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This page details the process of qualifying for the 2000 African Cup of Nations.

## Preliminary round

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

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Libya | 1–6  |  Algeria | 1–3  | 0–3
Benin | 2–3  |  Angola | 2–1  | 0–2
Mali | 3–0  |  Cape Verde | 3–0  | 0–0
Chad | 1–1 (a)  |  Congo | 1–1  | 0–0
Equatorial Guinea | 0–5  |  Gabon | 0–2  | 0–3
Djibouti | 1–12  |  Kenya | 0–3  | 1–9
Niger | 2–3  |  Liberia | 2–1  | 0–2
Swaziland | 2–3  |  Madagascar | 1–2  | 1–1
Lesotho | 2–4  |  Mauritius | 1–1  | 1–3
Botswana | 1–2  |  Mozambique | 0–0  | 1–2
Namibia | 3–1  |  Malawi | 2–1  | 1–0
Burundi | 2–0  |  Tanzania | 1–0  | 1–0
São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–6  |  Togo | 0–4  | 0–2
Uganda | 5–0  |  Rwanda | 5–0  | 0–0
Senegal | w/o  |  Gambia | —  | —
Sierra Leone | w/o  |  Mauritania | —  | —
Eritrea | w/o  |  Ethiopia | —  | —

31 July 1998

Libya | 1–3|  Algeria

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Al-Tawerghi 84' | Report | Tasfaout 56', 75'
Adjali 82'

June 11 Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

14 August 1998

Algeria | 3–0|  Libya

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Adjali 9'
Boukessassa 57'
Tasfaout 65' | Report |

19 May Stadium, Annaba

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)

* * *

2 August 1998

Benin | 2–1|  Angola

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Tchomogo 6', 32' |  | Chicangala 36'

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey Amadou (Niger)

16 August 1998

Angola | 2–0|  Benin

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Akwá |  |

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Bisingu Buenkadila (DR Congo)

* * *

2 August 1998

Mali | 3–0|  Cape Verde

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Yaya Dissa
Harouna Diarra
Brahima Traoré |  |

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Idrissa Seck (Senegal)

16 August 1998

Cape Verde | 0–0|  Mali

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Estádio da Várzea, Praia

Attendance: 6,000

* * *

2 August 1998

Chad | 1–1|  Congo

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Abana |  | Tsoumou

Stade Omnisports, N'Djaména

Attendance: 6,500

16 August 1998

Congo | 0–0|  Chad

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Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Baba Touré (Togo)

* * *

2 August 1998

Equatorial Guinea | 0–2|  Gabon

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|  | Bounguedza 60'
Nguema 65'

Estádio Patrice Lumumba, Bata

Attendance: 11,000

16 August 1998

Gabon | 3–0|  Equatorial Guinea

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Ogouérowo 34'
Londo 52'
Nguema 89' |  |

Stade Omnisports, Libreville

Attendance: 6,000

* * *

31 July 1998

Djibouti | 0–3|  Kenya

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|  | Sunguti 4', 20'
Ongao 70'

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Attendance: 15,000

15 August 1998

Kenya | 9–1|  Djibouti

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Okoth 3', 6', 67'
Sunguti 19', 26'
Oduor 30', 85'
Ambani 75', 83' |  | Dirieh Hamed 25'

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Attendance: 12,000

Note: both games were played in Kenya.

* * *

2 August 1998

Niger | 2–1|  Liberia

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Idé Barkiré 5' (pen.)
Yattaga 44' |  | Sarr 87'

Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey

Attendance: 4,000

16 August 1998

Liberia | 2–0|  Niger

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Wreh 30'
Roberts 45' |  |

Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia

Attendance: 10,000

* * *

2 August 1998

Swaziland | 1–2|  Madagascar

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M. Dlamini 28' |  | Rasoanaivo 22'
Mosa 65'

Somholo National Stadium, Lobamba

Attendance: 1,000

23 August 1998

Madagascar | 1–1|  Swaziland

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Menakely 15' |  | S. Dlamini 49'

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Attendance: 30,000

* * *

2 August 1998

Lesotho | 1–1|  Mauritius

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Seema 30' (pen.) |  | Cundasamy 3'

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

Attendance: 9,000

23 August 1998

Mauritius | 3–1|  Lesotho

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Cundasamy 34'
Perlé 65'
Ithier 90' |  | Mohapi

