1982 African Cup of Nations qualification
A total of 35 teams entered to participate in the African Cup of 1982 in Libya.
The qualification went all-in over three rounds. Five teams were not for the qualification. Hosts and holders were exempt from the qualifying matches.
Qualifiers
Trials
First Main Round
Second Main Round
Automatically qualify:
- Nigeria Nigeria ( defending champion )
- Libya Libya ( host )
Sudan 1957 | United Arab Republic in 1959 | Ethiopia 1962 | Ghana 1963 | Tunisia 1965 | Ethiopia 1968 | Sudan 1970 | Cameroon 1972 | Egypt 1974 | Ethiopia 1976 | Ghana 1978 | Nigeria 1980 | Libya 1982 | Ivory Coast 1984 | Egypt 1986 | Morocco 1988 | Algeria 1990 | 1992 Senegal | Tunisia 1994 | South Africa 1996 | Burkina Faso 1998 | Ghana & Nigeria 2000 | Mali 2002 | Tunisia 2004 | Egypt 2006 | Ghana 2008 | Angola 2010 | Gabon & Equatorial Guinea 2012 | South Africa 2013 | Morocco 2015 | Libya 2017
- African Cup of Nations
- Football in 1982
- Football in 1981