1998 African Cup of Nations qualification
Football tournament
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This page details the process of the 1998 African Cup of Nations Qualification phase. Burkina Faso, as hosts, and South Africa, as title holders, qualified automatically.
Banned and withdrawn teams
Nigeria was banned for withdrawing from the 1996 final tournament.
The following countries were banned from entering for withdrawing during the qualifying stages:
These teams did not enter:
Qualification rounds
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mauritius  |
2–1 |  Seychelles |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Congo  |
0–1 |  Togo |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Botswana  |
0–6 |  Namibia |
0–0 | 0–6 |
Central African Republic  |
w/o |  Burundi |
— | — |
Benin  |
4–1 |  Mauritania |
4–1 | 0–0 |
Uganda  |
2–2 (2–4 p) |  Ethiopia |
1–1 | 1–1 |
| Mauritius | 1–0 | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|
Bax  25' |
| Seychelles | 1–1 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Rose 50' |
Mocude 20' |
| Central African Republic | Cancelled | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
| Withdrew |
| Burundi | Cancelled | Central African Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Withdrew |
| Benin | 4–1 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Coles 3' Bessan 54', 72', 89' |
Ould Bechir 67' |
| Mauritania | 0–0 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
Qualifying group stage
Group 1
Sudan withdrew on 16 January 1997, due to unrest in the east of the country. They had already competed one match (0–3 lost to Zimbabwe at home), but this result was later annulled.
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivory Coast |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 13 |
 Algeria |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 |
 Mali |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Benin |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Guel 12' |
| Mali | 1–2 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Sidibé 14' |
Bakayoko 13' Tiéhi 22' |
| Benin | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Group 3
Group 4
Central African Republic were disqualified on 30 January 1997 after the government refused to allow their squad to travel for a match in Sierra Leone on 25 January. Their results were annulled.
Due to the civil war, Sierra Leone withdrew two matches before the end of the tournament, but their results stood.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
 Guinea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
 Sierra Leone (W) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| Central African Republic (D) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2–0 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| S.Trabelsi 29' Souayah 69' |
| Central African Republic | 2–3 Annulled | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Matondo 30' Azo 48' (pen.) |
Soumah 27', 89' Kéita 85' |
| Guinea | 1–0 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| F. Camara 67' |
Group 5
Cameroon  | 4–0 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| M'Boma 3', 85' Missé-Missé 35', 48' |
| Namibia | 1–1 |  Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Van Wyk 86' |
Aubameyang 19' (pen.) |
Group 6
During the tournament, the country of Zaire was renamed DR Congo.
| Togo | 1–1 |  Zaire |
|---|---|---|
| Noutsoudje 90' |
Simba 26' |
Liberia  | 1–0 |  Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Zizi Roberts 54' |
Group 7
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zambia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 14 |
 Mozambique |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 |
 Malawi |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 |
| Mauritius |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 |
| Zambia | 1–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Malitoli 4' |
| Mozambique | 3–0 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Chiquinho Conde 55' Faife 62' Macamo 65' |
| Malawi | 2–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Maduka 6' Kamanga 60' |
| Mozambique | 2–2 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Tico-Tico 11' Chiquinho Conde 62' (pen.) |
Kamwandi 15' Tembo 57' |
| Mauritius | 1–3 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Appou 65' |
Chiquinho Conde 6' Nuro 33' Tico-Tico 89' |
| Mozambique | 2–1 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Pinto Barros 85' Tico-Tico 88' |
Nkhwazi 62' |
Qualified teams
Algeria
Angola
Burkina Faso (hosts)
Cameroon
DR Congo
Ivory Coast
Egypt
Ghana
Guinea
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa (holders)
Togo
Tunisia
Zambia
