1998 African Cup of Nations qualification

Football tournament Afcon 1998 African Cup of Nations May 2016 This page details the process of the 1998 African Cup of Nations Qualification phase. Burkina Faso, as hosts, and South Africa, as title holders, qualified automatically. Banned and withdrawn teams Nigeria was banned for withdrawing from the 1996 final tournament. The following countries were banned from entering for withdrawing during the qualifying stages: Gambia Guinea-Bissau Lesotho 1987 Madagascar Niger These teams did not enter: 22em Chad Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Libya 1977 Rwanda 1962 Somalia Swaziland Cape Verde Qualification rounds Preliminary round MRI 2–1 SEY 1–0 1–1 CGO 0–1 TOG 0–0 0–1 BOT 0–6 NAM 0–0 0–6 CAR w/o BDI — — BEN 4–1 MTN 1959 4–1 0–0 UGA 2–2 (2–4 p) ETH 1996 1–1 1–1 11 August 1996 MRI 1–0 SEY Bax 25 Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel 15,000 24 August 1996 SEY 1–1 MRI Rose 50 Mocude 20 Stade Linité, Victoria 1,500 11 August 1996 CGO 0–0 TOG Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire 8,000 Pierre Mounguengui (Gabon) 25 August 1996 TOG 1–0 CGO Salou 57 Stade Municipal, Lomé 18,000 Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria) 11 August 1996 BOT 0–0 NAM National Stadium, Gaborone 15,000 Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe) 25 August 1996 NAM 6–0 BOT Independence Stadium, Windhoek 4,000 11 August 1996 CTA Cancelled BDI Withdrew Bangui 25 August 1996 BDI Cancelled CTA Withdrew Bujumbura 8 August 1996 BEN 4–1 MTN 1959 Coles 3Bessan 54 72 89 Ould Bechir 67 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou 11,500 Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo) 30 August 1996 MTN 1959 0–0 BEN Stade Olympique, Nouakchott 4,000 11 August 1996 UGA 1–1 ETH 1996 Buwembo 65 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala 12,000 25 August 1996 ETH 1996 1–1 UGA Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa 25,000 4–2 Qualifying group stage Group 1 Sudan withdrew on 16 January 1997, due to unrest in the east of the country. They had already competed one match (0–3 lost to Zimbabwe at home), but this result was later annulled. main WDL Q n GHA GHA ANG ANG ZIM ZIM SUD SUD W 2 1 1 4 3 2 0 2 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew #ccffcc A A #ffcccc W complete 6 October 1996 GHA 2–1 ANG Aboagye 7 Kim Grant 30 Paulão 2 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra 34,000 Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon) 26 January 1997 ZIM 0–0 GHA National Sports Stadium, Harare 45,000 Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon) 23 February 1997 ZIM 1–0 ANG Mugeyi 31 pen. National Sports Stadium, Harare 45,000 22 June 1997 ANG 1–0 GHA Akwá 23 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda 10,000 13 July 1997 GHA 2–1 ZIM Pele 22 Kuffour 39 Muradzikwa 24 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra 40,000 Ousseynou Dieng (Ivory Coast) 27 July 1997 ANG 2–1 ZIM Aurélio 9 Akwá 70 Murisa 80 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda 32,000 Group 2 main WDL Group 2 Q n CIV CIV ALG ALG MLI MLI BEN BEN 4 1 1 10 8 3 1 2 9 5 3 0 3 9 9 0 2 4 3 9 #ccffcc A A complete 6 October 1996 ALG 4–1 Report CIV Meçabih 7 9Saïb 41 89 Tiéhi 71 5 July Stadium, Algiers 20,000 Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali) 6 October 1996 BEN 1–2 MLI Latoundji 38 Touré 54B. Traoré 78 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou 40,000 26 January 1997 CIV 1–0 BEN Guel 12 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké 20,000 26 January 1997 MLI 1–0 Report ALG Touré 63 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 40,000 Falla Ndoye (Senegal) 23 February 1997 BEN 1–1 Report ALG Latoundji 35 Tasfaout 51 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou 15,000 23 February 1997 MLI 1–2 CIV Sidibé 14 Bakayoko 13Tiéhi 22 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 30,000 Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco) 22 