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1996 African Cup of Nations qualification

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Qualification for the 1996 African Cup of Nations took place in 7 groups of 6 teams each, with the top 2 teams from each group progressing to the tournament. Nigeria and South Africa qualified automatically, as champions and hosts respectively. Qualification began in September 1994 and ended in July 1995.

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Group 1

  • Lesotho withdrew after competing 6 matches (1 win, 5 losses); Their results were annulled. Swaziland withdrew without playing any matches.

    • Group 2

  • Guinea Bissau withdrew after competing 3 matches (1 draw, 2 losses); their results were annulled.

    • Group 3

  • Gambia and Niger withdrew after competing 5 matches each; their results were annulled. Central African Republic withdrew without playing any match.

    • Notes

    1.* Match awarded 2–0 to Algeria following a protest to CAF.

    Group 5

  • South Africa withdrew from qualification (played 3 matches) after they were awarded hosting rights. They were replaced by Kenya, which later withdrew.
  • Seychelles withdrew before playing any match. Madagascar withdrew after one match (lost to South Africa). All results of the withdrawn teams were annulled.

    • Group 7

  • Benin, Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea withdrew without playing any matches.

    • References

    1996 African Cup of Nations qualification Wikipedia
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