1994 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the qualifying process qualifying for the 1994 African Cup of Nations. Zaire was originally chosen to host the final tournament, however it was replaced by Tunisia.

The qualification took place in 8 groups. 10 teams would progress to the tournament. Ivory Coast and Tunisia qualified automatically as defending champions and hosts respectively. Qualification began on 14 June 1992 and ended on 24 October 1993.

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
Lesotho	4–0	Botswana	0–0	4–0
Guinea-Bissau	4–2	Cape Verde	3–1	0–1	1–0

Lesotho	0–0	Botswana

14 June 1992

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

Botswana	0–4	Lesotho
		Khali 20' Lekhotla 46' Mokhathi 60' Mohale 85'

28 June 1992

Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

Lesotho won 4–0 on aggregate.

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Guinea-Bissau	3–1	Cape Verde

14 June 1992

Bissau

Cape Verde	1–0	Guinea-Bissau

28 June 1992

Praia

Play-off

Guinea-Bissau	1–0	Cape Verde

5 July 1992

Bissau

Guinea-Bissau won 1–0 after the play-off.

Qualifying round

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Gabon	6	4	2	0	10	2	+8	10
Cameroon	6	3	3	0	7	0	+7	9
Niger	6	2	1	3	7	10	−3	5
Benin	6	0	0	6	3	15	−12	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Gabon	0–0	Cameroon

16 August 1992

Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

Attendance: 21,000

Benin	1–2	Niger
Sossa 66'		Barkire 19' Lembo 80'

16 August 1992

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Mason Goe (Liberia)

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Cameroon	2–0	Benin
Ewane 27' Tiki 60'

30 August 1992

Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé

Niger	1–3	Gabon
Lembo 11' (pen.)		Nzamba 4', 7', 83'

30 August 1992

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Ousmane Souleymane Diallo (Burkina Faso)

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Gabon	2–0	Benin
Mombo 20' Manon 23'

11 April 1993

Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

Attendance: 10,000

Niger	0–0	Cameroon

11 April 1993

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

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Niger	4–1	Benin
Barkire Lembo Saley		Isoufou

25 April 1993

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Attendance: 6,000

Cameroon	0–0	Gabon

25 April 1993

Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé

Attendance: 25,000

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Benin	0–3	Cameroon
		Tchami 12' Embé 21' Loga 90'

11 July 1993

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

Gabon	3–0	Niger
Ndong Nzé 15' Nzamba 75' Mackaya 90'

11 July 1993

Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

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Benin	1–2	Gabon
Sacramento 52'		Nzamba 54', 89'

25 July 1993

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

Referee: Anthony Edusah (Ghana)

Cameroon	2–0	Niger
Yombi 60' Embé 67'

25 July 1993

Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	6	3	2	1	12	1	+11	8
Uganda	6	2	3	1	7	6	+1	7
Ethiopia	6	2	1	3	7	12	−5	5
Sudan	6	1	2	3	2	9	−7	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Uganda	3–1	Ethiopia
Mayanja 25', 30' Aloro 80'		Yemani 75'

15 August 1992

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Martin Omondi Bita (Kenya)

Sudan	0–0	Nigeria

16 August 1992

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Ali Tahir Hafidh (Tanzania)

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Nigeria	2–0	Uganda
Amokachi 16' Siasia 87'

29 August 1992

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Jean Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

Ethiopia	3–0	Sudan
Habtemariam 35' Kebede 43' Begashaw 83'

30 August 1992

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

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Sudan	1–1	Uganda
El-Neel 30' (pen.)		Sambo 45'

11 April 1993

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Ethiopia	1–0	Nigeria
Ergicho 28'

11 April 1993

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

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Nigeria	4–0	Sudan
Yekini 48' (pen.) Amunike 54', 87' Ekpo 65'

23 April 1993

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Ethiopia	2–2	Uganda

24 April 1993

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

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Sudan	1–0	Ethiopia

9 July 1993

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Uganda	0–0	Nigeria

17 July 1993

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Haroun Onderah (Kenya)

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Uganda	1–0	Sudan
Mayanja 20'

24 July 1993

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Nigeria	6–0	Ethiopia
Inenga 29' Yekini 33', 44', 64' Ugbade 50' Rufai 90' (pen.)

