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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations. 7 African nations initially entered the competition. Ethiopia and Egypt both automatically qualified as the host country and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco would withdraw before play began, thus leaving only 5 teams actually competing for the two spots remaining in the finals.

## Qualified teams[edit]

The 4 qualified teams are:

* Egypt (holders)
* Ethiopia (hosts)
* Tunisia
* Uganda

## Summary[edit]

The 6 nations that entered the draw were paired 2-by-2 and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 3 winners would then advance to the second round and pair off again to play home-and-away matches. The winners of these pairings would qualify for the finals. Qualifying took place between April 8, 1961, and December 10, 1961.

## First round[edit]

Sudan withdrew before the draw.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg | 3rd leg

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Morocco | w/o |  Tunisia | —  | —
Nigeria | 2–2 (d.l.)  |  Ghana | 0–0  | 2–2
Kenya | 1–3  |  Uganda | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–2

Tunisia | Cancelled|  Morocco

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|  | Withdrew

Tunis

Morocco | Cancelled|  Tunisia

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Withdrew |  |

Casablanca

Tunisia advanced to the Second Round after the withdrawal of Morocco; both matches were officially awarded to Tunisia 2–0.

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8 April 1961

Nigeria | 0–0|  Ghana

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Surulere Stadium, Lagos

30 April 1961

Ghana | 2–2|  Nigeria

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Acquah 34'
Aggrey-Fynn 88' |  | Onyeali 50'
Fayemi 75'

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

The aggregate score was tied 2-2 after the two matches; Nigeria advanced to the Second Round after drawing lots.

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5 August 1961

Kenya | 0–1|  Uganda

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|  | Odong 17'

Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi

23 September 1961

Uganda | 0–1|  Kenya

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|  | Opicho 75'

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

The aggregate score was tied 1-1 after the two matches. While the regulations stipulated that the tie should be decided on lots, Kenya and Uganda felt it should be decided on the pitch: CAF agreed to their request to stage a playoff.

Playoff

29 October 1961

Uganda | 2–0|  Kenya

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Ssewava 50'
Fauza 80' |  |

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Uganda advanced.

## Second round[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Nigeria | 2–3  |  Tunisia | 2–1  | 0–2
Uganda | Bye  |  |  |

25 November 1961

Nigeria | 2–1|  Tunisia

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Noquapor 30', 84' |  | Klibi 25'

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

10 December 1961

Tunisia | 2–2
(end score at 65')
2–0
(awarded)|  Nigeria

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Chérif 21'
Chetali 65' |  | Onyeawuna 12'
Igweonu 25'

Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

The second leg was abandoned in the 65th minute after Nigeria walked off to protest the officiating following Tunisia's equalizer; Tunisia were awarded a 2-0 victory, and qualified by an aggregate score of 3–2.

Uganda qualified directly after a drawing of lots by CAF between the three group winners.

## External links[edit]

* African Nations Cup 1962 \- rsssf.com

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Africa Cup of Nations

Editions|

* Sudan 1957
* United Arab Republic 1959
* Ethiopia 1962
* Ghana 1963
* Tunisia 1965
* Ethiopia 1968
* Sudan 1970
* Cameroon 1972
* Egypt 1974
* Ethiopia 1976
* Ghana 1978
* Nigeria 1980
* Libya 1982
* Ivory Coast 1984
* Egypt 1986
* Morocco 1988
* Algeria 1990
* Senegal 1992
* Tunisia 1994
* South Africa 1996
* Burkina Faso 1998
* Ghana/Nigeria 2000
* Mali 2002
* Tunisia 2004
* Egypt 2006
* Ghana 2008
* Angola 2010
* Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012
* South Africa 2013
* Equatorial Guinea 2015
* Gabon 2017
* Egypt 2019
* Cameroon 2021
* Ivory Coast 2023
* Morocco 2025
* Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda 2027

Qualification|

* 1957
* 1959
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* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
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* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
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* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
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* 2015
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* 2019
* 2021
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Finals|

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* 1970
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* 1974
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* 1986
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Bids|

* 2027

Squads|

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Statistics|

* Finals
* Appearances
* Awards
* Records and statistics
* Hat-tricks

Miscellaneous|

* Balls
* Mascots
* Music

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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