This page details the qualifying process for the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Morocco, as hosts, and Egypt, as title holders, qualified automatically.
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Qualifying tournament
Egypt qualified as holders Morocco qualified as hostsPreliminary round
Angola won on penalties, and so advanced to the First Round.
Congo-Brazzaville advanced to the First Round.
Guinea advanced to the First Round.
Sierra Leone advanced to the First Round.
Uganda advanced to the First Round.
Tanzania advanced to the First Round, Ethiopia withdrew.
Madagascar advanced to the First Round, Mauritius withdrew.
Rwanda advanced to the First Round, Lesotho withdrew.
Togo advanced to the First Round, Equatorial Guinea withdrew.
Tunisia advanced to the First Round, Mali withdrew.
First round
Algeria advanced to the Second Round.
Kenya advanced to the Second Round.
Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.
Cameroon advanced to the Second Round.
Côte d'Ivoire advanced to the Second Round.
Zimbabwe advanced to the Second Round.
Senegal advanced to the Second Round.
Sudan advanced to the Second Round.
Zaire advanced to the Second Round.
Sierra Leone advanced to the Second Round.
Libya advanced to the Second Round, Zambia withdrew.
Malawi advanced to the Second Round, Rwanda withdrew.
Second round
Cameroon qualify.
Côte d'Ivoire qualify.
Nigeria qualify.
Zaire won 4–3 on penalties, and so qualify.
Kenya qualify due on away goals.
Algeria qualify, Libya withdrew.