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'{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | image = | dates = {{nowrap|9 October 2019 – 30 March 2021}} | num_teams = 52 | confederations = 1 | matches = 121<!--Not including matches forfeited by Chad--> | goals = 276<!--Not including matches forfeited by Chad--> | top_scorer = {{fbicon|BDI}} [[Saidi Ntibazonkiza]]<br>{{fbicon|CTA}} [[Louis Mafouta]]<br>{{fbicon|NGA}} [[Victor Osimhen]]<br>{{fbicon|RSA}} [[Percy Tau]]<br>{{nowrap|(4 goals each)}} | prevseason = [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|2019]] | nextseason = [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]] | updated = 27 March 2021 (1 match finished) }} {{Qualification for championships (CAF)}} The '''2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification''' matches are being organized by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]], the 33rd edition of the international men's [[Association football|football]] championship of Africa. A total of 24 teams will qualify to play in the final tournament, including [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] who qualified automatically as hosts. ==Draw== The draw took place on 18 July 2019, 18:30 [[Central Africa Time|CAT]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]), in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/draw-for-2021-africa-cup-of-nations-released |title= Draw for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations released |publisher=[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] |date=18 July 2019 |access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref> A total of 52 teams entered the tournament, including the hosts [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], while [[Eritrea national football team|Eritrea]] and [[Somalia national football team|Somalia]] chose to not enter the qualifiers. ===Seeding=== The teams were seeded based upon their June 2019 [[FIFA World Rankings]] (points shown in parentheses).<ref>{{cite web |title=The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id12582/#CAF |website=www.fifa.com |access-date=4 July 2019}}</ref> All 44 teams from Pot 1 to Pot 4 entered the competition at the group stage, while teams from Pot 5 had to compete at the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round|preliminary round]] in order to advance to the group stage. Each group contained one team from Pot 1, 2 and 3. Groups from A to D contained a winning team from the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round|preliminary round]], while groups from E to L contained a team from Pot 4. Teams in '''bold''' qualified for the final tournament. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- !Pot !width=20%|Pot 1 !width=20%|Pot 2 !width=20%|Pot 3 !width=20%|Pot 4 !width=20%|Pot 5 |- !Teams |valign=top| *'''{{fb|SEN}}''' (22) *'''{{fb|TUN}}''' (25) *'''{{fb|NGA}}''' (45) *'''{{fb|MAR}}''' (47) *{{fb|COD}} (49) *'''{{fb|GHA}}''' (50) *'''{{fb|CMR}}''' (51) *'''{{fb|EGY}}''' (58) *'''{{fb|BFA}}''' (59) *'''{{fb|MLI}}''' (62) *'''{{fb|CIV}}''' (62) *'''{{fb|ALG}}''' (68) |valign=top| *'''{{fb|GUI}}''' (71) *{{fb|RSA}} (72) *{{fb|CPV}} (76) *{{fb|UGA}} (80) *{{fb|ZAM}} (81) *{{fb|BEN}} (88) *'''{{fb|GAB}}''' (89) *{{fb|CGO}} (90) *{{fb|MTN}} (103) *{{fb|NIG}} (104) *{{fb|KEN}} (105) *{{fb|LBY}} (105) |valign=top| *{{fb|MAD}} (108) *'''{{fb|ZIM}}''' (109) *{{nowrap|{{fb|CTA}} (112)}} *{{fb|NAM}} (113) *{{fb|SLE}} (115) *{{fb|MOZ}} (117) *{{fb|GNB}} (118) *{{fb|ANG}} (123) *{{fb|MWI}} (126) *{{fb|TOG}} (128) *{{fb|SDN}} (130) *{{fb|TAN}} (131) |valign=top| *{{fb|BDI}} (134) *{{fb|RWA}} (136) *{{nowrap|'''{{fb|EQG}}''' (141)}} *{{fb|ESW}} (141) *{{fb|LES}} (145) *{{fb|BOT}} (147) *'''{{fb|COM}}''' (148) *{{fb|ETH}} (150) |valign=top| *{{fb|LBR}} (153) *{{fb|MRI}} (157) *'''{{fb|GAM}}''' (161) *{{fb|SSD}} (168) *{{fb|CHA}} (176) *{{nowrap|{{fb|STP}} (185)}} *{{fb|SEY}} (194) *{{fb|DJI}} (195) |} ==Schedule== The schedule of the qualifying competition is as follows. After the rescheduling of the final tournament from June/July to January/February, the dates of the matchdays 3–6 of the group stage were also