1962 African Cup of Nations qualification

Football tournament Afcon January 2026 This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations. Seven African nations initially entered the competition. Ethiopia and the United Arab Republic both automatically qualified as the host country and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco would withdraw before play began, thus leaving only five teams competing for the two spots remaining in the finals. Qualified teams The 4 qualified teams are: UAR (holders) ETH 1897 (hosts) TUN 1959 UGA colonial Summary The six nations that entered the draw were paired and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 3 winners would then advance to the second round and pair off again to play home-and-away matches. The winners of these pairings would qualify for the finals. Qualifying took place between 8 April 1961, and 10 December 1961. Qualifying tournament First round Sudan withdrew before the draw. 3 TUN 1959 w/o MAR — — NGR 2–2 (d.l. Drawing lots) GHA 0–0 2–2 KEN colonial 1–3 UGA colonial 0–1 1–0 0–2 |} TUN 1959 Cancelled MAR Withdrew Stade Géo André, Tunis MAR Cancelled TUN 1959 Withdrew Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca Tunisia advanced to the Second Round after the withdrawal of Morocco; both matches were officially awarded to Tunisia 2–0. 8 April 1961 NGA 0–0 GHA Surulere Stadium, Lagos 30 April 1961 GHA 2–2 NGA Acquah 34Aggrey-Fynn 88 Onyeali 50 Fayemi 75 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra The aggregate score was tied 2-2 after the two matches; Nigeria advanced to the Second Round after drawing lots. 5 August 1961 KEN colonial 0–1 UGA colonial Odong 17 Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi 23 September 1961 UGA colonial 0–1 KEN colonial Opicho 75 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala The aggregate score was tied 1-1 after the two matches. While the regulations stipulated that the tie should be decided on lots, Kenya and Uganda felt it should be decided on the pitch: CAF agreed to their request to stage a playoff. Playoff 29 October 1961 UGA colonial 2–0 KEN colonial Ssewava 50 Fauza 80 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala Uganda advanced. Second round NGR 2–3 TUN 1959 2–1 0–2 UGA colonial Bye |} 25 November 1961 NGA 2–1 TUN 1959 Noquapor 30 84 Klibi 25 Surulere Stadium, Lagos 10 December 1961 TUN 1959 2–2(end score at 65')2–0(awarded) NGA Chérif 21 Chetali 65 Onyeawuna 12 Igweonu 25 Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis The second leg was abandoned in the 65th minute after Nigeria walked off to protest the officiating following Tunisia's equalizer; Tunisia were awarded a 2–0 victory, and qualified by an aggregate score of 3–2. Uganda qualified directly after a drawing of lots by CAF between the three group winners. External links African Nations Cup 1962 - rsssf.com Qualification 1962 Cup of Nations qualification Cup of Nations qualification