2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was the qualification process for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. South Africa automatically qualified as the host country.
Qualified nations
† Bold indicates champion for that year
† Italic indicates host
Format
A total of 47 countries entered the competition, including South Africa, which automatically qualified.
The remaining 46 teams competed in the qualifiers. In each of the three rounds, teams were drawn into two-legged home-and-away knock-out ties. Aggregate goals are used to determine the winner. If the sides are level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, the tie proceeds directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).
Preliminary round: The lowest-ranked four teams started from the preliminary round.
First round: The two winners of the preliminary round joined the other 26 teams which did not qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
Second round: The 14 winners of the first round joined the 16 teams which qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
The 15 winners of the second round qualified for the finals.
The draw for the preliminary round and the first round was made on 28 October 2011 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The draw for the second round was made on 5 July 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa, after the first round was completed.
Below is the list of entrants:
Notes
Togo were banned from the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments by CAF after they withdrew from the 2010 tournament following a deadly attack on their team bus. Togo appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee.
Did not enter: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Mauritania, Mauritius and Somalia. South Sudan was not able to enter as qualifying was already in progress when they became a CAF member.
Preliminary round
Originally scheduled 6–8 and 20–22 January 2012. However, the São Tomé and Príncipe v Lesotho match was postponed from 8 January to 15 January at the request of the Lesotho Football Association due to the unavailability of flights to São Tomé via Libreville.
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Notes
Note 1: Swaziland withdrew due to financial reasons. Seychelles advanced to the First round against Congo DR.
São Tomé and Príncipe won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the First round against Sierra Leone.
First round
Scheduled 29 February and 15–17 June 2012. The Central African Republic v Egypt match was postponed from 29 February to 30 June at the request of the Egyptian Football Association due to the Port Said Stadium disaster.
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Notes
Note 2: Order of legs reversed after original draw.
1–1 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second round.
Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
Uganda won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second round.
Algeria won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
2–2 on aggregate. Togo won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second round.
Sierra Leone won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
Cameroon won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
Malawi won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
Congo DR won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
2–2 on aggregate. Mozambique won the penalty shootout and advanced to the Second round.
Central African Republic won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
Cape Verde won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
Liberia won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
Second round
Seeding
The 30 teams which qualified for the second round were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2008, 2010, and 2012 editions. For each of the last three African Cup of Nations final tournaments, the following system of points is adopted for the qualified countries:
Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows:
2012 edition: points to be multiplied by 3
2010 edition: points to be multiplied by 2
2008 edition: points to be multiplied by 1
If two countries are equal in the number of points in the above classification the number of points that they have accumulated throughout all their matches played in the last 3 final tournaments of the CAN determined their ranking (on the basis of 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a match lost).
The teams were divided into two pots based on the ranking. Each tie contained one team from each pot. The order of legs for each tie was determined by draw.
Matches
Scheduled 7–9 September and 12–14 October 2012.
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Notes
Note 3: Libya v Algeria played in neutral venue of Morocco due to the political situation in Libya.
Note 4: Senegal v Ivory Coast was abandoned with 15 minutes to go, after the crowd started to riot. The result was confirmed as 2–0 in favor of Ivory Coast by the CAF.
Mali won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
3–3 on aggregate. Angola won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Ghana won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria won 8–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
1–1 on aggregate. Zambia won the penalty shootout and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Cape Verde won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Morocco won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
2–2 on aggregate. Tunisia won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Niger won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
5–5 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Algeria won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Ivory Coast won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Congo DR won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Togo won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Burkina Faso won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Goalscorers
3 goals
Islam Slimani
Hillal Soudani
Ryan Mendes
Didier Drogba
Dieumerci Mbokani
Adane Girma
Ikechukwu Uche
Jair Nunes
2 goals
Manucho
Alain Traoré
Djaniny
David Manga
Hilaire Momi
Leger Djime
Dioko Kaluyituka
Déo Kanda
Atusaye Nyondo
Cheick Diabaté
Modibo Maïga
Ahmed Musa
Victor Moses
Teteh Bangura
Kei Kamara
Muhannad Tahir
Emmanuel Adebayor
Geoffrey Massa
Knowledge Musona
1 goal
Sofiane Feghouli
Foued Kadir
Antar Yahia
Djalma Campos
Mickaël Poté
Moumouni Dagano
Laudy Mavugo
Valery Nahayo
Mmusa Ohilwe
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Achille Emaná
Benjamin Moukandjo
Fabrice Olinga
Dady
Nhuck
Ricardo
Fernando Varela
Toni Varela
Foxi Kéthévoama
Vianney Mabidé
David Manga
Mahamat Labbo
Jérémie Basilua
Mpeko Issama
Trésor Mputu
Youssouf Mulumbu
Matt Moussilou
Fabrice N'Guessi
Gervinho
Max Gradel
Salomon Kalou
Emad Moteab
Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Zidan
Judson
Ricardinho
Getaneh Kebede
Saladin Said
Seyoum Tesfaye
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Daniel Cousin
Momodou Ceesay
Saihou Gassama
Afriyie Acquah
Anthony Annan
Christian Atsu
Mohamed Yattara
James Situma
Allan Wanga
Sekou Oliseh
Omega Roberts
Dioh Williams
Patrick Wleh
Paulin Voavy
John Banda
Joseph Kamwendo
Mahamadou N'Diaye
Mamadou Samassa
Mohamed Kalilou Traoré
Clésio Baúque
Domingues
Miro
Jerry Sitoe
Nordin Amrabat
Abdelaziz Barrada
Youssef El-Arabi
Houssine Kharja
Mohamed Chikoto
Issoufou Boubacar Garba
Efe Ambrose
Nosa Igiebor
John Obi Mikel
José
Lasset
Papiss Cissé
Dame N'Doye
Alhaji Kamara
Alhassan Kamara
Medo Kamara
Sheriff Suma
Mohamed Ahmed Bashir
Mudathir El Tahir
Mosaab Omer
Mwinyi Kazimoto
Aggrey Morris
Razak Boukari
Serge Gakpé
Dové Wome
Fateh Gharbi
Youssef Msakni
Andrew Mwesigwa
Emmanuel Okwi
Mike Sserumaga
Godfrey Walusimbi
Christopher Katongo
Khama Billiat
Archieford Gutu
1 own goal
Mateus Galiano da Costa (playing against Zimbabwe)
Ronan Carolino Falcão (playing against DR Congo)
References
External links
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Qualification
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