June 1997 CIV 2–1 Report ALG Tiéhi 45Bassole 87 Dziri 17 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké 20,000 Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana) 22 June 1997 MLI 3–1 BEN Touré 12Dissa 68Traoré 85 pen. Keita 40 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 20,000 Ibrahim Djingarey Amadou (Niger) 13 July 1997 ALG 1–0 Report MLI Kherris 18 5 July Stadium, Algiers 40,000 Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger) 13 July 1997 BEN 0–0 CIV Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou 25,000 27 July 1997 ALG 2–0 Report BEN Tasfaout 13Benzerga 27 5 July Stadium, Algiers 20,000 Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco) 27 July 1997 CIV 4–2 MLI Tiéhi 22 26Guel 51Bakayoko 75 Coulibaly 47Sidibé 69 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké 10,000 Group 3 main WDL Group 3 Q n MAR MAR EGY EGY SEN SEN ETH ETH 1996 4 2 0 10 1 2 3 1 12 4 2 2 2 5 6 0 1 5 3 19 #ccffcc A A complete 4 October 1996 EGY 1–1 MAR H.Hassan 88 Bassir 74 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo 50,000 6 October 1996 ETH 1996 1–2 SEN Juhar 3 Diandy 17 A. Keita 36 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa 25,000 25 January 1997 SEN 0–0 EGY Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar 50,000 Camara Ba (Guinea) 22 February 1997 SEN 0–0 MAR Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar 30,000 Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria) 23 February 1997 ETH 1996 1–1 EGY Tesfaye 58 Tarek 71 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa 25,000 31 May 1997 MAR 4–0 ETH 1996 Chiba 8Bahja 18Naybet 34El Hadrioui 81 Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 30,000 Mahmoud Hosni (Tunisia) 21 June 1997 MAR 1–0 EGY Bassir 71 Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 80,000 Sidi Bekaye Megassa (Mali) 22 June 1997 SEN 3–0 ETH 1996 Sané 38 53 O. Traoré 68 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar 28,000 13 July 1997 EGY 2–0 SEN Emam Khashaba Cairo International Stadium, Cairo 35,000 13 July 1997 ETH 1996 0–1 MAR Bassir 21 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa 20,000 27 July 1997 EGY 8–1 ETH 1996 Khashaba 1Hanafy 5Emam 19 36 44H.Hassan 55A.Hassan 62El-Sayed 77 S. Elias 60 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria 20,000 27 July 1997 MAR 3–0 SEN Bassir 11 67Chiba 40 Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 20,000 Mamadouba Camara (Guinea) Group 4 Central African Republic were disqualified on 30 January 1997 after the government refused to allow their squad to travel for a match in Sierra Leone on 25 January. Their results were annulled. Due to the civil war, Sierra Leone withdrew two matches before the end of the tournament, but their results stood. main WDL Q n TUN TUN GUI GUI SLE SLE W CAR CAR D 2 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew Disqualified #ccffcc A A #ffcccc W black1 DQ complete 6 October 1996 TUN 2–0 SLE S.Trabelsi 29Souayah 69 Stade de Sousse, Sousse Said Belqola (Morocco) 6 October 1996 CAR 2–3Annulled GUI Matondo 30Azo 48 pen. Soumah 27 89Kéita 85 National Stadium, Bangui 15,000 26 January 1997 GUI 1–0 TUN Sow 49 pen. Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry 50,000 Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger) 23 February 1997 GUI 1–0 SLE F. Camara 67 Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry 25,000 Moussa Kanouté (Mali) 13 July 1997 TUN 1–0 GUI Jelassi 90 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 25,000 Group 5 main WDL Group 5 Q n CMR CMR NAM NAM GAB GAB KEN KEN 2 4 0 8 3 2 2 2 4 7 1 4 1 5 5 1 2 3 2 4 #ccffcc A A complete 6 October 1996 NAM 1–0 KEN F. Oduor (o.g.) Independence Stadium, Windhoek 15,000 6 October 1996 GAB 0–0 CMR Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville 11,000 25 January 1997 KEN 1–0 GAB Mururi 70 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi 35,000 26 January 1997 CMR 4–0 NAM M'Boma 3 85 Missé-Missé 35 48 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 