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This page details the qualifying process qualifying for the 1994 African Cup of Nations. Zaire was originally chosen to host the final tournament, however it was replaced by Tunisia.

The qualification took place in 8 groups. 10 teams would progress to the tournament. Ivory Coast and Tunisia qualified automatically as defending champions and hosts respectively. Qualification began on 14 June 1992 and ended on 24 October 1993.

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Lesotho  4–0  Botswana 0–0 4–0
Guinea-Bissau  4–2  Cape Verde 3–1 0–1 1–0
Lesotho 0–0 Botswana
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Botswana 0–4 Lesotho
Khali 20'
Lekhotla 46'
Mokhathi 60'
Mohale 85'
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

Lesotho won 4–0 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau 3–1 Cape Verde
Bissau
Cape Verde 1–0 Guinea-Bissau
Praia
Play-off
Guinea-Bissau 1–0 Cape Verde
Bissau

Guinea-Bissau won 1–0 after the play-off.

Qualifying round

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Gabon 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10
 Cameroon 6 3 3 0 7 0 +7 9
 Niger 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 5
 Benin 6 0 0 6 3 15 −12 0
Source:
Gabon 0–0 Cameroon
Stade Omar Bongo, LibrevilleAttendance: 21,000
Benin 1–2 Niger
Sossa 66' Barkire 19'
Lembo 80'
Stade de l'Amitié, CotonouAttendance: 15,000Referee: Mason Goe (Liberia)
Cameroon 2–0 Benin
Ewane 27'
Tiki 60'
Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé
Niger 1–3 Gabon
Lembo 11' (pen.) Nzamba 4', 7', 83'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, NiameyReferee: Ousmane Souleymane Diallo (Burkina Faso)
Gabon 2–0 Benin
Mombo 20'
Manon 23'
Stade Omar Bongo, LibrevilleAttendance: 10,000
Niger 0–0 Cameroon
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Niger 4–1 Benin
Barkire
Lembo
Saley 		Isoufou
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, NiameyAttendance: 6,000
Cameroon 0–0 Gabon
Stade Omnisports, YaoundéAttendance: 25,000
Benin 0–3 Cameroon
Tchami 12'
Embé 21'
Loga 90'
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Gabon 3–0 Niger
Ndong Nzé 15'
Nzamba 75'
Mackaya 90'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Benin 1–2 Gabon
Sacramento 52' Nzamba 54', 89'
Stade de l'Amitié, CotonouReferee: Anthony Edusah (Ghana)
Cameroon 2–0 Niger
Yombi 60'
Embé 67'
Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 6 3 2 1 12 1 +11 8
 Uganda 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 7
 Ethiopia 6 2 1 3 7 12 −5 5
 Sudan 6 1 2 3 2 9 −7 4
Source:
Uganda 3–1 Ethiopia
Mayanja 25', 30'
Aloro 80'		 Yemani 75'
Nakivubo Stadium, KampalaAttendance: 20,000Referee: Martin Omondi Bita (Kenya)
Sudan 0–0 Nigeria
Khartoum Stadium, KhartoumAttendance: 26,000Referee: Ali Tahir Hafidh (Tanzania)
Nigeria 2–0 Uganda
Amokachi 16'
Siasia 87'
Surulere Stadium, LagosReferee: Jean Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
Ethiopia 3–0 Sudan
Habtemariam 35'
Kebede 43'
Begashaw 83'
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Sudan 1–1 Uganda
El-Neel 30' (pen.) Sambo 45'
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Ethiopia 1–0 Nigeria
Ergicho 28'
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Nigeria 4–0 Sudan
Yekini 48' (pen.)
Amunike 54', 87'
Ekpo 65'
Surulere Stadium, Lagos
Ethiopia 2–2 Uganda
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Sudan 1–0 Ethiopia
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Uganda 0–0 Nigeria
Nakivubo Stadium, KampalaAttendance: 25,000Referee: Haroun Onderah (Kenya)
Uganda 1–0 Sudan
Mayanja 20'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Nigeria 6–0 Ethiopia
Inenga 29'
Yekini 33', 44', 64'
Ugbade 50'
Rufai 90' (pen.)
Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Group 3

