1990 African Cup of Nations qualification

Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

This page details the qualifying process for the 1990 African Cup of Nations in Algeria. Algeria, as hosts, and Cameroon, as title holders, qualified automatically.

Qualifying tournament

 Algeria qualified as hosts
 Cameroon qualified as holders

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tanzania  2–2 (1–3 p)  Swaziland 1–1 1–1
Angola  4–1  Equatorial Guinea 4–1 0–0
Liberia  1–4  Mali 0–1 1–3
Mauritius  3–1  Seychelles 3–0 0–1
Gabon  3–1  Burkina Faso 3–0 0–1
Ethiopia  w/o  Uganda — —
Guinea  w/o  Mauritania — —
Libya  w/o  Madagascar — —
Mozambique  w/o  Gambia — —
Tanzania 1 – 1 Swaziland
Gaga 57' (pen.)
Referee: Katongo Kabungo (Zambia)
Swaziland 1 – 1 Tanzania
Fumo 88'
Penalties
3 – 1
Referee: John Nkathazo (Zimbabwe)

Swaziland won 3–1 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.

Angola 4 – 1 Equatorial Guinea
Mendinho 43'
Barbosa 46'
Vieira Dias 54', 89'		 61' Pedro
Referee: Wa Ntambidila (Zaire)
Equatorial Guinea 0 – 0 Angola
Referee: Pierre Alain Mounguengui (Gabon)

Angola won 4–1 on aggregate.

Liberia 0 – 1 Mali
Cissé 14'
Referee: Selemani Tambwe (Burundi)
Mali 3 – 1 Liberia
Cissé 17'
Y.Traoré 36'
Diarra 87'		 Sogbie 89'
Referee: Saidou Sowe (Gambia)

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.

Mauritius 3 – 0 Seychelles
Referee: Wallace Mabuza (Swaziland)
Seychelles 1 – 0 Mauritius
Dorasamy 62'
Referee: William Ochieng (Kenya)

Mauritius won 3–1 on aggregate.

Gabon 3 – 0 Burkina Faso
Minko 37', 85'
Referee: ... (Cameroon)
Burkina Faso 1 – 0 Gabon
Gnimassou 29'
Referee: Issaka Diallo (Mali)

Gabon won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia Cancelled Uganda
Withdrew

Ethiopia advanced after Uganda withdrew.

Guinea Cancelled Mauritania
Withdrew

Guinea advanced after Mauritania withdrew.

Libya Cancelled Madagascar
Withdrew

Libya advanced after Madagascar withdrew.

Mozambique Cancelled Gambia
Withdrew

Mozambique advanced after Gambia withdrew.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sudan  1–1 (5–6 p)  Kenya 1–0 0–1
Ethiopia  2–6  Egypt 1-0 1–6
Guinea  1–4  Nigeria 1–1 0–3
Gabon  1–1 (5–3 p)  Ghana 1–0 0–1
Mali  1–1(a)  Morocco 0–0 1–0
Angola  1–6  Ivory Coast 0–2 1–4
Swaziland  1–3  Malawi 0–2 1–1
Mauritius  1–5  Zimbabwe 1–4 0–1
Mozambique  0–4  Zambia 0–1 0–3
Senegal  w/o  Togo — —
Tunisia  w/o  Libya — —
Zaire  w/o  Sierra Leone — —
Sudan 1 – 0 Kenya
Referee: Mohamed Hossam Al-Din (Egypt)
Kenya 1 – 0 Sudan
Dawo
Penalties
6 – 5

Kenya won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 1 – 0 Egypt
Referee: William Ochieng (Kenya)
Egypt 6 – 1 Ethiopia
Abdel-Hameed 5', 13', 48'
El-Kass 40'
Hassan 58', 75'
Referee: Mohamed Abdelsalam Gasmalla (Sudan)

Egypt won 6–2 on aggregate.

Guinea 1 – 1 Nigeria
Camara 30' Balarabe 35'
Referee: Hassan Chafaï (Morocco)
Nigeria 3 – 0 Guinea
Ekpo
Adekola
Balarabe
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate.

