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 4400295+248
 Senegal 4211206+145
 Gambia 4202616–104
 Mali 4112168+83
 Mauritania 4004137–360
Guinea 8–0 Gambia
Senegal 10–1 Mauritania
Senegal 2–3 Guinea
Mali 11–0 Mauritania
Guinea 14–0 Mauritania
Gambia 3–1 Mali
Gambia 2–0 Mauritania
Senegal 1–1 Mali
Guinea 4–3 Mali
Senegal 7–1 Gambia

Guinea qualified.

Zone III (West Africa 2)

The tournament was held in Ghana.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 321031+25
 Ivory Coast 31111103
 Sierra Leone 302123–12
 Liberia 302112–12
Ghana 1–1 Sierra Leone
Ivory Coast 0–0 Liberia
Ghana 1–0 Liberia
Ivory Coast 1–0 Sierra Leone
Liberia 1–1 Sierra Leone
Ghana 1–0 Ivory Coast

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 430195+46
 Dahomey 42117705
 Niger 401337–41
 Togo (withdrew) 00000000
Upper Volta 2–0 Niger
Dahomey 3–2 Upper Volta
Niger 2–2 Dahomey
Niger 1–2 Upper Volta
Upper Volta 3–1 Dahomey
Dahomey 1–0 Niger

^1 Match played at Lomé, Niger declined to host due to security fears.

Upper Volta qualified. Nigeria qualified automatically as host.

Zone V (Central Africa)

The tournament was held in Congo. It was also a football tournament, a part of the 1972 Central African Cup, an omnisport event. Chad's matches were not counted in the football ranking because it did not enter the other sports. Zaire withdrew the games.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Congo 321061+55
 Central African Republic 320176+14
 Cameroon 311185+33
 Gabon 3003110–90
 Chad (results not counted) 00000000
 Zaire (withdrew) 00000000
Congo 7–0
(not counted)		 Chad
Chad 2–1
(not counted)		 Central African Republic
Congo 3–0 Gabon
Cameroon 4–1
(not counted)		 Chad
Cameroon 4–0 Gabon
Gabon 1–0
(not counted)		 Chad
Congo 1–1 Cameroon

Congo qualified.

Zone VI (East Africa)

The tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt from 24 November to 1 December 1972. Ethiopia and Sudan withdrew.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 321074+35
 Uganda 31113303
 Somalia 311156–13
 Kenya 301224–21
 Ethiopia (withdrew) 00000000
 Sudan (withdrew) 00000000
Egypt 4–2 Somalia
Uganda 1–0 Kenya
Egypt 2–2 Uganda
Kenya 2–2 Somalia
Somalia 1–0 Uganda
Egypt 1–0 Kenya

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 220082+64
 Mauritius 210157–22
 Lesotho 200248–40
Tanzania 4–1 Mauritius
Mauritius 4–3 Lesotho
Tanzania 4–1 Lesotho

Tanzania qualified.

Qualified teams

The following countries have qualified for the final tournament:

ZoneTeam
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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