2011 African Nations Championship qualification


The qualification phase for the 2011 African Championship of Nations began in March 2010. These games did not count towards the FIFA rankings.
The inaugural edition of the competition featured eight teams, while this edition featured sixteen.

Qualification Zones

Qualification was divided into the CAF Zoning system. Each Zone had either two or three teams that qualified for the final tournament.
ZoneNumber of participating teamsNumber of qualifying teamsNumber of teams not entered
North Zone421
Zone West A524
Zone West B631
Central Zone533
Central-East Zone10 3 0
Southern Zone1133
Total411612

Central-East Zone

Second round

The Tanzania vs Rwanda match was pushed forward to May 1 due to Rwanda’s hosting of the CECAFA Kagame Cup from 15–29 May.

Qualified

  • - Host
  • - North Zone
  • - North Zone
  • - Zone West A
  • - Zone West A
  • - Zone West B
  • - Zone West B
  • - Zone West B
  • - Central Zone
  • - Central Zone
  • - Central Zone
  • - Central-East Zone
  • - Central-East Zone
  • - Southern Zone
  • South Africa - Southern Zone
  • - Southern Zone