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{{Short description|Football tournament}}
{{Qualification for championships (CAF)|expanded=Afcon}}
{{Main|1998 African Cup of Nations}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
This page details the process of the '''1998 African Cup of Nations Qualification''' phase. Burkina Faso, as hosts, and South Africa, as title holders, qualified automatically.

== Banned and withdrawn teams ==

{{fb|Nigeria}} was banned for withdrawing from the 1996 final tournament.

The following countries were banned from entering
for withdrawing during the qualifying stages:

{{colbegin}}
* {{fb|Gambia}}
* {{fb|Guinea-Bissau}}
* {{fb|Lesotho|1987}}
* {{fb|Madagascar}}
* {{fb|Niger}}
{{colend}}

These teams did not enter:
{{colbegin|colwidth=22em}}
* {{fb|Chad}}
* {{fb|Djibouti}}
* {{fb|Equatorial Guinea}}
* {{fb|Libya|1977}}
* {{fb|Rwanda|1962}}
* {{fb|Somalia}}
* {{fb|Swaziland}}
* {{fb|Cape Verde}}
{{colend}}

== Qualification rounds ==
=== Preliminary round ===
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fb-rt|MRI}}'''||2–1|{{fb|SEY}}||1–0|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|CGO}}||0–1|'''{{fb|TOG}}'''||0–0|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|BOT}}||0–6|'''{{fb|NAM}}'''||0–0|0–6}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fb-rt|CAR}}'''||w/o|{{fb|BDI}}||—|—}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fb-rt|BEN}}'''||4–1|{{fb|MTN|1959}}||4–1|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|UGA}}||2–2 (2–4 [[penalty shootout (association football)|p]])|'''{{fb|ETH|1996}}'''||1–1|1–1}}
{{end}}

{{football box
 | date = 11 August 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MRI}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|SEY}}
 | goals1 = [[Jean-Sébastien Bax|Bax]] {{goal|25}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Anjalay]], [[Belle Vue Maurel]]
 | attendance = 15,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 24 August 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|SEY}}
 | score = 1–1
 | team2 = {{fb|MRI}}
 | goals1 = Rose {{goal|50}}
 | goals2 = [[Antoine Mocude|Mocude]] {{goal|20}}
 | stadium = [[Stade Linité]], [[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]]
 | attendance = 1,500
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 11 August 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO}}
 | score = 0–0
 | team2 = {{fb|TOG}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Pointe-Noire)|Stade Municipal]], [[Pointe-Noire]]
 | attendance = 8,000
 | referee = Pierre Mounguengui ([[Gabonese Football Federation|Gabon]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 25 August 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|CGO}}
 | goals1 = [[Bachirou Salou|Salou]] {{goal|57}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Lomé)|Stade Municipal]], [[Lomé]]
 | attendance = 18,000
 | referee = Olufemi Olaniyan ([[Nigeria Football Federation|Nigeria]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 11 August 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|BOT}}
 | score = 0–0
 | team2 = {{fb|NAM}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]]
 | attendance = 15,000
 | referee = Felix Tangawarima ([[Zimbabwe Football Association|Zimbabwe]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 25 August 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}}
 | score = 6–0
 | team2 = {{fb|BOT}}
 | goals1 = 
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Namibia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Windhoek]]
 | attendance = 4,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 11 August 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CTA}}
 | score = Cancelled
 | team2 = {{fb|BDI}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 = ''Withdrew''
 | stadium = [[Bangui]]
 | attendance = 
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 25 August 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|BDI}}
 | score = Cancelled
 | team2 = {{fb|CTA}}
 | goals1 = ''Withdrew''
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Bujumbura]]
 | attendance = 
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 8 August 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|BEN}}
 | score = 4–1
 | team2 = {{fb|MTN|1959}}
 | goals1 = [[Abdou Raimi Coles|Coles]] {{goal|3}}<br />[[Léon Bessan|Bessan]] {{goal|54||72||89}}
 | goals2 = Ould Bechir {{goal|67}}
 | stadium = [[Stade de l'Amitié]], [[Cotonou]]
 | attendance = 11,500
 | referee = Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi ([[Togolese Football Federation|Togo]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 30 August 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MTN|1959}}
 | score = 0–0
 | team2 = {{fb|BEN}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Olympique (Nouakchott)|Stade Olympique]], [[Nouakchott]]
 | attendance = 4,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 11 August 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|UGA}}
 | score = 1–1
 | team2 = {{fb|ETH|1996}}
 | goals1 = [[Ibrahim Buwembo|Buwembo]] {{goal|65}}
 | goals2 = {{goal|}}
 | stadium = [[Nakivubo Stadium]], [[Kampala]]
 | attendance = 12,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 25 August 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ETH|1996}}
 | score = 1–1
 | team2 = {{fb|UGA}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Addis Ababa Stadium]], [[Addis Ababa]]
 | attendance = 25,000
 | referee = 
 | penalties1 =
 | penaltyscore = 4–2
 | penalties2 =
}}

