2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Qualified teams

The teams qualified are:

:1 Bold indicates champion for that year :2 Italic indicates host

Draw

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) conducted the draw for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign on 20 February 2010. The draw was held in Lubumbashi, Congo DR where the CAF Super Cup was held on 21 February 2010.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223181627/http://malawi.worldcupblog.org/team-news/africa-cup-of-nations-2012-seeding-formula.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2010 |access-date=17 February 2010 |access-date=22 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328094525/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations-angola_2010/news/4792-formidable-2012-orange-acn-eliminatories.html |archive-date=28 March 2010 |url-status=dead

;Notes

• Togo was initially banned from competing in the tournament and was thus not involved in the draw, but they were later reinstated and added to Group K (see below).
• Did not enter: , , , , , .

Togolese Ban

Togo were banned from the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments by CAF after they withdrew from the 2010 tournament following a deadly attack on their team bus.

Togo appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee. Togo were readmitted to the 2012 and 2013 tournaments, and (in the case of the 2012 qualifiers) added to the qualification stage.

Tie-breaking rules

The order of tie-breakers used when two or more team have the equal number of points is: (article 14)

1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
5. Goal difference in all games;
6. Goals scored in all games;
7. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying group stage

Group A

Teekloh

Babanco Fortes Këïta

M. Traoré

Karuru Billiat

Wleh Kanté

da Graça

Group B

Kalabane
K. Cissé
Zayatte

Eneramo

I. Uche

Yobo

Bangoura
S. Diallo
Baldé

Obinna

Girma Lemessa Bekele Rakotonomenjanahary

I. Uche Traoré

Group C

Tembo
Chamanga
Mayuka

Mayuka

Abdelkader Bindi

Mbesuma

Mayuka

Dário Domingues

;Notes

• Note 1: Postponed from 4 September 2010, due to the late arrival of match officials.
• Note 2: Originally to be played at Tripoli, Libya but moved to neutral venue due to the political situation in Libya.

Group D

• Note: The ranking of the Central African Republic and Algeria by their head-to-head records is shown below. As they could not be separated on these criteria, ranking was based on overall goal difference.

Momi

Samatta

Chamakh Hadji Assaidi

Dopékoulouyen

Taarabt
Boussoufa

Kadir

Group E

Choupo-Moting

Niang

Niang
Sow
Estazie

Matumona
Diba Ilunga

Kabangu

Mbuta Eto'o N'Guémo Choupo-Moting

Kanda Mbuta
Choupo-Moting

Cissé

Group F

• Mauritania withdrew from 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification before any match was played.

Ceesay
Jallow

Balima
Kaboré

Gariseb

Bancé
A. Traoré
Pitroipa

;Notes

• The Namibia Football Association made a formal complaint that Burkina Faso fielded an ineligible player, Yaoundé-born Herve Xavier Zengue, in the games on 26 March and 4 June. Burkina Faso coach Paulo Duarte says that the player is eligible as he has a Burkinabé wife. CAF opened an investigation, but later dismissed the protest saying it was filed long after the stipulated period for such appeals.
• Namibia indicated that they would appeal the decision to CAF and, if necessary, to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on two different points. Firstly that an appeal had been filed with the match referee prior to their game with Burkina Faso but had not been forwarded to CAF and secondly that such an appeal was in any case not required due to article 36.12 of the competition regulations which stated that "non-qualified or a suspended player to take part in group matches shall lose the match by penalty (3–0), even in the absence of protests/reservations".
• On 10 January 2012, their appeal was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Group G

Parker

Sidibé Daouda

Mohamed Bangura

Maazou

Salah

;Notes

• The South African Football Association lodged a complaint against their elimination, claiming that goal difference should be used to decide on the group winner, as it is "the traditional way of determining a log standing". The South African team had believed they had qualified when the final whistle was blown following their 0–0 draw with Sierra Leone. The SAFA later withdrew its appeal.

Group H

• Note: The ranking of Burundi and Benin by their head-to-head records is shown below. As they could not be separated on these criteria, ranking was based on overall goal difference.

Kalou
Eboué

Omotoyossi Sessègnon

Uzamukunda
Gasana

Ntibazonkiza
Kayumbagu

Drogba
Gervinho
Bony

Bony
Ya Konan
Gervinho

Y. Touré

;Notes

• Note 3: Originally to be played at Abidjan, Ivory Coast but moved to neutral venue due to the political situation in Côte d'Ivoire.

