1970 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1970 African Cup of Nations.

First round

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Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate.

Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.

Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.

Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

Guinea won 5–1 on aggregate.

Niger progress, Somalia withdrew.

Senegal progress, Upper Volta withdrew.

United Arab Republic progress, Nigeria withdrew.

Mali progress, Sierra Leone withdrew.

Second round

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Ethiopia won 9–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate.

Ghana won 15–1 on aggregate.

United Arab Republic won 2–1 on aggregate.

Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.

Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:


 * 🇨🇲 cameroon
 * 🇨🇩 congo (holders)
 * 🇪🇹 ethiopia
 * 🇬🇭 ghana
 * 🇨🇮 côte d'ivoire
 * (hosts)
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