=== Qualifying group stage ===
==== Group 1 ====
Sudan withdrew on 16 January 1997, due to unrest in the east of the country. They had already competed one match (0–3 lost to Zimbabwe at home), but this result was later annulled.
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|team2=ANG|name_ANG={{fb|ANG}}
|team3=ZIM|name_ZIM={{fb|ZIM}}
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|win_ZIM=1|draw_ZIM=1|loss_ZIM=2|gf_ZIM=3|ga_ZIM=4
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|status_text_W=Withdrew

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|result1=A|result2=A
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{{football box
 | date = 6 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
 | score = 2–1
 | team2 = {{fb|ANG}}
 | goals1 = [[Felix Aboagye|Aboagye]] {{goal|7}} <br /> [[Kim Grant (footballer)|Kim Grant]] {{goal|30}}
 | goals2 = [[Paulo António Alves|Paulão]] {{goal|2}}
 | stadium = [[Accra Sports Stadium]], [[Accra]]
 | attendance = 34,000
 | referee = [[Jean-Fidèle Diramba]] ([[Gabonese Football Federation|Gabon]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 26 January 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}
 | score = 0–0
 | team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[National Sports Stadium (Zimbabwe)|National Sports Stadium]], [[Harare]]
 | attendance = 45,000
 | referee = [[Jean-Fidèle Diramba]] ([[Gabonese Football Federation|Gabon]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 23 February 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|ANG}}
 | goals1 = [[Wilfred Mugeyi|Mugeyi]] {{goal|31|pen.}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[National Sports Stadium (Zimbabwe)|National Sports Stadium]], [[Harare]]
 | attendance = 45,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 22 June 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
 | goals1 = [[Akwá (footballer)|Akwá]] {{goal|23}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Estádio da Cidadela]], [[Luanda]]
 | attendance = 10,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 13 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
 | score = 2–1
 | team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}
 | goals1 = [[Abedi Pele|Pele]] {{goal|22}} <br /> [[Samuel Osei Kuffour|Kuffour]] {{goal|39}}
 | goals2 = [[Shepherd Muradzikwa|Muradzikwa]] {{goal|24}}
 | stadium = [[Accra Sports Stadium]], [[Accra]]
 | attendance = 40,000
 | referee = Ousseynou Dieng ([[Ivorian Football Federation|Ivory&nbsp;Coast]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 27 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}}
 | score = 2–1
 | team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}
 | goals1 = [[Aurélio de Sousa Soares|Aurélio]] {{goal|9}} <br /> [[Akwá]] {{goal|70}}
 | goals2 = [[Stewart Murisa|Murisa]] {{goal|80}}
 | stadium = [[Estádio da Cidadela]], [[Luanda]]
 | attendance = 32,000
 | referee = 
}}

==== Group 2 ====
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 2
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=CIV|name_CIV={{fb|CIV}}
|team2=ALG|name_ALG={{fb|ALG}}
|team3=MLI|name_MLI={{fb|MLI}}
|team4=BEN|name_BEN={{fb|BEN}}
|win_CIV=4|draw_CIV=1|loss_CIV=1|gf_CIV=10|ga_CIV=8
|win_ALG=3|draw_ALG=1|loss_ALG=2|gf_ALG=9|ga_ALG=5
|win_MLI=3|draw_MLI=0|loss_MLI=3|gf_MLI=9|ga_MLI=9
|win_BEN=0|draw_BEN=2|loss_BEN=4|gf_BEN=3|ga_BEN=9

