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This page details the qualifying process for the 1988 African Cup of Nations in Morocco. Morocco, as hosts, and Egypt, as title holders, qualified automatically.

## Qualifying tournament

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Egypt qualified as holders
Morocco qualified as hosts

### Preliminary round

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

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Guinea  | 3–1  |  Gambia | 2–1  | 1–0
Uganda  | 5–0  |  Somalia | 5–0  | 0–0
Angola  | 1–1 (5–3 p)  |  Gabon | 1–0  | 0–1
Central African Republic  | 2–7  |  Congo | 1–2  | 1–5
Sierra Leone  | 3–2  |  Liberia | 2–1  | 1–1
Ethiopia  | w/o  |  Tanzania | 4–2  | —
Madagascar  | w/o  |  Mauritius | —  | —
Rwanda  | w/o  |  Lesotho | —  | —
Togo  | w/o  |  Equatorial Guinea | —  | —
Tunisia  | w/o  |  Mali | —  | —

16 August 1986

Guinea | 2–1|  Gambia

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Conakry

30 August 1986

Gambia | 0–1|  Guinea

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Independence Stadium, Bakau

Guinea won 3–1 on aggregate.

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5 October 1986

Uganda | 5–0|  Somalia

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Kampala

19 October 1986

Somalia | 0–0|  Uganda

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Mogadishu Stadium, Mogadishu

Uganda won 5–0 on aggregate.

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5 October 1986

Angola | 1–0|  Gabon

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Bolingó  |  |

Estádio dos Coqueiros, Luanda

19 October 1986

Gabon | 1–0|  Angola

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Anotho 68' |  |
Penalties
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Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

Angola won 5–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.

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5 October 1986

Central African Republic | 1–2|  Congo

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Bangui

19 October 1986

Congo | 5–1|  Central African Republic

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Stade de la Révolution, Brazzaville

Congo won 7–2 on aggregate.

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5 October 1986

Sierra Leone | 2–1|  Liberia

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Freetown

19 October 1986

Liberia | 1–1|  Sierra Leone

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Monrovia

Sierra Leone won 3–2 on aggregate.

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5 October 1986

Ethiopia | 4–2|  Tanzania

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Addis Abeba Stadium, Addis Ababa

Tanzania | Cancelled|  Ethiopia

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|  | Withdrew

Tanzania advanced after Ethiopia withdrew.

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Madagascar | Cancelled|  Mauritius

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|  | Withdrew

Madagascar advanced after Mauritius withdrew.

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Rwanda | Cancelled|  Lesotho

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|  | Withdrew

Rwanda advanced after Lesotho withdrew.

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Togo | Cancelled|  Equatorial Guinea

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|  | Withdrew

Togo advanced after Equatorial Guinea withdrew.

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Tunisia | Cancelled|  Mali

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|  | Withdrew

Tunisia advanced after Mali withdrew.

### First round

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

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Algeria  | 2–1  |  Tunisia | 1–0  | 1–1
Kenya  | 3–2  |  Madagascar | 2–0  | 1–2
Nigeria  | 3–1  |  Togo | 2–0  | 1–1
Cameroon  | 6–4  |  Uganda | 5–1  | 1–3
Ivory Coast  | 4–1  |  Congo | 2–0  | 2–1
Mozambique  | 3–4  |  Zimbabwe | 1–1  | 2–3
Senegal  | 4–0  |  Guinea | 4–0  | 0–0
Sudan  | 2–1  |  Tanzania | 1–0  | 1–1
Zaire  | 3–1  |  Angola | 3–0  | 0–1
Ghana  | 1–2  |  Sierra Leone | 1–2  | 0–0
Libya  | w/o  |  Zambia | —  | —
Malawi  | w/o  |  Rwanda | —  | —

27 March 1987

Algeria | 1–0|  Tunisia

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Madjer 19' (pen.) |  |

5 July Stadium, Algiers[1]

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Hassan Chafai (Morocco)

14 April 1987

Tunisia | 1–1|  Algeria

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Rakbaoui 31' |  | Menad 38'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Mohamed Hussam El-Din (Egypt)

Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

* * *

28 March 1987

Kenya | 2–0|  Madagascar

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Ayoyi 31'
Magongo 41' |  |

Mombasa Municipal Stadium, Mombasa

Referee: Yusuf Mohamed Sheikh (Egypt)

12 April 1987

Madagascar | 2–1|  Kenya

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Yves 10'
Velonosy 15' |  | Odembo 30'

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Referee: John Nkathazo (Zimbabwe)

Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate.

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28 March 1987

Nigeria | 2–0|  Togo

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Okorowanta 17'
Obobaifo 45' |  |

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Albert Agbovi (Ghana)

12 April 1987

Togo | 1–1|  Nigeria

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?  36' |  | Edobor 90'

Lomé

Referee: François Boni Yapo (Ivory Coast)

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

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29 March 1987

Cameroon | 5–1|  Uganda

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Ekéké 12'
Sinkot 21'
Omam-Biyik 49', 52'
Milla 67' |  | Nkata 34'

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Pierre Alain Mounguengui (Gabon)

11 April 1987

Uganda | 3–1|  Cameroon

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Hasule 41'
Mokiri 50'
Bogere 69' |  | Omam-Biyik 79'

Kampala

Referee: Mohamed Abdelsalam Gasmalla (Sudan)

Cameroon won 6–4 on aggregate.

