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This page details the process of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification phase. Forty-six African nations, including hosts Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, entered the competition. Gabon and Equatorial Guinea automatically qualified as host countries. The other 44 nations were drawn into eleven groups, each containing 4 teams. Togo was later added to Group K after its reinstatement.

In each group, teams played each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top team in each group qualified, as did the runner-up of Group K (which contained 5 teams) and the two best runners-up from the other groups.[1]

## Qualified teams

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To be determined

Qualified

Did not qualify

Did not enter

Not part of CAF

The teams qualified are:

Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament

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Gabon | 00Co-hosts | 0329 July 2007 | 4 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2010)
Equatorial Guinea | 0 (debut)
Botswana | 01Group K Winner | 0026 March 2011 | 0 (debut)
Ivory Coast | 01Group H Winner | 005 June 2011 | 18 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 19842, 1986, 1988, 1990, 19921, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Burkina Faso | 01Group F Winner | 003 September 2011 | 7 (1978, 1996, 19982, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010)
Senegal | 01Group E Winner | 03 September 2011 | 11 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 19922, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Ghana | 01Group I Winner | 008 October 2011 | 17 (196312, 19651, 1968, 1970, 197812, 1980, 19821, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 20002, 2002, 2006, 20082, 2010)
Guinea | 01Group B Winner | 008 October 2011 | 10 (1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2004, 2008)
Zambia | 01Group C Winner | 008 October 2011 | 14 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Libya | 01Top Two Runner-up | 008 October 2011 | 2 (19822, 2006)
Angola | 01Group J Winner | 008 October 2011 | 5 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 20102)
Tunisia | 01Group K Runner-up | 008 October 2011 | 14 (1962, 1963, 19652, 1978, 1982, 19942, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 200412, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Mali | 01Group A Winner | 008 October 2011 | 6 (1972, 1994, 20022, 2004, 2008, 2010)
Niger | 01Group G Winner | 008 October 2011 | 0 (debut)
Morocco | 01Group D Winner | 009 October 2011 | 13 (1972, 19761, 1978, 1980, 1986, 19882, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Sudan | 01Top Two Runner-up | 009 October 2011 | 7 (19572, 1959, 1963, 197012, 1972, 1976, 2008)

1 Bold indicates champion for that year

2 Italic indicates host

## Draw

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CAF conducted the draw for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign on 20 February 2010. The draw was held in Lubumbashi, Congo DR where the CAF Super Cup was held on 21 February 2010.[2] The 11 teams in Pot 1 were selected based on their ranking after the 27th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. The rest were ranked based on their position at the latest FIFA Ranking.[3][4]

Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4

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Egypt
Ghana
Nigeria
Algeria
Cameroon
Angola
Zambia
Ivory Coast
Burkina Faso
Mali
Tunisia

Morocco
Benin
Uganda
South Africa
Malawi
Mozambique
Guinea
Senegal
Gambia
Cape Verde
Congo

Rwanda
Tanzania
Sudan
Namibia
Congo DR
Kenya
Libya
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Ethiopia
Sierra Leone

Swaziland
Chad
Burundi
Madagascar
Liberia
Niger
Comoros
Mauritius
Mauritania
Central African Republic
Guinea-Bissau

Notes

* Togo was initially banned from competing in the tournament and was thus not involved in the draw, but they were later reinstated and added to Group K (see below).
* Did not enter:  Djibouti,  Eritrea,  Lesotho,  São Tomé and Príncipe,  Seychelles,  Somalia.

## Togolese Ban

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Togo were banned from the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments by CAF after they withdrew from the 2010 tournament following a deadly attack on their team bus.[5]

Togo appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee. Togo were readmitted to the 2012 and 2013 tournaments, and (in the case of the 2012 qualifiers) added to the qualification stage.[6]

## Tie-breaking rules

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The order of tie-breakers used when two or more team have the equal number of points is:[7] (article 14)

1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
5. Goal difference in all games;
6. Goals scored in all games;
7. Drawing of lots.

## Qualifying group stage

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Legend

Group winners, Group K runner-up, and top two runners-up in all other groups qualify for the finals

### Group A

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  MLI |  CPV |  ZIM |  LBR

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Mali | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 10[a] |  |  | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1
Cape Verde | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 10[a] |  | 1–0 |  | 2–1 | 4–2
Zimbabwe | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 7  | 5  | +2  | 8  |  | 2–1 | 0–0 |  | 3–0
Liberia | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 12  | −5  | 5  |  | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b Mali and Cape Verde are ranked by their head-to-head records

Head-to-head  Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Mali | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 3
Cape Verde | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

4 September 2010

16:00 UTC−1

Cape Verde | 1–0|  Mali

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Varela 44' | Report |

Estádio da Várzea, Praia

Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)[8]

5 September 2010

16:00 UTC±00:00

Liberia | 1–1|  Zimbabwe

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Oliseh 75' | Report | Musona 30'

National Complex, Paynesville

Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)[8]

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9 October 2010

19:00 UTC±00:00

Mali | 2–1|  Liberia

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A. Traoré 2'
Teekloh 52' (o.g.) | Report | Weeks 43'

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)[9]

10 October 2010

15:00 UTC+2

Zimbabwe | 0–0|  Cape Verde

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Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Referee: Gil Sebastian Ndume (Gabon)[9]