rescheduled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/52/359713/Sports/National-Teams/CAF-reschedules-dates-of-Nations-Cup-and-World-Cup.aspx|title=CAF reschedules dates of Nations Cup and World Cup qualifiers|publisher=Ahram Online|date=16 January 2020}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], all matches of matchdays 3 and 4 scheduled for March 2020 had been postponed until further notice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/total-afcon-2021-qualifiers-postponed|title=Total AFCON 2021 qualifiers postponed|publisher=CAF|date=13 March 2020}}</ref> FIFA had recommended that all June 2020 international matches (matchday 5) be postponed,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/dedicated-covid-19-working-group-proposes-recommendations-after-first-meeting|title=Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting|publisher=FIFA.com|date=3 April 2020}}</ref> and also postponed the September 2020 window (matchday 6) for CAF.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/fifa-council-unanimously-approves-covid-19-relief-plan|title=FIFA Council unanimously approves COVID-19 Relief Plan|publisher=FIFA.com|date=25 June 2020}}</ref> On 30 June 2020, the CAF announced the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament had been postponed from January 2021 to January 2022, without announcing the new dates of the remaining qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/decisions-of-caf-executive-meeting-30-june-2020|title=Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting – 30 June 2020|publisher=CAF|date=30 June 2020}}</ref> On 19 August 2020, CAF announced the second revised dates for both Africa Cup of Nations and FIFA World Cup qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/cameroon-2021-qualifiers-resume-november-qatar-2022-set-for-may-2021|title= Cameroon 2021 qualifiers resume November, Qatar 2022 set for May 2021|publisher=CAF|date=19 August 2020}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- !rowspan=2|Round !rowspan=2|Matchday !colspan=3|Dates !rowspan=2|Matches |- !Original dates !Revised dates !Second revised dates |- !rowspan=2|[[#Preliminary round|Preliminary round]] |First leg |align=center colspan=3|9 October 2019 |Team 1 vs. Team 2 |- |Second leg |align=center colspan=3|13 October 2019 |Team 2 vs. Team 1 |- !rowspan=6|[[#Group stage|Group stage]] |Match Day 1 |align=center colspan=3|13–16 November 2019 |Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |- |Match Day 2 |align=center colspan=3|17–19 November 2019 |Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |- |Match Day 3 |rowspan=2|31 August – 8 September 2020 |rowspan=2|23–31 March 2020 |rowspan=2|9–17 November 2020 |Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4 |- |Match Day 4 |Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2 |- |Match Day 5 |5–13 October 2020 |1–9 June 2020 |rowspan=2|22–30 March 2021 |Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3 |- |Match Day 6 |9–17 November 2020 |31 August – 8 September 2020 |Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2 |} ==Preliminary round== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round}} All 8 teams from Pot 5 were drawn into 4 ties and played in home-and-away [[Two-legged tie|two-legged]] format. The 4 winners advanced to the group stage to join the 44 teams which entered directly. They went to positions A4, B4, C4 and D4 respectively based on their tie number. {{#lst:2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round|Preliminary round}} ==Group stage== The 48 teams were drawn into 12 groups of four teams (from Group A to Group L). Teams consisted of the 44 teams which entered directly, in addition to the 4 winners of the preliminary round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. The [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] host, [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], participates in the qualifiers with the team guaranteed a spot in the finals regardless of its ranking in the group. Their matches and results will count in determining the qualification of the other teams from their group. If Cameroon finishes out of top two teams in the group, a runner-up will not qualify for the main tournament. {{anchor|Tiebreakers}} ;Tiebreakers The teams are ranked according to [[Three points for a win|points]] (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 14): #Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #[[Goal difference]] in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #[[Away goals rule|Away goals]] scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; #Goal difference in all group matches; #Goals scored in all group matches; #Away goals scored in all group matches; #Drawing of lots. {{legend|#BBF3BB|The 12 group winners and runners-up qualify for the final tournament.