2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 4185450 216389394 2008-06-01T12:27:20Z Antonytse 555103 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 216388556 by [[Special:Contributions/Antonytse|Antonytse]] ([[User talk:Antonytse|talk]]) This page details the process of '''qualifying''' for the '''[[2008 African Cup of Nations]]'''. 48 African nations, including hosts Ghana, entered the competition. Ghana automatically qualified as host country. ==Qualified teams== The 16 qualified teams are: *{{fb|GHA}} as hosts. *{{fb|CIV}} as group 1 winner. *{{fb|EGY}} as group 2 winner. *{{fb|NGA}} as group 3 winner. *{{fb|SUD}} as group 4 winner. *{{fb|CMR}} as group 5 winner. *{{fb|ANG}} as group 6 winner. *{{fb|SEN}} as group 7 winner. *{{fb|GUI}} as group 8 winner. *{{fb|MLI}} as group 9 winner. *{{fb|NAM}} as group 10 winner. *{{fb|ZMB}} as group 11 winner. *{{fb|MAR}} as group 12 winner. *{{fb|TUN}}, {{fb|BEN}}, and {{fb|RSA}} as the three best runners-up from groups 2-11. ==Teams that did not enter== The following CAF member national teams decided not to enter or were not allowed to enter the African Nations Cup 2008 qualifying rounds (World Ranking from May 16, 2007): *{{fb|CTA}} [180] *{{fb|COM}} [182] *{{fb|GNB}} [187] (excluded due to missing payments) *{{fb|SOM}} [192] *{{fb|STP}} [199] ==Groups== The 47 nations were divided into 11 groups of four teams and 1 group of 3 teams, with the 12 group winners and the best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (originally groups 1-11, now groups 2-11 after the withdrawal of Djibouti from group 1) qualifying for the finals. Qualifying took place between [[September 2]], [[2006]] and [[October 13]], [[2007]]. ===Group 1=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CIV}} |'''10'''||4||3||1||0||13||0||+13 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GAB}} |'''7'''||4||2||1||1||6||5||+1 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MAD}} |'''0'''||4||0||0||4||0||14||-14 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|DJI}} |'''0'''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |} On [[17 August]], [[2006]], the [[Fédération Djiboutienne de Football|Djibouti Football Federation]] announced that {{fb|DJI}} was withdrawing from the qualifying tournament, without giving a reason.<ref>([[August 17]] [[2006]]), [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/5259778.stm <u>"Djibouti pull out of Nations Cup"<u>], ''BBC News'', Accessed August 29 2006</ref> {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}} | score = 4 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|MAD}} | goals1 = [[Henry Antchouet]] {{goal|40}}<br />[[Daniel Cousin]] {{goal|67|pen.}} <br />[[Shiva N'Zigou]] {{goal|76}}, {{goal|82}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Omar Bongo]], [[Libreville]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}} | score = 5 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|GAB}} | goals1 = [[Kolo Touré]] {{goal|10}}<br />[[Arouna Koné]] {{goal|22}}, {{goal|55}}, {{goal|70}}<br />[[Aruna Dindane]] {{goal|32}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny]], [[Abidjan]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[25 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAD}} | score = 0 - 3 | team2 = {{fb|CIV}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Steve Gohouri]] {{goal|29}}<br />[[Aruna Dindane]] {{goal|35}}<br />[[Amara Diané]] {{goal|82}} | stadium = [[Stade Municipal de Mahamasina]], [[Antananarivo]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}} | score = 5 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|MAD}} | goals1 = [[Salomon Kalou]] {{goal|18}}<br/>[[Arouna Koné]] {{goal|30}}, {{goal|82}}<br/>[[Yaya Touré]] {{goal|48}}<br/>[[Didier Drogba]] {{goal|90}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Bouaké]], [[Bouaké]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[17 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAD}} | score = 0 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|GAB}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Georges Akieremy]] {{goal|20}}<br>[[Elvis Eva-Kedi]] {{goal|89}} | stadium = [[Stade Municipal de Mahamasina]], [[Antananarivo]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}} | score = 0 - 0<br /> | team2 = {{fb|CIV}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Omar Bongo]], [[Libreville]]}} Djibouti withdrew prior to the start of qualification; all Djibouti matches were therefore cancelled. *{{fb|DJI}} v {{fb|CIV}}, [[3 September]], [[2006]] *{{fb|MAD}} v {{fb|DJI}}, [[8 October]], [[2006]] *{{fb|DJI}} v {{fb|GAB}}, [[25 March]], [[2007]] *{{fb|GAB}} v {{fb|DJI}}, [[3 June]], [[2007]] *{{fb|CIV}} v {{fb|DJI}}, [[17 June]], [[2007]] *{{fb|DJI}} v {{fb|MAD}}, [[9 September]], [[2007]] ===Group 2=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|EGY}} |'''12'''||6||3||3||0||9||2||+7 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MTN}} |'''7'''||6||2||1||3||9||10||-1 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BDI}} |'''7'''||6||2||1||3||6||8||-2 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BOT}} |'''7'''||6||2||1||3||3||7||-4 |} {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}} | score = 4 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|BDI}} | goals1 = [[Mohamed Zidan]] {{goal|5}}<br />[[Hosni Abd-Rabou]] {{goal|29}}<br />[[Mohamed Aboutraika]] {{goal|31}}<br />[[Ahmed Hassan]] {{goal|52|pen.}} | goals2 = [[Musabah Suleimani]] {{goal|79|pen.}} | stadium = [[Alexandria Stadium]], [[Alexandria, Egypt|Alexandria]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MTN}} | score = 4 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|BOT}} | goals1 = [[Saidou M'Bodj]] {{goal|2}}<br />[[Karamoko Moussa]] {{goal|10}}, {{goal|23}}<br />[[Yoann Langlet]] {{goal|31}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Olympique (Nouakchott)|Stade Olympique]], [[Nouakchott]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[7 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|BOT}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|EGY}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Botswana National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|BDI}} | score = 3 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|MTN}} | goals1 = [[Yamin Selemani]] {{goal|3}}, {{goal|30}}<br />[[Henry Mbazumutima]] {{goal|45}} | goals2 = [[Buha Ibrahim]] {{goal|7}} | stadium = [[Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore]], [[Bujumbura]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[25 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|BOT}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|BDI}} | goals1 = [[Thato Siska]] {{goal|57}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Botswana National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[25 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}} | score = 3 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|MTN}} | goals1 = [[Mohamed Zidan]] {{goal|20}}<br />[[Bilal Sidibé]] {{goal|23|o.g.