Football tournament
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Banned and withdrawn teams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
11 August 1996 Stade Anjalay , Belle Vue Maurel Attendance: 15,000
24 August 1996 Stade Linité , Victoria Attendance: 1,500
11 August 1996 Stade Municipal , Pointe-Noire Attendance: 8,000Referee: Pierre Mounguengui (Gabon )
25 August 1996 Stade Municipal , Lomé Attendance: 18,000Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria )
11 August 1996 National Stadium , Gaborone Attendance: 15,000Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe )
25 August 1996 Independence Stadium , Windhoek Attendance: 4,000
11 August 1996 Bangui
25 August 1996 Bujumbura
8 August 1996 Stade de l'Amitié , Cotonou Attendance: 11,500Referee: Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo )
30 August 1996 Stade Olympique , Nouakchott Attendance: 4,000
11 August 1996 Nakivubo Stadium , Kampala Attendance: 12,000
25 August 1996 Addis Ababa Stadium , Addis Ababa 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: 6 October 1996 Accra Sports Stadium , Accra Attendance: 34,000Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon )
26 January 1997 National Sports Stadium , Harare Attendance: 45,000Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon )
23 February 1997 National Sports Stadium , Harare Attendance: 45,000
22 June 1997 Estádio da Cidadela , Luanda Attendance: 10,000
13 July 1997 Accra Sports Stadium , Accra Attendance: 40,000Referee: Ousseynou Dieng (Ivory Coast )
27 July 1997 Estádio da Cidadela , Luanda Attendance: 32,000
Group 2
Source:
6 October 1996 5 July Stadium , Algiers Attendance: 20,000Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali )
6 October 1996 Stade de l'Amitié , Cotonou Attendance: 40,000
26 January 1997 Stade Bouaké , Bouaké Attendance: 20,000
26 January 1997 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Attendance: 40,000Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal )
23 February 1997 Stade de l'Amitié , Cotonou Attendance: 15,000
23 February 1997 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Attendance: 30,000Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco )
22 June 1997 Stade Bouaké , Bouaké Attendance: 20,000Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana )
22 June 1997 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Attendance: 20,000Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey Amadou (Niger )
13 July 1997 5 July Stadium , Algiers Attendance: 40,000Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger )
13 July 1997 Stade de l'Amitié , Cotonou Attendance: 25,000
27 July 1997 5 July Stadium , Algiers Attendance: 20,000Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco )
27 July 1997 Stade Bouaké , Bouaké Attendance: 10,000
Group 3
Source:
4 October 1996 Cairo International Stadium , Cairo Attendance: 50,000
6 October 1996 Addis Ababa Stadium , Addis Ababa Attendance: 25,000
25 January 1997 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor , Dakar Attendance: 50,000Referee: Camara Ba (Guinea )
22 February 1997 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor , Dakar Attendance: 30,000Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria )
23 February 1997 Addis Ababa Stadium , Addis Ababa Attendance: 25,000
31 May 1997 Moulay Abdellah Stadium , Rabat Attendance: 30,000Referee: Mahmoud Hosni (Tunisia )
21 June 1997 Moulay Abdellah Stadium , Rabat Attendance: 80,000Referee: Sidi Bekaye Megassa (Mali )
22 June 1997 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor , Dakar Attendance: 28,000
13 July 1997 Cairo International Stadium , Cairo Attendance: 35,000
13 July 1997 Addis Ababa Stadium , Addis Ababa Attendance: 20,000
27 July 1997 Alexandria Stadium , Alexandria Attendance: 20,000
27 July 1997 Moulay Abdellah Stadium , Rabat Attendance: 20,000Referee: 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.
Source: 6 October 1996 Stade de Sousse , Sousse Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco )
6 October 1996 National Stadium, Bangui Attendance: 15,000
26 January 1997 Stade 28 Septembre , Conakry Attendance: 50,000Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger )
23 February 1997 Stade 28 Septembre , Conakry Attendance: 25,000Referee: Moussa Kanouté (Mali )
13 July 1997 Stade El Menzah , Tunis Attendance: 25,000
Group 5
Source:
6 October 1996 Independence Stadium , Windhoek Attendance: 15,000
6 October 1996 Stade Omar Bongo , Libreville Attendance: 11,000
25 January 1997 Moi International Sports Centre , Nairobi Attendance: 35,000
26 January 1997 Stade Omnisports , Yaoundé Attendance: 40,000
22 February 1997 Moi International Sports Centre , Nairobi Attendance: 40,000
22 February 1997 Independence Stadium , Windhoek Attendance: 15,000
21 June 1997 Moi International Sports Centre , Nairobi Attendance: 20,000
22 June 1997 Stade Omnisports , Yaoundé Attendance: 60,000
12 July 1997 Independence Stadium , Windhoek Attendance: 10,000Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe )
13 July 1997 Stade Omar Bongo , Libreville Attendance: 45,000
27 July 1997 Stade Omnisports , Yaoundé Attendance: 30,000Referee: Sidi Bekaye Megassa (Mali )
27 July 1997 Stade Omar Bongo , Libreville Attendance: 20,000
Group 6
During the tournament, the country of Zaire was renamed DR Congo.
Source:
5 October 1996 Stade Municipal (Lomé) , Lomé Attendance: 20,000
6 October 1996 Stade Kamanyola , Kinshasa Attendance: 75,000
26 January 1997 National Stadium , Dar es Salaam Attendance: 12,000
26 January 1997 Accra Sports Stadium , Accra (neutral ground) Attendance: 10,000Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana )
23 February 1997 National Stadium , Dar es Salaam Attendance: 10,000
23 February 1997 Stade Municipal (Lomé) , Lomé Attendance: 20,000Referee: Yahya Hadqa (Morocco )
22 June 1997 Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium , Arusha Attendance: 10,000
22 June 1997 Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium , Monrovia Attendance: 45,000
13 July 1997 Stade Municipal (Lomé) , Lomé Attendance: 20,000
13 July 1997 Stade Kamanyola , Kinshasa Attendance: 25,000
27 July 1997 Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium , Monrovia Attendance: 20,000
27 July 1997 Stade Kamanyola , Kinshasa Attendance: 60,000Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana )
Group 7
Source:
6 October 1996 Stade Anjalay , Port Louis Attendance: 16,000
6 October 1996 Independence Stadium , Lusaka Attendance: 30,000
25 January 1997 Chichiri Stadium , Blantyre Attendance: 40,000Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe )
26 January 1997 Estádio da Machava , Maputo Attendance: 30,000
22 February 1997 Chichiri Stadium , Blantyre Attendance: 60,000
23 February 1997 Stade Anjalay , Port Louis Attendance: 15,000
21 June 1997 Silver Stadium , Lilongwe Attendance: 30,000
22 June 1997 Estádio da Machava , Maputo Attendance: 25,000
12 July 1997 Independence Stadium , Lusaka Attendance: 35,000
13 July 1997 Stade Anjalay , Port Louis Attendance: 12,000
27 July 1997 Estádio da Machava , Maputo Attendance: 35,000
27 July 1997 Konkola Stadium , Chililabombwe Attendance: 20,000
Qualified teams
External links
Africa Cup of Nations Editions
Qualification
Finals
Bids
Squads
Statistics
Miscellaneous
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. Football in Africa portal
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Nigeria was banned for withdrawing from the 1996 final tournament.
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Togo
Namibia
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Ghana
Angola
Zimbabwe
Sudan (W)
Ivory Coast
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Sierra Leone (W)
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