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2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the process of qualifying for the 2008 African Cup of Nations.

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Qualified teams

The 16 qualified teams were:

  •  Ghana as hosts.
  •  Ivory Coast as group 1 winner.
  •  Egypt as group 2 winner.
  •  Nigeria as group 3 winner.
  •  Sudan as group 4 winner.
  •  Cameroon as group 5 winner.
  •  Angola as group 6 winner.
  •  Senegal as group 7 winner.
  •  Guinea as group 8 winner.
  •  Mali as group 9 winner.
  •  Namibia as group 10 winner.
  •  Zambia as group 11 winner.
  •  Morocco as group 12 winner.
  •  Tunisia,  Benin, and  South Africa as the three best runners-up from groups 2–11.

    • Teams that did not enter

    (FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)

  •  Central African Republic [180]
  •  Comoros [182]
  •  Somalia [192]
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe [199]

    • Team Excluded

    (FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)

  •  Guinea-Bissau [187] (missing payments)

    • Qualifying round

    The 47 nations were divided into 11 groups of four teams and 1 group of 3 teams, with the 12 group winners and the best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (originally groups 1–11, now groups 2–11 after the withdrawal of Djibouti from group 1) qualifying for the finals. Qualifying took place between 2 September 2006 and 13 October 2007.

    Group 1

    On 17 August 2006, the Djibouti Football Federation announced that  Djibouti was withdrawing from the qualifying tournament, without giving a reason.

    Djibouti withdrew prior to the start of qualification; all Djibouti matches were therefore cancelled.

  •  Djibouti v  Ivory Coast, 3 September 2006
  •  Madagascar v  Djibouti, 8 October 2006
  •  Djibouti v  Gabon, 25 March 2007
  •  Gabon v  Djibouti, 3 June 2007
  •  Ivory Coast v  Djibouti, 17 June 2007
  •  Djibouti v  Madagascar, 9 September 2007

    • Group 11

    Zambia finished as group winner by winning the head-to-head against South Africa.

    Best runners-up (groups 2-11)

    The best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (groups 2-11) would qualify for the finals.

    Top goalscorers

    Source: Official site - qualifying

    References

    2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Wikipedia
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