}} <br />[[Hossam Ghaly]] {{goal|66}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|BDI}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|BOT}} | goals1 = [[Abdul Hakimana]] {{goal|63}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Amahoro]], [[Kigali]]<ref name="burundi">Held in neighbouring Rwanda because Burundi's Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore is unavailable. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6669671.stm]</ref>}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MTN}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|EGY}} | goals1 = [[Yoann Langlet]] {{goal|67}} | goals2 = [[Ahmed Hassan]] {{goal|15}} | stadium = [[Stade Olympique (Nouakchott)|Stade Olympique]], [[Nouakchott]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[16 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|BOT}} | score = 2 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|MTN}} | goals1 = [[Modiri Marumo]] {{goal|19}}<br/>[[Dipsy Selolwane]] {{goal|40}} | goals2 = [[Yoann Langlet]] {{goal|75}} | stadium = [[Botswana National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[9 September]], [[2007]]<ref name="group2">Burundi vs Egypt, originally to be played on [[17 June]], [[2007]] in Rwanda, postponed due to logistical problems encountered in Kigali. The last round of matches, due to be played in the weekend of [[8 September]] [[2007]], also postponed as a result. [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200706/15/eng20070615_384772.html]</ref> | team1 = {{fb-rt|BDI}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|EGY}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore]], [[Bujumbura]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[13 October]], [[2007]]<ref name="group2" /> | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|BOT}} | goals1 = [[Mohamed Fadl]] {{goal|77}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[13 October]], [[2007]]<ref name="group2" /> | team1 = {{fb-rt|MTN}} | score = 2 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|BDI}} | goals1 = [[Pascal Corville]] {{goal|32}}<br/>[[Ahmed Teguedi]] {{goal|50}} | goals2 = [[Abdallah Imantona]] {{goal|85|pen.}} | stadium = [[Stade Olympique (Nouakchott)|Stade Olympique]], [[Nouakchott]]}} ===Group 3=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NGA}} |'''15'''||6||5||0||1||10||3||+7 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|UGA}} |'''11'''||6||3||2||1||8||3||+5 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NIG}} |'''4'''||6||1||1||4||5||11||-6 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|LES}} |'''4'''||6||1||1||4||3||9||-6 |} {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|UGA}} | score = 3 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|LES|1987}} | goals1 = [[Geoffrey Massa]] {{goal|29}}, {{goal|42}} <br />[[David Obua]] {{goal|57|pen.}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Nelson Mandela National Stadium]], [[Kampala]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|NIG}} | goals1 = [[Aiyegbeni Yakubu]] {{goal|27}}<br />[[Christian Obodo]] {{goal|60}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Abuja Stadium]], [[Abuja]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|LES}} | score = 0 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|NGA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Aiyegbeni Yakubu]] {{goal|50}} | stadium = [[Setsoto Stadium]], [[Maseru]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|NIG}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|UGA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Général Seyni Kountché Stadion]], [[Niamey]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[24 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|UGA}} | goals1 = [[Nwankwo Kanu]] {{goal|73}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[MKO Abiola Stadium]], [[Abeokuta]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[25 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|LES}} | score = 3 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|NIG}} | goals1 = [[Refiloe Potse]] {{goal|22}}, {{goal|44}}<br />[[Mpitsa Marai]] {{goal|75}} | goals2 = [[Daouda Kamilou]] {{goal|80}} | stadium = [[Setsoto National Stadium]], [[Maseru]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|UGA}} | score = 2 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|NGA}} | goals1 = [[David Obua]] {{goal|52|pen.}} </br> [[Ibrahim Sekagya]] {{goal|65|pen.}} | goals2 = [[John Utaka]] {{goal|25}} | stadium = [[Nelson Mandela National Stadium]], [[Kampala]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|NIG}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|LES}} | goals1 = [[Hamidou Djibo]] {{goal|10}}<br/>[[Souliman Sako]] {{goal|36}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Général Seyni Kountché Stadion]], [[Niamey]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[17 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|NIG}} | score = 1 - 3 | team2 = {{fb|NGA}} | goals1 = [[Daouda Kamilou]] {{goal|68}} | goals2 = [[Nwankwo Kanu]] {{goal|40}}<br>[[Taye Taiwo]] {{goal|70}}<br>[[Aiyegbeni Yakubu]] {{goal|89}} | stadium = [[Général Seyni Kountché Stadion]], [[Niamey]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[19 June]], [[2007]]<ref>Postponed from [[17 June]], [[2007]] after the match officials failed to arrive on time. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6761641.stm]</ref> | team1 = {{fb-rt|LES}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|UGA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Setsoto National Stadium]], [[Maseru]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|LES}} | goals1 = [[Stephen Makinwa]] {{goal|42}}<br />[[Ikechukwu Uche]] {{goal|73}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Warri Township Stadium]], [[Warri]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|UGA}} | score = 3 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|NIG}} | goals1 = [[David Obua]] {{goal|2|pen.