}} ===Group A=== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A}} {{2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group tables|Group A|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|show_matches=yes}} ===Group B=== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B}} {{2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group tables|Group B|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|show_matches=yes}} ===Group C=== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C}} {{2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group tables|Group C|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|show_matches=yes}} ===Group D=== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D}} {{2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group tables|Group D|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|show_matches=yes}} ===Group E=== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E}} {{2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group tables|Group E|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|show_matches=yes}} ===Group F=== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group F}} {{2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group tables|Group F|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|show_matches=yes}} ===Group G=== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group G}} {{2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group tables|Group G|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|show_matches=yes}} ===Group H=== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group H}} {{2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group tables|Group H|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|show_matches=yes}} ===Group I=== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I}} {{2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group tables|Group I|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|show_matches=yes}} ===Group J=== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J}} {{2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group tables|Group J|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|show_matches=yes}} ===Group K=== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group K}} {{2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group tables|Group K|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|show_matches=yes}} ===Group L=== {{main|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group L}} {{2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group tables|Group L|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|show_matches=yes}} ==Qualified teams== The following teams have qualified for the final tournament. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |- ! style="width:110px;"|Team ! style="width:160px;"|Qualified as ! style="width:110px;"|Qualified on ! data-sort-type="number"|Previous [[National team appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations|appearances]] in [[Africa Cup of Nations]]^{'''[[#1|1]]'''} |- | {{fb|CMR}} || {{sort|F1|Hosts}} || {{dts|2019|1|8|addkey=1|format=dmy}} || 19 ([[1970 African Cup of Nations|1970]], ''[[1972 Africa Cup of Nations|1972]]'', [[1982 Africa Cup of Nations|1982]], '''[[1984 Africa Cup of Nations|1984]]''', [[1986 Africa Cup of Nations|1986]], '''[[1988 Africa Cup of Nations|1988]]''', [[1990 Africa Cup of Nations|1990]], [[1992 Africa Cup of Nations|1992]], [[1996 Africa Cup of Nations|1996]], [[1998 Africa Cup of