The final tournament was held in from 28 October to 11 November in Equatorial Guinea.

[1] A total of 24 national teams entered qualification which was held over two rounds.

In the preliminary round, 20 nations were drawn in pairs.

[2] Qualified teams The seven first round winners will join the hosts in the finals.

[3] If two or more teams in the group stage are tied on points tie-breakers are in order:[4] There were 47 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match.