}}, {{goal|77}}, {{goal|86}} | goals2 = [[Seydou Idrissa]] {{goal|45}} | stadium = [[Nelson Mandela National Stadium]], [[Kampala]]}} ===Group 4=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SUD}} |'''15'''||6||5||0||1||13||4||+9 |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TUN}} |'''13'''||6||4||1||1||12||3||+9 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SEY}} |'''4'''||6||1||1||4||3||14||-11 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MRI}} |'''2'''||6||0||2||4||3||10||-7 |} {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MRI}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|TUN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade George V]], [[Curepipe]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SUD}} | score = 3 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|SEY}} | goals1 = [[Bader Eldin Abdalla Galag]] {{goal|22}}<br />[[Haytham Tambal]] {{goal|77|pen.}}, {{goal|90}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade de Khartoum]], [[Khartoum]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[7 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SEY}} | score = 2 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|MRI}} | goals1 = [[Wilnes Brutus]] {{goal|22}}, {{goal|81}} | goals2 = [[Kervin Godon]] {{goal|50}} | stadium = [[Stade Linité]], [[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[7 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|SUD}} | goals1 = [[Richard Gastin Lado]] {{goal|79|o.g.}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade 7 Novembre]], [[Radès]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[24 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SEY}} | score = 0 - 3 | team2 = {{fb|TUN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Issam Jemâa]] {{goal|16}}, {{goal|76}}, {{goal|80}} | stadium = [[Stade Linité]], [[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[25 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MRI}} | score = 1 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|SUD}} | goals1 = [[Ricardo Naboth]] {{goal|68}} | goals2 = [[Faisal Agab]] {{goal|42}}, {{goal|86}} | stadium = [[Stade George V]], [[Curepipe]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SUD}} | score = 3 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|MRI}} | goals1 = [[Richard Gastin Lado|Richard Gastin]] {{goal|24}}, {{goal|65}} <br>[[Faisal Agab]] {{goal|44}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade de Al-Merrikh]], [[Omdurman]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}} | score = 4 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|SEY}} | goals1 = [[Issam Jemâa]] {{goal|25}}<br>[[Kamel Zaiem]] {{goal|41}}, {{goal|66}}<br>[[Amine Chermiti]] {{goal|81}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade 7 Novembre]], [[Radès]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[16 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SEY}} | score = 0 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|SUD}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Faisal Agab]] {{goal|46}}<br />[[Haytham Tambal]] {{goal|61}} | stadium = [[Stade Linité]], [[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[16 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|MRI}} | goals1 = [[Issam Jemâa]] {{goal|44}}<br>[[Abdelkarim Nafti]] {{goal|60}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade 7 Novembre]], [[Radès]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[9 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MRI}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|SEY}} | goals1 = [[Christopher Perle]] {{goal|59}} | goals2 = [[Dennis Godfrey]] {{goal|43|pen.}} | stadium = [[Stade George V]], [[Curepipe]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[9 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SUD}} | score = 3 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|TUN}} | goals1 = [[Yousif Ahmed Alaa Eldin]] {{goal|26}}<br/> [[Faisal Agab]] {{goal|61|pen.}}<br/> [[Musa Al Tahir]] {{goal|72}} | goals2 = [[Abdelkarim Nafti]] {{goal|55}}<br/> [[Francileudo dos Santos]] {{goal|82|pen.}} | stadium = [[Stade de Khartoum]], [[Khartoum]]}} ===Group 5=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CMR}} |'''15'''||6||5||0||1||13||4||+9 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|EQG}} |'''10'''||6||3||1||2||6||7||-1 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|RWA}} |'''6'''||6||2||0||4||10||11||-1 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|LBR}} |'''4'''||6||1||1||4||6||13||-7 |} {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|RWA}} | score = 0 - 3 | team2 = {{fb|CMR}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Guy Feutchine]] {{goal|55}} <br />[[Geremi Njitap]] {{goal|62}}<br />[[Landry Nguemo]] {{goal|84}} | stadium = [[Stade Amahoro]], [[Kigali]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|EQG}} | score = 2 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|LBR}} | goals1 = [[Juan Epitie Dyowe]] {{goal|24}}<br />[[Rodolfo Bodipo]] {{goal|88}} | goals2 = [[Zah Rahan Krangar]] {{goal|35}} | stadium = [[Estadio Internacional]], [[Malabo]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[7 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}} | score = 3 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|EQG}} | goals1 = [[Mohamadou Idrissou]] {{goal|72}}, {{goal|89}}<br />[[Pierre Achille Webo]] {{goal|80}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo]], [[Yaoundé]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}} | score = 3 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|RWA}} | goals1 = [[Francis Doe]] {{goal|24}}<br />[[Oliver Makor]] {{goal|68}}<br />[[Dioh Williams]] {{goal|76}} | goals2 = [[Olivier Karekezi]] {{goal|70}}<br />[[Abedi Mulenda]] {{goal|82}} | stadium = [[Antoinette Tubman Stadium]], [[Monrovia]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[24 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}} | score = 3 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|LBR}} | goals1 = [[Pierre Achille Webo]] {{goal|12}}, {{goal|24}}<br />[[Mohammadou Idrissou]] {{goal|86}} | goals2 = [[Francis Doe]] {{goal|38}} | stadium = [[Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo]], [[Yaoundé]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[25 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|EQG}} | score = 3 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|RWA}} | goals1 = [[Juan Anderson]] {{goal|10}}<br/> [[Samuel Rondo]] {{goal|25|pen.