The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was the qualification process for the

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, the 29th edition of the

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tournament.

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automatically qualified as the host country.

Qualified nations

^† Bold indicates champion for that year

^† ''Italic'' indicates host

Format

A total of 47 countries entered the competition, including

, which automatically qualified. The remaining 46 teams competed in the qualifiers. In each of the three rounds, teams were drawn into two-legged home-and-away knock-out ties. Aggregate goals were used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the

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was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a

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instead of any

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being played. *

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: The lowest-ranked four teams started from the preliminary round. *

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: The two winners of the preliminary round joined the other 26 teams which did not qualify for the

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. *

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: The 14 winners of the first round joined the 16 teams which qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. The 15 winners of the second round qualified for the finals. The draw for the preliminary round and the first round was made on 28 October 2011 in

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Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...

. The draw for the second round was made on 5 July 2012 in

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, after the first round was completed. Below is the list of entrants: ;Notes *

Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...

were banned from the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments by CAF after they withdrew from the

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tournament following a deadly attack on their team bus. Togo appealed to the

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, with

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president

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stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee. *Did not enter:

Comoros The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni, ...

Djibouti Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...

Eritrea Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...

Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...

Mauritius Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...

and

Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...

South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...

was not able to enter as qualifying was already in progress when they became a CAF member.

Preliminary round

*Originally scheduled 6–8 and 20–22 January 2012. However, the São Tomé and Príncipe v Lesotho match was postponed from 8 January to 15 January at the request of the Lesotho Football Association due to the unavailability of flights to

São Tomé São Tomé is the capital and largest city of the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its name is Portuguese for " Saint Thomas". Founded in the 15th century, it is one of Africa's oldest colonial cities. History Álv ...

via

Libreville Libreville (; ) is the capital and largest city of Gabon, located on the Gabon Estuary. Libreville occupies of the northwestern province of Estuaire Province, Estuaire. Libreville is also a port on the Gabon Estuary, near the Gulf of Guinea. A ...

. ;Notes * Note 1:

Swaziland Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where ...

withdrew due to financial reasons.

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...

advanced to the

against Congo DR. ----

São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla ...

won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

against

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...

First round

*Scheduled 29 February and 15–17 June 2012. The Central African Republic v Egypt match was postponed from 29 February to 30 June at the request of the

Egyptian Football Association The Egyptian Football Association () is the governing body of association football in Egypt. A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of the CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction over the Egyptian football league system and is responsible for ...

due to the Port Said Stadium disaster. ;Notes * Note 2: Order of legs reversed after original draw. ---- 1–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

won on the

and advanced to the

. ----

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 2–2 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

won on the

and advanced to the

. ----

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 2–2 on aggregate.

won on the

and advanced to the

. ----

won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...

won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Congo DR won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 2–2 on aggregate.

Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...

won the

and advanced to the

. ----

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...

won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

Cape Verde Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...

won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...

won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

Second round

Seeding

The 30 teams which qualified for the second round were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2008, 2010, and 2012 editions. For each of the last three African Cup of Nations final tournaments, the following system of points is adopted for the qualified countries: Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows: * 2012 edition: points to be multiplied by 3 * 2010 edition: points to be multiplied by 2 * 2008 edition: points to be multiplied by 1 If two countries are equal in the number of points in the above classification the number of points that they have accumulated throughout all their matches played in the last 3 final tournaments of the CAN determined their ranking (on the basis of 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a match lost). The teams were divided into two pots based on the ranking. Each tie contained one team from each pot. The order of legs for each tie was determined by draw.

Matches

*Scheduled 7–9 September and 12–14 October 2012. ;Notes * Note 3: Libya v Algeria played in neutral venue of Morocco due to the political situation in Libya. * Note 4: Senegal v Ivory Coast was abandoned with 15 minutes to go, after the crowd started to riot. The result was confirmed as 2–0 in favor of Ivory Coast by the CAF. ----

Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...

won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ---- 3–3 on aggregate.

Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...

won on the

and qualified for the

. ----

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ----

won 8–3 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ---- 1–1 on aggregate.

Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

won the

and qualified for the

. ----

won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ----

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ---- 2–2 on aggregate.