Stade George V, Curepipe

Attendance: 25,200

* * *

2 August 1998

Botswana | 0–0|  Mozambique

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National Stadium, Gaborone

Attendance: 6,000

15 August 1998

Mozambique | 2–1|  Botswana

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Dário |  | Duiker

Estádio da Machava, Maputo

Attendance: 25,000

* * *

1 August 1998

Namibia | 2–1|  Malawi

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Samaria 9'
Nauseb 60' |  | Nakhumwa 22'

National Stadium, Windhoek

Attendance: 5,000

15 August 1998

Malawi | 0–1|  Namibia

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|  | Nauseb 15'

Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre

Attendance: 8,000

* * *

2 August 1998

Burundi | 1–0|  Tanzania

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Mbuyi 55' |  |

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Wa Ntambidila (DR Congo)

15 August 1998

Tanzania | 0–1|  Burundi

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|  | Daoudi 88'

Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Attendance: 7,000

* * *

2 August 1998

São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–4|  Togo

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|  | Noutsoudje 9' (pen.), 19'
Goumai
Yedibahoma 77'

Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon
(neutral ground)

Attendance: 3,000

18 August 1998

Togo | 2–0|  São Tomé and Príncipe

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Noutsoudje 4'
Adjamgba 71' |  |

Stade Municipal, Lomé

Attendance: 4,000

* * *

1 August 1998

Uganda | 5–0|  Rwanda

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Musisi 1', 43', 47'
Obwinyi 42'
Mutyaba 83' |  |

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Attendance: 18,000

16 August 1998

Rwanda | 0–0|  Uganda

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Stade Amahoro, Kigali

Attendance: 15,000

* * *

Senegal | w/o|  Gambia

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Gambia withdrew, Senegal advanced automatically.

* * *

Sierra Leone | w/o|  Mauritania

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Mauritania withdrew, Sierra Leone advanced automatically.

* * *

23 August 1998

Eritrea | w/o|  Ethiopia

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Cairo, Egypt

Ethiopia withdrew due to Eritrean–Ethiopian War, Eritrea advanced automatically.

## Group round

[edit]

Group round took place between October 2, 1998, and June 20, 1999.

### Group 1

[edit]

Ghana qualified as hosts as of 15 March 1999, their results where annulled. Eritrea qualified for Playoff.

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Cameroon | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 8  | 1  | +7  | 10
Eritrea | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 4
Mozambique | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 9  | −5  | 3
Ghana (H) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Source: [citation needed]
(H) Awarded hosting rights

4 October 1998

Mozambique | 3–1|  Eritrea

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Dário 30'
Tomás 35'
Tico-Tico 44' |  | Zerom 44'

Estádio da Machava, Maputo

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

4 October 1998

Cameroon | 1–3
Annulled|  Ghana

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Olembé 35' |  | Akonnor 12'
Johnson 35'
Nyarko 89'

Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Attendance: 40,000

* * *

23 January 1999

Eritrea | 0–0|  Cameroon

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Asmara Stadium, Asmara

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Ahmed El-Shinawi (Egypt)

24 January 1999

Ghana | 1–0
Annulled|  Mozambique

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Akonnor 54' |  |

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Attendance: 30,000

* * *

28 February 1999

Cameroon | 1–0|  Mozambique

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M'Boma 25' |  |

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

28 February 1999

Ghana | 5–0
Annulled|  Eritrea

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Ahinful 5'
Preko 27', 56', 84'
Ofori-Quaye 68' |  |

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Attendance: 50,000

* * *

11 April 1999

Mozambique | 1–6|  Cameroon

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Tico-Tico 60' |  | Job 26', 28'
M'Boma 33', 42'
Njanka 74'
Suffo 83'

Estádio da Machava, Maputo

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)

* * *

6 June 1999

Cameroon | 1–0|  Eritrea

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Song |  |

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Haroun Boukar (Chad)

* * *

19 June 1999

Eritrea | 1–0|  Mozambique

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Fishaye 81' |  |

Asmara Stadium, Asmara

Attendance: 5,000

### Group 2

[edit]

Sierra Leone withdrew due to the Sierra Leone Civil War on 22 March 1999, their result was annulled.

