1990 African Cup of Nations qualification

Qualifying tournament

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Preliminary round

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Swaziland won 3–1 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.

Barbosa Vieira Dias Angola won 4–1 on aggregate.

Y.Traoré Diarra Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.

Mauritius won 3–1 on aggregate.

Gabon won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia advanced after Uganda withdrew.

Guinea advanced after Mauritania withdrew.

Libya advanced after Madagascar withdrew.

Mozambique advanced after Gambia withdrew.

First round

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Kenya won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.

El-Kass Hassan Egypt won 6–2 on aggregate.

Adekola Balarabe Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate.

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

Mali won after 1–1 on aggregate by away goals.

Traoré Amani Ivory Coast won 6–1 on aggregate.

Kayira Malawi won 3–1 on aggregate.

F. Phiri Mwanza J. Phiri Zimbabwe won 5–1 on aggregate.

Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate.

Senegal advanced after Togo withdrew.

Tunisia advanced after Libya withdrew.

Zaire advanced after Sierra Leone withdrew.

Second round

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N'Diaye Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.

Chimodzi Otieno Ndolo Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate.

Shawky Egypt won 2–0 on aggregate.

Murehwa Nwosu Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate.

Samaké Yaohua Amani Ivory Coast won 5–3 on aggregate.

Makinka Amégasse Zambia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

References