Nations|1998]], '''[[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000]]''', '''[[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]]''', [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]], [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]], [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]], [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]], '''[[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]]''', [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]) |- | {{fb|MLI}} || {{sort|A1|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A|Group A]] winners or runners-up}} || {{dts|2020|11|17|addkey=1|format=dmy}} || 11 ([[1972 Africa Cup of Nations|1972]], [[1994 Africa Cup of Nations|1994]], ''[[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]]'', [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]], [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]], [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]], [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]], [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]], [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]], [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]) |- | {{fb|GUI}} || {{sort|A2|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A|Group A]] winners or runners-up}} || {{dts|2021|3|24|addkey=1|format=dmy}} || 12 ([[1970 African Cup of Nations|1970]], [[1974 African Cup of Nations|1974]], [[1976 African Cup of Nations|1976]], [[1980 African Cup of Nations|1980]], [[1994 African Cup of Nations|1994]], [[1998 African Cup of Nations|1998]], [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]], [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]], [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]], [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]], [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]) |- | {{fb|BFA}} || {{sort|B1|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B|Group B]] winners or runners-up}} || {{dts|2021|3|24|addkey=1|format=dmy}} || 11 ([[1978 African Cup of Nations|1978]], [[1996 Africa Cup of Nations|1996]], ''[[1998 Africa Cup of Nations|1998]]'', [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000]], [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]], [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]], [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]], [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]], [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]], [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]]) |- | {{fb|GHA}} || {{sort|C1|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C|Group C]] winners or runners-up}} || {{dts|2021|3|25|addkey=3|format=dmy}} || 22 ('''''[[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]]''''', '''[[1965 African Cup of Nations|1965]]''', [[1968 African Cup of Nations|1968]], [[1970 African Cup of Nations|1970]], '''''[[1978 African Cup of Nations|1978]]''''', [[1980 African Cup of Nations|1980]], '''[[1982 African Cup of Nations|1982]]''', [[1984 African Cup of Nations|1984]], [[1992 African Cup of Nations|1992]], [[1994 African Cup of Nations|1994]], [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]], [[1998 African Cup of Nations|1998]], ''[[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]]'', [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]], ''[[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]]'', [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]], [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]], [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]], [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]], [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]], [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]) |- | {{fb|GAB}} || {{sort|D1|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D|Group D]] winners or runners-up}} || {{dts|2021|3|25|addkey=3|format=dmy}} || 7 ([[1994 African Cup of Nations|1994]], [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]], [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]], [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]], ''[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]]'', [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]], ''[[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]]'') |- | {{fb|GAM}} || {{sort|D2|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D|Group