Gabon 1 – 0 Ghana
Referee: Laurent Petcha (Cameroon)
Ghana 1 – 0 Gabon
Penalties
3 – 5
Referee: Selemani Tambwe (Burundi)

Gabon won 5–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.

Mali 0 – 0 Morocco
Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Morocco 1 – 1 Mali
Nader 1' M. Kouyaté 42'
Referee: Naji Jouini (Tunisia)

Mali won after 1–1 on aggregate by away goals.

Angola 0 – 2 Ivory Coast
Referee: Gaston Engoua (Congo)
Ivory Coast 4 – 1 Angola
Bamba
Traoré (pen.)
Amani 		Ralph (pen.)
Referee: Louis Laryea (Ghana)

Ivory Coast won 6–1 on aggregate.

Swaziland 0 – 2 Malawi
Sinalo 12'
Kayira 20'
Referee: John Nkathazo (Zimbabwe)
Malawi 1 – 1 Swaziland
Kayira
Referee: Joel Mondoka (Zambia)

Malawi won 3–1 on aggregate.

Mauritius 1 – 4 Zimbabwe
Gunesh 35' (pen.) Ndunduma 15'
F. Phiri 27'
Mwanza 40'
J. Phiri 87'
Referee: Ali Tahir Hafidh (Tanzania)
Zimbabwe 1 – 0 Mauritius
Referee: Jimmy Kagere (Rwanda)

Zimbabwe won 5–1 on aggregate.

Mozambique 0 – 1 Zambia
Referee: Eganaden Cadressen (Mauritius)
Zambia 3 – 0 Mozambique
Malitoli
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate.

Senegal Cancelled Togo
Withdrew

Senegal advanced after Togo withdrew.

Tunisia Cancelled Libya
Withdrew

Tunisia advanced after Libya withdrew.

Zaire Cancelled Sierra Leone
Withdrew

Zaire advanced after Sierra Leone withdrew.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Senegal  4–0  Tunisia 3–0 1–0
Malawi  2–3  Kenya 2–3 0–0
Egypt  2–0  Zaire 2–0 0–0
Nigeria  4–1  Zimbabwe 3–0 1–1
Mali  3–5  Ivory Coast 2–2 1–3
Zambia  4–2  Gabon 3–0 1–2
Senegal 3 – 0 Tunisia
Bocandé 48', 77'
N'Diaye 53'
Referee: Abderrahmane Bergui (Algeria)
Tunisia 0 – 1 Senegal
Youm 88'
Referee: Drissa Traoré (Mali)

Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.

Malawi 2 – 3 Kenya
Chirwa 75'
Chimodzi 78'		 Chimodzi 5' (o.g.)
Otieno 9'
Ndolo 85'
Kenya 0 – 0 Malawi
Referee: Mohamed Hafez (Egypt)

Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate.

Egypt 2 – 0 Zaire
Hassan 57'
Shawky 67'
Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)
Zaire 0 – 0 Egypt
Referee: Badou Jasseh (Gambia)

Egypt won 2–0 on aggregate.

Nigeria 3 – 0 Zimbabwe
Esin 30'
Murehwa 34' (o.g.)
Nwosu 46'
Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)
Zimbabwe 1 – 1 Nigeria
Ekpo 21' (o.g.) Agada 89'
Referee: Joel Mondoka (Zambia)

Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate.

Mali 2 – 2 Ivory Coast
Sanogo 44'
Samaké 66'		 Traoré 26'
Yaohua 56'
Ivory Coast 3 – 1 Mali
Traoré 37', 52'
Amani 85'		 Cissé 86'
Referee: Gaston Engoua (Congo)

Ivory Coast won 5–3 on aggregate.

Zambia 3 – 0 Gabon
Malitoli
Makinka
Referee: Bekele Kidane (Ethiopia)
Gabon 2 – 1 Zambia
Minko 15'
Amégasse 43'		 Chansa 7'
Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)

Zambia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

Participating nations

References