1963 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1963 African Cup of Nations. 10 African nations initially entered the competition. Ghana and Ethiopia both automatically qualified as the host country and title holders respectively. Uganda would withdraw before play began, thus leaving only 7 teams vying for the remaining four spots in the finals.

Qualified teams

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The 6 qualified teams are:

Summary

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The 8 nations were paired 2-by-2 and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 4 winners would then qualify for the finals. Qualifying took place between 1 June 1963 and 6 October 1963.

Qualification matches

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia   6–5   Morocco 4–1 2–4
United Arab Republic   w/o   Uganda
Kenya   0–6   Sudan 0–1 0–5
Nigeria   2–3 [n 1]   Guinea 2–2 0–1
Tunisia  4–1  Morocco
Henia   22', 57'
Aleya   85'
Jedidi   88'
Mokhtatif   75'
Morocco  4–2  Tunisia
Khalfi   10'
Ben Dayan   46'
Bettache   59' (pen.)
Akesbi   78'
Henia   84'
Jedidi   62'

Tunisia qualified by an aggregate score of 6–5.


Uganda withdrew; United Arab Republic qualified.


Kenya  0–1  Sudan
Weza  
Sudan  5–0  Kenya
Osman    
Eltoum  
Jaksa  

Sudan qualified by an aggregate score of 6–0.


Nigeria  2–2  Guinea
Olatunji  
 
   
Guinea  1–0  Nigeria
Kandia  

Guinea were disqualified for not providing neutral officials for the second leg; Nigeria qualified.

Notes

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  1. ^ Guinea was later disqualified for not providing neutral officials for the second leg: Nigeria qualified.
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