D]] winners or runners-up}} || {{dts|2021|3|25|addkey=3|format=dmy}} || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|MAR}} || {{sort|E1|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E|Group E]] winners or runners-up}} || {{dts|2021|3|26|addkey=4|format=dmy}} || 17 ([[1972 Africa Cup of Nations|1972]], '''[[1976 Africa Cup of Nations|1976]]''', [[1978 Africa Cup of Nations|1978]], [[1980 Africa Cup of Nations|1980]], [[1986 Africa Cup of Nations|1986]], ''[[1988 Africa Cup of Nations|1988]]'', [[1992 Africa Cup of Nations|1992]], [[1998 Africa Cup of Nations|1998]], [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000]], [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]], [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]], [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]], [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]], [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]], [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]) |- | {{fb|EGY}} || {{sort|G1|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group G|Group G]] winners or runners-up}} || {{dts|2021|3|25|addkey=3|format=dmy}} || 24 ('''[[1957 Africa Cup of Nations|1957]]''', '''''[[1959 Africa Cup of Nations|1959]]''''', [[1962 Africa Cup of Nations|1962]], [[1963 Africa Cup of Nations|1963]], [[1970 Africa Cup of Nations|1970]], ''[[1974 Africa Cup of Nations|1974]]'', [[1976 Africa Cup of Nations|1976]], [[1980 Africa Cup of Nations|1980]], [[1984 Africa Cup of Nations|1984]], '''''[[1986 Africa Cup of Nations|1986]]''''', [[1988 Africa Cup of Nations|1988]], [[1990 Africa Cup of Nations|1990]], [[1992 Africa Cup of Nations|1992]], [[1994 Africa Cup of Nations|1994]], [[1996 Africa Cup of Nations|1996]], '''[[1998 Africa Cup of Nations|1998]]''', [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000]], [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]], '''''[[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]]''''', '''[[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]]''', '''[[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]]''', [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]], ''[[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]'') |- | {{fb|COM}} || {{sort|G2|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group G|Group G]] winners or runners-up}} || {{dts|2021|3|25|addkey=3|format=dmy}} || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|ALG}} || {{sort|H1|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group H|Group H]] winners}} || {{dts|2020|11|16|addkey=3|format=dmy}} || 18 ([[1968 Africa Cup of Nations|1968]], [[1980 Africa Cup of Nations|1980]], [[1982 Africa Cup of Nations|1982]], [[1984 Africa Cup of Nations|1984]], [[1986 Africa Cup of Nations|1986]], [[1988 Africa Cup of Nations|1988]], '''''[[1990 Africa Cup of Nations|1990]]''''', [[1992 Africa Cup of Nations|1992]], [[1996 Africa Cup of Nations|1996]], [[1998 Africa Cup of Nations|1998]], [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000]], [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]], [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]], [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]], [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]], [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]], '''[[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]''') |- | {{fb|ZIM}} || {{sort|H2|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group H|Group H]] runners-up}} || {{dts|2021|3|25|addkey=3|format=dmy}} || 4 ([[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]], [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]], [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]], [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]) |- | {{fb|SEN}} || {{sort|I1|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I|Group I]] winners}} || {{dts|2020|11|15|addkey=2|format=dmy}} || 15 ([[1965 Africa Cup of Nations|1965]], [[1968 Africa Cup of Nations|1968]], [[1986 Africa Cup of Nations|1986]], [[1990 Africa Cup of Nations|1990]], ''[[1992 Africa Cup of Nations|1992]]'', [[1994 Africa Cup of