}} <br/> [[Alfonso Epitié]] {{goal|83}} | goals2 = [[Olivier Karekezi]] {{goal|17}} | stadium = [[Estadio Internacional]], [[Malabo]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|RWA}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|EQG}} | goals1 = [[Haruna Niyonzima]] {{goal|57}}, {{goal|77}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Amahoro]], [[Kigali]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}} | score = 1 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|CMR}} | goals1 = [[Stephen Nagbe Mennoh|Stephen Mennoh]] {{goal|80}} | goals2 = [[Stéphane M'Bia]] {{goal|12}}<br/>[[Samuel Eto'o]] {{goal|78}} | stadium = [[Antoinette Tubman Stadium]], [[Monrovia]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[17 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}} | score = 2 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|RWA}} | goals1 = [[Mohamadou Idrissou]] {{goal|16}}<br/>[[Geremi Njitap]] {{goal|49}} | goals2 = [[Jimmy Gatete]] {{goal|79}} | stadium = [[Stade Omnisports Roumdé Adjia]], [[Garoua]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[17 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|EQG}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Antoinette Tubman Stadium]], [[Monrovia]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|RWA}} | score = 4 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|LBR}} | goals1 = [[Labama Bokota]] {{goal|21}}<br/> [[Saidi Abedi Makasi]] {{goal|29}}<br/> [[Jeannot Witakenge]] {{goal|85}}<br/> [[Olivier Karekezi]] {{goal|89}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Amahoro]], [[Kigali]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[9 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|EQG}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|CMR}} | goals1 = [[Juvenal Edjogo Owono]] {{goal|35}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Nuevo Estadio de Malabo]] , [[Malabo]]}} ===Group 6=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ANG}} |'''13'''||6||4||1||1||16||5||+11 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ERI}} |'''9'''||6||2||3||1||5||9||-3 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|KEN}} |'''7'''||6||2||1||3||6||7||-1 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SWZ}} |'''3'''||6||0||3||3||0||8||-7 |} {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}} | score = 1 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|ERI}} | goals1 = [[Robert Mambo Mumba]] {{goal|65}} | goals2 = [[Arnold Origi]] {{goal|60|o.g.}}<br />[[Yednekatchew Shimangus]] {{goal|68}} | stadium = [[Moi International Sports Centre]], [[Nairobi]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SWZ}} | score = 0 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|ANG}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[João Pereira Jamba|Jamba]] {{goal|21}}<br/>[[Manuel Antonio Cange|Locó]] {{goal|80}} | stadium = [[Somholo National Stadium]], [[Lobamba]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[7 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ERI}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|SWZ}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Asmara Stadium]], [[Asmara]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}} | score = 3 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|KEN}} | goals1 = [[Flávio Amado|Flávio]] {{goal|27}}, {{goal|68}}<br />[[Mateus Galiano da Costa|Mateus]] {{goal|60}} | goals2 = [[Boniface Ambani]] {{goal|81}} | stadium = [[Estádio da Cidadela|Estadio Nacional da Cidadela Desportiva]], [[Luanda]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[25 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}} | score = 6 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|ERI}} | goals1 = [[Flávio Amado|Flávio]] {{goal|26}}, {{goal|69}}<br />[[Mantorras]] {{goal|35}}<br />[[Ze Kalanga]] {{goal|41}}<br />[[António Mendonça|Mendonça]] {{goal|51}}<br />[[Paulo José Figueiredo|Figueiredo]] {{goal|80}} | goals2 = [[Tenese Gay]] {{goal|58}} | stadium = [[Estádio da Cidadela|Estadio Nacional da Cidadela Desportiva]], [[Luanda]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[25 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|SWZ}} | goals1 = [[McDonald Mariga]] {{goal|51}}<br />[[Ibrahim Shikanda]] {{goal|75}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Nyayo National Stadium]], [[Nairobi]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ERI}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|ANG}} | goals1 = [[Elias Ali Abubeker]] {{goal|17}} | goals2 = [[Norberto Mulenessa Maurito|Maurito]] {{goal|88}} | stadium = [[Asmara Stadium]], [[Asmara]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SWZ}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|KEN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Somholo National Stadium]], [[Lobamba]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[16 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ERI}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|KEN}} | goals1 = [[Berhane Aregay]] {{goal|80}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Asmara Stadium]], [[Asmara]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[17 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}} | score = 3 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|SWZ}} | goals1 = [[Paulo Figueiredo|Figueiredo]] {{goal|18}}<br/>[[Love (footballer)|Love]] {{goal|25}}<br/>[[Flávio Amado|Flávio]] {{goal|56}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Estádio da Cidadela|Estadio Nacional da Cidadela Desportiva]], [[Luanda]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}} | score = 2 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|ANG}} | goals1 = [[Patrick Oboya]] {{goal|18}}<br />[[Dennis Oliech]] {{goal|87}} | goals2 = [[Manucho Gonçalves|Manucho]] {{goal|35}} | stadium = [[Nyayo National Stadium]], [[Nairobi]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[9 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SWZ}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|ERI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Trade Fair Ground]], [[Manzini]]}} ===Group 7=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SEN}} |'''11'''||6||3||2||1||12||3||+9 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MOZ}} |'''9'''||6||2||3||1||5||4||+1 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TAN}} |'''8'''||6||2||2||2||4||7||-3 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BFA}} |'''4'''||6||1||1||4||5||12||-7 |} {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|TAN}} | score = 2 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|BFA}} | goals1 = [[Paul Coulibaly]] {{goal|23|o.g.