1970 African Cup of Nations qualification
Football tournament
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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1970 African Cup of Nations.
Qualifying tournament
First round
Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate.
Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.
Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.
Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.
Guinea won 5–1 on aggregate.
Niger progress, Nigeria withdrew.
| Senegal | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
| Withdrew |
Senegal progress, Sierra Leone withdrew.
| United Arab Republic | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
| Withdrew |
United Arab Republic progress, Somalia withdrew.
| Mali | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
| Withdrew |
Mali progress, Upper Volta withdrew.
Second round
Ethiopia won 9–1 on aggregate.
Referee: ... (Zambia)
Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate.
Ghana won 15–1 on aggregate.
| United Arab Republic | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| El-Shazly |
| Algeria | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kalem |
El-Shazly |
United Arab Republic won 2–1 on aggregate.
Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Mali | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Cameroon
Congo-Kinshasa (holders)
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Sudan (hosts)
United Arab Republic
External links
- CAN 1970 details – rsssf.com