Nations|1994]], [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000]], [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]], [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]], [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]], [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]], [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]], [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]) |- | {{fb|TUN}} || {{sort|J1|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J|Group J]] winners}} || {{dts|2020|11|17|addkey=1|format=dmy}} || 19 ([[1962 Africa Cup of Nations|1962]], [[1963 Africa Cup of Nations|1963]], ''[[1965 Africa Cup of Nations|1965]]'', [[1978 Africa Cup of Nations|1978]], [[1982 Africa Cup of Nations|1982]], ''[[1994 Africa Cup of Nations|1994]]'', [[1996 Africa Cup of Nations|1996]], [[1998 Africa Cup of Nations|1998]], [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000]], [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]], '''''[[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]]''''', [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]], [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]], [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]], [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]], [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]], [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]], [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]) |- | {{fb|EQG}} || {{sort|J2|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J|Group J]] runners-up}} || {{dts|2021|3|25|addkey=1|format=dmy}} || 2 (''[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]]'', ''[[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]]'') |- | {{fb|CIV}} || {{sort|K1|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group K|Group K]] winners}} || {{dts|2021|3|26|addkey=1|format=dmy}} || 23 ([[1965 African Cup of Nations|1965]], [[1968 African Cup of Nations|1968]], [[1970 African Cup of Nations|1970]], [[1974 African Cup of Nations|1974]], [[1980 African Cup of Nations|1980]], ''[[1984 African Cup of Nations|1984]]'', [[1986 African Cup of Nations|1986]], [[1988 African Cup of Nations|1988]], [[1990 African Cup of Nations|1990]], '''[[1992 African Cup of Nations|1992]]''', [[1994 African Cup of Nations|1994]], [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]], [[1998 African Cup of Nations|1998]], [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]], [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]], [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]], [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]], [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]], '''[[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]]''', [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]], [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]) |- | {{fb|NGA}} || {{sort|L1|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group L|Group L]] winners or runners-up}} || {{dts|2021|3|27|addkey=1|format=dmy}} || 18 ([[1963 Africa Cup of Nations|1963]], [[1976 Africa Cup of Nations|1976]], [[1978 Africa Cup of Nations|1978]], '''''[[1980 Africa Cup of Nations|1980]]''''', [[1982 Africa Cup of Nations|1982]], [[1984 Africa Cup of Nations|1984]], [[1988 Africa Cup of Nations|1988]], [[1990 Africa Cup of Nations|1990]], [[1992 Africa Cup of Nations|1992]], '''[[1994 Africa Cup of Nations|1994]]''', ''[[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000]]'', [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]], [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]], [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]], '''[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]]''', [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]) |} :<div id="1">¹ '''Bold''' indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.