1972 African Cup of Nations qualification

First round

Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate.

Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate.

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.

Cote d'Ivoire won 3–1 on aggregate.

Guinea won 1–0 on aggregate.

Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate.

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.

Congo-Brazzaville won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zambia won 6–2 on aggregate.

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Congo-Kinshasa won 5–1 on aggregate.

Ghana progress, Upper Volta withdrew.

Second round

Mali won 3–1 on aggregate.

Congo-Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.

Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Morocco won 5–3 on aggregate.

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.

Zaire won 4–2 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are: