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In the first round, 42 teams were paired 2-by-2 and played knockout matches home-and-away. The 21 winners would advance to the second round where they would meet the other 9 teams that qualify directly to the second round. Those teams are the 5 teams that qualified for the 2002 World Cup Finals (Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia) and the 4 highest-ranking teams in FIFA world rankings of 25 June 2003 (Congo DR, Ivory Coast, Egypt and Morocco).

Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2

 Zimbabwe
 Zambia
 Algeria
 Ghana
 Burkina Faso
 Mali
 Kenya
 Angola
 Togo
 Libya
 Liberia
 Congo
 Malawi
 Uganda
 Madagascar
 Sudan
 Swaziland
 Guinea
 Rwanda
 Gabon
 Lesotho

 Benin
 Botswana
 Mozambique
 Ethiopia
 Mauritius
 Namibia
 Sierra Leone
 Gambia
 Burundi
 Cape Verde
 Eritrea
 Tanzania
 Chad
 Niger
 Central African Republic
 Seychelles
 Mauritania
 Equatorial Guinea
 Guinea-Bissau
 Somalia
 São Tomé and Príncipe

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  1–4  Mali 1–2 0–2
Madagascar  3–4  Benin 1–1 2–3
Seychelles  1–5  Zambia 0–4 1–1
Botswana  4–1  Lesotho 4–1 0–0
Equatorial Guinea  1–2  Togo 1–0 0–2
São Tomé and Príncipe  0–9  Libya 0–1 0–8
Tanzania  0–3  Kenya 0–0 0–3
Niger  0–7  Algeria 0–1 0–6
Uganda  4–3  Mauritius 3–0 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Sudan  3–0  Eritrea 3–0 0–0
Zimbabwe  4–2  Mauritania 3–0 1–2
Swaziland  1–4  Cape Verde 1–1 0–3
Burundi  1–4  Gabon 0–0 1–4
Chad  3–3(a)  Angola 3–1 0–2
Congo  2–1  Sierra Leone 1–0 1–1
Ethiopia  1–3  Malawi 1–3 0–0
Rwanda  4–1  Namibia 3–0 1–1
Guinea  5–3  Mozambique 1–0 4–3
Gambia  2–3  Liberia 2–0 0–3
Somalia  0–7  Ghana 0–5 0–2
Burkina Faso  w/o  Central African Republic

Matches

Guinea-Bissau 1–2 Mali
Fernandes 50' Report Keita 8'
Coulibaly 69'
Estádio 24 de Setembro, BissauAttendance: 22,000Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Mali 2–0 Guinea-Bissau
Coulibaly 15'
Sidibé 84' (pen.)		 Report
Stade du 26 Mars, BamakoAttendance: 13,251Referee: Ba Seydou (Mauritania)

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Madagascar 1–1 Benin
Edmond 28' Report Adjamossi 74'
Mahamasina Stadium, AntananarivoAttendance: 5,131Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
Benin 3–2 Madagascar
Tchomogo 33' (pen.), 62', 90+2' Report Radonamahafalison 15'
Rakotondramanana 23'
Stade de l'Amitié, CotonouAttendance: 20,000Referee: Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria)

Benin won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Seychelles 0–4 Zambia
Report Kampamba 8'
Fichite 44'
Milanzi 52'
Numba 75'
Stade Linité, VictoriaAttendance: 2,700Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Zambia 1–1 Seychelles
Milanzi 7' Report Suzette 69'
Independence Stadium, LusakaAttendance: 30,000Referee: Isaack Abdulkadir (Tanzania)

Zambia won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Botswana 4–1 Lesotho
Molwantwa 7'
Gabolwelwe 44'
Selolwane 50', 53'		 Report Ramafole 64'
Botswana National Stadium, GaboroneAttendance: 10,000Referee: Luis Manuel Joao (Angola)
Lesotho 0–0 Botswana
Report
Setsoto Stadium, MaseruAttendance: 9,000Referee: Harris Shikapande (Zambia)

Botswana won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Togo
Barila 25' (pen.) Report
Estadio La Libertad, BataAttendance: 25,000Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
Togo 2–0 Equatorial Guinea
Adebayor 43'
Salifou 53'		 Report
Stade de Kégué, LoméAttendance: 12,000Referee: Joseph Mandzioukouta (Congo)

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

São Tomé and Príncipe 0–1 Libya
Report El Masli 85'
Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São ToméAttendance: 4,000Referee: Koudougou Yameogo (Burkina Faso)
Libya 8–0 São Tomé and Príncipe
El Masli 8', 17', 20'
El Taib 45', 63'
Suliman 54'
Osman 74'
El Rabty 88'		 Report
March 28 Stadium, BenghaziAttendance: 20,000Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)

Libya won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Tanzania 0–0 Kenya
Report
Tanzania National Stadium, Dar es SalaamAttendance: 8,864Referee: Hailemelak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Kenya 3–0 Tanzania
Oliech 9', 32'
Origi 30'		 Report
Moi International Sports Centre, NairobiAttendance: 14,000Referee: Reda El-Beltagy (Egypt)