Algeria was disqualified for fielding ineligible player Mourad Karouf in the match against Senegal on 10 January 1993 in Dakar; their place was taken by Senegal who finished third.
Togo withdrew after completing 6 matches (4 draws, 2 losses); their results were annulled and are not listed below.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sierra Leone 6 4 2 0 9 1 +8 10
 Algeria (D) 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 9
 Senegal 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 5
 Guinea-Bissau 6 0 0 6 2 18 −16 0
 Togo (W) 0 – – – – – — 0
Source:
(D) Disqualified; (W) Withdrew
Algeria 3–1 Guinea-Bissau
Meziane 13'
Rahmouni 20'
Saïb 49'		 Sirou 60'
Ahmed Zabana Stadium, OranAttendance: 30,000Referee: Kadry Abdel Azim (Egypt)
Senegal 2–0
(Annulled)		 Togo
Diallo 15', 36'
Stade de l'Amitié, DakarReferee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Sierra Leone 1–0 Algeria
Kallon 60'
National Stadium, FreetownReferee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
Senegal 3–0 Guinea-Bissau
Diallo 45', 50'
Diop 67'
Stade de l'Amitié, DakarReferee: Bai Jobe (Gambia)
Togo 0–0
(Annulled)		 Algeria
Stade de Kégué, LoméReferee: Louis Yana (Cameroon)
Guinea-Bissau 0–3 Sierra Leone
Estádio 24 de Setembro, BissauReferee: Sidi Békaye Magassa (Mali)
Sierra Leone 2–0 Senegal
National Stadium, Freetown
Togo 0–0
(Annulled)		 Guinea-Bissau
Stade de Kégué, LoméReferee: Kabuya Kalumba (Zaire)
Sierra Leone 0–0
(Annulled)		 Togo
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Senegal 1–2 Algeria
Meftah 26'
Brahimi 57'
Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
Togo 1–1
(Annulled)		 Senegal
Akpalo 9' Sané 22'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Guinea-Bissau 1–4 Algeria
Forbes 10' Rahmouni 21'
Tasfaout 31'
Dziri 75', 88'
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Algeria 0–0 Sierra Leone
19 May Stadium, AnnabaAttendance: 25,000
Guinea-Bissau 0–3 Senegal
Diallo 9', 30'
Mangane 68'
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Algeria 4–0
(Annulled)		 Togo
Tasfaout 34', 42'
Brahimi 72'
Zekri 84'
Stade Birouana, Tlemcen
Sierra Leone 2–0 Guinea-Bissau
National Stadium, Freetown
Senegal 1–1 Sierra Leone
Mangane 14' Mansaray 30'
Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
Guinea-Bissau n/p Togo
Withdrew
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Algeria 4–0 Senegal
Tasfaout 3', 62', 76'
Zekri 32'
Stade Birouana, Tlemcen
Togo n/p Sierra Leone
Withdrew
Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zaire 6 3 2 1 13 3 +10 8
 Kenya 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 8
 Mozambique 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 5
 Lesotho 6 0 3 3 4 17 −13 3
Source:
Zaire 2–0 Mozambique
Kabongo 20', 85'
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Lesotho 2–2 Kenya
Majoro 12'
Khali 42'		 Onyera 32'
Nandwa 87'
Setsoto Stadium, MaseruReferee: Wallace Mabuza (Swaziland)
Kenya 1–3 Zaire
Nachok 55' N'Gole 32'
Bapupa 49'
Okitakatshi 57'
Nyayo National Stadium, NairobiReferee: Joel Mondoka (Zambia)
Mozambique 3–0 Lesotho
Tico-Tico
Estádio da Machava, MaputoReferee: Gerald Gwatidzo (Zimbabwe)
Mozambique 0–0 Kenya
Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Lesotho 1–1 Zaire
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Kenya 3–0 Lesotho
Nachok 15'
Origi 54', 71'
Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi
Mozambique 0–0 Zaire
Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Zaire 0–1 Kenya
Nachok 30'
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Lesotho 1–1 Mozambique
Tico-Tico
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Kenya 4–1 Mozambique
Odhiambo 23', 60'
Origi 65'
Nachok 68'		 Tico-Tico 16'
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Zaire 7–0 Lesotho
Nganzadi 7'
Masudi 18', 36', 79'
Lukaku 42', 77'
Ekanza 48'
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10
 Zimbabwe 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 9
 South Africa 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 4
 Mauritius 6 0 1 5 2 11 −9 1
Source:
Zambia 2–1 Mauritius
Nyirenda 55'
Makinka 66'		 Philogène 2'
Independence Stadium, LusakaAttendance: 18,000Referee: Getachew Mekonen (Ethiopia)
Zimbabwe 4–1 South Africa
Takawira 7'
Gumbo 20'
Ndlovu 50' (pen.), 62'		 Masinga 21'
Rufaro Stadium, HarareAttendance: 51,000Referee: Henry Mwafulirwa (Malawi)
Mauritius 0–1 Zimbabwe
Gumbo 38'
Sir Anerood Jugnauth Stadium, Belle Vue MaurelAttendance: 18,000Referee: Mady Kanoso Bora (Madagascar)
South Africa 0–1 Zambia
Mwitwa 72'
Soccer City, JohannesburgAttendance: 20,000Referee: Phuru Liphoto (Lesotho)
Zambia 0–0 Zimbabwe
Independence Stadium, LusakaAttendance: 12,000
South Africa 0–0 Mauritius
Rand Stadium, JohannesburgAttendance: 20,000Referee: Milkton Jaky (Madagascar)
South Africa 1–1 Zimbabwe
Maponyane 6' Nkonjera 80'
Soccer City, JohannesburgAttendance: 30,000Referee: João dos Nascimento (Angola)
Mauritius 0–3 Zambia
Mutale
Sir Anerood Jugnauth Stadium, Belle Vue MaurelAttendance: 18,000
Zimbabwe 2–0 Mauritius
Lunga 37'
Sawu 63'
Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Zambia 3–0 South Africa
Chiyangi 1'
Bwalya 66' (pen.)
Makwaza 71'
Independence Stadium, LusakaAttendance: 40,000Referee: Ntambidila wa Ntambidila (Zaire)
Zimbabwe 1–1 Zambia
McKop 28' Bwalya 80'
Rufaro Stadium, HarareAttendance: 60,000
Mauritius 1–3 South Africa
Ithier 10' Mosimane 31'
Augustine 33'
Masinga 70'
Sir Anerood Jugnauth Stadium, Belle Vue MaurelAttendance: 18,000Referee: Julio César M. (Mozambique)

