1990 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the qualifying process for the 1990 African Cup of Nations in Algeria. Algeria, as hosts, and Cameroon, as title holders, qualified automatically.

Qualifying tournament

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 * 🇨🇲 cameroon qualified as holders

Preliminary round

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Swaziland won 3–1 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.

Angola won 4–1 on aggregate.

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.

Mauritius won 3–1 on aggregate.

Gabon won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia advanced after Madagascar withdrew.

Guinea advanced after Gambia withdrew.

Libya advanced after Uganda withdrew.

Mozambique advanced after Mauritania withdrew.

First round

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Kenya won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.

Egypt won 6–2 on aggregate.

Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate.

Gabon won 5–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.

Mali won after 1–0 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast won 6–1 on aggregate.

Malawi won 3–1 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe won 5–1 on aggregate.

Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate.

Senegal advanced after Togo withdrew.

Morocco advanced after Libya withdrew.

Zaire advanced after Sierra Leone withdrew.

Second round

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Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.

Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate.

Egypt won 2–0 on aggregate.

Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast won 5–3 on aggregate.

Zambia won 4–2 on aggregate.