African Cup of Nations
ZIMBABWE 2000

The Preliminary Competition

FIRST ROUND
Home and away matches. The winner qualifies for the next round.
1st Match
31 Jul, 1 or 2 Aug 1998
2nd Match
14, 15 or 16 Aug 1998
31 Jul 1998 Tripoli
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1 - 3
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2 Aug 1998 Bamako
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3 - 0
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2 Aug 1998 Gabon
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0 - 4
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Gambia withdrew
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Mauritania withdrew
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2 Aug 1998 Niamey
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2 - 1
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2 Aug 1998 Cotonou
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2 - 1
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2 Aug 1998 N'Djamena
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1 - 1
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2 Aug 1998 Bata
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0 - 2
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2 Aug 1998 Bujumb
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1 - 0
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31 Jul 1998 Djibouti
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0 - 3
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1 Aug 1998 Windhoek
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2 - 1
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Postponed
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2 Aug 1998 Gaborone
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0 - 0
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2 Aug 1998 Maseru
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1 - 1
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2 Aug 1998 Manzini
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1 - 2
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1 Aug 1998 Kampala
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5 - 0
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SECOND ROUND
League system. The first and second of each group qualify for the Final competition.
 
Group 1
Group 2
A
Winner Chad / Togo
B
C
Winner Botswana / Mozambique
D
Winner Ethiopia / Eritrea
Winner Mauritania / Sierra Leone
 
Group 3
Group 4
A
Winner Namibia / Malawi
B
Winner Chad / Congo
Winner Benin / Angola
C
Winner Mali / Cape Verde
Winner Equat. Guinea / Gabon
D
Winner Lesotho / Mauritius
 
Group 5
Group 6
A
Winner Burundi / Tanzania
Winner Djibouti / Kenya
B
Winner Gambia / Senegal
Winner Swaziland / Madagascar
C
D
 
Group 7
  
A
Zimbabwe, organiser,
and Egypt, title holder,
automatically qualify for
the Final competition
B
Winner Niger / Liberia
C
Winner Rwanda / Uganda
D
Winner Libya / Algeria
 
1st Match A-B / C-D : 2, 3 or 4 Oct 1998
2nd Match B-C / D-A : 22, 23 or 24 Jan 1999
3rd Match A-C / B-D : 26, 27 or 28 Feb 1999
4th Match C-A / D-B : 9, 10 or 11 Apr 1999
5th Match C-B / A-D : 4, 5 or 6 Jun 1999
6th Match B-A / D-C : 18, 19 or 20 Jun 1999

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