1962 African Cup of Nations

The 1962 African Cup of Nations will be the third edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It will be hosted in Ethiopia from 14-21 January 1962. For the first time in the tournaments history a qualifying tournament was held which saw eight teams compete in the two remaining spots to join the and  in the finals of the tournament.

Qualifying
Qualifying for the 1962 edition began in April 1961 with eight teams attempting to fill in the remaining two spots that was left in the draw.