Group 6

Chad withdrew after competing two matches (lost both); their results were annulled and are not listed below.
Guinea and Burundi were tied; a play-off match was held in a neutral ground to determine who will qualify.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guinea 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 5
 Burundi 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 5
 Congo 4 0 2 2 0 2 −2 2
 Chad (W) 0 – – – – – — 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew
Burundi 1–0 Congo
Abdi 25'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, BujumburaAttendance: 12,000Referee: Christopher Yolisichra-Musa (Uganda)
Chad 0–3
Annulled		 Guinea
Oularé 10'
T. Camara 50'
F. Camara 85'
Stade Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena
Guinea 2–2 Burundi
F. Camara 43'
Oularé 44'		 Nduwayo 7'
Mbuyi 44'
Stade du 28 Septembre, ConakryReferee: Mohamed Bahar (Morocco)
Congo 2–0
Annulled		 Chad
Tchibota 49' (pen.)
Younga-Mouhani 70'
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, BrazzavilleReferee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Guinea 1–0 Congo
Soumah 84'
Stade du 28 Septembre, ConakryAttendance: 16,000
Congo 0–0 Burundi
Stade Municipal, Pointe-NoireAttendance: 4,000
Burundi 2–2 Guinea
Ngando 16', 86' (pen.) T. Camara 58'
Soumah 70'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Congo 0–0 Guinea
Stade Municipal, Pointe-NoireAttendance: 6,000
Play-off
Burundi 0–0 (a.e.t.) Guinea
Penalties
4–5
Stade d'Angondjé, LibrevilleAttendance: 15,000

Group 7

Tanzania and Burkina Faso withdrew after competing two matches each; their results were annulled and are not listed below.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
 Liberia 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
 Tanzania (W) 0 – – – – – — 0
 Burkina Faso (W) 0 – – – – – — 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew
Burkina Faso 1–1
Annulled		 Liberia
Bambara 58' Traoré 30' (o.g.)
Stade du 4 Août, OuagadougouReferee: Gregorio Badupa (Sierra Leone)
Tanzania 2–2
Annulled		 Ghana
Bakari 35'
Mwamba 53'		 Hasule 22' (o.g.)
Zblade 70'
CCM Kirumba Stadium, MwanzaReferee: Jonathan Gatera (Rwanda)
Ghana 3–0
Annulled		 Burkina Faso
Yeboah 2', 4'
Ahmed 84'
Accra Sports Stadium, AccraReferee: Sylvain Abikanlou (Benin)
Liberia 1–1
Annulled		 Tanzania
Sebwe 52' Holder 86'
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, MonroviaReferee: Emmanuel Obafemi (Nigeria)
Ghana 1–0 Liberia
Manso 87'
Accra Sports Stadium, AccraAttendance: 35,000
Liberia 0–2 Ghana
Yeboah
Abedi Pele
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia

Group 8

Libya and Mauritania withdrew without playing any matches.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mali 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 7
 Egypt 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 6
 Morocco 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 6
 Malawi 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 5
 Libya (W) 0 – – – – – — 0
 Mauritania (W) 0 – – – – – — 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew
Malawi 1–0 Egypt
Mtawali 81'
Lilongwe
Malawi 1–1 Mali
Lilongwe
Mali 2–1 Morocco
Traoré 40'
Cissé 54'		 El Khalej 89'
Stade Modibo Keïta, BamakoReferee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Morocco 0–0 Egypt
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Egypt 2–1 Mali
H. Hassan 14'
Ezzat 24'		 Keita 47'
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Morocco 0–1 Malawi
Waya 89'
Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Egypt 2–0 Malawi
I. Hassan 45'
Rayyan 55'
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Morocco 1–0 Mali
Fertout 76'
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Egypt 1–1 Morocco
Ezzat 67' Laghrissi 22'
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Mali 2–1 Malawi
Stade Modibo Keïta, Bamako
Malawi 0–2 Morocco
Sabek 33' (pen.)
Rokbi 75'
Silver Stadium, Lilongwe
Mali 2–1 Egypt
Traoré 39'
Sidibé 85' (pen.)		 El-Kass 41'
Stade Modibo Keïta, Bamako

Qualified teams

The 12 qualified teams are:

* Senegal replaced Algeria (disqualified)

References

  1. "La sélection disqualifiée de la CAN à cause d'un joueur". goal.com. March 25, 2014.

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