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26 March 2011

16:00 UTC−1

Cape Verde | 4–2|  Liberia

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Héldon Ramos 14', 45+1'
Babanco 25'
Fortes 53' | Report | Wleh 39'
Këïta 84'

Estádio da Várzea, Praia

Referee: Lemghaifry Ould Ali (Mauritania)

26 March 2011

19:00 UTC±00:00

Mali | 1–0|  Zimbabwe

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Diabaté 22' | Report |

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

* * *

5 June 2011

15:00 UTC+2

Zimbabwe | 2–1|  Mali

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Musona 45', 90' (pen.) | Report | M. Traoré 52'

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

5 June 2011

16:00 UTC±00:00

Liberia | 1–0|  Cape Verde

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Doe 44' | Report |

National Complex, Paynesville

* * *

3 September 2011

19:00 UTC±00:00

Mali | 3–0|  Cape Verde

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Diabaté 27', 29'
M. Traoré 51' | Report |

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

4 September 2011

15:00 UTC+2

Zimbabwe | 3–0|  Liberia

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Katsande 16'
Karuru 45'
Billiat 85' | Report |

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

* * *

8 October 2011

15:00 UTC±00:00

Liberia | 2–2|  Mali

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Williams 2'
Wleh 90' | Report | Diabaté 16'
Kanté 87'

National Complex, Paynesville

8 October 2011

14:00 UTC−1

Cape Verde | 2–1|  Zimbabwe

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Valdo 3'
da Graça 13' | Report | Musona 68' (pen.)

Estádio da Várzea, Praia

### Group B

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  GUI |  NGA |  ETH |  MAD

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Guinea | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 13  | 5  | +8  | 14  |  |  | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1
Nigeria | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 12  | 5  | +7  | 11  |  | 2–2 |  | 4–0 | 2–0
Ethiopia | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 13  | −5  | 7  |  | 1–4 | 2–2 |  | 4–2
Madagascar | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 4  | 14  | −10  | 1  |  | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |

Source: [citation needed]

5 September 2010

15:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia | 1–4|  Guinea

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Oukri 29' | Report | Yattara 37'
Kalabane 45'
K. Cissé 60'
Zayatte 75'

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Tabani Mnkantjo (Zimbabwe)[10]

5 September 2010

16:00 UTC+1

Nigeria | 2–0|  Madagascar

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Martins 19'
Eneramo 45+1' | Report |

U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar

Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)[10]

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10 October 2010

14:30 UTC+3

Madagascar | 0–1|  Ethiopia

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| Report | Lemessa 62'

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Referee: Ngosi Kalyoto (Malawi)[11]

10 October 2010

16:30 UTC±00:00

Guinea | 1–0|  Nigeria

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Constant 8' | Report |

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Elahrach Bouchaib (Morocco)[11]

* * *

27 March 2011

14:30 UTC+3

Madagascar | 1–1|  Guinea

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Rajoarimanana 17' | Report | Bah 80'

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

27 March 2011

19:00 UTC+1

Nigeria | 4–0|  Ethiopia

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Utaka 1', 53'
I. Uche 78', 90' | Report |

Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja

Referee: Selim Jedidi (Tunisia)

* * *

5 June 2011

16:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia | 2–2|  Nigeria

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Said 45', 50' | Report | K. Uche 27'
Yobo 86'

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

5 June 2011

16:30 UTC±00:00

Guinea | 4–1|  Madagascar

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Kalabane 6'
Bangoura 17'
S. Diallo 60'
Baldé 62' | Report | Arsène 24'

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

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4 September 2011

14:30 UTC+3

Madagascar | 0–2|  Nigeria

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| Report | Yobo 68'
Obinna 75'

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)

4 September 2011

16:30 UTC±00:00

Guinea | 1–0|  Ethiopia

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Baldé 32' | Report |

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)

* * *

8 October 2011

16:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia | 4–2|  Madagascar

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Oukri 31'
Girma 56'
Lemessa 59'
Bekele 73' | Report | Razafimandimby 3'
Rakotonomenjanahary 57'

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

8 October 2011

14:00 UTC+1

Nigeria | 2–2|  Guinea

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Obinna 73'
I. Uche 84' | Report | Ismaël Bangoura 63'
Traoré 90'

Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja

### Group C

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  ZAM |  LBY |  MOZ |  COM

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Zambia | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 2  | +9  | 13  |  |  | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0
Libya | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 6  | 1  | +5  | 12  |  | 1–0 |  | 1–0 | 3–0
Mozambique | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 7  |  | 0–2 | 0–0 |  | 3–0
Comoros | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 2  | 14  | −12  | 1  |  | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |

Source: [citation needed]

5 September 20101

15:00 UTC+2

Zambia | 4–0|  Comoros

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Kalaba 6'
Tembo 22'
Chamanga 29'
Mayuka 83' | Report |

Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe

Referee: Amanuel Eyob Russom (Eritrea)[12]

5 September 2010

15:00 UTC+2

Mozambique | 0–0|  Libya

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Estádio da Machava, Maputo

Referee: Aboubabar Bangoura (Guinea)[12]

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9 October 2010

15:00 UTC+3

Comoros | 0–1|  Mozambique

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| Report | Josemar 90+1'

Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli

Referee: Ibada Ramadhan Kibo (Tanzania)[13]

10 October 2010

20:00 UTC+2

Libya | 1–0|  Zambia

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Sa'ad 36' | Report |

June 11 Stadium, Tripoli

Referee: Gassama Papa (Gambia)[13]

