1962 African Cup of Nations qualification
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Qualified teams
The 4 qualified teams are:
Summary
The 8 nations were paired 2-by-2 and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 4 winners would then advance to the second round and pair off again to play home-and-away matches. The winners of these pairings would qualify for the finals. Qualifying took place between April 8, 1961, and December 10, 1961.
First round
- Tunisia advanced to the Second Round with the withdrawal of Morocco; both matches were officially rewarded to Tunisia 2–0.
- The aggregate score was tied after the two matches; Nigeria advanced to the Second Round by drawing lots.
- The aggregate score was tied after the two matches. Regulations stipulated that the tie should be decided on lots, as with Ghana and Nigeria in the previous round, but as both Kenya and Uganda felt the match should be decided on the pitch, CAF agreed to their request to stage a playoff.
Playoff
Second round
- Nigeria walked off after Tunisia's equalizer in the 65th minute. Tunisia was thus awarded a 2–0 win, and qualified for the final by an aggregate score of 3–2.