40,000 22 February 1997 KEN 0–0 CMR Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi 40,000 22 February 1997 NAM 1–1 GAB Van Wyk 86 Aubameyang 19 pen. Independence Stadium, Windhoek 15,000 21 June 1997 KEN 0–1 NAM Uri Khob 35 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi 20,000 22 June 1997 CMR 2–2 GAB Tchoutang 12 Mangan 33 Maya 38 pen. Bakogo 87 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 60,000 12 July 1997 NAM 0–1 CMR Tchango Independence Stadium, Windhoek 10,000 Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe) 13 July 1997 GAB 1–0 KEN Nguema 50 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville 45,000 27 July 1997 CMR 1–1 KEN Moreau 89 pen. Were 49 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 30,000 Sidi Bekaye Megassa (Mali) 27 July 1997 GAB 1–1 NAM Aubameyang 22 pen. Hindjou 60 pen. Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville 20,000 Group 6 During the tournament, the country of Zaire was renamed DR Congo. main WDL Q n TOG TOG COD COD 1997 LBR LBR TAN TAN 3 1 2 9 5 2 3 1 6 5 2 2 2 5 8 1 2 3 5 7 #ccffcc A A complete 5 October 1996 TOG 2–1 TAN T. Salou 17 Abalo 57 Samieh 72 Stade Municipal (Lomé), Lomé 20,000 6 October 1996 ZAI 0–0 LBR Stade Kamanyola, Kinshasa 75,000 26 January 1997 TAN 1–2 ZAI Kizito 79 Mbayo 52 Kayu 85 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam 12,000 26 January 1997 LBR 1–2 TOG Sogbie 24 B. Salou 26 Assignon 67 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra (neutral ground) 10,000 Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana) 23 February 1997 TAN 1–1 LBR Saidi 75 Sogbie 27 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam 10,000 23 February 1997 TOG 1–1 ZAI Noutsoudje 90 Simba 26 Stade Municipal (Lomé), Lomé 20,000 Yahya Hadqa (Morocco) 22 June 1997 TAN 1–0 TOG Amlima 31 Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium, Arusha 10,000 22 June 1997 LBR 2–1 COD 1997 Sebwe 20 Weah 66 Nzalambila 81 Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium, Monrovia 45,000 13 July 1997 TOG 4–0 LBR T. Salou 52 Noutsoudje 86 Assignon 89 B. Salou 90 Stade Municipal (Lomé), Lomé 20,000 13 July 1997 COD 1997 1–1 TAN Stade Kamanyola, Kinshasa 25,000 27 July 1997 LBR 1–0 TAN Zizi Roberts 54 Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium, Monrovia 20,000 27 July 1997 COD 1997 1–0 TOG Kidoda 15 Stade Kamanyola, Kinshasa 60,000 Edwin Senai (Botswana) Group 7 main WDL Group 7 Q n ZAM ZAM MOZ MOZ MWI MWI MRI MRI 4 2 0 9 3 3 1 2 10 7 3 0 3 9 10 0 1 5 4 12 #ccffcc A A complete 6 October 1996 MRI 1–2 MWI Rateau 75 Mpinganjira 29 Jonas 90 o.g. Stade Anjalay, Port Louis 16,000 6 October 1996 ZAM 1–0 MOZ Malitoli 4 Independence Stadium, Lusaka 30,000 25 January 1997 MWI 0–2 ZAM Tana 40 Tembo 83 Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre 40,000 Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe) 26 January 1997 MOZ 3–0 MRI Chiquinho Conde 55 Faife 62 Macamo 65 Estádio da Machava, Maputo 30,000 22 February 1997 MWI 2–0 MOZ Maduka 6 Kamanga 60 Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre 60,000 23 February 1997 MRI 0–0 ZAM Stade Anjalay, Port Louis 15,000 21 June 1997 MWI 3–2 MRI Maduka 19 81 Banda 76 Philogène 87 Pierre-Louis 89 Silver Stadium, Lilongwe 30,000 22 June 1997 MOZ 2–2 ZAM Tico-Tico 11 Chiquinho Conde 62 pen. Kamwandi 15 Tembo 57 Estádio da Machava, Maputo 25,000 12 July 1997 ZAM 3–1 MWI Chilombo 30 pen. Kamwandi 55 Mwila 75 Banda 89 Independence Stadium, Lusaka 35,000 13 July 1997 MRI 1–3 MOZ Appou 65 Chiquinho Conde 6 Nuro 33 Tico-Tico 89 Stade Anjalay, Port Louis 12,000 27 July 1997 MOZ 2–1 MWI Pinto Barros 85 Tico-Tico 88 Nkhwazi 62 Estádio da Machava, Maputo 35,000 27 July 1997 ZAM 1–0 MRI Mutale 57 Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe 20,000 Qualified teams 22em ALG ANG BFA (hosts) CMR COD 1997 CIV EGY GHA GUI MAR MOZ NAM RSA (holders) TOG TUN ZAM External links African Nations Cup 1998 Qualification 1998 Cup of Nations qualification Cup of Nations qualification