1972 African Cup of Nations qualification

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

Sudan automatically qualify as holders and Cameroon automatically qualify as hosts.[1]

Qualifying tournament

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tanzania  2–6  Zambia 1–1 1–5
Nigeria  1–2  Congo-Brazzaville 0–0 1–2
Gabon  1–3  Ivory Coast 1–2 0–1
Uganda  1–5  Congo-Kinshasa 1–4 0–1
Togo  2–1  Dahomey 2–1 0–0
Madagascar  3–5  Mauritius 2–1 1–4
Kenya  3–0  Ethiopia 2–0 1–0
Algeria  3–4  Morocco 3–1 0–3
Niger  1–4  Mali 0–1 1–3
Libya  1–3  United Arab Republic 0–1 1–2
Guinea  1–0  Senegal 1–0 0–0
Ghana  w/o  Upper Volta — —
Tanzania 1–1 Zambia
Zambia 5–1 Tanzania
Chitalu
Chama
M'hango
Stephenson 		?

Zambia won 6–2 on aggregate.

Congo-Brazzaville won 2–1 on aggregate.

Gabon 1–2 Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast won 3–1 on aggregate.

Congo-Kinshasa won 5–1 on aggregate.

Togo 2–1 Dahomey
Dahomey 0–0 Togo

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Madagascar 2–1 Mauritius

Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 0–1 Kenya
Niva 60' (pen.)

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.

Algeria 3–1 Morocco
Kalem 46', 60', 80' Bendayan 6'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mahmoud Mostafa Kamel (United Arab Republic)
Morocco 3–0 Algeria
Bamous 30'
Choukri 38'
Benkhrif 90+4'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal)

Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate.

Niger 0–1 Mali
Kanté
Mali 3–1 Niger
Cissé
Diallo

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.

Libya 0–1 United Arab Republic
Helail
Referee: ... Benkhedir (Algeria)
United Arab Republic 2–1 Libya
Helail Dames Al-Sagheer
Referee: Babiker isa (Sudan)

Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate.

Guinea 1–0 Senegal
Senegal 0–0 Guinea

Guinea won 1–0 on aggregate.

Ghana Cancelled Upper Volta
Withdrew

Ghana progress, Upper Volta withdrew.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  5–3  United Arab Republic 3–0 2–3
Zambia  2–4  Zaire 2–1 0–3
Togo  1–0  Ghana 0–0 1–0
Guinea  1–3  Mali 0–0 1–3
Ivory Coast  3–4  Congo-Brazzaville 3–2 0–2
Kenya  2–1  Mauritius 2–1 0–0

Morocco won 5–3 on aggregate.

Zambia 2–1 Zaire
Stephenson 15'
M'hango 45+1'		 Etepé 16'

Zaire won 4–2 on aggregate.

Togo 0–0 Ghana
Ghana 0–1 Togo

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.

Guinea 0–0 Mali
Mali 3–1 Guinea
Traoré 4'
S. Keïta 6'
Sangaré 66' (pen.)		 Thiam 48'

Mali won 3–1 on aggregate.

Congo-Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.

Kenya 2–1 Mauritius
Niva 37' (pen.)
Farah 88'
Mauritius 0–0 Kenya

Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

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The 8 qualified teams are:

References

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  1. ^ "African Nations Cup 1972". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
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