}}<br />[[Mizal Khalfan]] {{goal|65}} | goals2 = [[Abdoulaye Cisse]] {{goal|39}} | stadium = [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|National Stadium]], [[Dar Es Salaam]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SEN}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|MOZ}} | goals1 = [[Emanuel Fernando Matola|Nando]] {{goal|33|o.g.}}<br />[[Guiranne Ndaw]] {{goal|61}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Leopold Senghor]], [[Dakar]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[7 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|BFA}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|SEN}} | goals1 = [[Narcisse Yameogo]] {{goal|63|pen.}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade du 4-Août]], [[Ouagadougou]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MOZ}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|TAN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Estádio da Machava]], [[Maputo]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[24 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SEN}} | score = 4 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|TAN}} | goals1 = [[Mamadou Niang]] {{goal|35}}, {{goal|49}}, {{goal|64}}<br />[[Diomansy Kamara]] {{goal|46}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor]], [[Dakar]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[24 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|BFA}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|MOZ}} | goals1 = [[Jonathan Pitropa]] {{goal|36}} | goals2 = [[Carlos Simomuro]] {{goal|2}} | stadium = [[Stade du 4-Août]], [[Ouagadougou]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|TAN}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|SEN}} | goals1 = [[Nizal Khalifan]] {{goal|18}} | goals2 = [[Demba Ba]] {{goal|75}} | stadium = [[CCM Kirumba Stadium]], [[Mwanza]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MOZ}} | score = 3 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|BFA}} | goals1 = [[Dário Monteiro]] {{goal|7}}<br />[[Tico-Tico]] {{goal|42}}, {{goal|48}} | goals2 = [[Wilfried Sanou]] {{goal|38}} | stadium = [[Estádio da Machava]], [[Maputo]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[16 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|BFA}} | score = 0 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|TAN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[erasto nyoni]] {{goal|77}} | stadium = [[Stade du 4-Août]], [[Ouagadougou]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[17 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MOZ}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|SEN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Estádio da Machava]], [[Maputo]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SEN}} | score = 5 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|BFA}} | goals1 = [[Guirane N'Daw]] {{goal|28}}<br />[[Ousmane N'Doye]] {{goal|69}}<br />[[Henri Camara]] {{goal|73}} {{goal|83}}<br />[[El Hadji Diouf]] {{goal|87}} | goals2 = [[Alain Traoré]] {{goal|40}} | stadium = [[Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor]], [[Dakar]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|TAN}} | score = 0 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|MOZ}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Tico-Tico]] {{goal|8}} | stadium = [[Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium]], [[Dar Es Salaam]]}} ===Group 8=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GUI}} |'''11'''||6||3||2||1||10||3||+7 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ALG}} |'''8'''||6||2||2||2||6||6||0 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GAM}} |'''8'''||6||2||2||2||6||6||0 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CPV}} |'''5'''||6||1||2||3||3||10||-7 |} {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|GAM}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|CPV}} | goals1 = [[Jatto Ceesay]] {{goal|8|pen.}} <br />[[Assan Jatta]] {{goal|88}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Bakau)|Independence Stadium]], [[Bakau]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|ALG}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade 28 Septembre]], [[Conakry]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[7 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|GAM}} | goals1 = [[Karim Ziani]] {{goal|75|pen.}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade 5 Juillet 1962]], [[Argel]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[7 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|GUI}} | goals1 = [[Cláudio Zélito F. F. Aguiar|Lito]] {{goal|52}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Estádio da Várzea]], [[Praia]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[24 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|GAM}} | score = 0 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|GUI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Kaba Diawara]] {{goal|50}}<br />[[Pascal Feindouno]] {{goal|70}} | stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Bakau)|Independence Stadium]], [[Bakau]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[24 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|CPV}} | goals1 = [[Noureddine Deham]] {{goal|60}}<br/>[[Mehdi Meniri]] {{goal|89}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade 5 Juillet 1962]], [[Algiers]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}} | score = 2 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|ALG}} | goals1 = [[Marco Soares]] {{goal|65}}<br> [[Hernâni Borges]] {{goal|90}} | goals2 = [[Madjid Bougherra]] {{goal|33}}<br>[[Rafik Saifi]] {{goal|84}} | stadium = [[Estádio da Várzea]], [[Praia]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}} | score = 2 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|GAM}} | goals1 = [[Mamadou Alimou Diallo]] {{goal|10}}<br> [[Fodé Mansaré]] {{goal|53}} | goals2 = [[Edrissa Sonko]] {{goal|51}}<br> [[Modou Jagne]] {{goal|71}} | stadium = [[Stade 28 Septembre]], [[Conakry]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[16 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}} | score = 0 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|GUI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Fodé Mansaré]] {{goal|43}}<br> [[Pascal Feindouno]] {{goal|84}} | stadium = [[Stade 5 Juillet 1962]], [[Algiers]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[16 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|GAM}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Estádio da Várzea]], [[Praia]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[9 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|GAM}} | score = 2 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|ALG}} | goals1 = [[Assan Jatta]] {{goal|75|pen.