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1996 African Cup of Nations qualification
Football tournament
Football tournament
The Qualification for the 1996 African Cup of Nations took place in 7 groups of 6 teams each, with the top 2 teams from each group progressing to the tournament. Nigeria and South Africa qualified automatically, as champions and hosts respectively. Qualification began in September 1994 and ended in July 1995.
Qualifying round
Group 1
Lesotho withdrew after competing 6 matches (1 win, 5 losses); Their results were annulled. Swaziland withdrew without playing any matches.
Annulled Shonhai A. Ndlovu Takawira
Maduka Mpinganjira
P.Ndlovu Annulled Lekhotla
Annulled Mukanya Mbiyavanga
Gundani Annulled Banda
Annulled Rinyano
N'Gole
Lembi Lowata Annulled Ntoko Mouyémé
Mouyémé
Group 2
Guinea Bissau withdrew after competing 3 matches (1 draw, 2 losses); their results were annulled.
Annulled Baya Berkhissa
Annulled Salou
Annulled Sané Diatta
Ndao
Traoré
Wade
Baya
Hassen
Traoré
Group 3
Gambia and Niger withdrew after competing 5 matches each; their results were annulled. Central African Republic withdrew without playing any match.
Duah Akonnor Aboagye Annulled
Conteh Imboula Annulled Ayew Addo
Annulled Amankwah Annulled Ayi Ide Konté
Annulled Kanu Annulled Imboula
Mbélé Ayew Annulled
Annulled
Sama Annulled
Annulled Kallon Zarppa Sama
Group 4
Lunyamila Nteze
Salah-El-Din Hassan Fathi Tamale Buwembo Semogerere
Sabry Salah-El-Din Farouk
Amir Mustafa
Selemani Sessaye
El-Sawy El-Kass Mutyaba
Original score 0 – 2 Awarded score Khogali Match awarded 2–0 to Algeria following a protest to CAF.
Anas Elnour Khashaba
Lunyamila Barigye
Amrouche Sabry Abougreisha Edward Jildo Essam Osman
Group 5
South Africa withdrew from qualification (played 3 matches) after they were awarded hosting rights. They were replaced by Kenya, which later withdrew.
Madagascar withdrew after one match (lost to South Africa). Seychelles withdrew before playing any match. All results of the withdrawn teams were annulled.
Awarded hosting rights Annulled
Annulled
Bekogo Mackaya Annulled
Nzamba
J.Bwalya
Ondo
J.Bwalya
Group 6
Merodack
van Wyk T. Camara
Diallo
Tico-Tico
Diawara
Sow
Sylla
Eurico Boonstaander
Goraseb
Quinzinho
Sylla
Diané
Sow
Paulão Nuro Magassouba
Traoré Bagayogo Nana
Rosário Paulão Sow M. Camara
Group 7
Benin, Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea withdrew without playing any matches.
Ouattara
Traoré
Bamba
Qualified teams
- Nigeria withdrew prior to the start of the finals. Guinea, as the best side to not qualify, was offered Nigeria's spot in the finals, but declined due to a lack of preparation time.
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