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 leg3rd 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
Botswana 0–4 Lesotho
Khali 20'
Lekhotla 46'
Mokhathi 60'
Mohale 85'

Lesotho won 4–0 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau 3–1 Cape Verde
Cape Verde 1–0 Guinea-Bissau
Play-off
Guinea-Bissau 1–0 Cape Verde

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:
Gabon 0–0 Cameroon
Attendance: 21,000
Benin 1–2 Niger
Sossa 66' Barkire 19'
Lembo 80'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mason Goe (Liberia)
Cameroon 2–0 Benin
Ewane 27'
Tiki 60'
Niger 1–3 Gabon
Lembo 11' (pen.) Nzamba 4', 7', 83'
Referee: Ousmane Souleymane Diallo (Burkina Faso)
Gabon 2–0 Benin
Mombo 20'
Manon 23'
Attendance: 10,000
Niger 4–1 Benin
Barkire
Lembo
Saley 		Isoufou
Attendance: 6,000
Cameroon 0–0 Gabon
Attendance: 25,000
Benin 0–3 Cameroon
Tchami 12'
Embé 21'
Loga 90'
Gabon 3–0 Niger
Ndong Nzé 15'
Nzamba 75'
Mackaya 90'
Benin 1–2 Gabon
Sacramento 52' Nzamba 54', 89'
Referee: Anthony Edusah (Ghana)
Cameroon 2–0 Niger
Yombi 60'
Embé 67'

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:
Uganda 3–1 Ethiopia
Mayanja 25', 30'
Aloro 80'		 Yemani 75'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Martin Omondi Bita (Kenya)
Sudan 0–0 Nigeria
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Ali Tahir Hafidh (Tanzania)
Nigeria 2–0 Uganda
Amokachi 16'
Siasia 87'
Referee: Jean Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
Ethiopia 3–0 Sudan
Habtemariam 35'
Kebede 43'
Begashaw 83'
Sudan 1–1 Uganda
El-Neel 30' (pen.) Sambo 45'
Ethiopia 1–0 Nigeria
Ergicho 28'
Nigeria 4–0 Sudan
Yekini 48' (pen.)
Amunike 54', 87'
Ekpo 65'
Sudan 1–0 Ethiopia
Uganda 0–0 Nigeria
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Haroun Onderah (Kenya)
Uganda 1–0 Sudan
Mayanja 20'
Nigeria 6–0 Ethiopia
Inenga 29'
Yekini 33', 44', 64'
Ugbade 50'
Rufai 90' (pen.)

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:
(D) Disqualified; (W) Withdrew
Algeria 3–1 Guinea-Bissau
Meziane 13'
Rahmouni 20'
Saïb 49'		 Sirou 60'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kadry Abdel Azim (Egypt)
Senegal 2–0
(Annulled)		 Togo
Diallo 15', 36'
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Sierra Leone 1–0 Algeria
Kallon 60'
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
Senegal 3–0 Guinea-Bissau
Diallo 45', 50'
Diop 67'
Referee: Bai Jobe (Gambia)
Togo 0–0
(Annulled)		 Algeria
Referee: Louis Yana (Cameroon)
Guinea-Bissau 0–3 Sierra Leone
Referee: Sidi Békaye Magassa (Mali)
Sierra Leone 2–0 Senegal
Togo 0–0
(Annulled)		 Guinea-Bissau
Referee: Kabuya Kalumba (Zaire)
Sierra Leone 0–0
(Annulled)		 Togo
Senegal 1–2 Algeria
Meftah 26'
Brahimi 57'
Togo 1–1
(Annulled)		 Senegal
Akpalo 9' Sané 22'
Guinea-Bissau 1–4 Algeria
Forbes 10' Rahmouni 21'
Tasfaout 31'
Dziri 75', 88'
Algeria 0–0 Sierra Leone
Attendance: 25,000
Algeria 4–0
(Annulled)		 Togo
Tasfaout 34', 42'
Brahimi 72'
Zekri 84'
Guinea-Bissau n/p Togo
Withdrew
Algeria 4–0 Senegal
Tasfaout 3', 62', 76'
Zekri 32'
Togo n/p Sierra Leone
Withdrew

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:
Zaire 2–0 Mozambique
Kabongo 20', 85'
Lesotho 2–2 Kenya
Majoro 12'
Khali 42'		 Onyera 32'
Nandwa 87'
Referee: Wallace Mabuza (Swaziland)
Kenya 1–3 Zaire
Nachok 55' N'Gole 32'
Bapupa 49'
Okitakatshi 57'
Referee: Joel Mondoka (Zambia)
Mozambique 3–0 Lesotho
Referee: Gerald Gwatidzo (Zimbabwe)
Mozambique 0–0 Kenya
Lesotho 1–1 Zaire
Kenya 3–0 Lesotho
Nachok 15'
Origi 54', 71'
Mozambique 0–0 Zaire
Zaire 0–1 Kenya
Nachok 30'
Lesotho 1–1 Mozambique
Kenya 4–1 Mozambique
Odhiambo 23', 60'
Origi 65'
Nachok 68'		 Tico-Tico 16'
Zaire 7–0 Lesotho
Nganzadi 7'
Masudi 18', 36', 79'
Lukaku 42', 77'
Ekanza 48'

