African Cup of Nations 7-28 February Presented by Coca Cola
BURKINA '98

PRE-PRELIMINARY ROUND
Date
Match
Result
 
Date
Match
Result
8 Aug. 1996
Benin - Mauritania
4:1 (1:0)
8 Aug. 1996
Mauritius - Seychelles
0:0
30 Aug. 1996
Mauritania - Benin
0:0
24 Aug. 1996
Seychelles - Mauritius
1:1 (0:1)
11 Aug. 1996
Botswana - Namibia
0:0
11 Aug. 1996
Congo - Togo
0:0
25 Aug. 1996
Namibia - Botswana
6:0 (0:0)
25 Aug. 1996
Togo - Congo
1:0 (0:0)
11 Aug. 1996
Uganda - Ethiopia
1:1 (0:0)
Burundi withdrew.
Central Africa qualifies.
30 Aug. 1996
Ethiopia - Uganda
1:1 (0:0)

PRELIMINARY ROUND
The top two teams in each group qualify for the Final Competition.
Burkina Faso, host, and South Africa, title holder, automatically qualify.
Group 1
Ghana - Angola - Zimbabwe - Sudan
 
Group 2
Algeria - Ivory Coast - Mali - Benin
Date
Match
Result
Date
Match
Result
6 Oct. 1996
Ghana - Angola
2:1 (2:1)
6 Oct. 1996
Algeria - Ivory Coast
4:1 (2:0)
6 Oct. 1996
Sudan - Zimbabwe
0:3 (0:2)
6 Oct. 1996
Benin - Mali
1:2 (1:1)
26 Jan. 1997
Zimbabwe - Ghana
0:0
26 Jan. 1997
Ivory Coast - Benin
1:0 (1:0)
24 Feb. 1997
Zimbabwe - Angola
1:0 (1:0)
26 Jan. 1997
Mali - Algeria
1:0 (1:0)
22 Jun. 1997
Angola - Ghana
1:0 (1:0)
24 Feb. 1997
Benin - Algeria
1:1 (1:0)
13 Jul. 1997
Ghana - Zimbabwe
2:1 (2:1)
24 Feb. 1997
Mali - Ivory Coast
1:2 (1:2)
27 Jul. 1997
Angola - Zimbabwe
2:1 (1:0)
22 Jun. 1997
Ivory Coast - Algeria
2:1 (1:1)
Sudan withdrew
22 Jun. 1997
Mali - Benin
3:1 (1:1)
13 Jul. 1997
Algeria - Mali
1:0 (1:0)
13 Jul. 1997
Benin - Ivory Coast
0:0
25 Jul. 1997
Algeria - Benin
2:0 (2:0)
27 Jul. 1997
Ivory Coast - Mali
4:2 (2:0)
Team
Statistics
Place
Team
Statistics
Place
4-2-1-0 (4:3) 7 p.
1st
6-4-1-1 (10:8) 13 p.
1st
4-2-0-2 (4:4) 6 p.
2nd
6-3-1-2 (9:5) 10 p.
2nd
Zimbabwe
4-1-1-2 (3:4) 4 p.
3rd
Mali
6-3-0-3 (9:9) 9 p.
3rd
 
Benin
6-0-2-4 (3:9) 2 p.
4th
Group 3
Egypt - Morocco - Senegal - Ethiopia
 
Group 4
Tunisia - Sierra Leone - Guinea - Central Africa
Date
Match
Result
Date
Match
Result
6 Oct. 1996
Egypt - Morocco
1:1 (0:0)
6 Oct. 1996
Tunisia - Sierra Leone
2:0 (1:0)
6 Oct. 1996
Ethiopia - Senegal
1:2 (1:2)
6 Oct. 1996
Central Africa - Guinea
2:3 (1:1)
26 Jan. 1997
Senegal - Egypt
0:0
26 Jan. 1997
Guinea - Tunisia
1:0 (0:0)
24 Feb. 1997
Senegal - Morocco
0:0
24 Feb. 1997
Guinea - Sierra Leone
1:0 (0:0)
24 Feb. 1997
Ethiopia - Egypt
1:1 (0:0)
13 Jul 1997
Tunisia - Guinea
1:0 (0:0)
31 May 1997
Morocco - Ethiopia
4:0 (3:0)
 
Sierra Leone - Guinea
Canc.
21 Jun. 1997
Senegal - Ethiopia
3:0 (1:0)
 