* * *

27 March 2011

15:00 UTC+2

Mozambique | 0–2|  Zambia

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| Report | Chamanga 18'
Mayuka 90'

Estádio da Machava, Maputo

28 March 2011

18:00 UTC±00:00

Libya | 3–0|  Comoros

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El Khatroushi 20'
Abdelkader 68'
Bindi 81' | Report |

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako (Mali)2

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4 June 2011

15:00 UTC+2

Zambia | 3–0|  Mozambique

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C. Katongo 47', 67'
Mbesuma 68' | Report |

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

5 June 2011

15:00 UTC+3

Comoros | 1–1|  Libya

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Mzé Mbaba  83' | Report | Boussefi 43'

Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli

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3 September 2011

18:00 UTC+2

Libya | 1–0|  Mozambique

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Allafi 31' | Report |

Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)2

Referee: Fahim Omar (Egypt)

4 September 2011

15:00 UTC+3

Comoros | 1–2|  Zambia

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Y. M'Changama 32' | Report | C. Katongo 23'
Mayuka 87'

Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli

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8 October 2011

15:00 UTC+2

Zambia | 0–0|  Libya

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Nchanga Stadium, Chingola

8 October 2011

15:00 UTC+2

Mozambique | 3–0|  Comoros

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Maninho 6'
Dário 18' (pen.)
Domingues 40' | Report |

Estádio da Machava, Maputo

Notes

* Note 1: Postponed from 4 September 2010, due to the late arrival of match officials.[14]
* Note 2: Originally to be played at Tripoli, Libya but moved to neutral venue due to the political situation in Libya.[15][16]

### Group D

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  MAR |  CTA |  ALG |  TAN

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Morocco | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 8  | 2  | +6  | 11  |  |  | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1
Central African Republic | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 8[a] |  | 0–0 |  | 2–0 | 2–1
Algeria | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 8[a] |  | 1–0 | 2–0 |  | 1–1
Tanzania | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 9  | −3  | 5  |  | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b Central African Republic and Algeria could not be separated by head-to-head record, so instead ranking was based on overall goal difference.

* Note: The ranking of the Central African Republic and Algeria by their head-to-head records is shown below. As they could not be separated on these criteria, ranking was based on overall goal difference.

head-to-head  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | AG | Pts

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1  |  Central African Republic | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3
2  |  Algeria | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

3 September 2010

22:00 UTC+1

Algeria | 1–1|  Tanzania

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Guedioura 45' | Report | Tegete 33'

Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)[17]

4 September 2010

21:00 UTC±00:00

Morocco | 0–0|  Central African Republic

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)[17]

* * *

9 October 2010

16:00 UTC+3

Tanzania | 0–1|  Morocco

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| Report | El Hamdaoui 43'

Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Seechurn Rajindraparsad (Mauritius)[18]

10 October 2010

15:00 UTC+1

Central African Republic | 2–0|  Algeria

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Dopékoulouyen 81'
Momi 85' | Report |

Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui

Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)[18]

* * *

26 March 2011

16:00 UTC+3

Tanzania | 2–1|  Central African Republic

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Nditi 70'
Samatta 90' | Report | Mabidé 2'

Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

27 March 2011

20:30 UTC+1

Algeria | 1–0|  Morocco

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Yebda 5' (pen.) | Report |

19 May Stadium, Annaba

Referee: Seechurn Rajindraparsad (Mauritius)

* * *

4 June 2011

21:00 UTC+1

Morocco | 4–0|  Algeria

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Benatia 25'
Chamakh 38'
Hadji 60'
Assaidi 68' | Report |

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

5 June 2011

15:00 UTC+1

Central African Republic | 2–1|  Tanzania

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Momi 38'
Dopékoulouyen 88' | Report | Nditi 76'

Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui

Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

* * *

3 September 2011

16:00 UTC+3

Tanzania | 1–1|  Algeria

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Samatta 22' | Report | Bouazza 52'

Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Ali Lenghaifry (Mauritania)

4 September 2011

15:00 UTC+1

Central African Republic | 0–0|  Morocco

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Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui

Referee: Selim Jedidi (Tunisia)

* * *

9 October 2011

19:30 UTC±00:00

Morocco | 3–1|  Tanzania

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Chamakh 20'
Taarabt 69'
Boussoufa 90' | Report | Kassim 40'

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh

9 October 2011

20:30 UTC+1

Algeria | 2–0|  Central African Republic

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Yebda 1'
Kadir 28' | Report |

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

### Group E

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  SEN |  CMR |  COD |  MRI

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Senegal | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 16  | 2  | +14  | 16  |  |  | 1–0 | 2–0 | 7–0
Cameroon | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 12  | 5  | +7  | 11  |  | 0–0 |  | 1–1 | 5–0
DR Congo | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 10  | 11  | −1  | 7  |  | 2–4 | 2–3 |  | 3–0
Mauritius | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 2  | 22  | −20  | 0  |  | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 |

Source: [citation needed]

4 September 2010

15:45 UTC+4

Mauritius | 1–3|  Cameroon

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Bru 45+1' (pen.) | Report | Eto'o 39', 47'
Choupo-Moting 63' (pen.)

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)[19]

5 September 2010

15:00 UTC+1

DR Congo | 2–4|  Senegal

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Kabangu 42', 71' | Report | Sow 6'
Niang 12', 22', 57' (pen.)

Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba, Lubumbashi

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Djamel Hamoudi (Algeria)[19]

* * *

9 October 2010

15:30 UTC+1

Cameroon | 1–1|  DR Congo

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Nkulukutu 54' (o.g.) | Report | Diba Ilunga 37'

Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)[20]

9 October 2010

18:30 UTC±00:00

Senegal | 7–0|  Mauritius

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Cissé 8', 38', 76'
Niang 22', 62'
Sow 47'
Estazie 90' (o.g.) | Report |

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)[20]

* * *

26 March 2011

18:00 UTC±00:00

Senegal | 1–0|  Cameroon

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Ba 90+2' | Report |

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Referee: Yosr Saadalah (Tunisia)

27 March 2011

15:30 UTC+1

DR Congo | 3–0|  Mauritius

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LuaLua 28' (pen.)
Matumona 48'
Diba Ilunga 61' (pen.) | Report |

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Wokoma Solomon (Nigeria)

* * *

4 June 2011

15:30 UTC+1

Cameroon | 0–0|  Senegal

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Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

5 June 2011

15:00 UTC+4

Mauritius | 1–2|  DR Congo

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Bru 11' (pen.) | Report | Diba Ilunga 20'
Kabangu 45+1'

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Ngosi Kalyoto (Malawi)

* * *

3 September 2011

15:00 UTC+1

Cameroon | 5–0|  Mauritius

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Kweuke 54'
Mbuta 65'
Eto'o 70' (pen.)
N'Guémo 85'
Choupo-Moting 90+3' | Report |

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Aboubacar Bangoura (Guinea)

3 September 2011

19:00 UTC±00:00

Senegal | 2–0|  DR Congo

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Sow 34', 50' | Report |

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

* * *

7 October 2011

15:30 UTC+1

DR Congo | 2–3|  Cameroon

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Kaluyituka 11'
Kanda 40' | Report | Eto'o 18'
Mbuta 75'
Choupo-Moting 79'

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

9 October 2011

17:00 UTC+4

Mauritius | 0–2|  Senegal

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| Report | N'Doye 9'
Cissé 25'

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue

### Group F

[edit]

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  BFA |  GAM |  NAM |  MTN

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Burkina Faso | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 12  | 3  | +9  | 10  |  |  | 3–1 | 4–0 |
Gambia | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 4  |  | 1–1 |  | 3–1 |
Namibia | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 11  | −8  | 3  |  | 1–4 | 1–0 |  |
Mauritania | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  |  |  |  |

Source: [citation needed]

* Mauritania withdrew from 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification before any match was played.[21]

4 September 2010

16:00 UTC±00:00

Gambia | 3–1|  Namibia

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Nyassi 10'
Ceesay 13'
Jallow 44' | Report | Risser 89'

Independence Stadium, Bakau

Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)[22]

* * *

9 October 2010

18:00 UTC±00:00

Burkina Faso | 3–1|  Gambia

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Dagano 17'
Balima 58'
Kaboré 68' | Report | Ceesay 75'

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Samir Osman (Egypt)[23]

* * *

26 March 2011

18:00 UTC±00:00

Burkina Faso | 4–0|  Namibia

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A. Traoré 26', 47', 79'
Gariseb 73' (o.g.) | Report |

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Adam Cordier (Chad)

* * *

4 June 2011

15:00 UTC+1

Namibia | 1–4|  Burkina Faso

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Shipahu 85' | Report | A. R. Traoré 12'
Bancé 57' (pen.)
A. Traoré 80' (pen.)
Pitroipa 90'

Independence Stadium, Windhoek

* * *

3 September 2011

15:00 UTC+1

Namibia | 1–0|  Gambia

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Shipahu 83' | Report |

Independence Stadium, Windhoek

* * *

8 October 2011

16:30 UTC±00:00

Gambia | 1–1|  Burkina Faso

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Danso 59' | Report | Dagano 90'

Independence Stadium, Bakau

Notes

* The Namibia Football Association made a formal complaint that Burkina Faso fielded an ineligible player, Yaoundé-born Herve Xavier Zengue, in the games on 26 March and 4 June.[24] Burkina Faso coach Paulo Duarte says that the player is eligible as he has a Burkinabé wife.[25] CAF opened an investigation,[26] but later dismissed the protest saying it was filed long after the stipulated period for such appeals.[27]
* Namibia indicated that they would appeal the decision to CAF and, if necessary, to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on two different points. Firstly that an appeal had been filed with the match referee prior to their game with Burkina Faso but had not been forwarded to CAF and secondly that such an appeal was in any case not required due to article 36.12 of the competition regulations which stated that "non-qualified or a suspended player to take part in group matches shall lose the match by penalty (3–0), even in the absence of protests/reservations".[28]
* On 10 January 2012, their appeal was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[29]

### Group G

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  NIG |  RSA |  SLE |  EGY

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Niger | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 8  | −2  | 9[a] |  |  | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0
South Africa | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 9[a] |  | 2–0 |  | 0–0 | 1–0
Sierra Leone | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 9[a] |  | 1–0 | 0–0 |  | 2–1
Egypt | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 5  |  | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Niger, South Africa and Sierra Leone are ranked by their head-to-head records.

head-to-head  Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Niger | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 6
South Africa | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 5
Sierra Leone | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 5

Source: [citation needed]

4 September 2010

20:30 UTC+2

South Africa | 2–0|  Niger

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Mphela 12'
Parker 45+3' | Report |

