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2022 African Nations Championship qualification

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.

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)Dschibuti Samuel Akinbinu
Ghana Daniel Afriyie
Madagaskar Tsilavina Razanakoto
(3 goals each)
← 2020
2024 →

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+
  Algerien (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]

Zeitplan

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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   Kap Verde 2–0 1–2
Gambia   1–1 (3–5 p)   Guinea-Bissau 1–0 0–1
Liberia  0–3  Senegal
Bericht
Senegal  1–2  Liberia
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Report

Senegal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone  2–0  Kap Verde
 Bericht
Kap Verde  2–1  Sierra Leone
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Report

Sierra Leone won 3–2 on aggregate.

Gambia  1–0  Guinea-Bissau
 Bericht
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   Mauretanien 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  Mauretanien
Mauretanien  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
 Bericht
Benin  0–1  Ghana
Bericht

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
Zentralafrikanische Republik   2–2   Congo 2–1 0–1
Äquatorial-Guinea   1–2   Kamerun 1–0 0–2
Tschad   1–7   DR Congo 1–2 0–5
Zentralafrikanische Republik  2–1  Congo
Congo  1–0  Zentralafrikanische Republik
Äquatorial-Guinea  1–0  Kamerun
Kamerun  2–0  Äquatorial-Guinea
Tschad  1–2  DR Congo
DR Congo  5–0  Tschad

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
Äthiopien   5–0   South Sudan 0–0 5–0
Somalia   1–3   Tansania 0–1 1–2
Burundi   3–3 (2–4 p)   Dschibuti 2–1 1–2
Äthiopien  0–0  South Sudan
Bericht
South Sudan  0–5  Äthiopien
Bericht

Ethiopia won 5–0 on aggregate.

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

Burundi  2–1  Dschibuti
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Dschibuti  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
Äthiopien   1–0   Ruanda 0–0 1–0
Tansania   0–4   Uganda 0–1 0–3
Dschibuti   3–7   Sudan 1–4 2–3
Äthiopien  0–0  Ruanda
Ruanda  0–1  Äthiopien
Tansania  0–1  Uganda
Uganda  3–0  Tansania
Dschibuti  1–4  Sudan
Sudan  3–2  Dschibuti

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
Komoren   0–1   Südafrika 0–1 0–0
Botswana   2–2 (a)   Eswatini 0–0 2–2
Seychellen   0–4   Madagaskar 0–1 0–3
Malawi   awd.   Simbabwe Cancelled Cancelled
Mosambik   1–0   Sambia 0–0 1–0
Mauritius  0–2  Angola
Bericht
Angola  1–0  Mauritius
 Bericht

Angola won 3–0 on aggregate.

Komoren  0–1  Südafrika
Bericht
Südafrika  0–0  Komoren
Bericht

South Africa won 1–0 on aggregate.

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

Seychellen  0–1  Madagaskar
Bericht
Madagaskar  3–0  Seychellen
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Report
Report

Madagascar won 4–0 on aggregate.

Malawi  Cancelled  Simbabwe
Simbabwe  Cancelled  Malawi

Malawi advanced on walkover.

Mosambik  0–0  Sambia
Bericht
Sambia  0–1  Mosambik
Report
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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   Südafrika 2–0 4–1
Botswana   1–2   Madagaskar 0–1 1–1
Malawi   1–1   Mosambik 1–1 0–0
Angola  2–0  Südafrika
 Bericht
Südafrika  1–4  Angola
Botswana  0–1  Madagaskar
Madagaskar  1–1  Botswana
Malawi  1–1  Mosambik
Mosambik  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
  Algerien (hosts) Northern Zone 29 September 2018 1 (2011)
  Marokko 26 May 2022 4 (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
  Libyen 26 May 2022 4 (2009, 2014, 2018, 2020)
  Senegal Western Zone A 2 September 2022 2 (2009, 2011)
  Mauretanien 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)
  Kamerun 4 September 2022 4 (2011, 2016, 2018, 2020)
  Sudan Central Eastern Zone 2 September 2022 2 (2011, 2018)
  Äthiopien 3 September 2022 2 (2014, 2016)
  Uganda 3 September 2022 5 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
  Madagaskar Southern Zone 2 September 2022 0 (Debut)
  Angola 4 September 2022 3 (2011, 2016, 2018)
  Mosambik 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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