Football tournament
This page details the qualifying process qualifying for the 1992 African Cup of Nations in Senegal . Senegal , as hosts, and Algeria , as title holders, qualified automatically.
Preliminary round
Mauritania won 3–2 on aggregate.
Qualifying round
Group 1
Group 2
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Egypt
6
3
3
0
13
5
+8
9
Tunisia
6
3
3
0
10
5
+5
9
Chad
6
2
2
2
6
7
−1
6
Ethiopia
6
0
0
6
0
12
−12
0
Following this match, all of Ethiopia's players and coaching staff were fired, forcing the team to withdraw. The remaining matches of Ethiopia were all awarded 2–0 to the opponents.
Group 3
Awarded 0–2 as Mauritania withdrew
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Zaire
6
3
1
2
6
4
+2
7
Gabon
6
2
3
1
3
2
+1
7
Uganda
6
2
2
2
6
6
0
6
Tanzania
6
1
2
3
4
7
−3
4
Qualified teams
The 12 qualified teams are:
External links
Editions Qualification Finals Bids Squads Statistics Miscellaneous
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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