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)[30]

5 September 2010

21:30 UTC+2

Egypt | 1–1|  Sierra Leone

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Fathalla 61' | Report | Mustapha Bangura 57'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)[30]

* * *

10 October 2010

15:30 UTC+1

Niger | 1–0|  Egypt

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Maâzou 34' | Report |

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)[31]

10 October 2010

16:30 UTC±00:00

Sierra Leone | 0–0|  South Africa

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| Report |

National Stadium, Freetown

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)[31]

* * *

26 March 2011

20:05 UTC+2

South Africa | 1–0|  Egypt

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Mphela 90+3' | Report |

Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

27 March 2011

16:00 UTC+1

Niger | 3–1|  Sierra Leone

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Issoufou 64'
Sidibé 79'
Daouda 89' | Report | Mohamed Bangura 23'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

* * *

4 June 2011

16:30 UTC±00:00

Sierra Leone | 1–0|  Niger

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T. Bangura 50' | Report |

National Stadium, Freetown

5 June 2011

20:30 UTC+2

Egypt | 0–0|  South Africa

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| Report |

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo

* * *

3 September 2011

16:30 UTC±00:00

Sierra Leone | 2–1|  Egypt

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Mohamed Elneny 14' (o.g.)
Mohamed Bangura 89' (pen.) | Report | Mohsen 45+1'

National Stadium, Freetown

4 September 2011

15:30 UTC+1

Niger | 2–1|  South Africa

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Koffi 10'
Maazou 47' | Report | Jali 70'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

* * *

8 October 2011

17:00 UTC+2

Egypt | 3–0|  Niger

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Mohsen 48', 71'
Salah 66' | Report |

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

8 October 2011

17:00 UTC+2

South Africa | 0–0|  Sierra Leone

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| Report |

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Notes

* The South African Football Association lodged a complaint against their elimination, claiming that goal difference should be used to decide on the group winner, as it is "the traditional way of determining a log standing".[32] The South African team had believed they had qualified when the final whistle was blown following their 0–0 draw with Sierra Leone.[33] The SAFA later withdrew its appeal.[34]

### Group H

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  CIV |  RWA |  BDI |  BEN

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Ivory Coast | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 19  | 4  | +15  | 18  |  |  | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1
Rwanda | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 5  | 15  | −10  | 6  |  | 0–5 |  | 3–1 | 0–3
Burundi | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 9  | −2  | 5[a] |  | 0–1 | 3–1 |  | 1–1
Benin | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 8  | 11  | −3  | 5[a] |  | 2–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 |

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b Burundi and Benin could not be separated by head-to-head record, so instead ranking was based on overall goal difference.

* Note: The ranking of Burundi and Benin by their head-to-head records is shown below. As they could not be separated on these criteria, ranking was based on overall goal difference.

head-to-head  Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | AG | Pts

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Burundi | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 2
Benin | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 2

Source: [citation needed]

4 September 2010

16:00 UTC±00:00

Ivory Coast | 3–0|  Rwanda

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Y. Touré 11'
Kalou 19'
Eboué 40' | Report |

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)[35]

5 September 2010

16:00 UTC+1

Benin | 1–1|  Burundi

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Poté 6' | Report | Kayumbagu 86'

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)[35]

* * *

9 October 2010

15:30 UTC+2

Burundi | 0–1|  Ivory Coast

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| Report | Romaric 33'

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: El Raay Adel (Libya)[36]

9 October 2010

15:30 UTC+2

Rwanda | 0–3|  Benin

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| Report | Tchomogo 50'
Omotoyossi 60'
Sessègnon 70'

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

Referee: Haimoudi Djamel (Algeria)[36]

* * *

26 March 2011

15:00 UTC+2

Rwanda | 3–1|  Burundi

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Iranzi 34'
Uzamukunda 45' (pen.)
Gasana 88' | Report | Papy 36'

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

27 March 2011

17:30 UTC±00:00

Ivory Coast | 2–1|  Benin

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Drogba 45', 76' | Report | Tchomogo 14'

Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra (Ghana)3

* * *

5 June 2011

15:30 UTC+2

Burundi | 3–1|  Rwanda

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Ndikumana 29'
Ntibazonkiza 53'
Kayumbagu 84' | Report | Bokota 48'

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

5 June 2011

14:30 UTC+1

Benin | 2–6|  Ivory Coast

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Sessègnon 56', 61' (pen.) | Report | Ya Konan 13'
Drogba 22', 75'
Gervinho 31', 81'
Bony 90'

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

* * *

3 September 2011

15:30 UTC+2

Rwanda | 0–5|  Ivory Coast

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| Report | Kalou 29'
Bony 36', 45'
Ya Konan 76'
Gervinho 81'

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

Referee: Gehad Gresha (Egypt)

4 September 2011

15:30 UTC+2

Burundi | 1–1|  Benin

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Papy 90' | Report | Akpagba 55'

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

* * *

9 October 2011

15:00 UTC+1

Benin | 0–1|  Rwanda

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| Report | Kagere  6'

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

9 October 2011

14:00 UTC±00:00

Ivory Coast | 2–1|  Burundi

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K. Touré 77'
Y. Touré 90' | Report | Ndabashinze 85'

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Notes

* Note 3: Originally to be played at Abidjan, Ivory Coast but moved to neutral venue due to the political situation in Côte d'Ivoire.[15]

