This page details the process of qualifying for the 1972 African Cup of Nations.
Sudan automatically qualify as holders and Cameroon automatically qualify as hosts.
Qualifying tournament First round
Zambia won 6–2 on aggregate.
Congo-Brazzaville won 2–1 on aggregate.
Ivory Coast won 3–1 on aggregate.
Congo-Kinshasa won 5–1 on aggregate.
Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.
Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate.
Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.
Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate.
Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.
Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate.
Guinea won 1–0 on aggregate.
Ghana progress, Upper Volta withdrew.
Second round
Morocco won 5–3 on aggregate.
Zaire won 4–2 on aggregate.
Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.
Mali won 3–1 on aggregate.
Congo-Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.
Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate.
Qualified teams The 8 qualified teams are:
References
External links CAN 1972 details - rsssf.com