24 July 1993

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Group 3

Algeria was disqualified for fielding ineligible player Mourad Karouf in the match against Senegal on 10 January 1993 in Dakar; their place was taken by Senegal who finished third.^[1]
Togo withdrew after completing 6 matches (4 draws, 2 losses); their results were annulled and are not listed below.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sierra Leone	6	4	2	0	9	1	+8	10
Algeria (D)	6	4	1	1	13	4	+9	9
Senegal	6	2	1	3	8	9	−1	5
Guinea-Bissau	6	0	0	6	2	18	−16	0
Togo (W)	0	–	–	–	–	–	—	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(D) Disqualified; (W) Withdrew

Algeria	3–1	Guinea-Bissau
Meziane 13' Rahmouni 20' Saïb 49'		Sirou 60'

14 August 1992

Ahmed Zabana Stadium, Oran

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Kadry Abdel Azim (Egypt)

Senegal	2–0 (Annulled)	Togo
Diallo 15', 36'

16 August 1992

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

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Sierra Leone	1–0	Algeria
Kallon 60'

29 August 1992

National Stadium, Freetown

Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

Senegal	3–0	Guinea-Bissau
Diallo 45', 50' Diop 67'

30 August 1992

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Referee: Bai Jobe (Gambia)

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Togo	0–0 (Annulled)	Algeria

3 October 1992

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Referee: Louis Yana (Cameroon)

Guinea-Bissau	0–3	Sierra Leone

4 October 1992

Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau

Referee: Sidi Békaye Magassa (Mali)

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Sierra Leone	2–0	Senegal

8 November 1992

National Stadium, Freetown

Togo	0–0 (Annulled)	Guinea-Bissau

8 November 1992

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Referee: Kabuya Kalumba (Zaire)

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Sierra Leone	0–0 (Annulled)	Togo

9 January 1993

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Senegal	1–2	Algeria
		Meftah 26' Brahimi 57'

10 January 1993

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

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Togo	1–1 (Annulled)	Senegal
Akpalo 9'		Sané 22'

24 January 1993

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Guinea-Bissau	1–4	Algeria
Forbes 10'		Rahmouni 21' Tasfaout 31' Dziri 75', 88'

24 January 1993

Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau

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Algeria	0–0	Sierra Leone

9 April 1993

19 May Stadium, Annaba

Attendance: 25,000

Guinea-Bissau	0–3	Senegal
		Diallo 9', 30' Mangane 68'

11 April 1993

Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau

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Algeria	4–0 (Annulled)	Togo
Tasfaout 34', 42' Brahimi 72' Zekri 84'

23 April 1993

Stade Birouana, Tlemcen

Sierra Leone	2–0	Guinea-Bissau

24 April 1993

National Stadium, Freetown

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Senegal	1–1	Sierra Leone
Mangane 14'		Mansaray 30'

11 July 1993

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Guinea-Bissau	n/p	Togo
		Withdrew

11 July 1993

Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau

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Algeria	4–0	Senegal
Tasfaout 3', 62', 76' Zekri 32'

25 July 1993

Stade Birouana, Tlemcen

Togo	n/p	Sierra Leone
Withdrew

26 July 1993

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zaire	6	3	2	1	13	3	+10	8
Kenya	6	3	2	1	11	6	+5	8
Mozambique	6	1	3	2	5	7	−2	5
Lesotho	6	0	3	3	4	17	−13	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Zaire	2–0	Mozambique
Kabongo 20', 85'

16 August 1992

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Lesotho	2–2	Kenya
Majoro 12' Khali 42'		Onyera 32' Nandwa 87'

16 August 1992

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

Referee: Wallace Mabuza (Swaziland)

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Kenya	1–3	Zaire
Nachok 55'		N'Gole 32' Bapupa 49' Okitakatshi 57'

29 August 1992

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Referee: Joel Mondoka (Zambia)