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
 | date = 6 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}
 | score = 4–1
 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131019234443/http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-1505.php Report]
 | team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
 | goals1 = [[Ali Meçabih|Meçabih]] {{goal|7||9}}<br />[[Moussa Saïb|Saïb]] {{goal|41||89}}
 | goals2 = [[Joël Tiéhi|Tiéhi]] {{goal|71}}
 | stadium = [[July 5, 1962 Stadium|5 July Stadium]], [[Algiers]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = Sidi Bekaye Magassa ([[Malian Football Federation|Mali]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 6 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|BEN}}
 | score = 1–2
 | team2 = {{fb|MLI}}
 | goals1 = [[Moussa Latoundji|Latoundji]] {{goal|38}}
 | goals2 = [[Bassala Touré|Touré]] {{goal|54}}<br />[[Brima Traoré|B. Traoré]] {{goal|78}}
 | stadium = [[Stade de l'Amitié]], [[Cotonou]]
 | attendance = 40,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 26 January 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|BEN}}
 | goals1 = [[Tchiressoua Guel|Guel]] {{goal|12}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Bouaké]], [[Bouaké]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 26 January 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MLI}}
 | score = 1–0
 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131212120847/http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-1506.php Report]
 | team2 = {{fb|ALG}}
 | goals1 = [[Bassala Touré|Touré]] {{goal|63}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Modibo Kéïta]], [[Bamako]]
 | attendance = 40,000
 | referee = Falla Ndoye ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 23 February 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|BEN}}
 | score = 1–1
 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131212120849/http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-1507.php Report]
 | team2 = {{fb|ALG}}
 | goals1 = [[Moussa Latoundji|Latoundji]] {{goal|35}}
 | goals2 = [[Abdelhafid Tasfaout|Tasfaout]] {{goal|51}}
 | stadium = [[Stade de l'Amitié]], [[Cotonou]]
 | attendance = 15,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 23 February 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MLI}}
 | score = 1–2
 | team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
 | goals1 = [[Modibo Sidibé (footballer)|Sidibé]] {{goal|14}}
 | goals2 = [[Ibrahima Bakayoko|Bakayoko]] {{goal|13}}<br />[[Joël Tiéhi|Tiéhi]] {{goal|22}}
 | stadium = [[Stade Modibo Kéïta]], [[Bamako]]
 | attendance = 30,000
 | referee = Abderrahim El Arjoun ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 22 June 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
 | score = 2–1
 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131212120851/http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-1508.php Report]
 | team2 = {{fb|ALG}}
 | goals1 = [[Joël Tiéhi|Tiéhi]] {{goal|45}}<br />[[Michel Bassole|Bassole]] {{goal|87}}
 | goals2 = [[Billel Dziri|Dziri]] {{goal|17}}
 | stadium = [[Stade Bouaké]], [[Bouaké]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = Emmanuel Okoampah ([[Ghana Football Association|Ghana]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 22 June 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MLI}}
 | score = 3–1
 | team2 = {{fb|BEN}}
 | goals1 = [[Bassala Touré|Touré]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Mahamadou Dissa|Dissa]] {{goal|68}}<br />[[Soumailia Traoré|Traoré]] {{goal|85|pen.}}
 | goals2 = Keita {{goal|40}}
 | stadium = [[Stade Modibo Kéïta]], [[Bamako]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = Ibrahim Djingarey Amadou ([[Nigerien Football Federation|Niger]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 13 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}
 | score = 1–0
 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131212120943/http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-1509.php Report]
 | team2 = {{fb|MLI}}
 | goals1 = [[Kheireddine Kherris|Kherris]] {{goal|18}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[July 5, 1962 Stadium|5 July Stadium]], [[Algiers]]
 | attendance = 40,000
 | referee = [[Lucien Bouchardeau]] ([[Nigerien Football Federation|Niger]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 13 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|BEN}}
 | score = 0–0
 | team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade de l'Amitié]], [[Cotonou]]
 | attendance = 25,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 27 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}
 | score = 2–0
 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131212121252/http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-1510.php Report]
 | team2 = {{fb|BEN}}
 | goals1 = [[Abdelhafid Tasfaout|Tasfaout]] {{goal|13}}<br />[[Cheïkh Benzerga|Benzerga]] {{goal|27}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[July 5, 1962 Stadium|5 July Stadium]], [[Algiers]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = Abderrahim El Arjoun ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 27 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
 | score = 4–2
 | team2 = {{fb|MLI}}
 | goals1 = [[Joël Tiéhi|Tiéhi]] {{goal|22||26}}<br />[[Tchiressoua Guel|Guel]] {{goal|51}}<br />[[Ibrahima Bakayoko|Bakayoko]] {{goal|75}}
 | goals2 = [[Soumaïla Coulibaly (footballer, born 1978)|Coulibaly]] {{goal|47}}<br />[[Modibo Sidibé (footballer)|Sidibé]] {{goal|69}}
 | stadium = [[Stade Bouaké]], [[Bouaké]]
 | attendance = 10,000
 | referee = 
}}

