Login
Login

1974 African Cup of Nations qualification

{{Short description|Football tournament}}

{{No footnotes|date=December 2021}}{{Qualification for championships (CAF)|expanded=Afcon}}

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1974 African Cup of Nations which was held in Egypt in March 1974. Eight teams qualified for the finals, including Egypt as hosts and Congo as the holders of the title, having won the 1972 tournament in Cameroon.

Qualification followed a knock-out model, with teams playing two-legged ties with another, one match being played at a home venue for each team. After a preliminary round, 24 teams competed in the first round of qualification. The winners went on to the second round with the winning teams from those ties qualifying for the finals. Matches were held between March and July 1973. A number of teams withdrew at the preliminary or first round stages of the tournament with their scheduled opponents automatically progressing to the next round. After winning their first round match the Central African Republic were disqualified and their opponents, Ivory Coast progressed to the second round, eventually reaching the finals.

Alongside Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mauritius, Uganda, Zaire and Zambia reached the finals, Uganda having taken part in the preliminary round of the qualification process.

Qualifying tournament

=Preliminary round=

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|SOM}}||2–5|{{fb|UGA}}||2–0|0–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|CAR}}||w/o|{{fb|GAB}}||—|—}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|SLE}}||w/o|{{fb|Dahomey}}||—|—}}

|}

{{football box

|date=10 March 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|SOM}}

|score=2–0

|team2={{fb|UGA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Mogadishu Stadium, Mogadishu

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=24 March 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|UGA}}

|score=5–0

|team2={{fb|SOM}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Uganda won 5–2 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=

|team1={{fb-rt|CTA}}

|score=Cancelled

|team2={{fb|GAB}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Withdrew

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Central African Republic progress, Gabon withdrew.

----

{{football box

|date=

|team1={{fb-rt|SLE}}

|score=Cancelled

|team2={{fb|Dahomey}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Withdrew

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Sierra Leone progress, Dahomey withdrew.

=First round=

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|SLE}}||3–5|{{fb|MLI}}||1–1|2–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|GHA}}||3–3 (5–3 p)|{{fb|SEN}}||3–2|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|CAR}}||5–6|{{fb|CIV}}||4–2|1–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|ETH|1897}}||2–4|{{fb|TAN}}||2–1|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|LES|1966}}||1–5|{{fb|MRI}}||0–0|1–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|SUD}}||2–3|{{fb|NGR}}||1–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|Upper Volta}}||1–9|{{fb|ZAI}}||0–5|1–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|UGA}}||3–1|{{fb|KEN}}||1–0|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|ZAM|1964}}||4–3|{{fb|MAD}}||3–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|ALG}}||w/o|{{fb|LBY|1972}}||—|—}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|CMR|1961}}||w/o|{{fb|NIG}}||—|—}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|GUI}}||w/o|{{fb|TOG}}||—|—}}

|}

{{football box

|date=31 March 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|SLE}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fb|MLI}}

|goals1={{goal|}}

|goals2=Bocoum {{goal|39}}

|stadium=Freetown

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=28 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|MLI}}

|score=4–2

|team2={{fb|SLE}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Mali won 5–3 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=8 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|GHA}}

|score=3–2

|team2={{fb|SEN}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=21 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|SEN}}

|score=1–0

|team2={{fb|GHA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade Demba Diop, Dakar

|attendance=

|referee=

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 3–5

|penalties2 =

}}

Ghana won 5–3 on penalties after 3–3 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=8 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|CTA}}

|score=4–2

|team2={{fb|CIV}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Bangui

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=22 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|CIV}}

|score=2–1
Abandoned{{refn|The match between Ivory Coast and Central African Republic was abandoned after Central African Republic refused to play the second half. The match was replayed on 29 July 1973 on neutral ground in Lagos, Nigeria.}}

|team2={{fb|CTA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=29 July 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|CIV}}

|score=5–1

|team2={{fb|CTA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Surulere Stadium, Lagos

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Ivory Coast won 6–5 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=8 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|ETH|1897}}

|score=2–1

|team2={{fb|TAN}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Haile Selassie Stadium, Addis Ababa

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=22 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|TAN}}

|score=3–0

|team2={{fb|ETH|1897}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Tanzania won 4–2 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=8 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|LES|1966}}

|score=0–0

|team2={{fb|MRI}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Maseru

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=22 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|MRI}}

|score=5–1

|team2={{fb|LES|1966}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Port Louis

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Mauritius won 5–1 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=13 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|SUD}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fb|NGA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=21 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|NGA}}

|score=2–1

|team2={{fb|SUD}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Surulere Stadium, Lagos