Mozambique	3–0	Lesotho
Tico-Tico

30 August 1992

Estádio da Machava, Maputo

Referee: Gerald Gwatidzo (Zimbabwe)

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Mozambique	0–0	Kenya

11 April 1993

Estádio da Machava, Maputo

Lesotho	1–1	Zaire

11 April 1993

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

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Kenya	3–0	Lesotho
Nachok 15' Origi 54', 71'

24 April 1993

Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi

Mozambique	0–0	Zaire

25 April 1993

Estádio da Machava, Maputo

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Zaire	0–1	Kenya
		Nachok 30'

11 July 1993

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Lesotho	1–1	Mozambique
		Tico-Tico

11 July 1993

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

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Kenya	4–1	Mozambique
Odhiambo 23', 60' Origi 65' Nachok 68'		Tico-Tico 16'

24 July 1993

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Zaire	7–0	Lesotho
Nganzadi 7' Masudi 18', 36', 79' Lukaku 42', 77' Ekanza 48'

25 July 1993

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zambia	6	4	2	0	10	2	+8	10
Zimbabwe	6	3	3	0	9	3	+6	9
South Africa	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	4
Mauritius	6	0	1	5	2	11	−9	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Zambia	2–1	Mauritius
Nyirenda 55' Makinka 66'		Philogène 2'

15 August 1992

Independence Stadium, Lusaka

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Getachew Mekonen (Ethiopia)

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Zimbabwe	4–1	South Africa
Takawira 7' Gumbo 20' Ndlovu 50' (pen.), 62'		Masinga 21'

16 August 1992

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Attendance: 51,000

Referee: Henry Mwafulirwa (Malawi)

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Mauritius	0–1	Zimbabwe
		Gumbo 38'

30 August 1992

Sir Anerood Jugnauth Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Mady Kanoso Bora (Madagascar)

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South Africa	0–1	Zambia
		Mwitwa 72'

30 August 1992

Soccer City, Johannesburg

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Phuru Liphoto (Lesotho)

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Zambia	0–0	Zimbabwe

10 April 1993

Independence Stadium, Lusaka

Attendance: 12,000

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South Africa	0–0	Mauritius

11 April 1993

Rand Stadium, Johannesburg

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Milkton Jaky (Madagascar)

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South Africa	1–1	Zimbabwe
Maponyane 6'		Nkonjera 80'

24 April 1993

Soccer City, Johannesburg

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: João dos Nascimento (Angola)

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Mauritius	0–3	Zambia
		Mutale

25 April 1993

Sir Anerood Jugnauth Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Attendance: 18,000

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Zimbabwe	2–0	Mauritius
Lunga 37' Sawu 63'

11 July 1993

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

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Zambia	3–0	South Africa
Chiyangi 1' Bwalya 66' (pen.) Makwaza 71'

11 July 1993

Independence Stadium, Lusaka

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Ntambidila wa Ntambidila (Zaire)

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Zimbabwe	1–1	Zambia
McKop 28'		Bwalya 80'

25 July 1993

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Attendance: 60,000

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Mauritius	1–3	South Africa
Ithier 10'		Mosimane 31' Augustine 33' Masinga 70'

25 July 1993

Sir Anerood Jugnauth Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Julio César M. (Mozambique)

Group 6

Chad withdrew after competing two matches (lost both); their results were annulled and are not listed below.
Guinea and Burundi were tied; a play-off match was held in a neutral ground to determine who will qualify.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Guinea	4	1	3	0	5	4	+1	5
Burundi	4	1	3	0	5	4	+1	5
Congo	4	0	2	2	0	2	−2	2
Chad (W)	0	–	–	–	–	–	—	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(W) Withdrew

Burundi	1–0	Congo
Abdi 25'

16 August 1992

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Christopher Yolisichra-Musa (Uganda)

Chad	0–3 Annulled	Guinea
		Oularé 10' T. Camara 50' F. Camara 85'

16 August 1992

Stade Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

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Guinea	2–2	Burundi
F. Camara 43' Oularé 44'		Nduwayo 7' Mbuyi 44'

