The African Nations Cup is without doubt the greatest sporting spectacle on the continent.

The two-year marathon that is the qualifying campaign for the 2008 finals in Ghana finishes in September 2007.

Each group winner qualifies automatically for Ghana where they will be joined by the top three runners-up from the groups made up of four teams.

Ghana by virtue of being host of the tournament automatically qualify for the soccer fiesta.

Egypt are the reigning African champions. The Pharaohs won a record fifth Nations Cup title when they beat the Ivory Coast this year.


Group 1
Result: Ivory Coast 5-0 Gabon (08/10/06)

Upcoming Matches

23-25/03/07: Madagascar v Ivory Coast
01-03/06/07: Ivory Coast v Madagascar
15-17/06/07: Madagascar v Gabon
07-09/09/07: Gabon v Ivory Coast


Group 2
Result: Botswana 0-0 Egypt (07/10/06)
Result: Burundi 3-1 Mauritania (08/10/06)

Upcoming Matches

23-25/03/07: Egypt v Mauritania, Botswana v Burundi
01-03/06/07: Mauritania v Egypt, Burundi v Botswana
15-17/06/07: Botswana v Mauritania, Burundi v Egypt
07-09/09/07: Egypt v Botswana, Mauritania v Burundi


Group 3

Result: Lesotho 0-1 Nigeria (08/10/06)
Result: Niger 0-0 Uganda (08/10/06)

Upcoming Matches

23-25/03/07: Nigeria v Uganda, Lesotho v Niger
01-03/06/07: Uganda v Nigeria, Niger v Lesotho
15-17/06/07: Lesotho v Uganda, Niger v Nigeria
07-09/09/07: Nigeria v Lesotho, Uganda v Niger


Group 4
Result: Seychelles 2-1 Mauritius (07/10/06)
Result: Tunisia 1-0 Sudan (07/10/06)

Upcoming Matches

23-25/03/07: Mauritius v Sudan, Seychelles v Tunisia
01-03/06/07: Sudan v Mauritius, Tunisia v Seychelles
15-17/06/07: Seychelles v Sudan, Tunisia v Mauritius
07-09/09/07: Mauritius v Seychelles, Sudan v Tunisia


Group 5
Result: Cameroon 3-0 Equatorial Guinea (07/10/06)
Result: Liberia 3-2 Rwanda (08/10/06)

Upcoming Matches

23-25/03/07: Eq Guinea v Rwanda, Cameroon v Liberia
01-03/06/07: Rwanda v Eq Guinea, Liberia v Cameroon
15-17/06/07: Cameroon v Rwanda, Liberia v Eq Guinea
07-09/09/07: Eq Guinea v Cameroon, Rwanda v Liberia


Group 6
Result: Angola 3-1 Kenya (08/10/06)
Result: Eritrea 0-0 Swaziland (08/10/06)

Upcoming Matches

23-25/03/07: Kenya v Swaziland, Angola v Eritrea
01-03/06/07: Swaziland v Kenya, Eritrea v Angola
15-17/06/07: Angola v Swaziland, Eritrea v Kenya
07-09/09/07: Kenya v Angola, Swaziland v Eritrea


Group 7
Result: Burkina Faso 1-0 Senegal (07/10/06)
Result: Mozambique 0-0 Tanzania (08/10/06)

Upcoming Matches

23-25/03/07: Senegal v Tanzania, Burkina Faso v Mozambique
01-03/06/07: Tanzania v Senegal, Mozambique v Burkina Faso
15-17/06/07: Burkina Faso v Tanzania, Mozambique v Senegal
07-09/09/07: Senegal v Burkina Faso, Tanzania v Mozambique


Group 8
Result: Algeria 1-0 Gambia (07/10/06)
Result: Cape Verde 1-0 Guinea (08/10/06)

Upcoming Matches

23-25/03/07: Gambia v Guinea, Algeria v Cape Verde
01-03/06/07: Guinea v Gambia, Cape Verde v Algeria
15-17/06/07: Algeria v Guinea, Cape Verde v Gambia
07-09/09/07: Gambia v Algeria, Guinea v Cape Verde


Group 9
Result: Mali 1-0 Togo
Result: Benin 2-0 Sierra Leone (06-08/10/06)


Upcoming Matches


23-25/03/07: Togo v Sierra Leone, Mali v Benin
01-03/06/07: Sierra Leone v Togo, Benin v Mali
15-17/06/07: Mali v Sierra Leone, Benin v Togo
07-09/09/07: Togo v Mali, Sierra Leone v Benin


Group 10
Result: Libya 1-1 DR Congo (06-08/10/06)
Result: Namibia 1-0 Ethiopia (06-08/10/06)

Upcoming Matches

23-25/03/07: DR Congo v Ethiopia, Libya v Namibia
01-03/06/07: Ethiopia v DR Congo, Namibia v Libya
15-17/06/07: Libya v Ethiopia, Namibia v DR Congo
07-09/09/07: DR Congo v Libya, Ethiopia v Namibia


Group 11
Result: Congo 3-0 Chad (08/10/2006)

Result: Zambia 0-1 South Africa (08/10/06)


Upcoming Matches

23-25/03/07: Chad v South Africa, Congo v Zambia
01-03/06/07: South Africa v Chad, Zambia v Congo
15-17/06/07: Congo v South Africa, Zambia v Chad
07-09/09/07: Chad v Congo, South Africa v Zambia


Group 12
Result: Malawi 1-0 Zimbabwe (07/10/06)


Upcoming Matches

23-25/03/07: Zimbabwe v Morocco
01-03/06/07: Morocco v Zimbabwe
15-17/06/07: Malawi v Morocco
07-09/09/07: Zimbabwe v Malawi