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29 March 1987

Ivory Coast | 2–0|  Congo

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Traoré
Fofana |  |

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Festus Okubule (Nigeria)

5 April 1987

Congo | 1–2|  Ivory Coast

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Nkéoua |  | Traoré
Fofana

Stade de la Révolution, Brazzaville

Referee: Laurent Pettcha (Cameroon)

Ivory Coast won 4–1 on aggregate.

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29 March 1987

Mozambique | 1–1|  Zimbabwe

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Chababe |  | Chunga 12'

Estádio da Machava, Maputo

Referee: Macnever Mang'anda (Malawi)

11 April 1987

Zimbabwe | 3–2|  Mozambique

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Ndunduma 39'
Tauro 63'
Chawanda 75' |  | Chababe 29'
Nico 62'

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Referee: Wallace Mabuza (Swaziland)

Zimbabwe won 4–3 on aggregate.

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29 March 1987

Senegal | 4–0|  Guinea

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Sarr 24' (pen.), 72'
Seck 46'
Youm 90' |  |

Dakar

Referee: Abdoulaye Sogue (Mauritania)

12 April 1987

Guinea | 0–0|  Senegal

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Conakry

Referee: Modibo N'Diaye (Mali)

Senegal won 4–0 on aggregate.

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29 March 1987

Sudan | 1–0|  Tanzania

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Waleed Tashein |  |

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

11 April 1987

Tanzania | 1–1|  Sudan

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Manara 19' |  | Majdi Kassala 59'

Dar es Salaam

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

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29 March 1987

Zaire | 3–0|  Angola

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Tueba
Santos
Nkama  |  |

Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa

Referee: Kabalamuna Chayu (Zambia)

11 April 1987

Angola | 1–0|  Zaire

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Jesus  19' (pen.) |  |

Luanda

Referee: Gabriel Ondziel-Dinga (Congo)

Zaire won 3–1 on aggregate.

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30 March 1987

Ghana | 1–2|  Sierra Leone

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Abdul Razak 80' |  | Dumbuya 5', 55'

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Coker (Gambia)

11 April 1987

Sierra Leone | 0–0|  Ghana

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Freetown

Referee: Moussa Kouyaté (Guinea)

Sierra Leone won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Libya | Cancelled|  Zambia

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|  | Withdrew

Libya advanced after Zambia withdrew.

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Malawi | Cancelled|  Rwanda

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|  | Withdrew

Malawi advanced after Rwanda withdrew.

### Second round

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

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Malawi  | 1–4  |  Ivory Coast | 1–2  | 0–2
Nigeria  | 3–2  |  Sierra Leone | 3–0  | 0–2
Cameroon  | 2–1  |  Sudan | 2–0  | 0–1
Zimbabwe  | 1–1 (a)  |  Kenya | 1–1  | 0–0
Senegal  | 0–0 (2–4 p)  |  Zaire | 0–0  | 0–0
Algeria  | w/o  |  Libya | —  | —

3 July 1987

Malawi | 1–2|  Ivory Coast

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Sinalo |  | Traoré

Lilongwe

Referee: Frank Valdemarca (Zimbabwe)

19 July 1987

Ivory Coast | 2–0|  Malawi

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Traoré
Tiehi |  |

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Mohamed Hussam El-Din (Egypt)

Ivory Coast won 4–1 on aggregate.

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4 July 1987

Nigeria | 3–0|  Sierra Leone

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Edobor
Siasia |  |

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Drissa Traoré (Mali)

18 July 1987

Sierra Leone | 2–0|  Nigeria

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Dumbuya 5'
Kanu 90' |  |

Freetown

Referee: Célestin N'Cho (Ivory Coast)

Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

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5 July 1987

Cameroon | 2–0|  Sudan

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Omam-Biyik 3'
Milla 90' |  |

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Simon Bantsimba (Congo)

18 July 1987

Sudan | 1–0|  Cameroon

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Jamal Kadous 50' |  |

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Referee: Bekele Kidane (Ethiopia)

Cameroon won 2–1 on aggregate.

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5 July 1987

Zimbabwe | 1–1|  Kenya

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Ndunduma 76' |  | Oyiela 88'

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Referee: Diagarassen Desscann (Mauritius)

18 July 1987

Kenya | 0–0|  Zimbabwe

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Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

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

* * *

5 July 1987

Senegal | 0–0|  Zaire

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Dakar

19 July 1987

Zaire | 0–0|  Senegal

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Penalties
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Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa

Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

Zaire won 4–2 on penalty shootout after 0–0 on aggregate.

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Algeria | Cancelled|  Libya

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|  | Withdrew

Algeria advanced after Libya withdrew.

## Qualified teams

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*  Algeria
*  Cameroon
*  Egypt (holders)
*  Ivory Coast

*  Kenya
*  Morocco (hosts)
*  Nigeria
*  Zaire

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## References

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1. ^ "Algeria in 1988 African Cup of Nations". dzfootball. 2001–2007.

## External links

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* African Nations Cup 1988
* International Matches 1987 – Africa
* International Matches 1988 – Africa

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