2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification explained

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

Qualified teams

The 16 qualified teams were:

as hosts.
as group 1 winner.
as group 2 winner.
as group 3 winner.
as group 4 winner.
as group 5 winner.
as group 6 winner.
as group 7 winner.
as group 8 winner.
as group 9 winner.
as group 10 winner.
as group 11 winner.
as group 12 winner.
,, and as the three best runners-up from groups 2–11.

Teams that did not enter

(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)

[180]
[182]
[192]
[199]

Team Excluded

(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)

[187] had their entry rejected as they had unpaid debts to CAF.

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.

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Group 5

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Group 6

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Group 7

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Group 8

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Group 9

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Group 10

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Group 11

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

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Group 12

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Best runners-up (groups 2-11)

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

Top goalscorers

Scorer	Goals	Club
Arouna Koné	5	Sevilla
David Obua	5	Kaizer Chiefs
Faisal Agab	5	Al-Merreikh
Flávio	5	Al Ahly
Issam Jemâa	5	Caen
Mohammadou Idrissou	4	MSV Duisburg
Sibusiso Zuma	4	Arminia Bielefeld
Pascal Feindouno	3	Saint-Étienne
Yakubu	3	Everton
Chris Katongo	3	Brøndby

Source: Official site - qualifying

External links

Notes and References

News: 17 August 2006 . Djibouti pull out of Nations Cup . BBC News . 2018-03-01.