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Morocco | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 4  | +2  | 8
Togo | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 4
Guinea | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 4
Sierra Leone (W) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew

4 October 1998

Togo | 2–0|  Guinea

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T. Salou 5' (pen.)
Ouadja 58' |  |

Stade Municipal, Lomé

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

4 October 1998

Morocco | 3–0
Annulled|  Sierra Leone

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Chippo 22'
Bassir 42'
Camacho 82' |  |

Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Djibril M'Baye (Senegal)

* * *

24 January 1999

Guinea | 1–1|  Morocco

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Oularé 30' |  | Hadji 46'

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

* * *

28 February 1999

Togo | 2–3|  Morocco

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Noutsoudje 32'
Goumai 63' |  | Camacho 2', 72'
Hadji 39'

Stade Municipal, Lomé

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

* * *

11 April 1999

Morocco | 1–1|  Togo

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Chippo 40' |  | Oyawolé 67'

Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Mohsen Boukhir (Tunisia)

* * *

6 June 1999

Morocco | 1–0|  Guinea

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Camacho 6' |  |

Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Lazzoun Boucif (Algeria)

* * *

20 Jun 1999

Guinea | 2–1|  Togo

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F. Camara 53', 64' |  | Kader 61'

Stade Saifoullaye Diallo, Labé

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: Malick Sillah (Gambia)

### Group 3

[edit]

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Ivory Coast | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 2  | +5  | 11
Congo | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 10
Mali | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 9
Namibia | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 2  | 10  | −8  | 2

Source: [citation needed]

3 October 1998

Namibia | 0–1|  Congo

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|  | Mokossi 80'

National Stadium, Windhoek

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)

4 October 1998

Mali | 0–1|  Ivory Coast

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|  | Koné 87'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

* * *

24 January 1999

Ivory Coast | 3–0|  Namibia

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Diallo 10', 90'
Diomandé 32' |  |

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Sillah Malick (Gambia)

24 January 1999

Congo | 0–0|  Mali

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Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire

Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

* * *

28 February 1999

Congo | 1–0|  Ivory Coast

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Ntounou 10' |  |

Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Gilbert Njike (Cameroon)

* * *

11 April 1999

Mali | 2–1|  Namibia

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Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Seydou Ba (Mauritania)

11 April 1999

Ivory Coast | 2–0|  Congo

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Bakayoko 20'
Tiéhi 25' |  |

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Manuel Monteiro Duarte (Cape Verde)

* * *

8 May 1999

Namibia | 0–0|  Mali

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National Stadium, Windhoek

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Eusebio Alfredo (Mozambique)

* * *

5 June 1999

Namibia | 1–1|  Ivory Coast

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Jacobs 56' |  | Diallo 78'

National Stadium, Windhoek

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Antônio da Silva (Angola)

6 June 1999

Mali | 3–1|  Congo

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Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Pierre Mouguengui (Gabon)

* * *

20 June 1999

Ivory Coast | 0–0|  Mali

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Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria)

20 June 1999

Congo | 3–0|  Namibia

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Bokatola 24'
Buitys 53'
Guié-Mien 87' |  |

Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire

Referee: Olaniyan Olufemi (Nigeria)

### Group 4

[edit]

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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South Africa | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 5  | +5  | 11
Gabon | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 10  | 10  | 0  | 10
Mauritius | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 6  | 8  | −2  | 6
Angola | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 10  | −3  | 5

Source: [citation needed]

3 October 1998

South Africa | 1–0|  Angola

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Bartlett 86' |  |

First National Bank Stadium, Johannesburg

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Homary Mohamady (Madagascar)

4 October 1998

Gabon | 2–0|  Mauritius

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Londo 17'
Makaya 42' |  |

Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Souleymane Konaté (Cameroon)

* * *

23 January 1999

Mauritius | 1–1|  South Africa

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Périatambée 56' |  | Masinga 44'

Stade George V, Curepipe

Attendance: 32,385

Referee: Richard Phiri (Zambia)

24 January 1999

Angola | 3–1|  Gabon

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Akwá 7', 51', 90' |  | Mouloungui 34'

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Abdulkadir Isaack Omar (Tanzania)

* * *

27 February 1999

South Africa | 4–1|  Gabon

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Moeti 45'
Masinga 50'
Bartlett 57'
McCarthy 80' |  | Nguema 27'

Odi Stadium, Mabopane

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Hailemalik Tessema (Ethiopia)

28 February 1999

Angola | 0–2|  Mauritius

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|  | Perle 29'
Bax 84'

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda

Attendance: 25,000

* * *

10 April 1999

Gabon | 1–0|  South Africa

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Londo 90+3' (pen.) |  |

Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Joseph Mandzioukouta (Congo)