Sierra Leone - Tunisia
Canc.
21 Jun. 1997
Morocco - Egypt
1:0 (0:0)
Central Africa withdrew
11 Jul. 1997
Egypt - Senegal
2:0 (1:0)
12 Jul. 1997
Ethiopia - Morocco
0:1 (0:1)
27 Jul. 1997
Egypt - Ethiopia
8:1 (5:0)
27 Jul. 1997
Morocco - Senegal
3:0 (2:0)
Team
Statistics
Place
Team
Statistics
Place
6-4-2-0 (10:1) 14 p.
1st
3-2-0-1 (3:1) 6 p.
1st
6-2-3-1 (12:4) 9 p.
2nd
3-2-0-1 (2:1) 6 p.
2nd
Senegal
6-2-2-2 (5:6) 8 p.
3rd
Sierra Leone
2-0-0-2 (0:3) 0 p.
3rd
Ethiopia
6-0-1-5 (3:19) 1 p.
4th
 
Group 5
Gabon - Cameroon - Kenya - Namibia
 
Group 6
D.R. Congo - Liberia - Tanzania - Togo
Date
Match
Result
Date
Match
Result
5 Oct. 1996
Namibia - Kenya
1:0 (0:0)
5 Oct. 1996
Togo - Tanzania
2:1 (1:0)
6 Oct. 1996
Gabon - Cameroon
0:0
6 Oct. 1996
D.R. Congo - Liberia
0:0
26 Jan. 1997
Kenya - Gabon
1:0 (0:0)
26 Jan. 1997
Tanzania - D.R. Congo
1:2 (0:0)
26 Jan. 1997
Cameroon - Namibia
4:0 (2:0)
26 Jan. 1997
Liberia - Togo
1:2 (1:1)
24 Feb. 1997
Kenya - Cameroon
0:0)
24 Feb. 1997
Tanzania - Liberia
1:1 (0:1)
24 Feb. 1997
Namibia - Gabon
1:1 (0:1)
24 Feb. 1997
Togo - D.R. Congo
1:1 (0:1)
22 Jun. 1997
Cameroon - Gabon
2:2 (2:1)
22 Jun. 1997
Tanzania - Togo
1:0 (1:0)
22 Jun. 1997
Kenya - Namibia
0:1 (0:1)
22 Jun. 1997
Tanzania - Togo
1:0 (1:0)
12 Jul. 1997
Namibia - Cameroon
0:1 (0:0)
13 Jul. 1997
Togo - Liberia
4:0 (0:0)
13 Jul. 1997
Gabon - Kenia
1:0 (0:0)
13 Jul. 1997
D.R. Congo - Tanzania
1:1 (0:1)
27 Jul. 1997
Cameroon - Kenya
1:1 (0:0)
27 Jul. 1997
Liberia - Tanzania
1:0 (0:0)
27 Jul. 1997
Gabon - Namibia
1:1 (1:0)
27 Jul. 1997
D.R. Congo - Togo
1:0 (1:0)
Team
Statistics
Place
Team
Statistics
Place
6-2-4-0 (8:3) 10 p.
1st
6-3-1-2 (9:5) 10 p.
1st
6-2-2-2 (4:7) 8 p.
2nd
6-2-3-1 (6:5) 9 p.
2nd
Gabon
6-1-4-1 (5:5) 7 p.
3rd
Liberia
6-2-2-2 (5:8) 8 p.
3rd
Kenya
6-1-2-3 (2:4) 5 p.
4th
Tanzania
6-1-2-3 (5:7) 5 p.
4th
Group 7
Zambia - Mozambique - Malawi - Mauritius
 
Date
Match
Result
6 Oct. 1996
Mauritius - Malawi
1:2 (0:1)
6 Oct. 1996
Zambia - Mozambique
1:0 (1:0)
26 Jan. 1997
Malawi - Zambia
0:2 (0:1)
26 Jan. 1997
Mozambique - Mauritius
3:0 (0:0)
24 Feb. 1997
Malawi - Mozambique
2:0 (1:0)
24 Feb. 1997
Mauritius - Zambia
0:0
21 Jun. 1997
Malawi - Mauritius
3:2 (1:0)
22 Jun. 1997
Mozambique - Zambia
2:2 (1:1)
13 Jul. 1997
Mauritius - Mozambique
1:3 (0:2)
13 Jul. 1997
Zambia - Malawi
3:1 (1:0)
27 Jul. 1997
Mozambique - Malawi
2:1 (0:0)
27 Jul. 1997
Zambia - Mauritius
1:0 (1:0)
Team
Statistics
Place
6-4-2-0 (9:3) 14 p.
1st
6-3-1-2 (10:7) 10 p.
2nd
Malawi
6-3-0-3 (9:10) 9 p.
3rd
Mauritius
6-0-1-5 (4:12) 1 p.
4th

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