}}, {{goal|86}} | goals2 = [[Rafik Saifi]] {{goal|58}} | stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Bakau)|Independence Stadium]], [[Bakau]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[9 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}} | score = 4 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|CPV}} | goals1 = [[Pascal Feindouno]] {{goal|19}}<br>[[Mohamed Cisse]] {{goal|32}}<br>[[Ibrahima Sory Camara]] {{goal|39}}<br>[[Ismaël Bangoura]] {{goal|45}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade 28 Septembre]], [[Conakry]]}} ===Group 9=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MLI}} |'''12'''||6||3||3||0||10||1||+9 |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BEN}} |'''11'''||6||3||2||1||10||4||+6 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TOG}} |'''9'''||6||3||0||3||7||9||-2 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SLE}} |'''1'''||6||0||1||5||1||14||-13 |} {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SLE}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|MLI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[National Brookfields Stadium]], [[Freetown]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}} | score = 2 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|BEN}} | goals1 = [[Thomas Dossevi]] {{goal|15}}<br />[[Komlan Amewou]] {{goal|75}} | goals2 = [[Abou Maiga]] {{goal|85}} | stadium = [[Stade de Kégué]], [[Lome]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|BEN}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|SLE}} | goals1 = [[Rachad Chitou]] {{goal|22}}<br />[[Mouritala Ogunbiyi]] {{goal|77}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade de l'Amitié]], [[Cotonou]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MLI}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|TOG}} | goals1 = [[Dramane Traoré]] {{goal|90+1}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade 26 mars]], [[Bamako]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[24 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}} | score = 3 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|SLE}} | goals1 = [[Emmanuel Adebayor]] {{goal|37}}, {{goal|85}}<br />[[Adekambi Olufade]] {{goal|62}} | goals2 = [[Mohamed Kallon]] {{goal|77}} | stadium = [[Stade Municipal]], [[Lome]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[25 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MLI}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|BEN}} | goals1 = [[Frederic Kanoute]] {{goal|47|pen.}} | goals2 = [[Mouritala Ogunbiyi]] {{goal|44}} | stadium = [[Stade 26 mars]], [[Bamako]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|SLE}} | score = 0 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|TOG}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Yao Junior Senaya]] {{goal|78}} | stadium = [[National Brookfields Stadium]], [[Freetown]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|BEN}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|MLI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade de l'Amitié]], [[Cotonou]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[17 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|BEN}} | score = 4 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|TOG}} | goals1 = [[Razak Omotoyossi]] {{goal|44}}, {{goal|52}}<br>[[Stéphane Sessegnon]] {{goal|47}}<br>[[Mouritala Ogunbiyi]] {{goal|58}} | goals2 = [[Adekambi Olufade]] {{goal|75}} | stadium = [[Stade de l'Amitié]], [[Cotonou]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[17 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MLI}} | score = 6 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|SLE}} | goals1 = [[Djibril Sidibe]] {{goal|22|pen.}} <br> [[Seydou Keita]] {{goal|68}}, {{goal|87}}<br> [[Boucader Diallo]] {{goal|72}}, {{goal|89}}<br> [[Toure Basala]] {{goal|90}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade 26 mars]], [[Bamako]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[12 October]], [[2007]]<ref name="sierra leone">Both matches postponed from [[8 September]], [[2007]] due to general elections in Sierra Leone. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6980297.stm]</ref> | team1 = {{fb-rt|SLE}} | score = 0 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|BEN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Oumar Tchomogo]] {{goal|9}}, {{goal|63}} | stadium = [[National Brookfields Stadium]], [[Freetown]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[12 October]], [[2007]]<ref name="sierra leone" /> | team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}} | score = 0 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|MLI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Freddie Kanoute]] {{goal|41}}<br>[[Mamady Sidibe]] {{goal|90}} | stadium = [[Stade de Kégué]], [[Lome]]}} ===Group 10=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NAM}} |'''10'''||6||3||1||2||9||8||+1 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|COD}} |'''9'''||6||2||3||1||8||6||+2 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|LBY}} |'''8'''||6||2||2||2||7||6||+1 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ETH}} |'''6'''||6||2||0||4||5||9||-4 |} {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ETH}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|LBY}} | goals1 = [[Dawit Mebratu]] {{goal|15}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Addis Abeba Stadium]], [[Addis Ababa]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|COD}} | score = 3 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|NAM}} | goals1 = [[Blaise Lelo Mbele]] {{goal|31}}<br />[[Dieudonne Kalulika]] {{goal|67}}<br />[[Christian Kinkela]] {{goal|80}} | goals2 = [[Sydney Plaatjies]] {{goal|37}}, {{goal|60}} | stadium = [[Stade des Martyrs]], [[Kinshasa]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[7 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|ETH}} | goals1 = [[Quinton Jacobs]] {{goal|18|pen.