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:
Zambia 2–1 Mauritius
Nyirenda 55'
Makinka 66'		 Philogène 2'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Getachew Mekonen (Ethiopia)
Zimbabwe 4–1 South Africa
Takawira 7'
Gumbo 20'
Ndlovu 50' (pen.), 62'		 Masinga 21'
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Henry Mwafulirwa (Malawi)
Mauritius 0–1 Zimbabwe
Gumbo 38'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Mady Kanoso Bora (Madagascar)
South Africa 0–1 Zambia
Mwitwa 72'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Phuru Liphoto (Lesotho)
Zambia 0–0 Zimbabwe
Attendance: 12,000
South Africa 0–0 Mauritius
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Milkton Jaky (Madagascar)
South Africa 1–1 Zimbabwe
Maponyane 6' Nkonjera 80'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: João dos Nascimento (Angola)
Mauritius 0–3 Zambia
Mutale
Attendance: 18,000
Zimbabwe 2–0 Mauritius
Lunga 37'
Sawu 63'
Zambia 3–0 South Africa
Chiyangi 1'
Bwalya 66' (pen.)
Makwaza 71'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ntambidila wa Ntambidila (Zaire)
Zimbabwe 1–1 Zambia
McKop 28' Bwalya 80'
Attendance: 60,000
Mauritius 1–3 South Africa
Ithier 10' Mosimane 31'
Augustine 33'
Masinga 70'
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:
(W) Withdrew
Burundi 1–0 Congo
Abdi 25'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Christopher Yolisichra-Musa (Uganda)
Chad 0–3
Annulled		 Guinea
Oularé 10'
T. Camara 50'
F. Camara 85'
Guinea 2–2 Burundi
F. Camara 43'
Oularé 44'		 Nduwayo 7'
Mbuyi 44'
Referee: Mohamed Bahar (Morocco)
Congo 2–0
Annulled		 Chad
Tchibota 49' (pen.)
Younga-Mouhani 70'
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Guinea 1–0 Congo
Soumah 84'
Attendance: 16,000
Congo 0–0 Burundi
Attendance: 4,000
Burundi 2–2 Guinea
Ngando 16', 86' (pen.) T. Camara 58'
Soumah 70'
Congo 0–0 Guinea
Attendance: 6,000
Play-off
Burundi 0–0 (a.e.t.) Guinea
Penalties
4–5
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:
(W) Withdrew
Burkina Faso 1–1
Annulled		 Liberia
Bambara 58' Traoré 30' (o.g.)
Referee: Gregorio Badupa (Sierra Leone)
Tanzania 2–2
Annulled		 Ghana
Bakari 35'
Mwamba 53'		 Hasule 22' (o.g.)
Zblade 70'
Referee: Jonathan Gatera (Rwanda)
Ghana 3–0
Annulled		 Burkina Faso
Yeboah 2', 4'
Ahmed 84'
Referee: Sylvain Abikanlou (Benin)
Liberia 1–1
Annulled		 Tanzania
Sebwe 52' Holder 86'
Referee: Emmanuel Obafemi (Nigeria)
Ghana 1–0 Liberia
Manso 87'
Attendance: 35,000

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:
(W) Withdrew
Malawi 1–0 Egypt
Mtawali 81'
Malawi 1–1 Mali
Mali 2–1 Morocco
Traoré 40'
Cissé 54'		 El Khalej 89'
Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Morocco 0–0 Egypt
Egypt 2–1 Mali
H. Hassan 14'
Ezzat 24'		 Keita 47'
Morocco 0–1 Malawi
Waya 89'
Egypt 2–0 Malawi
I. Hassan 45'
Rayyan 55'
Morocco 1–0 Mali
Fertout 76'
Egypt 1–1 Morocco
Ezzat 67' Laghrissi 22'
Mali 2–1 Malawi
Malawi 0–2 Morocco
Sabek 33' (pen.)
Rokbi 75'
Mali 2–1 Egypt
Traoré 39'
Sidibé 85' (pen.)		 El-Kass 41'

Qualified teams

The 12 qualified teams are:

* Senegal replaced Algeria (disqualified)

References

  1. ↑ "La sélection disqualifiée de la CAN à cause d'un joueur". goal.com. March 25, 2014.
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