==== Group 3 ====
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|section=Group 3
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=MAR|name_MAR={{fb|MAR}}
|team2=EGY|name_EGY={{fb|EGY}}
|team3=SEN|name_SEN={{fb|SEN}}
|team4=ETH|name_ETH={{fb|ETH|1996}}
|win_MAR=4|draw_MAR=2|loss_MAR=0|gf_MAR=10|ga_MAR=1
|win_EGY=2|draw_EGY=3|loss_EGY=1|gf_EGY=12|ga_EGY=4
|win_SEN=2|draw_SEN=2|loss_SEN=2|gf_SEN=5|ga_SEN=6
|win_ETH=0|draw_ETH=1|loss_ETH=5|gf_ETH=3|ga_ETH=19

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
 | date = 4 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
 | score = 1–1
 | team2 = {{fb|MAR}}
 | goals1 = [[Hossam Hassan|H.Hassan]] {{goal|88}}
 | goals2 = [[Salaheddine Bassir|Bassir]] {{goal|74}}
 | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
 | attendance = 50,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 6 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ETH|1996}}
 | score = 1–2
 | team2 = {{fb|SEN}}
 | goals1 = [[Elias Juhar|Juhar]] {{goal|3}}
 | goals2 = [[Ibrahima Diandy|Diandy]] {{goal|17}} <br /> [[Abdoulaye Khouma Keita|A. Keita]] {{goal|36}}
 | stadium = [[Addis Ababa Stadium]], [[Addis Ababa]]
 | attendance = 25,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 25 January 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|SEN}}
 | score = 0–0
 | team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor]], [[Dakar]]
 | attendance = 50,000
 | referee = Camara Ba ([[Guinean Football Federation|Guinea]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 22 February 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|SEN}}
 | score = 0–0
 | team2 = {{fb|MAR}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor]], [[Dakar]]
 | attendance = 30,000
 | referee = Mohamed Kouradji ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 23 February 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ETH|1996}}
 | score = 1–1
 | team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
 | goals1 = [[Aseged Tesfaye|Tesfaye]] {{goal|58}}
 | goals2 = [[Tarek Mostafa|Tarek]] {{goal|71}}
 | stadium = [[Addis Ababa Stadium]], [[Addis Ababa]]
 | attendance = 25,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 31 May 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
 | score = 4–0
 | team2 = {{fb|ETH|1996}}
 | goals1 = [[Saïd Chiba|Chiba]] {{goal|8}}<br />[[Ahmed Bahja|Bahja]] {{goal|18}}<br />[[Noureddine Naybet|Naybet]] {{goal|34}}<br />[[Abdelkrim El Hadrioui|El Hadrioui]] {{goal|81}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium|Moulay Abdellah Stadium]], [[Rabat]]
 | attendance = 30,000
 | referee = Mahmoud Hosni ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 21 June 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
 | goals1 = [[Salaheddine Bassir|Bassir]] {{goal|71}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium|Moulay Abdellah Stadium]], [[Rabat]]
 | attendance = 80,000
 | referee = Sidi Bekaye Megassa ([[Malian Football Federation|Mali]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 22 June 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|SEN}}
 | score = 3–0
 | team2 = {{fb|ETH|1996}}
 | goals1 = [[Souleymane Sané|Sané]] {{goal|38||53}} <br /> [[Oumar Traoré (Senegalese footballer)|O. Traoré]] {{goal|68}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor]], [[Dakar]]
 | attendance = 28,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 13 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
 | score = 2–0
 | team2 = {{fb|SEN}}
 | goals1 = [[Hazem Emam|Emam]] {{goal}}<br />[[Hady Khashaba|Khashaba]] {{goal}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
 | attendance = 35,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 13 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ETH|1996}}
 | score = 0–1
 | team2 = {{fb|MAR}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 = [[Salaheddine Bassir|Bassir]] {{goal|21}}
 | stadium = [[Addis Ababa Stadium]], [[Addis Ababa]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 27 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
 | score = 8–1
 | team2 = {{fb|ETH|1996}}
 | goals1 = [[Hady Khashaba|Khashaba]] {{goal|1}}<br />[[Hesham Hanafy|Hanafy]] {{goal|5}}<br />[[Hazem Emam|Emam]] {{goal|19||36||44}}<br />[[Hossam Hassan|H.Hassan]] {{goal|55}}<br />[[Ahmed Hassan (footballer, born 1975)|A.Hassan]] {{goal|62}}<br />[[Magdy El-Sayed|El-Sayed]] {{goal|77}}
 | goals2 = S. Elias {{goal|60}}
 | stadium = [[Alexandria Stadium]], [[Alexandria]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 27 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
 | score = 3–0
 | team2 = {{fb|SEN}}
 | goals1 = [[Salaheddine Bassir|Bassir]] {{goal|11||67}}<br />[[Saïd Chiba|Chiba]] {{goal|40}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium|Moulay Abdellah Stadium]], [[Rabat]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = Mamadouba Camara ([[Guinean Football Federation|Guinea]])
}}

