1982 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the qualifying process for the 1982 African Cup of Nations in Libya. Libya, as hosts, and Nigeria, as title holders, qualified automatically.

## Qualifying tournament[edit]

Nigeria qualified as holders
Libya qualified as hosts

### Preliminary round[edit]

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

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Mozambique | 7–3  |  Lesotho | 6–1  | 1–2
Madagascar | 1–1 (a)  |  Mauritius | 0–0  | 1–1
Mali | 3–2  |  Mauritania | 2–0  | 1–2
Malawi | 1–2  |  Zimbabwe | 0–1  | 1–1
Liberia | 1–1 (a)  |  Gambia | 0–0  | 1–1
Angola | 1–1 (a)  |  Congo | 1–1  | 0–0
Senegal | 4–1  |  Sierra Leone | 2–0  | 2–1
Equatorial Guinea | w/o  |  Benin | —  | —
Rwanda | w/o  |  Uganda | —  | —
Upper Volta | w/o  |  Gabon | —  | —

10 August 1980

Mozambique | 6–1|  Lesotho

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Estádio da Machava, Maputo

Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

24 August 1980

Lesotho | 2–1|  Mozambique

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Maseru

Referee: Ismail Bhamjee (Botswana)

Mozambique won 7–3 on aggregate.

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14 September 1980

Madagascar | 0–0|  Mauritius

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Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

28 September 1980

Mauritius | 1–1|  Madagascar

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L'Enflé |  |

Stade George V, Curepipe

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

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28 September 1980

Mali | 2–0|  Mauritania

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Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako

Referee: Mark Dormoh (Liberia)

12 October 1980

Mauritania | 2–1|  Mali

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Stade de la Capitale, Nouakchott

Referee: Hamad Diagne (Guinea)

Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.

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26 October 1980

Malawi | 0–1|  Zimbabwe

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|  | Manuel

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Referee: Edward Bukenya (Uganda)

9 November 1980

Zimbabwe | 1–1|  Malawi

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|  | Gondwe

Rufaro Stadium, Salisbury

Referee: Mohamed Nyamana (Tanzania)

Zimbabwe won 2–1 on aggregate.

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9 November 1980

Liberia | 0–0|  Gambia

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Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia

Referee: Mark Dormoh (Liberia)

23 November 1980

Gambia | 1–1|  Liberia

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Box Bar Stadium, Banjul

Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)

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

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16 November 1980

Angola | 1–1|  Congo

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Ndunguidi |  | Massamba

Estádio dos Coqueiros, Luanda

Referee: Kambaji Kabongo (Zaire)

30 November 1980

Congo | 0–0|  Angola

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Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

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

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17 November 1980

Senegal | 2–0|  Sierra Leone

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Koto |  |

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Referee: El-Hadji Faye (Gambia)

30 November 1980

Sierra Leone | 1–2|  Senegal

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Rappel |  |

Freetown

Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Equatorial Guinea | Cancelled|  Benin

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|  | Withdrew

Equatorial Guinea advanced after Benin withdrew.

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Rwanda | Cancelled|  Uganda

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|  | Withdrew

Rwanda advanced after Uganda withdrew.

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Upper Volta | Cancelled|  Gabon

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|  | Withdrew

Upper Volta advanced after Gabon withdrew.

### First round[edit]

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

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Morocco | 8–1  |  Liberia | 3–1  | 5–0
Kenya | 3–7  |  Egypt | 3–5  | 0–2
Cameroon | 6–2  |  Togo | 4–0  | 2–2
Zaire | 5–4  |  Mozambique | 2–1  | 3–3
Algeria | 5–4  |  Mali | 5–1  | 0–3
Ghana | 2–1  |  Congo | 1–1  | 1–0
Zimbabwe | 0–3  |  Zambia | 0–1  | 0–2
Tunisia | 1–0  |  Senegal | 1–0  | 0–0
Ethiopia | 1–1 (4–3 p)  |  Rwanda | 1–0  | 0–1
Guinea | w/o  |  Equatorial Guinea | —  | —
Madagascar | w/o  |  Tanzania | —  | —
Upper Volta | Bye  |  |  |

22 March 1981

Morocco | 3–1|  Liberia

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Boussati
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Hassan II Stadium, Fez

Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

4 April 1981

Liberia | 0–5|  Morocco

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Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia

Referee: Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)

Morocco won 8–1 on aggregate.

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4 April 1981

Kenya | 3–5|  Egypt

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Oluoch 9'
Masiga 17'
Ingutia 28' |  | Hammouda 3'
Nur 22'
El Khatib 63'
El-Sayed 67', 82'

Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi

Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)

18 April 1981

Egypt | 2–0|  Kenya

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El-Badry
El Khatib |  |

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia)

Egypt won 7–3 on aggregate.

