1988 African Cup of Nations qualification

Qualifying tournament

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Preliminary round

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Guinea won 3–1 on aggregate.

Uganda won 5–0 on aggregate.

Angola won 5–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.

Congo won 7–2 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone won 3–2 on aggregate.

Tanzania advanced after Ethiopia withdrew.

Madagascar advanced after Mauritius withdrew.

Rwanda advanced after Lesotho withdrew.

Togo advanced after Equatorial Guinea withdrew.

Tunisia advanced after Mali withdrew.

First round

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Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

Magongo Velonosy Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate.

Obobaifo Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sinkot Omam-Biyik Milla Mokiri Bogere Cameroon won 6–4 on aggregate.

Fofana Fofana Ivory Coast won 4–1 on aggregate.

Tauro Chawanda Nico Zimbabwe won 4–3 on aggregate.

Seck Youm Senegal won 4–0 on aggregate.

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Santos Nkama Zaire won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone won 2–1 on aggregate.

Libya advanced after Zambia withdrew.

Malawi advanced after Rwanda withdrew.

Second round

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Tiehi Ivory Coast won 4–1 on aggregate.

Siasia Kanu Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

Milla Cameroon won 2–1 on aggregate.

Kenya won by away goals rule after 1–1 on aggregate.

Zaire won 4–2 on penalty shootout after 0–0 on aggregate.

Algeria advanced after Libya withdrew.

Qualified teams

References

References

1. (2001–2007). "Algeria in 1988 African Cup of Nations". dzfootball.