==== Group 4 ====
Central African Republic were disqualified on 30 January 1997 after the government refused to allow their squad to travel for a match in Sierra Leone on 25 January. Their results were annulled.<br />
Due to the civil war, Sierra Leone withdrew two matches before the end of the tournament, but their results stood.
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|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=TUN|name_TUN={{fb|TUN}}
|team2=GUI|name_GUI={{fb|GUI}}
|team3=SLE|name_SLE={{fb|SLE}}|status_SLE=W
|team4=CAR|name_CAR={{fb|CAR}}|status_CAR=D
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|win_GUI=2|draw_GUI=0|loss_GUI=1|gf_GUI=2|ga_GUI=1
|win_SLE=0|draw_SLE=0|loss_SLE=2|gf_SLE=0|ga_SLE=3
|win_CAR=0|draw_CAR=0|loss_CAR=0|gf_CAR=0|ga_CAR=0

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|status_text_D=Disqualified

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|result1=A|result2=A
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|result3=W
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{{football box
 | date = 6 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
 | score = 2–0
 | team2 = {{fb|SLE}}
 | goals1 = [[Sami Trabelsi|S.Trabelsi]] {{goal|29}}<br />[[Skander Souayah|Souayah]] {{goal|69}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Olympique de Sousse|Stade de Sousse]], [[Sousse]]

<!-- This game was NOT played in Stade El Menzah because on 7 October 1996, Michael Jackson performed his concert there, you can see the Wikipedia article "History World Tour" and go to the "Tour dates" section. I remember this game was played in Sousse. Thank you for understanding.  -->

 | attendance = 
 | referee = [[Said Belqola]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 6 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CAR}}
 | score = 2–3<br />{{small|Annulled}}
 | team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
 | goals1 = [[Georges Matondo|Matondo]] {{goal|30}}<br />[[Alain Azo|Azo]] {{goal|48|pen.}}
 | goals2 = [[Momo Soumah|Soumah]] {{goal|27||89}}<br />[[Moussa Kéita|Kéita]] {{goal|85}}
 | stadium = National Stadium, [[Bangui]]
 | attendance = 15,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 26 January 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|TUN}}
 | goals1 = [[Abdoul Salam Sow|Sow]] {{goal|49|pen.}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade 28 Septembre]], [[Conakry]]
 | attendance = 50,000
 | referee = [[Lucien Bouchardeau]] ([[Nigerien Football Federation|Niger]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 23 February 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|SLE}}
 | goals1 = [[Fodé Camara (footballer, born 1973)|F. Camara]] {{goal|67}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade 28 Septembre]], [[Conakry]]
 | attendance = 25,000
 | referee = Moussa Kanouté ([[Malian Football Federation|Mali]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 13 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
 | goals1 = [[Riadh Jelassi|Jelassi]] {{goal|90}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade El Menzah]], [[Tunis]]
 | attendance = 25,000
 | referee = 
}}

==== Group 5 ====
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|section=Group 5
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=CMR|name_CMR={{fb|CMR}}
|team2=NAM|name_NAM={{fb|NAM}}
|team3=GAB|name_GAB={{fb|GAB}}
|team4=KEN|name_KEN={{fb|KEN}}
|win_CMR=2|draw_CMR=4|loss_CMR=0|gf_CMR=8|ga_CMR=3
|win_NAM=2|draw_NAM=2|loss_NAM=2|gf_NAM=4|ga_NAM=7
|win_GAB=1|draw_GAB=4|loss_GAB=1|gf_GAB=5|ga_GAB=5
|win_KEN=1|draw_KEN=2|loss_KEN=3|gf_KEN=2|ga_KEN=4

