Football at the 1973 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification
The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1973 All-Africa Games.
Qualification
Zone I (North Africa)
Algeria qualified by default. Libya, Morocco and Tunisia withdrew.
Zone II (West Africa 1)
The tournament was held in Dakar, Senegal. The tournament was also the second edition of the Tournoi de la Zone II.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guinea |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 8 |
 Senegal |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 5 |
 Gambia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | –10 | 4 |
 Mali |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mauritania |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | –36 | 0 |
Guinea qualified.
Zone III (West Africa 2)
The tournament was held in Ghana.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Sierra Leone |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
 Liberia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
Ghana qualified.
Zone IV (West Africa 3)
The tournament was held in an away/home format. Togo withdrew.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Upper Volta |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
 Dahomey |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
 Niger |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 1 |
 Togo (withdrew) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Upper Volta qualified. Nigeria qualified automatically as host.
Zone V (Central Africa)
The tournament was held in Congo. Zaire withdrew.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Congo |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 |
 Cameroon |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 5 |
 Central African Republic |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
 Gabon |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 2 |
 Chad |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 2 |
 Zaire (withdrew) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Congo qualified.
Zone VI (East Africa)
The tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt. Ethiopia and Sudan withdrew.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
 Uganda |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Somalia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 3 |
 Kenya |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia (withdrew) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sudan (withdrew) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Egypt qualified.
Zone VII (Southern Africa)
The tournament was held in Dar El Salam, Tanzania. The teams Botswana, Burundi, Madagascar, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia withdrew.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tanzania |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 |
 Mauritius |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 2 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lesotho |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 0 |
Tanzania qualified.
Qualified teams
The following countries have qualified for the final tournament:
| Zone | Team |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Nigeria |
| Zone I |  Algeria |
| Zone II | Guinea |
| Zone III | Ghana |
| Zone IV | Upper Volta |
| Zone V | Congo |
| Zone VI | Egypt |
| Zone VII | Tanzania |
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