30 August 1992

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Mohamed Bahar (Morocco)

Congo	2–0 Annulled	Chad
Tchibota 49' (pen.) Younga-Mouhani 70'

30 August 1992

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

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Guinea	1–0	Congo
Soumah 84'

11 April 1993

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Attendance: 16,000

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Congo	0–0	Burundi

25 April 1993

Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire

Attendance: 4,000

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Burundi	2–2	Guinea
Ngando 16', 86' (pen.)		T. Camara 58' Soumah 70'

11 July 1993

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

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Congo	0–0	Guinea

15 August 1993

Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire

Attendance: 6,000

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Play-off

Burundi	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Guinea
Penalties
	4–5

24 October 1993

Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville

Attendance: 15,000

Group 7

Tanzania and Burkina Faso withdrew after competing two matches each; their results were annulled and are not listed below.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	4
Liberia	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0
Tanzania (W)	0	–	–	–	–	–	—	0
Burkina Faso (W)	0	–	–	–	–	–	—	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(W) Withdrew

Burkina Faso	1–1 Annulled	Liberia
Bambara 58'		Traoré 30' (o.g.)

15 August 1992

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Gregorio Badupa (Sierra Leone)

Tanzania	2–2 Annulled	Ghana
Bakari 35' Mwamba 53'		Hasule 22' (o.g.) Zblade 70'

15 August 1992

CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza

Referee: Jonathan Gatera (Rwanda)

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Ghana	3–0 Annulled	Burkina Faso
Yeboah 2', 4' Ahmed 84'

30 August 1992

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Sylvain Abikanlou (Benin)

Liberia	1–1 Annulled	Tanzania
Sebwe 52'		Holder 86'

30 August 1992

Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia

Referee: Emmanuel Obafemi (Nigeria)

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Ghana	1–0	Liberia
Manso 87'

10 April 1993

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Attendance: 35,000

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Liberia	0–2	Ghana
		Yeboah Abedi Pele

25 July 1993

Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia

Group 8

Libya and Mauritania withdrew without playing any matches.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mali	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	7
Egypt	6	2	2	2	6	5	+1	6
Morocco	6	2	2	2	5	4	+1	6
Malawi	6	2	1	3	4	7	−3	5
Libya (W)	0	–	–	–	–	–	—	0
Mauritania (W)	0	–	–	–	–	–	—	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(W) Withdrew

Malawi	1–0	Egypt
Mtawali 81'

15 August 1992

Lilongwe

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Malawi	1–1	Mali

29 August 1992

Lilongwe

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Mali	2–1	Morocco
Traoré 40' Cissé 54'		El Khalej 89'

4 October 1992

Stade Modibo Keïta, Bamako

Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)

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Morocco	0–0	Egypt

8 November 1992

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

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Egypt	2–1	Mali
H. Hassan 14' Ezzat 24'		Keita 47'

9 April 1993

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Morocco	0–1	Malawi
		Waya 89'

11 April 1993

Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

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Egypt	2–0	Malawi
I. Hassan 45' Rayyan 55'

23 April 1993

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Morocco	1–0	Mali
Fertout 76'

25 April 1993

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

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Egypt	1–1	Morocco
Ezzat 67'		Laghrissi 22'

11 July 1993

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Mali	2–1	Malawi

11 July 1993

Stade Modibo Keïta, Bamako

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Malawi	0–2	Morocco
		Sabek 33' (pen.) Rokbi 75'

25 July 1993

Silver Stadium, Lilongwe

Mali	2–1	Egypt
Traoré 39' Sidibé 85' (pen.)		El-Kass 41'

25 July 1993

Stade Modibo Keïta, Bamako

Qualified teams

The 12 qualified teams are:

•  Ivory Coast (holders)
•  Egypt
•  Gabon
•  Ghana
•  Guinea
•  Mali
•  Nigeria
•  Senegal *
•  Sierra Leone
•  Tunisia (host)
•  Zaire
•  Zambia

* Senegal replaced Algeria (disqualified)