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
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{{football box
 | date = 6 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|KEN}}
 | goals1 = [[Francis Oduor|F. Oduor]] {{goal}} ([[own goal|o.g.]])
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Namibia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Windhoek]]
 | attendance = 15,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 6 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}}
 | score = 0–0
 | team2 = {{fb|CMR}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Omar Bongo]], [[Libreville]]
 | attendance = 11,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 25 January 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|GAB}}
 | goals1 = [[Michael Mururi|Mururi]] {{goal|70}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Moi International Sports Centre]], [[Nairobi]]
 | attendance = 35,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 26 January 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
 | score = 4–0
 | team2 = {{fb|NAM}}
 | goals1 = [[Patrick M'Boma|M'Boma]] {{goal|3||85}} <br /> [[Jean-Jacques Missé-Missé|Missé-Missé]] {{goal|35||48}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo|Stade Omnisports]], [[Yaoundé]]
 | attendance = 40,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 22 February 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}}
 | score = 0–0
 | team2 = {{fb|CMR}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Moi International Sports Centre]], [[Nairobi]]
 | attendance = 40,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 22 February 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}}
 | score = 1–1
 | team2 = {{fb|GAB}}
 | goals1 = [[Ruben Van Wyk|Van Wyk]] {{goal|86}}
 | goals2 = [[Pierre Aubameyang|Aubameyang]] {{goal|19|pen.}}
 | stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Namibia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Windhoek]]
 | attendance = 15,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 21 June 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}}
 | score = 0–1
 | team2 = {{fb|NAM}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 = [[Gervatius Uri Khob|Uri Khob]] {{goal|35}}
 | stadium = [[Moi International Sports Centre]], [[Nairobi]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 22 June 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
 | score = 2–2
 | team2 = {{fb|GAB}}
 | goals1 = [[Bernard Tchoutang|Tchoutang]] {{goal|12}} <br /> [[Cyrille Mangan|Mangan]] {{goal|33}}
 | goals2 = [[Obam Maya|Maya]] {{goal|38|pen.}} <br /> [[Aurelien Bekogo|Bakogo]] {{goal|87}}
 | stadium = [[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo|Stade Omnisports]], [[Yaoundé]]
 | attendance = 60,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 12 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}}
 | score = 0–1
 | team2 = {{fb|CMR}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 = [[Joseph Marie Tchango|Tchango]]{{goal}}
 | stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Namibia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Windhoek]]
 | attendance = 10,000
 | referee = Felix Tangawarima ([[Zimbabwe Football Association|Zimbabwe]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 13 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|KEN}}
 | goals1 = [[Théodore Nzue Nguema|Nguema]] {{goal|50}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Omar Bongo]], [[Libreville]]
 | attendance = 45,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 27 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
 | score = 1–1
 | team2 = {{fb|KEN}}
 | goals1 = [[Fabrice Moreau (footballer)|Moreau]] {{goal|89|pen.}}
 | goals2 = [[Francis Were|Were]] {{goal|49}}
 | stadium = [[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo|Stade Omnisports]], [[Yaoundé]]
 | attendance = 30,000
 | referee = Sidi Bekaye Megassa ([[Malian Football Federation|Mali]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 27 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}}
 | score = 1–1
 | team2 = {{fb|NAM}}
 | goals1 = [[Pierre Aubameyang|Aubameyang]] {{goal|22|pen.}}
 | goals2 = [[Johannes Hindjou|Hindjou]] {{goal|60|pen.}}
 | stadium = [[Stade Omar Bongo]], [[Libreville]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = 
}}

==== Group 6 ====
During the tournament, the country of Zaire was renamed DR Congo.
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=TOG|name_TOG={{fb|TOG}}
|team2=COD|name_COD={{fb|COD|1997}}
|team3=LBR|name_LBR={{fb|LBR}}
|team4=TAN|name_TAN={{fb|TAN}}
|win_TOG=3|draw_TOG=1|loss_TOG=2|gf_TOG=9|ga_TOG=5
|win_COD=2|draw_COD=3|loss_COD=1|gf_COD=6|ga_COD=5
|win_LBR=2|draw_LBR=2|loss_LBR=2|gf_LBR=5|ga_LBR=8
|win_TAN=1|draw_TAN=2|loss_TAN=3|gf_TAN=5|ga_TAN=7

