1990 African Cup of Nations qualification
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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
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Tanzania | 2–2 (1–3 p) | Swaziland | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Angola | 4–1 | Equatorial Guinea | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Liberia | 1–4 | Mali | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Mauritius | 3–1 | Seychelles | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Gabon | 3–1 | Burkina Faso | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Ethiopia | w/o | Uganda | — | — |
| Guinea | w/o | Mauritania | — | — |
| Libya | w/o | Madagascar | — | — |
| Mozambique | w/o | Gambia | — | — |
Swaziland won 3–1 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.
| Angola | 4 – 1 | Equatorial Guinea |
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| Mendinho 43' Barbosa 46' Vieira Dias 54', 89' |
61' Pedro |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 – 0 | Angola |
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Angola won 4–1 on aggregate.
Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Mauritius | 3 – 0 | Seychelles |
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| Seychelles | 1 – 0 | Mauritius |
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| Dorasamy 62' |
Mauritius won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Gabon | 3 – 0 | Burkina Faso |
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| Minko 37', 85' |
| Burkina Faso | 1 – 0 | Gabon |
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| Gnimassou 29' |
Gabon won 3–1 on aggregate.
Ethiopia advanced after Uganda withdrew.
| Guinea | Cancelled | Mauritania |
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| Withdrew |
Guinea advanced after Mauritania withdrew.
| Libya | Cancelled | Madagascar |
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| Withdrew |
Libya advanced after Madagascar withdrew.
| Mozambique | Cancelled | Gambia |
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| Withdrew |
Mozambique advanced after Gambia withdrew.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Sudan | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Kenya | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Ethiopia | 2–6 | Egypt | 1-0 | 1–6 |
| Guinea | 1–4 | Nigeria | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Gabon | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Ghana | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Mali | 1–1(a) | Morocco | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Angola | 1–6 | Ivory Coast | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Swaziland | 1–3 | Malawi | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Mauritius | 1–5 | Zimbabwe | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Mozambique | 0–4 | Zambia | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Senegal | w/o | Togo | — | — |
| Tunisia | w/o | Libya | — | — |
| Zaire | w/o | Sierra Leone | — | — |
Kenya won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.
| Egypt | 6 – 1 | Ethiopia |
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| Abdel-Hameed 5', 13', 48' El-Kass 40' Hassan 58', 75' |
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 | 0 – 0 | Morocco |
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| Morocco | 1 – 1 | Mali |
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| Nader 1' | M. Kouyaté 42' |
Mali won after 1–1 on aggregate by away goals.
| Angola | 0 – 2 | Ivory Coast |
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Ivory Coast won 6–1 on aggregate.
Malawi won 3–1 on aggregate.
Zimbabwe won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Mozambique | 0 – 1 | Zambia |
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| Zambia | 3 – 0 | Mozambique |
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| Malitoli |
Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate.
Senegal advanced after Togo withdrew.
Tunisia advanced after Libya withdrew.
| Zaire | Cancelled | Sierra Leone |
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| Withdrew |
Zaire advanced after Sierra Leone withdrew.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Senegal | 4–0 | Tunisia | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Malawi | 2–3 | Kenya | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Egypt | 2–0 | Zaire | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Nigeria | 4–1 | Zimbabwe | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Mali | 3–5 | Ivory Coast | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Zambia | 4–2 | Gabon | 3–0 | 1–2 |
Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.
Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate.
Egypt won 2–0 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Mali | 2 – 2 | Ivory Coast |
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| Sanogo 44' Samaké 66' |
Traoré 26' Yaohua 56' |
| Ivory Coast | 3 – 1 | Mali |
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| Traoré 37', 52' Amani 85' |
Cissé 86' |
Ivory Coast won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Gabon | 2 – 1 | Zambia |
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| Minko 15' Amégasse 43' |
Chansa 7' |
Zambia won 4–2 on aggregate.
Qualified teams
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