### Group I

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  GHA |  SUD |  CGO |  SWZ

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Ghana | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 13  | 1  | +12  | 16  |  |  | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0
Sudan | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 3  | +5  | 13  |  | 0–2 |  | 2–0 | 3–0
Congo | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 5  | 10  | −5  | 6  |  | 0–3 | 0–1 |  | 3–1
Swaziland | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 2  | 14  | −12  | 0  |  | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 |

Source: [citation needed]

4 September 2010

22:30 UTC+3

Sudan | 2–0|  Congo

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Mudather Karika 9'
Muhannad El Tahir 90' (pen.) | Report |

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)[37]

5 September 2010

15:00 UTC+2

Swaziland | 0–3|  Ghana

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| Report | A. Ayew 13'
Tagoe 70'
Sarpei 81'

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)[37]

* * *

10 October 2010

15:30 UTC+1

Congo | 3–1|  Swaziland

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Mouko 20' (pen.)
Sembolo 34', 73' | Report | Christie 36'

Stade de la Revolution, Brazzaville

Referee: Ssegonga Muhmed (Uganda)[38]

10 October 2010

17:00 UTC±00:00

Ghana | 0–0|  Sudan

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| Report |

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

Attendance: 39,000

Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)[38]

* * *

27 March 2011

15:30 UTC+1

Congo | 0–3|  Ghana

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| Report | Tagoe 5'
Adiyiah 26'
Muntari 68'

Stade de la Revolution, Brazzaville

27 March 2011

20:00 UTC+3

Sudan | 3–0|  Swaziland

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Bisha 2', 63'
Muhannad El Tahir 90' | Report |

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

* * *

3 June 2011

17:00 UTC±00:00

Ghana | 3–1|  Congo

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Vorsah 62'
Tagoe 66'
Agyemang-Badu 78' | Report | N'Guessi 75'

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

5 June 2011

15:00 UTC+2

Swaziland | 1–2|  Sudan

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Kunene 69' | Report | Galag 70'
Yousif 84'

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

* * *

2 September 2011

18:00 UTC±00:00

Ghana | 2–0|  Swaziland

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Gyan 9'
Agyemang-Badu 80' | Report |

Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra

4 September 2011

15:30 UTC+1

Congo | 0–1|  Sudan

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| Report | Ramadan 77'

Stade de la Revolution, Brazzaville

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

* * *

8 October 2011

15:00 UTC+2

Swaziland | 0–1|  Congo

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| Report | Nkolo 47'

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

8 October 2011

16:00 UTC+3

Sudan | 0–2|  Ghana

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| Report | Gyan 10'
John Mensah 22'

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

### Group J

[edit]

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  ANG |  UGA |  KEN |  GNB

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Angola | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 7  | 5  | +2  | 12  |  |  | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0
Uganda | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 11  |  | 3–0 |  | 0–0 | 2–0
Kenya | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 8  |  | 2–1 | 0–0 |  | 2–1
Guinea-Bissau | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 2  | 8  | −6  | 3  |  | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |

Source: [citation needed]

4 September 2010

16:00 UTC+3

Uganda | 3–0|  Angola

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Obua 35'
Mwesigwa 58'
Sserunkuma 88' | Report |

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Samir Mahmoud Osman (Egypt)[39]

4 September 2010

16:00 UTC±00:00

Guinea-Bissau | 1–0|  Kenya

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Dionísio 76' | Report |

Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau

Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)[39]

* * *

9 October 2010

16:00 UTC+3

Kenya | 0–0|  Uganda

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| Report |

Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi

Referee: Diata Badara (Senegal)[40]

9 October 2010

16:00 UTC+1

Angola | 1–0|  Guinea-Bissau

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Gilberto 22' (pen.) | Report |

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)[40]

* * *

26 March 2011

16:00 UTC+3

Kenya | 2–1|  Angola

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Mohammed 57'
Mariga 90+1' | Report | Manucho 19'

Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi

26 March 2011

16:30 UTC±00:00

Guinea-Bissau | 0–1|  Uganda

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| Report | Obua 22'

Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau

* * *

4 June 2011

16:00 UTC+3

Uganda | 2–0|  Guinea-Bissau

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Walusimbi 43'
Massa 62' | Report |

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

5 June 2011

15:30 UTC+1

Angola | 1–0|  Kenya

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Manucho 71' | Report |

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

* * *

3 September 2011

16:00 UTC+3

Kenya | 2–1|  Guinea-Bissau

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Baraza 58'
Oliech 90' | Report | De Carvalho 86'

Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi

4 September 2011

16:00 UTC+1

Angola | 2–0|  Uganda

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Manucho 57'
Flávio 70' | Report |

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Referee: Elahrach Bouchaib (Morocco)

* * *

8 October 2011

17:00 UTC+3

Uganda | 0–0|  Kenya

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| Report |

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

8 October 2011

14:00 UTC±00:00

Guinea-Bissau | 0–2|  Angola

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| Report | Manucho 8'
Mateus 70'

Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau

### Group K

[edit]

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  BOT |  TUN |  MWI |  TOG |  CHA

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Botswana | 8  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 3  | +4  | 17  |  |  | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0
Tunisia | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 14  | 6  | +8  | 14  |  | 0–1 |  | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–0
Malawi | 8  | 2  | 6  | 0  | 13  | 8  | +5  | 12  |  | 1–1 | 0–0 |  | 1–0 | 6–2
Togo | 8  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 10  | −4  | 6  |  | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |  | 0–0
Chad | 8  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 7  | 20  | −13  | 3  |  | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 |