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

{{football box
 | date = 5 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}}
 | score = 2–1
 | team2 = {{fb|TAN}}
 | goals1 = [[Tadjou Salou|T. Salou]] {{goal|17}} <br /> [[Jean-Paul Abalo|Abalo]] {{goal|57}}
 | goals2 = [[Lazaro Samieh|Samieh]] {{goal|72}}
 | stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Lomé)]], [[Lomé]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 6 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAI}}
 | score = 0–0
 | team2 = {{fb|LBR}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade des Martyrs|Stade Kamanyola]], [[Kinshasa]]
 | attendance = 75,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 26 January 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TAN}}
 | score = 1–2
 | team2 = {{fb|ZAI}}
 | goals1 = [[Said Kizito|Kizito]] {{goal|79}}
 | goals2 = [[Marcel Kimemba Mbayo|Mbayo]] {{goal|52}} <br /> [[Nzalambula Kayu|Kayu]] {{goal|85}}
 | stadium = [[Uhuru Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
 | attendance = 12,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 26 January 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}}
 | score = 1–2
 | team2 = {{fb|TOG}}
 | goals1 = [[Jonathan Sogbie|Sogbie]] {{goal|24}}
 | goals2 = [[Bachirou Salou|B. Salou]] {{goal|26}} <br /> [[Komlan Assignon|Assignon]] {{goal|67}}
 | stadium = [[Accra Sports Stadium]], [[Accra]] ''(neutral ground)''
 | attendance = 10,000
 | referee = Emmanuel Okoampah ([[Ghana Football Association|Ghana]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 23 February 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TAN}}
 | score = 1–1
 | team2 = {{fb|LBR}}
 | goals1 = [[Dua Saidi|Saidi]] {{goal|75}}
 | goals2 = [[Jonathan Sogbie|Sogbie]] {{goal|27}}
 | stadium = [[Uhuru Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
 | attendance = 10,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 23 February 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}}
 | score = 1–1
 | team2 = {{fb|ZAI}}
 | goals1 = [[Kossi Noutsoudje|Noutsoudje]] {{goal|90}}
 | goals2 = [[Ekanza Simba|Simba]] {{goal|26}}
 | stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Lomé)]], [[Lomé]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = Yahya Hadqa ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 22 June 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TAN}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|TOG}}
 | goals1 = [[Idelphonce Amlima|Amlima]] {{goal|31}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium]], [[Arusha]]
 | attendance =10,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 22 June 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}}
 | score = 2–1
 | team2 = {{fb|COD|1997}}
 | goals1 = [[Kelvin Sebwe|Sebwe]] {{goal|20}} <br /> [[George Weah|Weah]] {{goal|66}}
 | goals2 = [[Nsiala Nzalambila|Nzalambila]] {{goal|81}}
 | stadium = [[Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex|Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium]], [[Monrovia]]
 | attendance = 45,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 13 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}}
 | score = 4–0
 | team2 = {{fb|LBR}}
 | goals1 = [[Tadjou Salou|T. Salou]] {{goal|52}} <br /> [[Kossi Noutsoudje|Noutsoudje]] {{goal|86}} <br /> [[Komlan Assignon|Assignon]] {{goal|89}} <br /> [[Bachirou Salou|B. Salou]] {{goal|90}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Lomé)]], [[Lomé]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 13 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|COD|1997}}
 | score = 1–1
 | team2 = {{fb|TAN}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade des Martyrs|Stade Kamanyola]], [[Kinshasa]]
 | attendance = 25,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 27 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|TAN}}
 | goals1 = [[Zizi Roberts]] {{goal|54}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex|Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium]], [[Monrovia]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 27 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|COD|1997}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|TOG}}
 | goals1 = [[Nzangani Kidoda|Kidoda]] {{goal|15}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade des Martyrs|Stade Kamanyola]], [[Kinshasa]]
 | attendance = 60,000
 | referee = Edwin Senai ([[Botswana Football Association|Botswana]])
}}

==== Group 7 ====
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 7
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=ZAM|name_ZAM={{fb|ZAM}}
|team2=MOZ|name_MOZ={{fb|MOZ|}}
|team3=MWI|name_MWI={{fb|MWI}}
|team4=MRI|name_MRI={{fb|MRI}}
|win_ZAM=4|draw_ZAM=2|loss_ZAM=0|gf_ZAM=9|ga_ZAM=3
|win_MOZ=3|draw_MOZ=1|loss_MOZ=2|gf_MOZ=10|ga_MOZ=7
|win_MWI=3|draw_MWI=0|loss_MWI=3|gf_MWI=9|ga_MWI=10
|win_MRI=0|draw_MRI=1|loss_MRI=5|gf_MRI=4|ga_MRI=12