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=15 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|Upper Volta}}

|score=0–5

|team2={{fb|ZAI}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Ouagadougou

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=22 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|ZAI}}

|score=4–1

|team2={{fb|Upper Volta}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Zaire won 9–1 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=15 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|UGA}}

|score=1–0

|team2={{fb|KEN}}

|goals1=Mukasa {{goal|3}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=28 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|KEN}}

|score=1–2

|team2={{fb|UGA}}

|goals1=Chitechi {{goal|20}}

|goals2=Mukasa {{goal|30}}
Semwanga {{goal|50|pen.}}

|stadium=Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Uganda won 3–1 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=22 April 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|ZAM|1964}}

|score=3–1

|team2={{fb|MAD}}

|goals1=Mugala {{goal|4||58}}
Chitalu {{goal|65}}

|goals2={{goal|}}

|stadium=Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=5 June 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|MAD}}

|score=2–1

|team2={{fb|ZAM|1964}}

|goals1={{goal|}}{{goal|}}

|goals2=Chitalu {{goal|43}}

|stadium=Antananarivo

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Zambia won 4–3 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=

|team1={{fb-rt|ALG}}

|score=Cancelled

|team2={{fb|LBY|1972}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Withdrew

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Algeria progress, Libya withdrew.

----

{{football box

|date=

|team1={{fb-rt|CMR|1961}}

|score=Cancelled

|team2={{fb|NIG}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Withdrew

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Cameroon progress, Niger withdrew.

----

{{football box

|date=

|team1={{fb-rt|GUI}}

|score=Cancelled

|team2={{fb|TOG}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Withdrew

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Guinea progress, Togo withdrew.

=Second round=

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|CMR|1961}}||2–3|{{fb|ZAI}}||2–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|MLI}}||3–3 (6–7 p)|{{fb|GUI}}||2–2|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|UGA}}||3–2|{{fb|ALG}}||2–1|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|TAN}}||1–1 (3–4 p)|{{fb|MRI}}||1–1|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|GHA}}||0–4|{{fb|CIV}}||0–3|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|ZAM|1964}}||7–4|{{fb|NGR}}||5–1|2–3}}

|}

{{football box

|date=27 May 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|CMR|1961}}

|score=2–1

|team2={{fb|ZAI}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=14 June 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|ZAI}}

|score=2–0

|team2={{fb|CMR|1961}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Zaire won 3–2 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=27 May 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|MLI}}

|score=2–2

|team2={{fb|GUI}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=14 June 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|GUI}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fb|MLI}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Conakry

|attendance=

|referee=

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 7–6

|penalties2 =

}}

Guinea won 7–6 on penalties after 3–3 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=27 May 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|UGA}}

|score=2–1

|team2={{fb|ALG}}

|goals1=Mukasa {{goal|}}
Obua {{goal|}}

|goals2=Gamouh {{goal|33}}

|stadium=Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

|attendance=30,000

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=14 June 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|ALG}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fb|UGA}}

|goals1=Hadefi {{goal|52|pen.}}

|goals2=Ouma {{goal|66}}

|stadium=5 July Stadium, Algiers

|attendance=13,481

|referee=... (Egypt)

}}

Uganda won 3–2 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=27 May 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|TAN}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fb|MRI}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=14 June 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|MRI}}

|score=0–0

|team2={{fb|TAN}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Port Louis

|attendance=

|referee=

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 4–3

|penalties2 =

}}

Mauritius won 4–3 on penalties after 1–1 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=9 September 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|GHA}}

|score=0–3

|team2={{fb|CIV}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Pokou {{goal}}
? {{goal}}
? {{goal}}

|stadium=Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box

|date=23 September 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|CIV}}

|score=1–0

|team2={{fb|GHA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Ivory Coast won 4–0 on aggregate.

----

{{football box

|date=15 July 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|ZAM|1964}}

|score=5–1

|team2={{fb|NGA}}

|goals1=Chanda {{goal|31}}
Kaushi {{goal|58||70}}
Sinyangwe {{goal|60||75|pen.}}

|goals2=Iziebige {{goal|20}}

|stadium=Independence Stadium, Lusaka

|attendance=

|referee=... (Lesotho)

}}

{{football box

|date=29 July 1973

|team1={{fb-rt|NGA}}

|score=3–2

|team2={{fb|ZAM|1964}}

|goals1={{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}

|goals2=Kaushi {{goal|}}
Chanda {{goal|}}

|stadium=Surulere Stadium, Lagos

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Zambia won 7–4 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fb|CGO|1970}} {{small|(holders)}}
  • {{fb|EGY|1972}} {{small|(hosts)}}
  • {{fb|GUI}}
  • {{fb|CIV}}
  • {{fb|MRI}}
  • {{fb|UGA}}
  • {{fb|ZAI}}
  • {{fb|ZAM|1964}}

{{div col end}}

Notes

{{reflist|group=n}}

External links

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/74a.html CAN 1974 details] - rsssf.com

{{African Nations Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1974 African Cup Of Nations Qualification}}

Category:Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Qualification

Qual