Source: [citation needed]

1 July 2010

17:00 UTC+1

Chad | 2–2|  Togo

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Djime 20'
Mbaiam 28' | Report | Mani 25'
Aloenouvo 67'

Stade National, N'Djamena

Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)[41]

1 July 2010

19:15 UTC+1

Tunisia | 0–1|  Botswana

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| Report | Ramatlhakwane 31'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)[41]

* * *

9 July 2010

11:00 UTC±00:00

Togo | 1–1|  Malawi

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Aloenouvo 85' | Report | Mwakasungula 17'

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)[41]

9 July 2010

15:00 UTC+2

Botswana | 1–0|  Chad

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Mongala 50' | Report |

Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)[41]

* * *

11 August 2010

15:00 UTC+1

Chad | 1–3|  Tunisia

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Ndouassel 75' | Report | Korbi 9'
Ben Khalfallah 43', 81'

Stade National, N'Djamena

Referee: Normandiez Doue (Ivory Coast)[42]

11 August 2010

16:00 UTC+2

Malawi | 1–1|  Botswana

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Banda 74' | Report | Ramatlhakwane 63'

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)[42]

* * *

4 September 2010

15:00 UTC+2

Botswana | 2–1|  Togo

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Mogorosi 8'
Ramatlhakwane 56' | Report | Gakpé 49'

University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Issa Kagaso (Rwanda)[42]

4 September 2010

21:30 UTC+1

Tunisia | 2–2|  Malawi

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Jemâa 11', 27' | Report | Msowoya 45'
Kanyenda 82' (pen.)

Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis

Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)[42]

* * *

9 October 2010

14:30 UTC+2

Malawi | 6–2|  Chad

|
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Zakazaka 14'
Kanyenda 21', 56'
Msowoya 68', 72'
Ng'ambi 80' | Report | Mbaiam 27'
Ndouassel 76'

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)[43]

10 October 2010

15:30 UTC±00:00

Togo | 1–2|  Tunisia

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Mani 40' | Report | Jemâa 38'
Chermiti 83'

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)[43]

* * *

17 November 2010

16:00 UTC+2

Botswana | 1–0|  Tunisia

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Ramatlhakwane 45' | Report |

University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)

17 November 2010

15:00 UTC±00:00

Togo | 0–0|  Chad

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| Report |

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

* * *

26 March 2011

14:30 UTC+2

Malawi | 1–0|  Togo

|
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Chavula 18' | Report |

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

26 March 2011

16:00 UTC+1

Chad | 0–1|  Botswana

|
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| Report | Ramatlhkwane 50'

Stade National, N'Djamena

* * *

5 June 2011

15:00 UTC+2

Botswana | 0–0|  Malawi

|
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| Report |

University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone

5 June 2011

18:00 UTC+1

Tunisia | 5–0|  Chad

|
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Jemâa 22', 44', 53'
Abdennour 35'
Darragi 47' | Report |

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

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3 September 2011

14:30 UTC+2

Malawi | 0–0|  Tunisia

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Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Attendance: 40,000

4 September 2011

15:30 UTC±00:00

Togo | 1–0|  Botswana

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Arimiyao 24' | Report |

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

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8 October 2011

16:00 UTC+1

Chad | 2–2|  Malawi

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Labbo 64'
Barthelemy 90+4' | Report | Ng'ambi 35'
Nyirenda 81'

Stade National, N'Djamena

8 October 2011

16:00 UTC+1

Tunisia | 2–0|  Togo

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Hichri 19'
Khelifa 79' | Report |

Olympic Stadium, Tunis

### Ranking of group runners-up

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The two best runners-up from Groups A–J qualify for the 2012 ACN. After the withdrawal of Mauritania from Group F, the following rule applies:[21]

> In case a group of four is reduced to three teams during the competition, the two best runners up of the groups of four were determined by taking into account their results with the first and third of their respective groups without taking into account their results against the last team of their groups in order to allow the second of the group reduced to three teams to remain in the race for the two best second.

The two best runners-up are determined by the following parameters in this order:[44]

1. Highest number of points
2. Goal difference
3. Highest number of goals scored
4. Match replay in case of parity

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

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1  | C |  Libya | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | +2  | 8
2  | I |  Sudan | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 7
3  | A |  Cape Verde | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 7
4  | B |  Nigeria | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 5
5  | G |  South Africa | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 5
6  | J |  Uganda | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 5
7  | E |  Cameroon | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 5
8  | D |  Central African Republic | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 5
9  | F |  Gambia | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 4
10  | H |  Rwanda | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 12  | −8  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

## Goalscorers

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There were 327 goals scored in 130 games for an average of 2.52 goals per game.

