1972 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1972 African Cup of Nations.

First round

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Zambia won 6–2 on aggregate.

Congo-Brazzaville won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast won 3–1 on aggregate.

Congo-Kinshasa won 5–1 on aggregate.

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate.

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.

Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate.

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.

Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate.

Guinea won 1–0 on aggregate.

Ghana progress, Upper Volta withdrew.

Second round

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Morocco won 5–3 on aggregate.

Zaire won 4–2 on aggregate.

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.

Mali won 3–1 on aggregate.

Congo-Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.

Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:


 * 🇨🇲 cameroon (hosts)
 * 🇰🇪 kenya
 * 🇲🇱 mali
 * 🇲🇦 morocco
 * (holders)
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