Ivory Coast and Mali were both disqualified in the second round of qualification: Ivory Coast for using an ineligible player, and Mali after stadium security and police assaulted match officials during the first leg.

The 8 qualified teams are: The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi.

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

1 The match was abandoned after Tunisia walked off in the 42nd minute with the score tied at 1–1 to protest the officiating.

Nigeria were awarded a 2–0 win, and Tunisia were suspended for two years (also banning them from the next tournament).