1996 African Cup of Nations qualification
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Qualification for the 1996 African Cup of Nations
took place in 7 groups of 6 teams each, with the top 2 teams from each group progressing to the tournament. Nigeria and South Africa qualified automatically, as champions and hosts respectively. Qualification began in September 1994 and ended in July 1995.
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1996 African Cup of Nations
-Group B:---------------------Group C:------------ withdrew, so their three matches were canceled.*vs. , January 16, 1996*vs. , January 19, 1996*vs...
took place in 7 groups of 6 teams each, with the top 2 teams from each group progressing to the tournament. Nigeria and South Africa qualified automatically, as champions and hosts respectively. Qualification began in September 1994 and ended in July 1995.
Group 1
and withdraw| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||
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| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 5 | ||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group 2
withdrew.| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 6 | ||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 5 | ||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group 3
, , withdraw| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |||
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | |||
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| 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | |||
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| 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | |||
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| 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |||
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Group 5
withdrew from qualification after they were awarded hosting rights. They were replaced by Kenya, which later withdrew. withdrew before playing any match. withdrew| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | |||
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |||
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| 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 27 | |||
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Group 7
, , withdraw| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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