Group I

Muhannad El Tahir

Tagoe Sarpei

Sembolo

Adiyiah Muntari

Muhannad El Tahir

Tagoe Agyemang-Badu

Yousif

Agyemang-Badu

John Mensah

Group J

Mwesigwa
Sserunkuma

Mariga

Massa

Oliech

Flávio

Mateus

Group K

Mbaiam Aloenouvo

Ben Khalfallah

Ramatlhakwane

Kanyenda

Kanyenda
Msowoya
Ng'ambi Ndouassel

Chermiti

Abdennour
Darragi

Barthelemy Nyirenda

Khelifa

Ranking of group runners-up

The two best runners-up from Groups A–J qualify for the 2012 ACN. After the withdrawal of Mauritania from Group F, the following rule applies:

The two best runners-up are determined by the following parameters in this order:

1. Highest number of points
2. Goal difference
3. Highest number of goals scored
4. Match replay in case of parity

Goalscorers

There were 327 goals scored in 130 games for an average of 2.52 goals per game. ;6 goals

• TUN Issam Jemâa ;5 goals
• BOT Jerome Ramatlhakwane
• SEN Mamadou Niang

;4 goals

• ANG Manucho
• BUR Alain Traoré
• CMR Samuel Eto'o
• CIV Didier Drogba
• MLI Cheick Diabaté
• SEN Papiss Cissé
• SEN Moussa Sow
• ZIM Knowledge Musona ;3 goals
• BEN Stéphane Sessègnon
• CMR Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
• COD Yves Diba Ilunga
• COD Patou Kabangu
• CIV Wilfried Bony
• CIV Gervinho
• EGY Marwan Mohsen
• GHA Prince Tagoe
• MWI Essau Kanyenda
• MWI Chiukepo Msowoya
• NGA Ikechukwu Uche
• ZAM Christopher Katongo
• ZAM Emmanuel Mayuka

;2 goals

• ALG Hassan Yebda
• BEN Séïdath Tchomogo
• BDI Didier Kavumbagu
• BDI Faty Papy
• BUR Moumouni Dagano
• CMR Matthew Mbuta
• CPV Héldon
• CTA Charlie Dopékoulouyen
• CTA Hilaire Momi
• CHA Marius Mbaiam
• CHA Ezechiel N'Douassel
• CGO Francky Sembolo
• CIV Salomon Kalou
• CIV Didier Ya Konan
• CIV Yaya Touré
• ETH Fikru Teferra
• ETH Oumed Oukri
• ETH Saladin Said
• GAM Momodou Ceesay
• GHA Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
• GHA Asamoah Gyan
• GUI Bobo Baldé
• GUI Ismaël Bangoura
• GUI Oumar Kalabane
• LBR Patrick Wleh
• MWI Robert Ng'ambi
• MRI Jonathan Bru
• MLI Mahamane Traoré
• MAR Marouane Chamakh
• NAM Tangeni Shipahu
• NIG Moussa Maâzou
• NGA Victor Obinna
• NGA Peter Utaka
• NGA Joseph Yobo
• SLE Mohamed Bangura
• RSA Katlego Mphela
• SUD Mohamed Bashir
• SUD Muhamed Tahir
• TAN Shaban Nditi
• TAN Mbwana Samata
• TOG Backer Aloenouvo
• TOG Mani Sapol
• TUN Fahid Ben Khalfallah
• UGA David Obua
• ZAM James Chamanga

