1970 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1970 African Cup of Nations.

Qualifying tournament

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia  5–4  Mauritius 2–2 3–2
Uganda  2–3  Cameroon 2–1 0–2
Kenya  1–2  Tanzania 0–1 1–1
Algeria  2–1  Morocco 2–0 0–1
Guinea  5–1  Togo 4–0 1–1
Niger  w/o  Somalia — —
Senegal  w/o  Upper Volta — —
United Arab Republic  w/o  Nigeria — —
Mali  w/o  Sierra Leone — —
Zambia 2–2 Mauritius
Chitalu 70' (pen.)
Kapengwe 87'		 Tostée 3'
Desvaux 13'
Mauritius 2–3 (a.e.t.) Zambia
Glover 18' (pen.)
Desvaux 37'		 Kalimukwa 39'
Simutowe 80'
Chitalu 120'

Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate.

Uganda 2–1 Cameroon
Wasswa 17', 90' Atangana 10'
Cameroon 2–0 Uganda
Atangana 43', 57'

Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.

Kenya 0–1 Tanzania
Choteka 40'
Tanzania 1–1 Kenya
Molo 70'

Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.

Algeria 2–0 Morocco
Kalem 10'
Natouri 20'
20 August Stadium, Algiers
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Moncef Ben Ali (Tunisia)
Morocco 1–0 Algeria
Mahroufi 83'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Moustapha N'Gom (Senegal)

Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

Guinea won 5–1 on aggregate.

Niger Cancelled Somalia
Withdrew

Niger progress, Somalia withdrew.

Senegal Cancelled Upper Volta
Withdrew

Senegal progress, Upper Volta withdrew.

United Arab Republic Cancelled Nigeria
Withdrew

United Arab Republic progress, Nigeria withdrew.

Mali Cancelled Sierra Leone
Withdrew

Mali progress, Sierra Leone withdrew.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ethiopia  9–1  Tanzania 7–0 2–1
Zambia  3–4  Cameroon 2–2 1–2
Ghana  15–1  Niger 6–0 9–1
United Arab Republic  2–1  Algeria 1–0 1–1
Guinea  5–4  Senegal 4–3 1–1
Mali  0–4  Ivory Coast 0–0 0–4
Ethiopia 7–0 Tanzania
Vassalo 19'
Asmerom 24', 51', 83'
Tewolde 25'
Abdo 70'
Asfaw 80'
Tanzania 1–2 Ethiopia
Zimbwe Vassalo
Tewolde

Ethiopia won 9–1 on aggregate.

Zambia 2–2 Cameroon
Ndhlovu 25'
Simutowe 65'		 Confiance 60'
Atangana 75'
Cameroon 2–1 Zambia
Confiance 56'
Owona 75' (pen.)		 Chitalu 2'

Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate.

Ghana 6–0 Niger
Owusu
?
Niger 1–9 Ghana
? Owusu
Ankrah
Kofi

Ghana won 15–1 on aggregate.

United Arab Republic 1–0 Algeria
El-Shazly 58'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: ... (Tunisia)
Algeria 1–1 United Arab Republic
Kalem 9' El-Shazly 53'
20 August Stadium, Algiers
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Benjelloun (Morocco)

United Arab Republic won 2–1 on aggregate.

Guinea 4–3 Senegal
Kandia
?
?
Senegal 1–1 Guinea
? Thiam 9'

Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.

Mali 0–0 Ivory Coast

Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

External links

  • CAN 1970 details – rsssf.com
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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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