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
 | date = 6 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MRI}}
 | score = 1–2
 | team2 = {{fb|MWI}}
 | goals1 = [[Robert Rateau|Rateau]] {{goal|75}}
 | goals2 = [[Bob Mpinganjira|Mpinganjira]] {{goal|29}} <br /> [[France Jonas|Jonas]] {{goal|90|o.g.}}
 | stadium = [[Stade Anjalay]], [[Port Louis]]
 | attendance = 16,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 6 October 1996
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
 | goals1 = [[Kenneth Malitoli|Malitoli]] {{goal|4}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Lusaka]]
 | attendance = 30,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 25 January 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}
 | score = 0–2
 | team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 = [[Elijah Tana|Tana]] {{goal|40}} <br /> [[Andrew Tembo|Tembo]] {{goal|83}}
 | stadium = [[Kamuzu Stadium|Chichiri Stadium]], [[Blantyre]]
 | attendance = 40,000
 | referee = Felix Tangawarima ([[Zimbabwe Football Association|Zimbabwe]])
}}
{{football box
 | date = 26 January 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MOZ}}
 | score = 3–0
 | team2 = {{fb|MRI}}
 | goals1 = [[Chiquinho Conde]] {{goal|55}} <br /> [[Sérgio Faife Matsolo|Faife]] {{goal|62}} <br /> [[Josias Macamo|Macamo]] {{goal|65}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Estádio da Machava]], [[Maputo]]
 | attendance = 30,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 22 February 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}
 | score = 2–0
 | team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
 | goals1 = [[John Maduka|Maduka]] {{goal|6}} <br /> [[Lawrent Kamanga|Kamanga]] {{goal|60}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Kamuzu Stadium|Chichiri Stadium]], [[Blantyre]]
 | attendance = 60,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 23 February 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MRI}}
 | score = 0–0
 | team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}
 | goals1 =
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Stade Anjalay]], [[Port Louis]]
 | attendance = 15,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 21 June 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}
 | score = 3–2
 | team2 = {{fb|MRI}}
 | goals1 = [[John Maduka|Maduka]] {{goal|19||81}} <br /> [[Hendrix Banda|Banda]] {{goal|76}}
 | goals2 = [[Joseph Philogène|Philogène]] {{goal|87}} <br /> [[Jimmy Pierre-Louis|Pierre-Louis]] {{goal|89}}
 | stadium = [[Silver Stadium, Lilongwe|Silver Stadium]], [[Lilongwe]]
 | attendance = 30,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 22 June 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MOZ}}
 | score = 2–2
 | team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}
 | goals1 = [[Tico-Tico]] {{goal|11}} <br /> [[Chiquinho Conde]] {{goal|62|pen.}}
 | goals2 = [[Frazer Kamwandi|Kamwandi]] {{goal|15}} <br /> [[Andrew Tembo|Tembo]] {{goal|57}}
 | stadium = [[Estádio da Machava]], [[Maputo]]
 | attendance = 25,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 12 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}
 | score = 3–1
 | team2 = {{fb|MWI}}
 | goals1 = [[Hector Chilombo|Chilombo]] {{goal|30|pen.}} <br /> [[Frazer Kamwandi|Kamwandi]] {{goal|55}} <br /> [[Freddie Mwila Jr.|Mwila]] {{goal|75}}
 | goals2 = [[Hendrix Banda|Banda]] {{goal|89}}
 | stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Lusaka]]
 | attendance = 35,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 13 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MRI}}
 | score = 1–3
 | team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
 | goals1 = [[Georges Hesman Appou|Appou]] {{goal|65}}
 | goals2 = [[Chiquinho Conde]] {{goal|6}} <br /> [[Nuro Tualibudane Amino|Nuro]] {{goal|33}} <br /> [[Tico-Tico]] {{goal|89}}
 | stadium = [[Stade Anjalay]], [[Port Louis]]
 | attendance = 12,000
 | referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
 | date = 27 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MOZ}}
 | score = 2–1
 | team2 = {{fb|MWI}}
 | goals1 = [[Pinto Barros]] {{goal|85}} <br /> [[Tico-Tico]] {{goal|88}}
 | goals2 = [[Jones Nkhwazi|Nkhwazi]] {{goal|62}}
 | stadium = [[Estádio da Machava]], [[Maputo]]
 | attendance = 35,000
 | referee = 
}}
{{football box
 | date = 27 July 1997
 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}
 | score = 1–0
 | team2 = {{fb|MRI}}
 | goals1 = [[Vincent Mutale|Mutale]] {{goal|57}}
 | goals2 =
 | stadium = [[Konkola Stadium]], [[Chililabombwe]]
 | attendance = 20,000
 | referee = 
}}

== Qualified teams ==
{{colbegin|colwidth=22em}}
* {{fb|ALG}}
* {{fb|ANG}}
* {{fb|BFA}} ''{{small|(hosts)}}''
* {{fb|CMR}}
* {{fb|COD|1997}}
* {{fb|CIV}}
* {{fb|EGY}}
* {{fb|GHA}}
* {{fb|GUI}}
* {{fb|MAR}}
* {{fb|MOZ}}
* {{fb|NAM}}
* {{fb|RSA}} ''{{small|(holders)}}''
* {{fb|TOG}}
* {{fb|TUN}}
* {{fb|ZAM}}
{{colend}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98a.html African Nations Cup 1998]

{{African Nations Cup}}

[[Category:Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
[[Category:1996 in African football|Qual]]
[[Category:1997 in African football|Qual]]
[[Category:1998 African Cup of Nations|qualification]]