</div> ==Goalscorers== {{Goalscorers |goals=286 |matches=121 |updated=26 March 2021 |ongoing=y |bold=- |4 goals= *{{fbicon|BDI}} '''[[Saidi Ntibazonkiza]]''' *{{fbicon|CTA}} '''[[Louis Mafouta]]''' *{{fbicon|NGA}} '''[[Victor Osimhen]]''' *{{fbicon|RSA}} '''[[Percy Tau]]''' |3 goals= *{{fbicon|ALG}} '''[[Baghdad Bounedjah]]''' *{{fbicon|CMR}} '''[[Vincent Aboubakar]]''' *{{fbicon|GAB}} '''[[Denis Bouanga]]''' *{{fbicon|GAM}} '''[[Assan Ceesay]]''' *{{fbicon|MAR}} '''[[Hakim Ziyech]]''' *{{fbicon|NGA}} '''[[Alex Iwobi]]''' *{{fbicon|STP}} '''[[Luís Leal (footballer, born 1987)|Luís Leal]]''' *{{fbicon|SEN}} '''[[Famara Diédhiou]]''' *{{fbicon|TUN}} '''[[Saîf-Eddine Khaoui]]''' *{{fbicon|TUN}} '''[[Wahbi Khazri]]''' *{{fbicon|ZAM}} '''[[Patson Daka]]''' |2 goals= *{{fbicon|ALG}} '''[[Youcef Belaïli]]''' *{{fbicon|ALG}} '''[[Riyad Mahrez]]''' *{{fbicon|ALG}} '''[[Islam Slimani]]''' *{{fbicon|BEN}} '''[[Jodel Dossou]]''' *{{fbicon|BFA}} '''[[Aristide Bancé]]''' *{{fbicon|BFA}} '''[[Lassina Traoré]]''' *{{fbicon|CHA}} [[Ezechiel N'Douassel]] *{{fbicon|CGO}} '''[[Prince Ibara]]''' *{{fbicon|CGO}} '''[[Junior Makiesse]]''' *{{fbicon|EGY}} '''[[Mohamed Magdy|Afsha]]''' *{{fbicon|EQG}} '''[[Pedro Obiang]]''' *{{fbicon|ETH}} '''[[Shimelis Bekele]]''' *{{fbicon|ETH}} '''[[Amanuel Gebremichael]]''' *{{fbicon|ETH}} '''[[Getaneh Kebede]]''' *{{fbicon|GAB}} '''[[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang]]''' *{{fbicon|GAB}} '''[[Aaron Boupendza]]''' *{{fbicon|GAM}} '''[[Bubacarr Jobe]]''' *{{fbicon|GHA}} '''[[André Ayew]]''' *{{fbicon|GHA}} '''[[Mohammed Kudus]]''' *{{fbicon|GUI}} '''[[Naby Keïta]]''' *{{fbicon|CIV}} '''[[Franck Kessié]]''' *{{fbicon|LBY}} '''[[Sanad Al Warfali]]''' *{{fbicon|LBY}} '''[[Muaid Ellafi]]''' *{{fbicon|MAD}} '''[[Lalaïna Nomenjanahary]]''' *{{fbicon|MAD}} '''[[Paulin Voavy]]''' *{{fbicon|MAR}} '''[[Youssef En-Nesyri]]''' *{{fbicon|MAR}} '''[[Achraf Hakimi]]''' *{{fbicon|MOZ}} '''[[Telinho]]''' *{{fbicon|NGA}} '''[[Samuel Chukwueze]]''' *{{fbicon|SEN}} '''[[Sadio Mané]]''' *{{fbicon|SLE}} '''[[Alhaji Kamara]]''' *{{fbicon|SLE}} '''[[Kwame Quee]]''' *{{fbicon|RSA}} '''[[Themba Zwane]]''' *{{fbicon|SSD}} '''[[Joseph Kuch]]''' *{{fbicon|SDN}} '''[[Mohamed Abdelrahman]]''' *{{fbicon|TUN}} '''[[Seifeddine Jaziri]]''' *{{fbicon|ZIM}} '''[[Khama Billiat]]''' |1 goal= *{{fbicon|ALG}} '''[[Ramy Bensebaini]]''' *{{fbicon|ALG}} '''[[Andy Delort]]''' *{{fbicon|ALG}} '''[[Sofiane Feghouli]]''' *{{fbicon|ALG}} '''[[Rachid Ghezzal]]''' *{{fbicon|ALG}} '''[[Hillal Soudani]]''' *{{fbicon|ANG}} '''[[Wilson Eduardo]]''' *{{fbicon|ANG}} '''[[Yano (footballer)|Yano]]''' *{{fbicon|BEN}} '''[[Stéphane Sessègnon]]''' *{{fbicon|BOT}} '''[[Mosha Gaolaolwe]]''' *{{fbicon|BOT}} '''[[Tumisang Orebonye]]''' *{{fbicon|BFA}} '''[[Bryan Dabo]]''' *{{fbicon|BDI}} '''[[Youssouf Ndayishimiye]]''' *{{fbicon|BDI}} '''[[Christophe Nduwarugira]]''' *{{fbicon|CMR}} '''[[Clinton N'Jie]]''' *{{fbicon|CMR}} '''[[Moumi Ngamaleu]]''' *{{fbicon|CMR}} '''[[Serge Tabekou]]''' *{{fbicon|CMR}} '''[[André-Frank Zambo Anguissa]]''' *{{fbicon|CPV}} '''[[Ryan Mendes]]''' *{{fbicon|CPV}} '''[[Garry Rodrigues]]''' *{{fbicon|CTA}} '''[[Vianney Mabidé]]''' *{{fbicon|CHA}} [[Ahmat Abdaraman]] *{{fbicon|COM}} '''[[El Fardou Ben Nabouhane]]''' *{{fbicon|COM}} '''[[Youssouf M'Changama]]''' *{{fbicon|COM}} '''[[Faiz Mattoir]]''' *{{fbicon|COM}} '''[[Faïz Selemani]]''' *{{fbicon|CGO}} '''[[Silvère Ganvoula]]''' *{{fbicon|DRC}} '''[[Cédric Bakambu]]''' *{{fbicon|DRC}} '''[[Neeskens Kebano]]''' *{{fbicon|DRC}} '''[[Jackson Muleka]]''' *{{fbicon|DJI}} [[Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh]] *{{fbicon|EGY}} '''[[Mahmoud Hamdy]]''' *{{fbicon|EGY}} '''[[Kahraba (footballer)|Mahmoud Kahraba]]''' *{{fbicon|EGY}} '''[[Mohamed Sherif (footballer, born 1996)|Mohamed Sherif]]''' *{{fbicon|EGY}} '''[[Trézéguet (Egyptian footballer)|Trézéguet]]''' *{{fbicon|EQG}} '''[[Josete Miranda]]''' *{{fbicon|EQG}} '''[[Emilio Nsue]]''' *{{fbicon|EQG}} '''[[Salomón Obama]]''' *{{fbicon|EQG}} '''[[Iban Salvador]]''' *{{fbicon|ESW}} '''[[Felix Badenhorst]]''' *{{fbicon|ESW}} '''[[Fganelo Mamba]]''' *{{fbicon|ETH}} '''[[Surafel Dagnachew]]''' *{{fbicon|ETH}} '''[[Mohamed Mesud]]''' *{{fbicon|ETH}} '''[[Abubeker Nassir]]''' *{{fbicon|GAB}} '''[[Bruno Ecuele Manga]]''' *{{fbicon|GAM}} '''[[Modou Barrow]]''' *{{fbicon|GAM}} '''[[Musa Barrow]]''' *{{fbicon|GAM}} '''[[Mamadou Danso]]''' *{{fbicon|GAM}} '''[[Ablie Jallow]]''' *{{fbicon|GAM}} '''[[Sulayman Marreh]]''' *{{fbicon|GAM}} '''[[Bubacarr Sanneh]]''' *{{fbicon|GHA}} '''[[Jordan Ayew]]''' *{{fbicon|GHA}} '''[[Thomas Partey]]''' *{{fbicon|GUI}} '''[[Mady Camara]]''' *{{fbicon|GUI}} '''[[Sékou Condé]]''' *{{fbicon|GUI}} '''[[José