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Niger 0–1 Algeria
Report Boutabout 63'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, NiameyAttendance: 20,126Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Algeria 6–0 Niger
Cherrad 16', 22'
Akrour 42', 45', 82'
Boutabout 77'		 Report
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, AlgiersAttendance: 53,200Referee: Ba Seydou (Mauritania)

Algeria won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Uganda 3–0 Mauritius
Bajope 17'
Mubiru 35'
Obua 75'		 Report
Nelson Mandela National Stadium, KampalaAttendance: 56,000Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Mauritius 3–1 (a.e.t.) Uganda
Nabuth 18'
Mourgine 32'
Louis 89'		 Report Obua 112'
Stade George V, CurepipeAttendance: 27,000Referee: Luis Manuel Joao (Angola)

Uganda won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Sudan 3–0 Eritrea
Tambal 10'
Haitham Elrasheed 30'
Mujahid Ahmed 77'		 Report
Khartoum Stadium, KhartoumAttendance: 39,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Eritrea 0–0 Sudan
Report
Cicero Stadium, AsmaraAttendance: 32,000Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Sudan won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Zimbabwe 3–0 Mauritania
A. Ndlovu 23'
Tembo 47'
P. Ndlovu 57'		 Report
National Sports Stadium, HarareAttendance: 55,000Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Mauritania 2–1 Zimbabwe
Langlet 3'
Sidibe 10'		 Report Mbwando 81'
Stade olympique, NouakchottAttendance: 3,000Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Swaziland 1–1 Cape Verde
Dlamini 64' Report Morais 55'
Somhlolo National Stadium, LobambaAttendance: 5,000Referee: Berhane Teshome (Eritrea)
Cape Verde 3–0 Swaziland
Cafú 51', 65'
Morais 90'		 Report
Estádio da Várzea, PraiaAttendance: 6,000Referee: Sharif Aboubacar (Ivory Coast)

Cape Verde won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Burundi 0–0 Gabon
Report
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, BujumburaAttendance: 10,000Referee: Maxim Itur (Kenya)
Gabon 4–1 Burundi
N'Zigou 2'
Mwinyi 16' (o.g.)
Nguéma 38', 80'		 Report Nzeyimana 90'
Stade Omar Bongo, LibrevilleAttendance: 15,000Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Gabon won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Chad 3–1 Angola
Oumar 53', 74', 83' Report Bruno Mauro 49'
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'DjamenaAttendance: 30,000Referee: Monetchet Nahi (Ivory Coast)
Angola 2–0 Chad
Akwá 42'
Bruno Mauro 57'		 Report
Estádio da Cidadela, LuandaAttendance: 30,000Referee: Buenkadila Wabelo Bisingu (DR Congo)

3–3 on aggregate; Angola won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.

Congo 1–0 Sierra Leone
Mvoubi 89' (pen.) Report
Stade Alphonse Massamba, BrazzavilleAttendance: 4,800Referee: Sule Mana (Nigeria)
Sierra Leone 1–1 Congo
Koroma 58' Report Guié-Mien 67'
National Stadium, FreetownAttendance: 20,000Referee: Herminio Monteiro Lopes (Cape Verde)

Congo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Ethiopia 1–3 Malawi
Getu 81' (pen.) Report Kanyenda 39', 55'
Mgangira 88'
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis AbabaAttendance: 20,000Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Malawi 0–0 Ethiopia
Report
Civo Stadium, LilongweAttendance: 20,000Referee: Khaled Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

Malawi won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Rwanda 3–0 Namibia
Elias 43'
Karekezi 52'
Lomami 58'		 Report
Stade Amahoro, KigaliAttendance: 22,000Referee: Isaack Abdulkadir (Tanzania)
Namibia 1–1 Rwanda
Shipanga 39' Report Lomami 37'
Independence Stadium, WindhoekAttendance: 9,000Referee: Jean-Olivier Mbera (Gabon)

Rwanda won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Guinea 1–0 Mozambique
Bangoura 70' Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, ConakryAttendance: 13,400Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
Mozambique 3–4 Guinea
Dário 75', 80', 89' Report Youla 14'
Bangoura 21', 35', 54'
Estádio da Machava, MaputoAttendance: 50,000Referee: Walter Mochubela (South Africa)

Guinea won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Gambia 2–0 Liberia
Njie 64'
Sonko 79'		 Report
Independence Stadium, BakauAttendance: 20,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Liberia 3–0 Gambia
Roberts 10'
Isaac Tondo 76', 83'		 Report
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, MonroviaAttendance: 10,000Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Somalia 0–5 Ghana
Report Arhin Duah 25', 56'
Boakye 69', 89'
Gyan 82'
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra (Ghana)Attendance: 19,447Referee: Bakoubebile Bebou (Togo)
Ghana 2–0 Somalia
Appiah 27'
Adjei 90'		 Report
Baba Yara Stadium, KumasiAttendance: 12,000Referee: Ibrahim Chaibou (Niger)

Ghana won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Burkina Faso w/o Central African Republic

Central African Republic withdrew. Burkina Faso advanced to the second round.

Goalscorers

There were 109 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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