}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Sam Nujoma Stadium]] , [[Windhoek]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|LBY}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|COD}} | goals1 = [[Khaled Hussein]] {{goal|63}} | goals2 = [[Dikilu Bageta]] {{goal|40}} | stadium = [[June 11 Stadium]], [[Tripoli]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[25 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|LBY}} | score = 2 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|NAM}} | goals1 = [[Salem Al Rewani]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Tarik El Taib]] {{goal|61}} | goals2 = [[Victor Helu]] {{goal|88}} | stadium = [[June 11 Stadium]], [[Tripoli]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[29 April]], [[2007]]<ref>Postponed from [[25 March]], [[2007]] due to civil unrest. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6493389.stm]</ref> | team1 = {{fb-rt|COD}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|ETH}} | goals1 = [[Serge Mputu Mbungu]] {{goal|29}}<br />[[Lomana LuaLua]] {{goal|52|pen.}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade des Martyrs]], [[Kinshasa]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[1 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ETH}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|COD}} | goals1 = [[Saladeen Said]] {{goal|30}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Addis Abeba Stadium]], [[Addis Ababa]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|LBY}} | goals1 = [[Collin Benjamin]] {{goal|5}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Sam Nujoma Stadium]], [[Windhoek]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[16 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|COD}} | goals1 = [[Michael Pienaar]] {{goal|40}} | goals2 = [[Zola Matumona]] {{goal|27}} | stadium = [[Sam Nujoma Stadium]], [[Windhoek]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[17 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|LBY}} | score = 3 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|ETH}} | goals1 = [[Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway|Ahmed Zuway]] {{goal|11}}<br /> [[Salem Al Rewani]] {{goal|23}}<br />[[Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway|Ahmed Zuway]] {{goal|48}} | goals2 = [[Fikru Tefera]] {{goal|59}} | stadium = [[June 11 Stadium]], [[Tripoli]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|COD}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|LBY}} | goals1 = [[Shabani Nonda]] {{goal|39|pen.}} | goals2 = [[Khaled Hussein]] {{goal|51}} | stadium = [[Stade des Martyrs]], [[Kinshasa]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ETH}} | score = 2 - 3 | team2 = {{fb|NAM}} | goals1 = [[Birhanu Bogale]] {{goal|44}}<br />[[Salhadin Said]] {{goal|67}} | goals2 = [[Rudolf Bester]] {{goal|64}}, {{goal|82}}<br />[[Muna Katupose]] {{goal|86}} | stadium = [[Addis Abeba Stadium]], [[Addis Abeba]]}} ===Group 11=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ZAM}} |'''11'''||6||3||2||1||9||3||+6 |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|RSA}} |'''11'''||6||3||2||1||10||4||+6 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CGO}} |'''7'''||6||1||4||1||5||6||-1 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CHA}} |'''2'''||6||0||2||4||3||14||-11 |} Zambia finished as group winner by winning the head-to-head against South Africa. {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|CGO}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[First National Bank Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[3 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CHA}} | score = 0 - 2 | team2 = {{fb|ZAM}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[James Chamanga]] {{goal|47}}<br />[[Dube Phiri]] {{goal|58}} | stadium = [[Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya]], [[N'Djamena]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO}} | score = 3 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|CHA}} | goals1 = [[Bruce Abdoulaye]] {{goal|17}}<br />[[Francis Malonga]] {{goal|29}}<br />[[Gladys Ondama]] {{goal|46}} | goals2 = [[Mus Dongar]] {{goal|89}} | stadium = [[Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat]], [[Brazzaville]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[8 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}} | score = 0 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|RSA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Aaron Mokoena]] {{goal|28}} | stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Lusaka]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[24 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CHA}} | score = 0 - 3 | team2 = {{fb|RSA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Surprise Moriri]] {{goal|32}}<br />[[Delron Buckley]] {{goal|45+}}<br />[[Sibusiso Zuma]] {{goal|76}} | stadium = [[Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya]], [[N'Djamena]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[25 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO}} | score = 0 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|ZAM}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat]], [[Brazzaville]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}} | score = 4 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|CHA}} | goals1 = [[Nasief Morris]] {{goal|13}}<br>[[Sibusiso Zuma]] {{goal|23}}, {{goal|33}}<br>[[Siyabonga Nomvethe]] {{goal|74}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Absa Stadium]], [[Durban]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}} | score = 3 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|CGO}} | goals1 = [[Jacob Mulenga]] {{goal|22}}<br>[[Gildas Ngo]] {{goal|74|o.g.