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5 April 1981

Cameroon | 4–0|  Togo

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Bahoken
Milla |  |

Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Referee: ... (Algeria)

19 April 1981

Togo | 2–2|  Cameroon

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|  | Ebongué

Lomé

Referee: Dodou N'Jie (Gambia)

Cameroon won 6–2 on aggregate.

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5 April 1981

Zaire | 2–1|  Mozambique

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Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa

Referee: Théodore Koudou Poll (Ivory Coast)

19 April 1981

Mozambique | 3–3|  Zaire

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Estádio da Machava, Maputo

Referee: Angelo Ratovonony (Madagascar)

Zaire won 5–4 on aggregate.

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10 April 1981

Algeria | 5–1|  Mali

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Bensaoula 18'
Guendouz 28'
Madjer 56', 71'
I. Traoré 72' (o.g.) |  | Bagayoko 12'

19 June Stadium, Oran[1]

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)

19 April 1981

Mali | 3–0|  Algeria

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I. Traoré 27' (pen.)
B. Traoré 29'
Bagayoko 85' |  |

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Attendance: 30,000

Algeria won 5–4 on aggregate.

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11 April 1981

Ghana | 1–1|  Congo

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Papa Arko (pen) |  | Mickey 45+1'

Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi

Attendance: 52,000

26 April 1981

Congo | 0–1|  Ghana

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|  | Odamettey 25'

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Winston Gumboh (Zambia)

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.

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11 April 1981

Zimbabwe | 0–1|  Zambia

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Rufaro Stadium, Salisbury

Referee: Billy Phambala (Malawi)

25 April 1981

Zambia | 2–0|  Zimbabwe

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Lusaka

Referee: Hussein Fahmy Baheeg (Egypt)

Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate.

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12 April 1981

Tunisia | 1–0|  Senegal

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Jebali |  |

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Referee: Hassan Abdel Hafiz (Sudan)

26 April 1981

Senegal | 0–0|  Tunisia

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Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Tunisia won 1–0 on aggregate.

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26 April 1981

Ethiopia | 1–0|  Rwanda

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Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Edward Bukenya (Uganda)

10 May 1981

Rwanda | 1–0|  Ethiopia

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Penalties
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Kigali

Referee: Kambaji Kabongo (Zaire)

Ethiopia won 4–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.

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Guinea | Cancelled|  Equatorial Guinea

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|  | Withdrew

Guinea advanced after Equatorial Guinea withdrew.

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Madagascar | Cancelled|  Tanzania

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|  | Withdrew

Madagascar advanced after Tanzania withdrew.

### Second round[edit]

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

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Guinea | 3–3 (a)  |  Ethiopia | 2–2  | 1–1
Ghana | 4–3  |  Zaire | 2–2  | 2–1
Cameroon | 6–3  |  Madagascar | 5–1  | 1–2
Morocco | 2–3  |  Zambia | 2–1  | 0–2
Algeria | 8–1  |  Upper Volta | 7–0  | 1–1
Tunisia | w/o  |  Egypt | —  | —

28 June 1981

Guinea | 2–2|  Ethiopia

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Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

4 October 1981

Ethiopia | 1–1|  Guinea

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Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Ethiopia won by away goals rule after 3–3 on aggregate.

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22 July 1981

Ghana | 2–2|  Zaire

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Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

2 August 1981

Zaire | 1–2|  Ghana

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Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa

Referee: Kabalamuna Chayu (Zambia)

Ghana won 4–3 on aggregate.

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16 August 1981

Cameroon | 5–1|  Madagascar

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M'Bida
Kundé
Aoudou
Djonkep
Milla |  |

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

30 August 1981

Madagascar | 2–1|  Cameroon

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|  | M'Bida

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Cameroon won 6–3 on aggregate.

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16 August 1981

Morocco | 2–1|  Zambia

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Limane
Boussati 77' |  | Chola

Hassan II Stadium, Fez

30 August 1981

Zambia | 2–0|  Morocco

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Kaumba |  |

Lusaka

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

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30 August 1981

Algeria | 7–0|  Upper Volta

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Madjer 31', 37'
Belloumi 53', 56'
Aït El-Hocine 68', 80'
Assad 81' |  |

19 June Stadium, Oran[1]

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Yousef Al-Ghoul (Libya)

20 September 1981

Upper Volta | 1–1|  Algeria

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Ouattara 81' |  | Sidibé  18' (o.g.)

Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou

Referee: Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)

Algeria won 8–1 on aggregate.

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Tunisia | Cancelled|  Egypt

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|  | Withdrew

Tunisia advanced after Egypt withdrew.

## Qualifying Teams[edit]

* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Ethiopia
* Ghana

* Libya (hosts)
* Nigeria (holders)
* Tunisia
* Zambia

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## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Algeria in the 1982 African Cup of Nations". dzfootball. 1 April 2014.

## External links[edit]

* CAN 1982 details – rsssf.com

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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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