;1 goal

• ALG Hamer Bouazza
• ALG Adlène Guedioura
• ALG Foued Kadir
• ANG Flávio
• ANG Gilberto
• ANG Mateus Galiano
• BEN Guy Akpagba
• BEN Razak Omotoyossi
• BEN Mickaël Poté
• BOT Joel Mogorosi
• BOT Phenyo Mongala
• BUR Wilfried Balima
• BUR Aristide Bancé
• BUR Charles Kaboré
• BUR Jonathan Pitroipa
• BUR Abdou Razack Traoré
• BDI Dugary Ndabashinze
• BDI Selemani Ndikumana
• BDI Saidi Ntibazonkiza
• CMR Léonard Kweuke
• CMR Landry N'Guémo
• CPV Elvis Macedo Babanco
• CPV Odaïr Fortes
• CPV Ryan Mendes da Graça
• CPV Valdo
• CPV Fernando Varela
• CTA Vianney Mabidé
• CHA Karl Max Barthélémy
• CHA Léger Djimrangar
• CHA Mahamat Labbo
• COM Youssouf M'Changama
• COM Abdoulaide Mzé Mbaba
• CGO Barel Mouko
• CGO Lorry Nkolo
• CGO Fabrice Ondama
• COD Dioko Kaluyituka
• COD Déo Kanda
• COD Lomana LuaLua
• COD Zola Matumona
• CIV Emmanuel Eboué
• CIV Romaric
• CIV Kolo Touré
• EGY Mahmoud Fathalla
• EGY Mohamed Salah
• ETH Shimelis Bekele
• ETH Adane Girma
• GAM Mamadou Danso
• GAM Ousman Jallow
• GAM Omar Jawo
• GAM Sanna Nyassi
• GHA Dominic Adiyiah
• GHA André Ayew
• GHA John Mensah
• GHA Sulley Muntari
• GHA Hans Sarpei
• GHA Isaac Vorsah
• GUI Mamadou Bah
• GUI Karamoko Cissé
• GUI Kévin Constant
• GUI Sadio Diallo
• GUI Ibrahima Traoré
• GUI Ibrahim Yattara
• GUI Kamil Zayatte
• GNB Basile de Carvalho
• GNB Dionísio
• KEN Mike Baraza
• KEN McDonald Mariga
• KEN Jamal Mohamed
• KEN Dennis Oliech
• LBR Francis Doe
• LBR Alsény Këïta
• LBR Sekou Oliseh
• LBR Theo Lewis Weeks
• LBR Dioh Williams
• LBY Ahmed Abdelkader
• LBY Rabee Allafi
• LBY Djamal Bindi
• LBY Ihaab Boussefi
• LBY Walid Mhadeb El Khatroushi
• LBY Ahmed Saad Osman
• MAD Faed Arsène
• MAD Yvan Rajoarimanana
• MAD Baggio Rakotonomenjanahary
• MAD Jean José Razafimandimby
• MWI Davi Banda
• MWI Moses Chavula
• MWI Hellings Mwakasungula
• MWI Harry Nyirenda
• MWI Jimmy Zakazaka
• MLI Cédric Kanté
• MLI Abdou Traoré
• MAR Oussama Assaidi
• MAR Medhi Benatia
• MAR Mbark Boussoufa
• MAR Mounir El Hamdaoui
• MAR Youssouf Hadji
• MAR Adel Taarabt
• MOZ Dário
• MOZ Domingues
• MOZ Josemar
• MOZ Maninho
• NAM Wilko Risser
• NIG Kamilou Daouda
• NIG Alhassane Issoufou
• NIG Dankwa Koffi
• NIG Issa Modibo Sidibé
• NGA Michael Eneramo
• NGA Obafemi Martins
• NGA Kalu Uche
• RWA Labama Bokota
• RWA Eric Gasana
• RWA Jean-Claude Iranzi
• RWA Mere Kagere
• RWA Elias Uzamukunda
• SEN Demba Ba
• SEN Dame N'Doye
• SLE Mustapha Bangura
• SLE Teteh Bangura
• SLE Sheriff Suma
• RSA Andile Jali
• RSA Bernard Parker
• SUD Bakri Al-Madina
• SUD Mudather El Tahir
• SUD Galag
• SUD Ala'a Eldin Yousif
• SWZ Darren Christie
• SWZ Manqoba Kunene
• TAN Abdi Kassim
• TAN Jerson Tegete
• TOG Kondo Arimiyaou
• TOG Serge Gakpé
• TUN Aymen Abdennour
• TUN Amine Chermiti
• TUN Oussama Darragi
• TUN Walid Hichri
• TUN Saber Khalifa
• TUN Khaled Korbi
• UGA Geofrey Massa
• UGA Andrew Mwesigwa
• UGA Geoffrey Sserunkuma
• UGA Godfrey Walusimbi
• ZAM Rainford Kalaba
• ZAM Collins Mbesuma
• ZAM Fwayo Tembo
• ZIM Khama Billiat
• ZIM Ovidy Karuru
• ZIM Willard Katsande

;1 own goal

• COD Eric Nkulukuta (playing against Cameroon)
• LBR Ben Teekloh (playing against Mali)
• MRI Joye Estazie (playing against Senegal)
• NAM Richard Gariseb (playing against Burkina Faso)

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