10 April 1999

Mauritius | 1–1|  Angola

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Perle 31' |  | Bodunha 16'

Stade George V, Curepipe

Attendance: 31,979

Referee: Roger Raharison (Madagascar)

* * *

5 June 1999

South Africa | 2–0|  Mauritius

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Mngomeni 57'
McCarthy 80' |  |

Kings Park Stadium, Durban

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe)

6 June 1999

Gabon | 3–1|  Angola

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Nguema 17', 40'
Amégasse 80' |  | Valente  81'

Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey (Niger)

* * *

20 June 1999

Angola | 2–2|  South Africa

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Zito 70'
Jaburú  74' |  | Mkhalele 32', 48'

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

20 June 1999

Mauritius | 2–2|  Gabon

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François 45'
Perle 73' |  | Nzaboutamba 37'
Nguema 72'

Stade George V, Curepipe

Attendance: 31,800

Referee: Alfredo Eusébio (Mozambique)

### Group 5

[edit]

Nigeria qualified as hosts as of 15 March 1999, their results were annulled. Senegal qualified for Playoff.

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Burkina Faso | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 8
Senegal | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 5
Burundi | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 6  | −3  | 3
Nigeria (H) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Source: [citation needed]
(H) Awarded hosting rights

4 October 1998

Burkina Faso | 0–0
Annulled|  Nigeria

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Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Attendance: 30,000

13 December 1998

Burundi | 1–0|  Senegal

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Sutche 18' |  |

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

* * *

23 January 1999

Senegal | 1–1|  Burkina Faso

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Keita 31' |  | Nana 54'

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

23 January 1999

Nigeria | 2–0
Annulled|  Burundi

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Lawal 38'
Finidi 70' |  |

MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta

Attendance: 30,000

* * *

28 February 1999

Burundi | 1–2|  Burkina Faso

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Kitenge 24' (pen.) |  | M. Zongo
Kambou 60'

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Waiswa Ajab (Uganda)

28 February 1999

Senegal | 1–1
Annulled|  Nigeria

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Keita 69' |  | Akpoborie 75'

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Attendance: 55,000

* * *

11 April 1999

Burkina Faso | 3–1|  Burundi

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B. Zongo 3', 15'
M. Zongo 6' (pen.) |  | Mossi 29'

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Baba Touré (Togo)

* * *

6 June 1999

Burkina Faso | 2–2|  Senegal

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Ouédraogo 45'
Koné 80' |  | Henri Camara 20'
Diop 59'

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

* * *

19 June 1999

Senegal | 1–0|  Burundi

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Keita 10' |  |

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)

### Group 6

[edit]

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Zambia | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 2  | +7  | 16
DR Congo | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 6  | +1  | 10
Madagascar | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 10  | −4  | 5
Kenya | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 7  | −4  | 2

Source: [citation needed]

3 October 1998

Kenya | 1–1|  Madagascar

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Otieno 11' (pen.) |  | Menakely 64'

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Attendance: 12,000

4 October 1998

Zambia | 1–1|  DR Congo

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Kilambe 46' |  | N'tsunda 44'

Independence Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Peter Lauer (Swaziland)

* * *

24 January 1999

Madagascar | 1–2|  Zambia

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Rasoanaivo 65' |  | Kilambe 85'
Milanzi 87'

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

24 January 1999

DR Congo | 2–1|  Kenya

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Kanyengele 15', 65' |  | Origi 66'

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Pierre Mounguengui (Gabon)

* * *

28 February 1999

Kenya | 0–1|  Zambia

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|  | Lota 9'

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Sohan Pradeep Kumar (Mauritius)

28 February 1999

Madagascar | 3–1|  DR Congo

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Menakely 42'
Rasoanaivo 64', 74' |  | Bakasu 81'

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe)

* * *

10 April 1999

Zambia | 1–0|  Kenya

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Kamwandi 40' |  |

Independence Stadium, Lusaka

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Robin Williams (South Africa)

11 April 1999

DR Congo | 2–0|  Madagascar

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Okidankoyi 7'
Lokose 46' |  |

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Boukar Haroun (Chad)

* * *

6 June 1999

Kenya | 0–1|  DR Congo

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|  | Akwana 20' (o.g.)

