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The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification is the qualification process for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. South Africa have automatically qualified as the host country.
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Format
A total of 47 countries entered the competition, including South Africa, which automatically qualified.
The remaining 46 teams competed in the qualifiers. In each of the three rounds, teams were drawn into two-legged home-and-away knock-out ties. Aggregate goals are used to determine the winner. If the sides are level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, the tie proceeds directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).
The 15 winners of the second round qualified for the finals.
The draw for the preliminary round and the first round was made on 28 October 2011 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The draw for the second round was made on 5 July 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa, after the first round was completed.
Below is the list of entrants:
Preliminary round
São Tomé and Príncipe won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the First Round against Sierra Leone.
First round
1–1 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second Round.
Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Uganda won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second Round.
Algeria won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
2–2 on aggregate. Togo won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second Round.
Sierra Leone won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Cameroon won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Malawi won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Congo DR won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
2–2 on aggregate. Mozambique won the penalty shootout and advanced to the Second Round.
Central African Republic won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Cape Verde won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Liberia won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Seeding
The 30 teams which qualified for the second round were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2008, 2010, and 2012 editions. For each of the last three African Cup of Nations final tournaments, the following system of points is adopted for the qualified countries:
Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows:
If two countries are equal in the number of points in the above classification the number of points that they have accumulated throughout all their matches played in the last 3 final tournaments of the CAN determined their ranking (on the basis of 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a match lost).
The teams were divided into two pots based on the ranking. Each tie contained one team from each pot. The order of legs for each tie was determined by draw.
Matches
Mali won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
3–3 on aggregate. Angola won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Ghana won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria won 8–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
1–1 on aggregate. Zambia won the penalty shootout and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Cape Verde won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Morocco won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
2–2 on aggregate. Tunisia won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Niger won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
5–5 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Algeria won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Côte d'Ivoire won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Congo DR won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Togo won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Burkina Faso won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.