}}<br>[[Songwe Chalwe]] {{goal|87}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Konkola Stadium]], [[Chililabombwe]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[16 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|CHA}} | goals1 = [[Collins Mbesuma]] {{goal|57}} | goals2 = [[Kedigul Hillaire]] {{goal|13}} | stadium = [[Konkola Stadium]], [[Chililabombwe]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[17 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|RSA}} | goals1 = [[Jean-Vivien Bantimba]] {{goal|59}} | goals2 = [[Sibusiso Zuma]] {{goal|51}} | stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Pointe-Noire)|Stade Municipal]], [[Pointe-Noire]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[9 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|CHA}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|CGO}} | goals1 = [[Leger Mbaiguidim]] {{goal|90}} | goals2 = [[Toussaint Mayimbi]] {{goal|6}} | stadium = [[Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya]], [[N'Djamena]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[9 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}} | score = 1 - 3 | team2 = {{fb|ZAM}} | goals1 = [[Benni McCarthy]] {{goal|51}} | goals2 = [[Christopher Katongo]] {{goal|6}}, {{goal|28}}, {{goal|30}} | stadium = [[Newlands Stadium]], [[Cape Town]]}} ===Group 12=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MAR}} |'''10'''||4||3||1||0||6||1||+5 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ZIM}} |'''4'''||4||1||1||2||4||5||-1 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MWI}} |'''3'''||4||1||0||3||2||6||-4 |} {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 September]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|MWI}} | goals1 = [[Marouane Chamakh]] {{goal|50}}<br />[[Mbark Boussoufa]] {{goal|72}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Moulay Abdellah]], [[Rabat]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[7 October]], [[2006]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}} | score = 1 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|ZIM}} | goals1 = [[Moses Chavula]] {{goal|33}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Kamazu Stadium]], [[Blantyre]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[25 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}} | score = 1 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|MAR}} | goals1 = [[Esrom Nyandoro]] {{goal|82}} | goals2 = [[Youssouf Hadji]] {{goal|7}} | stadium = [[Rufaro Stadium]], [[Harare]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[2 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}} | score = 2 - 0 | team2 = {{fb|ZIM}} | goals1 = [[Marouane Chamakh]] {{goal|3}} <br> [[Youssef Hadji]] {{goal|26}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stade Mohamed V]], [[Casablanca]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[16 June]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}} | score = 0 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|MAR}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Bouchaib El Moubarki]] {{goal|12}} | stadium = [[Kamazu Stadium]], [[Blantyre]]}} ---- {{footballbox | bg = #eeeeee | date = [[9 September]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}} | score = 3 - 1 | team2 = {{fb|MWI}} | goals1 = [[Kingstone Nkatha]] {{goal|24}}<br>[[Richard Mteki]] {{goal|54}}<br>[[Method Mwanjali]] {{goal|61}} | goals2 = [[Esau Kanyenda]] {{goal|43}} | stadium = [[Barbourfields Stadium]], [[Bulawayo]]}} ===Best runners-up (groups 2-11)=== The best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (groups 2-11) would qualify for the finals. {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TUN}} |'''13'''||6||4||1||1||12||3||+9 |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BEN}} |'''11'''||6||3||2||1||10||4||+6 |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|RSA}} |'''11'''||6||3||2||1||10||4||+6 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|UGA}} |'''11'''||6||3||2||1||8||3||+5 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|EQG}} |'''10'''||6||3||1||2||6||7||-1 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|COD}} |'''9'''||6||2||3||1||8||6||+2 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MOZ}} |'''9'''||6||2||3||1||5||4||+1 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ERI}} |'''9'''||6||2||3||1||5||8||-3 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ALG}} |'''8'''||6||2||2||2||6||6||0 |- align=center style="background:pink;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MTN}} |'''7'''||6||2||1||3||9||10||-1 |} == Top goalscorers == {| class="sortable wikitable" |- !Scorer !Goals !Nation !Club |- |[[Arouna Kone]] |style="text-align:center;"|5 |{{fb|Cote d'Ivoire}} |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sevilla FC|Seville]] |- |[[David Obua]] |style="text-align:center;"|5 |{{fb|Uganda}} |{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Kaizer Chiefs]] |- |[[Faisal Agab]] |style="text-align:center;"|5 |{{fb|Sudan}} |{{flagicon|Sudan}} [[Al-Merrikh]] |- |[[Flavio Amado|Flavio]] |style="text-align:center;"|5 |{{fb|Angola}} |{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly]] |- |[[Issam Jemâa]] |style="text-align:center;"|5 |{{fb|Tunisia}} |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[SM Caen]] |- |[[Mohammadou Idrissou]] |style="text-align:center;"|4 |{{fb|Cameroon}} |{{flagicon|GER}} [[MSV Duisburg]] |- |[[Sibusiso Zuma]] |style="text-align:center;"|4 |{{fb|South Africa}} |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Arminia Bielefeld]] |- |[[Pascal Feindouno]] |style="text-align:center;"|3 |{{fb|Guinea}} |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Etienne|Saint-Etienne]] |- |[[Yakubu]] |style="text-align:center;"|3 |{{fb|Nigeria}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] |- |[[Chris Katongo]] |style="text-align:center;"|3 |{{fb|Zambia}} |{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]] |} Source: [http://www.ghanacan2008.com/qualify/index.php Official site - qualifying] ==References== <div class="references-small"> <references /> </div> ==External links== *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4744268.stm Draw details at BBC Sport] *[http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=acceuilcompetition&cmpt=21 2008 African Nations Cup qualifying at CAFOnline.com] *[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/08a.html 2008 African Nations Cup at RSSSF] *[http://nationscup.mtnfootball.com/live/index.php Official MTN African Cup of Nations website] *[http://sports.thinkghana.com/ghanacan2008 Ghana CAN 2008 - African Cup of Nations News] *[http://www.ghanacan2008.com/qualify/index.php Official site - qualifying] {{fb start}} {{African Nations Cup}} {{fb end}} [[Category:African Nations Cup qualification]] [[de:Fußball-Afrikameisterschaft 2008/Qualifikation]] [[es:Clasificación para la Copa Africana de Naciones de 2008]] [[fr:Qualifications à la Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football 2008]] [[it:Coppa delle Nazioni Africane 2008 (qualificazioni)]] [[hu:2008-as afrikai nemzetek kupája (selejtező)]] [[nl:African Cup of Nations 2008 (kwalificatie)]] [[pl:Puchar Narodów Afryki 2008 (eliminacje)]] [[pt:Eliminatórias para a Copa das Nações Africanas de 2008]]