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1972 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1972 African Cup of Nations.

Qualifying Tournament

First round

Algeria 3–1 Morocco
Morocco 3–0 Algeria

Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate.


Egypt 2–1 Libya
Libya 0–1 Egypt

Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate.


Ethiopia 0–1 Kenya
Kenya 2–0 Ethiopia

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.


Gabon 1–2 Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast 1–0 Gabon

Cote d'Ivoire won 3–1 on aggregate.


Guinea 1–0 Senegal
Senegal 0–0 Guinea

Guinea won 1–0 on aggregate.


Madagascar 2–1 Mauritius
Mauritius 4–1 Madagascar

Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate.


Niger 0–1 Mali
Mali 3–1 Niger

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.


Nigeria 0–0 Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Brazzaville 2–1 Nigeria

Congo-Brazzaville won 2–1 on aggregate.


Tanzania 1–1 Zambia
Zambia 5–1 Tanzania

Zambia won 6–2 on aggregate.


Togo 2–1 Dahomey
Dahomey 0–0 Togo

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.


Uganda 1–4 Congo-Kinshasa
Congo-Kinshasa 1–0 Uganda

Congo-Kinshasa won 5–1 on aggregate.


Ghana w / o Upper Volta

Ghana progress, Upper Volta withdrew.

Second round

Guinea 0–0 Mali
Mali 3–1 Guinea

Mali won 3–1 on aggregate.


Congo-Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.


Kenya 2–1 Mauritius
Mauritius 0–0 Kenya

Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate.


Morocco 3–0 Egypt
Egypt 3–2 Morocco

Morocco won 5–3 on aggregate.


Togo 0–0 Ghana
Ghana 0–1 Togo

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.


Zambia 2–1 Congo-Kinshasa
Zaire 3–0 Zambia

Zaire won 4–2 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are: