2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

Qualified teams
The 16 qualified teams were:
 * 🇬🇭 ghana as hosts.
 * 🇨🇮 côte d'ivoire as group 1 winner.
 * 🇪🇬 egypt as group 2 winner.
 * 🇳🇬 nigeria as group 3 winner.
 * as group 4 winner.
 * 🇨🇲 cameroon as group 5 winner.
 * as group 6 winner.
 * 🇸🇳 senegal as group 7 winner.
 * as group 8 winner.
 * 🇲🇱 mali as group 9 winner.
 * 🇳🇦 namibia as group 10 winner.
 * 🇿🇲 zambia as group 11 winner.
 * 🇲🇦 morocco as group 12 winner.
 * 🇹🇳 tunisia, 🇧🇯 benin, and as the three best runners-up from groups 2–11.

Teams that did not enter
(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)
 * [180]
 * 🇰🇲 comoros [182]
 * 🇸🇴 somalia [192]
 * 🇸🇹 sao tome and principe [199]

Team Excluded
(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)
 * 🇬🇼 guinea-bissau [187] had their entry rejected as they had unpaid debts to CAF.

Qualifying round
The 47 nations were divided into 11 groups of four teams and 1 group of 3 teams, with the 12 group winners and the best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (originally groups 1–11, now groups 2–11 after the withdrawal of Djibouti from group 1) qualifying for the finals. Qualifying took place between 2 September 2006 and 13 October 2007.

Group 1
On 17 August 2006, the Djiboutian Football Federation announced that the Djibouti national team was withdrawing from the qualifying tournament, without giving a reason. All Djibouti matches were therefore cancelled.

Group 11
Zambia finished as group winner by winning the head-to-head against South Africa.

Best runners-up (groups 2-11)
The best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (groups 2-11) would qualify for the finals.

Top goalscorers
Source: Official site - qualifying