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

won on the

and qualified for the

. ----

Niger Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...

won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ---- 5–5 on aggregate.

won on the

and qualified for the

. ----

won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ----

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ---- Congo DR won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ----

won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ----

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...

won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

Goalscorers

;3 goals * Islam Slimani * Hillal Soudani * Ryan Mendes *

Didier Drogba Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He is the Top international association football goal scorers by cou ...

* Dieumerci Mbokani *

Adane Girma Adane Girma (; born 25 June 1985) is an Ethiopian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was a member of the Ethiopia national team from 2004 to 2014 and scored 9 goals in 45 appearances. Club career Adane began his care ...

* Ikechukwu Uche * Jair Nunes ;2 goals * Manucho * Alain Traoré * Djaniny * David Manga * Hilaire Momi * Leger Djime * Dioko Kaluyituka * Déo Kanda * Atusaye Nyondo * Cheick Diabaté * Modibo Maïga * Ahmed Musa * Victor Moses * Teteh Bangura * Kei Kamara * Muhannad Tahir * Emmanuel Adebayor * Geoffrey Massa * Knowledge Musona ;1 goal * Sofiane Feghouli * Foued Kadir * Antar Yahia * Djalma Campos * Mickaël Poté *

Moumouni Dagano Beli Moumouni Dagano (born 1 January 1981) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the Burkina Faso national team's all-time leading goalscorer. Club career Dagano began his career at Ivorian side Stella ...

* Laudy Mavugo * Valery Nahayo * Mmusa Ohilwe * Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting * Achille Emaná * Benjamin Moukandjo * Fabrice Olinga * Dady * Nhuck * Ricardo * Fernando Varela * Toni Varela * Foxi Kéthévoama * Vianney Mabidé * David Manga * Mahamat Labbo * Jérémie Basilua * Mpeko Issama * Trésor Mputu * Youssouf Mulumbu * Matt Moussilou * Fabrice N'Guessi * Gervinho *

Max Gradel Max-Alain Gradel (born 30 November 1987) is an Ivorian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger. Gradel received his first call-up to the Ivory Coast national team in November 2010. He ma ...

* Salomon Kalou * Emad Moteab * Mohamed Salah *

Mohamed Zidan Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Zidan (; born 11 December 1981) is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Early career Mohamed Zidan was born in Port Said to an Egyptian family. His career started as a s ...

* Judson * Ricardinho * Getaneh Kebede * Saladin Said * Seyoum Tesfaye *

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang (born 18 June 1989) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah FC, Al-Qadsiah and Captain (associat ...

* Daniel Cousin * Momodou Ceesay * Saihou Gassama * Afriyie Acquah * Anthony Annan * Christian Atsu * Mohamed Yattara * James Situma * Allan Wanga * Sekou Oliseh * Omega Roberts * Dioh Williams * Patrick Wleh * Paulin Voavy * John Banda * Joseph Kamwendo *

Mahamadou N'Diaye Mahamadou Bamba N'Diaye (born 21 July 1990) is a Malian footballer who plays for French amateur side Éclaron. Career Born in Dakar, Senegal, N'Diaye began his career with Tontien Bamako and signed in February 2009 for Wydad Casablanca. In 20 ...

* Mamadou Samassa * Mohamed Kalilou Traoré * Clésio Baúque * Domingues * Miro * Jerry Sitoe * Nordin Amrabat * Abdelaziz Barrada * Youssef El-Arabi * Houssine Kharja * Mohamed Chikoto * Issoufou Boubacar Garba * Efe Ambrose * Nosa Igiebor * John Obi Mikel *

José José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

* Lasset * Papiss Cissé * Dame N'Doye * Alhaji Kamara * Alhassan Kamara * Medo Kamara * Sheriff Suma * Mohamed Ahmed Bashir * Mudathir El Tahir * Mosaab Omer * Mwinyi Kazimoto * Aggrey Morris * Razak Boukari * Serge Gakpé * Dové Wome * Fateh Gharbi * Youssef Msakni * Andrew Mwesigwa * Emmanuel Okwi * Mike Sserumaga * Godfrey Walusimbi * Christopher Katongo * Khama Billiat * Archieford Gutu ;1 own goal * Mateus Galiano da Costa (playing against Zimbabwe) * Ronan Carolino Falcão (playing against DR Congo)

References

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