2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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

Qualified teams

The 16 qualified teams were:

Teams that did not enter

(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)

Team Excluded

(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)

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 Djiboutian Football Federation announced that the Djibouti national team was withdrawing from the qualifying tournament, without giving a reason.[1] All Djibouti matches were therefore cancelled.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 4 3 1 0 13 0 +13 10
File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 4 0 0 4 0 14 −14 0
File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew





Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 6 3 3 0 9 2 +7 12
File:Flag of Mauritania (1959–2017).svg Mauritania 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7
File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7
File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 6 2 1 3 3 7 −4 7
Source: [citation needed]





Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 6 5 0 1 10 3 +7 15
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11
File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4
File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4
Source: [citation needed]





Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 6 5 0 1 13 4 +9 15
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13
File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles 6 1 1 4 3 14 −11 4
File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 6 0 2 4 3 10 −7 2
Source: [citation needed]





Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 6 5 0 1 13 4 +9 15
File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 6 2 0 4 10 11 −1 6
File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4
Source: [citation needed]





Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11 13
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 6 2 3 1 5 8 −3 9
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7
File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland 6 0 3 3 0 7 −7 3
Source: [citation needed]






Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 6 3 2 1 12 3 +9 11
File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 6 2 2 2 4 7 −3 8
File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4
Source: [citation needed]





Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7 11
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde 6 1 2 3 3 10 −7 5
Source: [citation needed]





Group 9

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali 6 3 3 0 10 1 +9 12
File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo 6 3 0 3 7 9 −2 9
File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone 6 0 1 5 1 14 −13 1
Source: [citation needed]





Group 10

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9
File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg Libya 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Ethiopia 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6
Source: [citation needed]





Group 11

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6 11
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo 6 1 4 1 5 6 −1 7
File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad 6 0 2 4 3 14 −11 2
Source: [citation needed]





Group 12

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi 4 1 0 3 2 6 −4 3
Source: [citation needed]





Best runners-up (groups 2-11)

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13
File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11
File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9
File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 6 2 3 1 5 8 −3 9
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
File:Flag of Mauritania (1959–2017).svg Mauritania 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7
Source: [citation needed]

Top goalscorers

Scorer Goals Nation Club
Arouna Koné 5 File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Spain Sevilla
David Obua 5 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
Faisal Agab 5 File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Sudan Al-Merreikh
Flávio 5 File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola Egypt Al Ahly
Issam Jemâa 5 File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia France Caen
Mohammadou Idrissou 4 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Germany MSV Duisburg
Sibusiso Zuma 4 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Germany Arminia Bielefeld
Pascal Feindouno 3 File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea France Saint-Étienne
Yakubu 3 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria England Everton
Chris Katongo 3 File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Denmark Brøndby

Source: Official site - qualifying

References

  1. "Djibouti pull out of Nations Cup". BBC News. 17 August 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. Held in neighbouring Rwanda because Burundi's Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore is unavailable. [1]
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Burundi vs Egypt, originally to be played on 17 June 2007 in Rwanda, postponed due to logistical problems encountered in Kigali. The last round of matches, due to be played in the weekend of 8 September 2007, also postponed as a result. [2]
  4. Postponed from 17 June 2007 after the match officials failed to arrive on time. [3]
  5. 5.0 5.1 Both matches postponed from 8 September 2007 due to general elections in Sierra Leone. [4]
  6. Postponed from 25 March 2007 due to civil unrest

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