|  Qualified |  | Host - Tunisia |  | Holders - Tunisia |  | _ Zone 1: - Egypt |  | _ Zone 2: - Ethiopia |  | _ Zone 3: - Ivory Coast |  | _ Zone 4: - Senegal |  | _ invited - Congo Leop. |   
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 Egypt withdrew for not having diplomatic relations with Tunisia. 
 Sudan were invited but declined (maybe for the same reason). 
 Second invitation to Congo Leopoldville were accepted!.
 
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| Probably Morocco and Nigeria withdrew. |   
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| Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Ethiopia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6: | 3 |  | 2. Sudan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9: | 4 |  | 3. Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3: | 11 |  | -. Kenya |  Diaqualified |   
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| Team | Ethi | Suda | Ugan | Keny |  | Ethiopia | --- |  1:0 |  2:0 |  2:1 |  | Sudan | 2:1 | --- |  4:1 | 4:2 |  | Uganda | 1:2 | 1:3 | --- |  3:1 |  | Kenya | 3:2 |  1:1 | 3:0 | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 14.02 | Kenya | 3-2 | Ethiopia |   |  | 21.02 | Uganda | 1-2 | Ethiopia |   |  | 27.02 | Kenya | 3-0 | Uganda |   |  | 03.03 | Ethiopia | 2-0 | Uganda |   |  | 13.03 | Uganda | 3-1 | Kenya |   |  | 28.03 | Sudan | 2-1 | Ethiopia |   |  | 04.04 | Ethiopia | 2-1 | Kenya |   |  | 11.04 | Sudan | 4-2 | Kenya |   |  | 18.04 | Ethiopia | 1-0 | Sudan |   |  | 25.04 | Kenya | 1-1 | Sudan |   |  | 01.05 | Uganda | 1-3 | Sudan |   |  | 22.08 | Sudan | 4-1 | Uganda |   |   
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| Kenya used 2 Uganda players. |   
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| Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Ivory Coast | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5: | 4 |  | 2. Congo Leop. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8: | 8 |  | 3. Liberia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4: | 5 |   
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| Team | Ivor | Cong | Libe |  | Ivory Coast | --- | 2:0 |   |  | Congo DR |  4:2 | --- | 3:2 |  | Liberia | 0:1 |  2:1 | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 17.01 | Ivory Coast | 2-0 | Congo DR |   |  | 29.05 | Liberia | 0-1 | Ivory Coast |   |  | 05.09 | Congo Leop. | 4-2 | Ivory Coast |   |  | 21.09 | Congo Leop. | 3-2 | Liberia |   |  | 14.09 | Liberia | 2-1 | Congo Leop. |   |   
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| Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Senegal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8: | 4 |  | 2. Guinea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6: | 6 |  | 3. Mali | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4: | 8 |   
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| Team | Sene | Guin | Mali |  | Senegal | --- | 2:0 | 3:1 |  | Guinea |  3:1 | --- |  2:1 |  | Mali |  0:2 | 2:1 | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 24.02 | Senegal | 2-0 | Guinea |   |  | 29.03 | Guinea | 3-1 | Senegal |   |  | 05.05 | Senegal | 3-1 | Mali |   |  | 23.05 | Mali | 2-1 | Guinea |   |  | 06.06 | Guinea | 2-1 | Mali |   |  | 18.05 | Mali | 0-2 | Senegal |   |   
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