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2022 African Nations Championship qualification

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2022 African Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates22 July – 4 September 2022
Teams42 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored105 (1.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)Djibouti Samuel Akinbinu
Ghana Daniel Afriyie
Madagascar Tsilavina Razanakoto
(3 goals each)
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The 2022 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2022 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament.

A total of 18 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Algeria which qualified automatically as hosts.

Teams

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A total of 42 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds, split into zones according to their regional affiliations. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 26 May 2022 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

Zone Spots (total 18) Teams entering qualification Did not enter
Northern Zone
(UNAF) 		2 spots+
 Algeria (hosts)
Western Zone A
(WAFU-UFOA A) 		3 spots
Western Zone B
(WAFU-UFOA B) 		3 spots
Central Zone
(UNIFFAC) 		3 spots
Central Eastern Zone
(CECAFA) 		3 spots
Southern Zone
(COSAFA) 		3 spots
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • Teams in italics received a bye to the second round in the qualifying draw.
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

Format

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Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[1]

Schedule

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The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

Zone / Round Matchday Date
Western Zone A
Western Zone B
Central Zone
Central Eastern Zone 		Southern Zone
First round First round First leg 22–24 July 2022
Second leg 26–31 July 2022
Second round Second round First leg 26–29 August 2022
Second leg 2–4 September 2022

Northern Zone

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Algeria qualified as host nation.

After Egypt and Tunisia withdrew before the draw, Libya and Morocco were the only teams entered: therefore, the Zone was scratched and both teams qualified.

Western Zone A

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Liberia  2–4  Senegal 0–3 2–1
Sierra Leone  3–2  Cape Verde 2–0 1–2
Gambia  1–1 (3–5 p)  Guinea-Bissau 1–0 0–1
Liberia 0–3 Senegal
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Senegal 1–2 Liberia
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Senegal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone 2–0 Cape Verde
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Cape Verde 2–1 Sierra Leone
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Report

Sierra Leone won 3–2 on aggregate.

Gambia 1–0 Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau 1–0 Gambia
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Penalties
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1–1 on aggregate. Guinea-Bissau won 5–3 on penalties.

Second round

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Winners qualified for 2022 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Senegal  1–1 (5–3 p)  Guinea 1–0 0–1
Sierra Leone  1–4  Mali 1–2 0–2
Guinea-Bissau  0–2  Mauritania 0–1 0–1
Senegal 1–0 Guinea
Guinea 1–0 Senegal
Penalties
3–5
Sierra Leone 1–2 Mali
Mali 2–0 Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau 0–1 Mauritania
Mauritania 1–0 Guinea-Bissau

Western Zone B

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana  4–0  Benin 3–0 1–0
Ghana 3–0 Benin
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Benin 0–1 Ghana
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Ghana won 4–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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Winners qualified for 2022 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ivory Coast  0–0 (5–3 p)  Burkina Faso 0–0 0–0
Togo  2–3  Niger 1–0 1–3
Ghana  2–2 (5–4 p)  Nigeria 2–0 0–2
Ivory Coast 0–0 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso 0–0 Ivory Coast
Penalties
3–5
Togo 1–0 Niger
Niger 3–1 Togo
Ghana 2–0 Nigeria
Nigeria 2–0 Ghana
Penalties
4–5

Central Zone

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Winners qualified for 2022 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central African Republic  2–2  Congo 2–1 0–1
Equatorial Guinea  1–2  Cameroon 1–0 0–2
Chad  1–7  DR Congo 1–2 0–5
Central African Republic 2–1 Congo
Congo 1–0 Central African Republic
Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Cameroon
Cameroon 2–0 Equatorial Guinea
Chad 1–2 DR Congo
DR Congo 5–0 Chad

Central Eastern Zone

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ethiopia  5–0  South Sudan 0–0 5–0
Somalia  1–3  Tanzania 0–1 1–2
Burundi  3–3 (2–4 p)  Djibouti 2–1 1–2
Ethiopia 0–0 South Sudan
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South Sudan 0–5 Ethiopia
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Ethiopia won 5–0 on aggregate.

Somalia 0–1 Tanzania
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Tanzania 2–1 Somalia
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Tanzania won 3–1 on aggregate.

Burundi 2–1 Djibouti
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Djibouti 2–1 Burundi
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Penalties
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3–3 on aggregate. Djibouti won 4–2 on penalties.

Second round

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Winners qualified for 2022 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ethiopia  1–0  Rwanda 0–0 1–0
Tanzania  0–4  Uganda 0–1 0–3
Djibouti  3–7  Sudan 1–4 2–3
Ethiopia 0–0 Rwanda
Rwanda 0–1 Ethiopia
Tanzania 0–1 Uganda
Uganda 3–0 Tanzania
Djibouti 1–4 Sudan
Sudan 3–2 Djibouti

Southern Zone

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritius  0–3  Angola 0–2 0–1
Comoros  0–1  South Africa 0–1 0–0
Botswana  2–2 (a)  Eswatini 0–0 2–2
Seychelles  0–4  Madagascar 0–1 0–3
Malawi  awd.  Zimbabwe Cancelled Cancelled
Mozambique  1–0  Zambia 0–0 1–0
Mauritius 0–2 Angola
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Angola 1–0 Mauritius
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Angola won 3–0 on aggregate.

Comoros 0–1 South Africa
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South Africa 0–0 Comoros
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South Africa won 1–0 on aggregate.

Botswana 0–0 Eswatini
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Eswatini 2–2 Botswana
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2–2 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals rule.

Madagascar won 4–0 on aggregate.

Malawi Cancelled Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Cancelled Malawi

Malawi advanced on walkover.

Mozambique 0–0 Zambia
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Zambia 0–1 Mozambique
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Mozambique won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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Winners qualified for 2022 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Angola  6–1  South Africa 2–0 4–1
Botswana  1–2  Madagascar 0–1 1–1
Malawi  1–1  Mozambique 1–1 0–0
Angola 2–0 South Africa
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South Africa 1–4 Angola
Botswana 0–1 Madagascar
Madagascar 1–1 Botswana
Malawi 1–1 Mozambique
Mozambique 0–0 Malawi

Qualified teams

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The following 18 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualifying zone Qualified on Previous appearances in African Nations Championship1
 Algeria (hosts) Northern Zone 29 September 2018 1 (2011)
 Morocco 26 May 2022 4 (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Libya 26 May 2022 4 (2009, 2014, 2018, 2020)
 Senegal Western Zone A 2 September 2022 2 (2009, 2011)
 Mauritania 2 September 2022 2 (2014, 2018)
 Mali 3 September 2022 4 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2020)
 Niger Western Zone B 3 September 2022 3 (2011, 2016, 2020)
 Ghana 3 September 2022 3 (2009, 2011, 2014)
 Ivory Coast 4 September 2022 4 (2009, 2011, 2016, 2018)
 DR Congo Central Zone 4 September 2022 5 (2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2020)
 Congo 4 September 2022 3 (2014, 2018, 2020)
 Cameroon 4 September 2022 4 (2011, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Sudan Central Eastern Zone 2 September 2022 2 (2011, 2018)
 Ethiopia 3 September 2022 2 (2014, 2016)
 Uganda 3 September 2022 5 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Madagascar Southern Zone 2 September 2022 0 (debut)
 Angola 4 September 2022 3 (2011, 2016, 2018)
 Mozambique 4 September 2022 1 (2014)

Goalscorers

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There were 105 goals scored in 54 matches, for an average of 1.94 goals per match.


3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ "Regulations of the African Nations Championship" (PDF). CAF.
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