The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1973 All-Africa Games .
Qualification
Zone I (North Africa)
Algeria qualified by default. Libya, Morocco and Tunisia withdrew.
Zone II (West Africa 1)
The tournament was held in Dakar , Senegal . The tournament was also the second edition of the Tournoi de la Zone II .
28 September 1972 Dakar
28 September 1972 Dakar
1 October 1972 Dakar
1 October 1972 Dakar
3 October 1972 Dakar
3 October 1972 Dakar
5 October 1972 Dakar
5 October 1972 Dakar
8 October 1972 Dakar
8 October 1972 Dakar
Guinea qualified.
Zone III (West Africa 2)
The tournament was held in Ghana .
23 September 1972 Accra
24 September 1972 Accra
26 September 1972 Kumasi
27 September 1972 Accra
29 September 1972 Kumasi
30 September 1972 Accra
Ghana qualified.
Zone IV (West Africa 3)
The tournament was held in an away/home format. Togo withdrew.
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Upper Volta
4
3
0
1
9
5
+4
6
Dahomey
4
2
1
1
7
7
0
5
Niger
4
0
1
3
3
7
–4
1
Togo (withdrew)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17 September 1972 Ouagadougou
1 October 1972 Cotonou
15 October 1972 Niamey
29 October 1972 Lomé
12 November 1972 Ouagadougou
26 November 1972 Cotonou
^1 Lomé , Niger declined to host due to security fears.
Upper Volta qualified. Nigeria qualified automatically as host.
Zone V (Central Africa)
The tournament was held in Congo . It was also a football tournament, a part of the 1972 Central African Cup , an omnisport event.
Chad's matches were not counted in the football ranking because it did not enter the other sports. Zaire withdrew the games.
13 July 1972 Brazzaville
14 July 1972 Brazzaville
16 July 1972 Brazzaville
16 July 1972 Brazzaville
18 July 1972 Brazzaville
18 July 1972 Brazzaville
20 July 1972 Brazzaville
20 July 1972 Brazzaville
22 July 1972 Brazzaville
23 July 1972 Brazzaville
Congo qualified.
Zone VI (East Africa)
The tournament was held in Cairo , Egypt from 24 November to 1 December 1972. Ethiopia and Sudan withdrew.
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Egypt
3
2
1
0
7
4
+3
5
Uganda
3
1
1
1
3
3
0
3
Somalia
3
1
1
1
5
6
–1
3
Kenya
3
0
1
2
2
4
–2
1
Ethiopia (withdrew)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sudan (withdrew)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24 November 1972 Cairo
25 November 1972 Cairo
27 November 1972 Cairo
28 November 1972 Cairo
30 November 1972 Cairo
1 December 1972 Cairo
Egypt qualified.
Zone VII (Southern Africa)
The tournament was held in Dar El Salam , Tanzania . The teams Botswana, Burundi, Madagascar, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia withdrew.
6 October 1972 Dar El Salam
8 October 1972 Dar El Salam
10 October 1972 Dar El Salam
Tanzania qualified.
Qualified teams
The following countries have qualified for the final tournament:
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Guinea
Senegal
Gambia
Mali
Mauritania
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Upper Volta
Dahomey
Niger
Togo (withdrew)
Congo
Central African Republic
Cameroon
Gabon
Chad (results not counted)
Zaire (withdrew)
Egypt
Uganda
Somalia
Kenya
Ethiopia (withdrew)
Sudan (withdrew)
Tanzania
Mauritius
Lesotho
Nigeria
Algeria
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