6 goals

* Issam Jemâa

5 goals

* Jerome Ramatlhakwane
* Mamadou Niang

4 goals

* Manucho
* Alain Traoré
* Samuel Eto'o
* Didier Drogba
* Cheick Diabaté
* Papiss Cissé
* Moussa Sow
* Knowledge Musona

3 goals

* Stéphane Sessègnon
* Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
* Yves Diba Ilunga
* Patou Kabangu
* Wilfried Bony
* Gervinho
* Marwan Mohsen
* Prince Tagoe
* Essau Kanyenda
* Chiukepo Msowoya
* Ikechukwu Uche
* Christopher Katongo
* Emmanuel Mayuka

2 goals

* Hassan Yebda
* Séïdath Tchomogo
* Didier Kavumbagu
* Faty Papy
* Moumouni Dagano
* Matthew Mbuta
* Héldon
* Charlie Dopékoulouyen
* Hilaire Momi
* Marius Mbaiam
* Ezechiel N'Douassel
* Francky Sembolo
* Salomon Kalou
* Didier Ya Konan
* Yaya Touré
* Fikru Teferra
* Oumed Oukri
* Saladin Said
* Momodou Ceesay
* Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
* Asamoah Gyan
* Bobo Baldé
* Ismaël Bangoura
* Oumar Kalabane
* Patrick Wleh
* Robert Ng'ambi
* Jonathan Bru
* Mahamane Traoré
* Marouane Chamakh
* Tangeni Shipahu
* Moussa Maâzou
* Victor Obinna
* Peter Utaka
* Joseph Yobo
* Mohamed Bangura
* Katlego Mphela
* Mohamed Bashir
* Muhamed Tahir
* Shaban Nditi
* Mbwana Samata
* Backer Aloenouvo
* Mani Sapol
* Fahid Ben Khalfallah
* David Obua
* James Chamanga

1 goal

* Hamer Bouazza
* Adlène Guedioura
* Foued Kadir
* Flávio
* Gilberto
* Mateus Galiano
* Guy Akpagba
* Razak Omotoyossi
* Mickaël Poté
* Joel Mogorosi
* Phenyo Mongala
* Wilfried Balima
* Aristide Bancé
* Charles Kaboré
* Jonathan Pitroipa
* Abdou Razack Traoré
* Dugary Ndabashinze
* Selemani Ndikumana
* Saidi Ntibazonkiza
* Léonard Kweuke
* Landry N'Guémo
* Elvis Macedo Babanco
* Odaïr Fortes
* Ryan Mendes da Graça
* Valdo
* Fernando Varela
* Vianney Mabidé
* Karl Max Barthélémy
* Léger Djimrangar
* Mahamat Labbo
* Youssouf M'Changama
* Abdoulaide Mzé Mbaba
* Barel Mouko
* Lorry Nkolo
* Fabrice Ondama
* Dioko Kaluyituka
* Déo Kanda
* Lomana LuaLua
* Zola Matumona
* Emmanuel Eboué
* Romaric
* Kolo Touré
* Mahmoud Fathalla
* Mohamed Salah
* Shimelis Bekele
* Adane Girma
* Mamadou Danso
* Ousman Jallow
* Omar Jawo
* Sanna Nyassi
* Dominic Adiyiah
* André Ayew
* John Mensah
* Sulley Muntari
* Hans Sarpei
* Isaac Vorsah
* Mamadou Bah
* Karamoko Cissé
* Kévin Constant
* Sadio Diallo
* Ibrahima Traoré
* Ibrahim Yattara
* Kamil Zayatte
* Basile de Carvalho
* Dionísio
* Mike Baraza
* McDonald Mariga
* Jamal Mohamed
* Dennis Oliech
* Francis Doe
* Alsény Këïta
* Sekou Oliseh
* Theo Lewis Weeks
* Dioh Williams
* Ahmed Abdelkader
* Rabee Allafi
* Djamal Bindi
* Ihaab Boussefi
* Walid Mhadeb El Khatroushi
* Ahmed Saad Osman
* Faed Arsène
* Yvan Rajoarimanana
* Baggio Rakotonomenjanahary
* Jean José Razafimandimby
* Davi Banda
* Moses Chavula
* Hellings Mwakasungula
* Harry Nyirenda
* Jimmy Zakazaka
* Cédric Kanté
* Abdou Traoré
* Oussama Assaidi
* Medhi Benatia
* Mbark Boussoufa
* Mounir El Hamdaoui
* Youssouf Hadji
* Adel Taarabt
* Dário
* Domingues
* Josemar
* Maninho
* Wilko Risser
* Kamilou Daouda
* Alhassane Issoufou
* Dankwa Koffi
* Issa Modibo Sidibé
* Michael Eneramo
* Obafemi Martins
* Kalu Uche
* Labama Bokota
* Eric Gasana
* Jean-Claude Iranzi
* Mere Kagere
* Elias Uzamukunda
* Demba Ba
* Dame N'Doye
* Mustapha Bangura
* Teteh Bangura
* Sheriff Suma
* Andile Jali
* Bernard Parker
* Bakri Al-Madina
* Mudather El Tahir
* Galag
* Ala'a Eldin Yousif
* Darren Christie
* Manqoba Kunene
* Abdi Kassim
* Jerson Tegete
* Kondo Arimiyaou
* Serge Gakpé
* Aymen Abdennour
* Amine Chermiti
* Oussama Darragi
* Walid Hichri
* Saber Khalifa
* Khaled Korbi
* Geofrey Massa
* Andrew Mwesigwa
* Geoffrey Sserunkuma
* Godfrey Walusimbi
* Rainford Kalaba
* Collins Mbesuma
* Fwayo Tembo
* Khama Billiat
* Ovidy Karuru
* Willard Katsande

1 own goal

* Eric Nkulukuta (playing against Cameroon)
* Ben Teekloh (playing against Mali)
* Joye Estazie (playing against Senegal)
* Richard Gariseb (playing against Burkina Faso)

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