2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
This page details the process of qualifying for the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
The 16 qualified teams were:
(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)
(FIFA World Ranking of 16 May 2007)
The 47 nations were divided into 11 groups of four teams and 1 group of 3 teams, with the 12 group winners and the best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (originally groups 1–11, now groups 2–11 after the withdrawal of Djibouti from group 1) qualifying for the finals. Qualifying took place between 2 September 2006 and 13 October 2007.
On 17 August 2006, the Djibouti Football Federation announced that 
Djibouti was withdrawing from the qualifying tournament, without giving a reason.
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