Kanté]]''' *{{fbicon|GUI}} '''[[Seydouba Soumah]]''' *{{fbicon|GUI}} '''[[Issiaga Sylla]]''' *{{fbicon|GNB}} '''[[Marcelo Djaló]]''' *{{fbicon|GNB}} '''[[João Mário (Bissau-Guinean footballer)|João Mário]]''' *{{fbicon|GNB}} '''[[Jorginho (footballer, born 1995)|Jorginho]]''' *{{fbicon|GNB}} '''[[Pelé (footballer, born 1991)|Pelé]]''' *{{fbicon|GNB}} '''[[Piqueti]]''' *{{fbicon|GNB}} '''[[Alfa Semedo]]''' *{{fbicon|CIV}} '''[[Serge Aurier]]''' *{{fbicon|CIV}} '''[[Gervinho]]''' *{{fbicon|CIV}} '''[[Sébastien Haller]]''' *{{fbicon|KEN}} '''[[Masoud Juma]]''' *{{fbicon|KEN}} '''[[Cliff Nyakeya]]''' *{{fbicon|KEN}} '''[[Michael Olunga]]''' *{{fbicon|KEN}} '''[[Johanna Omolo]]''' *{{fbicon|LES}} '''[[Masoabi Nkoto]]''' *{{fbicon|LES}} '''[[Jane Thabantso]]''' *{{fbicon|LBR}} [[Kpah Sherman]] *{{fbicon|LBY}} '''[[Mohamed Bettamer]]''' *{{fbicon|LBY}} '''[[Hamdou Elhouni]]''' *{{fbicon|LBY}} '''[[Mohamed Anis Saltou|Anis Saltou]]''' *{{fbicon|MAD}} '''[[Anicet Abel]]''' *{{fbicon|MAD}} '''[[Ibrahim Amada]]''' *{{fbicon|MAD}} '''[[Carolus Andriamatsinoro]]''' *{{fbicon|MAD}} '''[[Jeremy Morel]]''' *{{fbicon|MAD}} '''[[Rayan Raveloson]]''' *{{fbicon|MWI}} '''[[Richard Mbulu]]''' *{{fbicon|MWI}} '''[[Gabadinho Mhango]]''' *{{fbicon|MWI}} '''[[Gerald Phiri]]''' *{{fbicon|MLI}} [[Mohamed Camara (footballer, born 2000)|Mohamed Camara]] *{{fbicon|MLI}} [[Moussa Djenepo]] *{{fbicon|MLI}} [[Moussa Doumbia (footballer, born 1994)|Moussa Doumbia]] *{{fbicon|MLI}} [[Sékou Koïta]] *{{fbicon|MLI}} [[Adama Traoré (footballer, born 5 June 1995)|Adama Traoré]] *{{fbicon|MLI}} [[El Bilal Touré]] *{{fbicon|MTN}} '''[[Moctar Sidi El Hacen]]''' *{{fbicon|MTN}} '''[[Diallo Guidileye]]''' *{{fbicon|MTN}} '''[[Bakary N'Diaye]]''' *{{fbicon|MTN}} '''[[Mamadou Niass]]''' *{{fbicon|MRI}} [[Ashley Nazira]] *{{fbicon|MRI}} [[Kevin Perticots]] *{{fbicon|MAR}} '''[[Zakaria Aboukhlal]]''' *{{fbicon|MAR}} '''[[Noussair Mazraoui]]''' *{{fbicon|MOZ}} '''[[Kamo-Kamo]]''' *{{fbicon|MOZ}} '''[[Mexer]]''' *{{fbicon|MOZ}} '''[[Witi]]''' *{{fbicon|NAM}} '''[[Elmo Kambindu]]''' *{{fbicon|NAM}} '''[[Chris Katjiukua]]''' *{{fbicon|NIG}} '''[[Yussif Moussa]]''' *{{fbicon|NIG}} '''[[Youssef Oumarou]]''' *{{fbicon|NIG}} '''[[Amadou Wonkoye]]''' *{{fbicon|NGA}} '''[[Samuel Kalu]]''' *{{fbicon|RWA}} '''[[Lague Byiringiro]]''' *{{fbicon|STP}} '''[[Marcos Barbeiro]]''' *{{fbicon|STP}} '''[[Harramiz]]''' *{{fbicon|STP}} '''[[Joazhifel Soares |Jocy]]''' *{{fbicon|STP}} '''[[Ludgério Silva]]''' *{{fbicon|SEN}} '''[[Habib Diallo]]''' *{{fbicon|SEN}} '''[[Badou Ndiaye]]''' *{{fbicon|SEN}} '''[[Opa Nguette]]''' *{{fbicon|SEN}} '''[[Sidy Sarr]]''' *{{fbicon|SEY}} [[Nigel Hoareau]] *{{fbicon|SLE}} '''[[Mustapha Bundu]]''' *{{fbicon|RSA}} '''[[Lebogang Phiri]]''' *{{fbicon|RSA}} '''[[Bongani Zungu]]''' *{{fbicon|SSD}} '''[[Tito Okello (footballer)|Tito Okello]]''' *{{fbicon|SSD}} '''[[Stephen Pawaar]]''' *{{fbicon|SSD}} '''[[Koang Thok]]''' *{{fbicon|SDN}} '''[[Ramadan Agab]]''' *{{fbicon|SDN}} '''[[Mohamed El-Rasheed]]''' *{{fbicon|SDN}} '''[[Ahmed Hamid]]''' *{{fbicon|SDN}} '''[[Seifeldin Malik]]''' *{{fbicon|TAN}} '''[[Salum Abubakar]]''' *{{fbicon|TAN}} '''[[Simon Msuva]]''' *{{fbicon|TAN}} '''[[Feisal Salum]]''' *{{fbicon|TAN}} '''[[Mbwana Samatta]]''' *{{fbicon|TOG}} '''[[Josué Doke]]''' *{{fbicon|TOG}} '''[[Hakim Ouro-Sama]]''' *{{fbicon|TUN}} '''[[Mohamed Dräger]]''' *{{fbicon|TUN}} '''[[Youssef Msakni]]''' *{{fbicon|TUN}} '''[[Ellyes Skhiri]]''' *{{fbicon|TUN}} '''[[Anis Ben Slimane]]''' *{{fbicon|UGA}} '''[[Fahad Bayo]]''' *{{fbicon|UGA}} '''[[Halid Lwaliwa]]''' *{{fbicon|UGA}} '''[[Emmanuel Okwi]]''' *{{fbicon|ZAM}} '''[[Clatous Chama]]''' *{{fbicon|ZAM}} '''[[Enock Mwepu]]''' *{{fbicon|ZAM}} '''[[Collins Sikombe]]''' *{{fbicon|ZIM}} '''[[Perfect Chikwende]]''' *{{fbicon|ZIM}} '''[[Prince Dube]]''' *{{fbicon|ZIM}} '''[[Tinotenda Kadewere]]''' *{{fbicon|ZIM}} '''[[Knowledge Musona]]''' |1 own goal= *{{fbicon|CHA}} [[Mathieu Adoassou]] (against Namibia) *{{fbicon|GAM}} '''[[Mohammed Mbye]]''' (against Djibouti) *{{fbicon|GUI}} '''[[Issiaga Sylla]]''' (against Mali) *{{fbicon|NGA}} '''[[Chidozie Awaziem]]''' (against Lesotho) *{{fbicon|STP}} '''[[Jordão Diogo]]''' (against Sudan) }} ==References== {{reflist}} {{2021 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