2012 African Cup of Nations: Seeding for the final draw (1 February 2010)

CAF Ranking system

The last three tournaments count towards the ranking (ACN 2006, ACN 2008, ACN 2010).

Points are awarded in this fashion:

7 - winner
5 - finalist
3 - semifinalists
2 - quarterfinalists
1 - teams eliminated in the group stage

Points from the most recent tournament are multiplied by 3, the next one by 2, the last one by 1.

If two or more teams have the same total, they will be ranked on the total number of points (3 for a win, 1 for a loss).

More info on the seeding system -> CAFOnline.com

    Team         ACN'06 ACN'08 ACN'10 Total Pts Goals
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 1 Egypt             7      7      7    42
 2 Ghana             1      3      5    22
 3 Cameroon          2      5      2    18
 4 Côte d'Ivoire     5      3      2    17
 5 Nigeria           3      2      3    16
 6 Angola            1      2      2    11
 7 Tunisia           2      2      1     9   15
 8 Zambia            1      1      2     9   12
 9 Algeria           0      0      3     9    7
10 Guinea            2      2      0     6
11 Mali              0      1      1     5    8  (8-9)
12 Senegal           3      1      0     5    8  (11-14)
13 Benin             0      1      1     5    1
14 Togo              1      0      1     4
15 Morocco           1      1      0     3    5
16 Gabon             0      0      1     3    4
17 Malawi            0      0      1     3    3
18 South Africa      1      1      0     3    2
19 Burkina Faso      0      0      1     3    1  (0-1)
20 Mozambique        0      0      1     3    1  (2-7)
21 Congo DR          2      0      0     2    4
22 Namibia           0      1      0     2    1
23 Sudan             0      1      0     2    0
24 Zimbabwe          1      0      0     1    3
25 Libya             1      0      0     1    1

If the top 14 from this table qualify (with Togo banned, Morocco are in the top 14), these would be the pots for the final draw:

Pot 1: Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Ghana
Pot 2: Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Angola
Pot 3: Tunisia, Zambia, Algeria, Guinea
Pot 4: Mali, Senegal, Benin, Morocco

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