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Ahmed Saleh (Sudan)

6 June 1999

Zambia | 3–0|  Madagascar

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Banda 1', 22'
Lota 85' |  |

Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Ahmed El-Shenawi (Egypt)

* * *

20 June 1999

DR Congo | 0–1|  Zambia

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|  | Sinkala 46' (pen.)

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

20 June 1999

Madagascar | 1–1|  Kenya

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Rasoanaivo 44' (pen.) |  | Serengo 39'

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)

### Group 7

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Tunisia | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 13  | 3  | +10  | 15
Algeria | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 7
Liberia | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 7
Uganda | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 3  | 13  | −10  | 6

Source: [citation needed]

2 October 1998

Uganda | 2–1|  Algeria

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Mubiru 75', 90' |  | Dziri 79'

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Tessema Hailemalek (Ethiopia)

4 October 1998

Tunisia | 2–1|  Liberia

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Sellimi 41', 90' (pen.) |  | Sebwe 32'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)

* * *

24 January 1999

Algeria | 0–1|  Tunisia

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|  | Rouissi 44'

5 July stadium, Algiers

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Abderahim El Arjoun (Morocco)

24 January 1999

Liberia | 2–0|  Uganda

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Roberts 20'
Gebro 38' |  |

Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia

Attendance: 11,000

* * *

27 February 1999

Tunisia | 6–0|  Uganda

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Kanzari 16'
Jaidi 33'
Boukadida 57'
Sellimi 61' (pen.)
Rouissi 83'
Gabsi 85' |  |

Stade Olympique El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

28 February 1999

Liberia | 1–1|  Algeria

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Roberts |  | Saïfi

Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

* * *

9 April 1999

Algeria | 4–1|  Liberia

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Merakchi 40', 45'
Saïfi 60'
V. Kpoto 85' (o.g.) |  | Konwlo 61'

19 May Stadium, Annaba

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Malick Sillah (Gambia)

10 April 1999

Uganda | 0–2|  Tunisia

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|  | Gabsi 18'
Rouissi 40'

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Isaack (Tanzania)

* * *

5 June 1999

Uganda | 1–0|  Liberia

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Ssozi 84' |  |

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Hassan Mohamud (Egypt)

6 June 1999

Tunisia | 2–0|  Algeria

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Mhedhebi 55'
Thabet 90' |  |

Stade Olympique El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

* * *

20 June 1999

Algeria | 2–0|  Uganda

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Merakchi 39', 56' |  |

19 May Stadium, Annaba

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Abdullhakim Shelmani (Libya)

20 June 1999

Liberia | 2–0|  Tunisia

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Makor 50' (pen.)
Weah 85' |  |

Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

## Playoff

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Eritrea (runners-up of groups 1) and Senegal (runners-up of groups 5) join Zimbabwe in a playoff for one place in the final tournament.

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Senegal | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 11  | 4  | +7  | 9
Zimbabwe | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 3  | +4  | 9
Eritrea | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 2  | 13  | −11  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

1st leg

4 July 1999

Eritrea | 0–1|  Zimbabwe

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|  | A. Ndlovu 25'

Asmara Stadium, Asmara

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

* * *

18 July 1999

Senegal | 6–2|  Eritrea

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Séne 2'
Keita 21', 52'
Traoré 30', 40'
N'Diaye 60' |  | Abraha 58'
Fisahaye 68'

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

* * *

30 July 1999

Zimbabwe | 2–1|  Senegal

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P. Ndlovu 8'
Sawu 55' |  | Traoré 77'

National Stadium, Harare

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Omar Isaack Abdulkadir (Tanzania)

2nd leg

8 August 1999

Senegal | 2–0|  Zimbabwe

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N'Diaye 15'
Diop 86' |  |

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

* * *

15 August 1999

Zimbabwe | 4–0|  Eritrea

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A. Ndlovu 61'
Sawu 69', 75', 90' |  |

National Stadium, Harare

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Abdel Hamid Radwan (Egypt)

* * *

21 August 1999

Eritrea | 0–2|  Senegal

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|  | Camara 55'
Touré 80'

Asmara Stadium, Asmara

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Abdulhakim El Shelmani (Libya)

## Qualified teams

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* Algeria
* Burkina Faso
* Cameroon
* DR Congo
* Congo
* Egypt (holders)
* Gabon
* Ghana (co-hosts)
* Ivory Coast
* Morocco
* Nigeria (co-hosts)
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Zambia

## External links

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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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