2014 African Nations Championship qualification

Qualification zones

North Zone

First round

The two winners of the first round qualify for the final tournament. Algeria withdrew due to poor squad standards. |}

Zone West A

Preliminary round

The two preliminary round winners qualify for the first round.

Mali and Senegal receive a bye and advance directly to the first round. |}

First round

The two winners of the first round qualify for the final tournament. |}

Denna

Zone West B

Preliminary round

The preliminary round winner qualify for the first round.

Ghana, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Benin receive a bye and advance directly to the first round. |}

First round

The 3 winners of the first round qualify for the final tournament. Benin withdrew from the tournament for financial reasons. |}

Mba Edeh

Nigeria withdrew due to financial constraints on 11 April 2013, but one month later they confirmed their participation.

Central Zone

Preliminary round

The preliminary round winner qualify for the first round.

DR Congo, Cameroon and Gabon receive a bye and advance directly to the first round. |}

• Central African Republic withdrew. Game was awarded 3–0 to Congo.

First round

The two winners of the first round qualify for the final tournament.

The two losers of the first round qualify for the second round. |}

Bokanga

Second round

The winner of the second round qualify for the final tournament. |}

Central-East Zone

Preliminary round

The two preliminary round winners qualify for the first round.

Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania receive a bye and advance directly to the first round. |}

• Eritrea withdrew on December 5, 2012. Game was awarded 3–0 to Ethiopia.

First round

The 3 winners of the first round qualify for the final tournament. |}

Southern Zone

Preliminary round

The two preliminary round winners qualify for the first round.

Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe receive a bye and advance directly to the first round.

Note: Mozambique was not included in the initial draw published by CAF on June 9, 2012, and Seychelles was supposed to also receive a bye and advance directly to the first round, but then Mozambique was included to play a preliminary round against Seychelles, the qualifier taking the spot in the first round which was firstly drawn for Seychelles (vs. Namibia). |}

First round

The 4 winners of the first round qualify for the second round. |}

Second round

The two winners of the second round qualify for the final tournament, along with hosts South Africa. |}

Qualified teams

References

References

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2. [http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Fixtures_Preliminaries__CHAN.pdf Fixtures. Preliminaries] CAF Online
3. Goal.com. "Algeria withdraws from CHAN 2014 qualifiers". Goal.com.
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5. Okeleji, Oluwashina. (11 April 2013). "Nigeria withdraw from African Nations Championship qualifiers". BBC Sport.
6. Okeleji, Oluwashina. (8 May 2013). "Nigeria make 2014 CHAN qualifiers U-turn". BBC Sport.
7. "Matches - African Nations Championship - Africa - Results and fixtures - Soccerway".
8. "Eritrea withdraw from Ethiopia qualifiers".
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10. [http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Fixture_CHAN%202014.pdf Fixtures] CAF Online
11. (17 December 2012). "Seychelles succumb to Mozambique". Seychelles Nation.