelled Mali
Withdrew

Tunisia advanced after Mali withdrew.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  2–1  Tunisia 1–0 1–1
Kenya  3–2  Madagascar 2–0 1–2
Nigeria  3–1  Togo 2–0 1–1
Cameroon  6–4  Uganda 5–1 1–3
Ivory Coast  4–1  Congo 2–0 2–1
Mozambique  3–4  Zimbabwe 1–1 2–3
Senegal  4–0  Guinea 4–0 0–0
Sudan  2–1  Tanzania 1–0 1–1
Zaire  3–1  Angola 3–0 0–1
Ghana  1–2  Sierra Leone 1–2 0–0
Libya  w/o  Zambia — —
Malawi  w/o  Rwanda — —
Algeria 1–0 Tunisia
Madjer 19' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hassan Chafai (Morocco)
Tunisia 1–1 Algeria
Rakbaoui 31' Menad 38'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mohamed Hussam El-Din (Egypt)

Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

Kenya 2–0 Madagascar
Ayoyi 31'
Magongo 41'
Referee: Yusuf Mohamed Sheikh (Egypt)
Madagascar 2–1 Kenya
Yves 10'
Velonosy 15'		 Odembo 30'

Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate.

Nigeria 2–0 Togo
Okorowanta 17'
Obobaifo 45'
Referee: Albert Agbovi (Ghana)
Togo 1–1 Nigeria
? 36' Edobor 90'
Referee: François Boni Yapo (Ivory Coast)

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon 5–1 Uganda
Ekéké 12'
Sinkot 21'
Omam-Biyik 49', 52'
Milla 67'		 Nkata 34'
Referee: Pierre Alain Mounguengui (Gabon)
Uganda 3–1 Cameroon
Hasule 41'
Mokiri 50'
Bogere 69'		 Omam-Biyik 79'
Referee: Mohamed Abdelsalam Gasmalla (Sudan)

Cameroon won 6–4 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast 2–0 Congo
Traoré
Fofana
Congo 1–2 Ivory Coast
Nkéoua Traoré
Fofana
Referee: Laurent Pettcha (Cameroon)

Ivory Coast won 4–1 on aggregate.

Mozambique 1–1 Zimbabwe
Chababe Chunga 12'
Referee: Macnever Mang'anda (Malawi)
Zimbabwe 3–2 Mozambique
Ndunduma 39'
Tauro 63'
Chawanda 75'		 Chababe 29'
Nico 62'
Referee: Wallace Mabuza (Swaziland)

Zimbabwe won 4–3 on aggregate.

Senegal 4–0 Guinea
Sarr 24' (pen.), 72'
Seck 46'
Youm 90'
Referee: Abdoulaye Sogue (Mauritania)
Guinea 0–0 Senegal
Referee: Modibo N'Diaye (Mali)

Senegal won 4–0 on aggregate.

Sudan 1–0 Tanzania
Waleed Tashein
Tanzania 1–1 Sudan
Manara 19' Majdi Kassala 59'

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zaire 3–0 Angola
Tueba
Santos
Nkama
Referee: Kabalamuna Chayu (Zambia)
Angola 1–0 Zaire
Jesus 19' (pen.)
Referee: Gabriel Ondziel-Dinga (Congo)

Zaire won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ghana 1–2 Sierra Leone
Abdul Razak 80' Dumbuya 5', 55'
Sierra Leone 0–0 Ghana
Referee: Moussa Kouyaté (Guinea)

Sierra Leone won 2–1 on aggregate.

Libya Cencelled Zambia
Withdrew

Libya advanced after Zambia withdrew.

Malawi Cencelled Rwanda
Withdrew

Malawi advanced after Rwanda withdrew.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Malawi  1–4  Ivory Coast 1–2 0–2
Nigeria  3–2  Sierra Leone 3–0 0–2
Cameroon  2–1  Sudan 2–0 0–1
Zimbabwe  1–1 (a)  Kenya 1–1 0–0
Senegal  0–0 (2–4 p)  Zaire 0–0 0–0
Algeria  w/o  Libya — —
Malawi 1–2 Ivory Coast
Sinalo Traoré
Referee: Frank Valdemarca (Zimbabwe)
Ivory Coast 2–0 Malawi
Traoré
Tiehi
Referee: Mohamed Hussam El-Din (Egypt)

Ivory Coast won 4–1 on aggregate.

Nigeria 3–0 Sierra Leone
Edobor
Siasia
Referee: Drissa Traoré (Mali)
Sierra Leone 2–0 Nigeria
Dumbuya 5'
Kanu 90'
Referee: Célestin N'Cho (Ivory Coast)

Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

Cameroon 2–0 Sudan
Omam-Biyik 3'
Milla 90'
Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo)
Sudan 1–0 Cameroon
Jamal Kadous 50'
Referee: Bekele Kidane (Ethiopia)

Cameroon won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe 1–1 Kenya
Ndunduma 76' Oyiela 88'
Referee: Diagarassen Desscann (Mauritius)
Kenya 0–0 Zimbabwe
Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

Kenya won by away goals rule after 1–1 on aggregate.

Senegal 0–0 Zaire
Zaire 0–0 Senegal
Penalties
4–2
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

Zaire won 4–2 on penalty shootout after 0–0 on aggregate.

Algeria Cancelled Libya
Withdrew

Algeria advanced after Libya withdrew.

Qualified teams

References

  1. ^ "Algeria in 1988 African Cup of Nations". dzfootball. 2001–2007.

External links

  • African Nations Cup 1988
  • International Matches 1987 – Africa
  • International Matches 1988 – Africa
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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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