AFCON 1998 Qualifiers : Ethiopia beats Uganda in shoot out to qualify for next round
ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 25, 1996 (AMP) — Burkina Faso 1998 (Qualifiers) : Ethiopia defeated Uganda on penalties 4-2, after the match ended 1-1 in regulation time, in the second leg of a qualifying game on Sunday. Ethiopia, who tied 1-1 in the first leg, advance to the next round of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Uganda is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Preliminary round
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Overview
Ethiopia at the AFCON
- 1 title (1962)
- 9 appearances (first in 1957)
- 20 participations in the qualifications (first in 1957)
- Statistics: Champions (1962) Runners-up (1957) Third Place (1959) Fourth Place (1963, 1968)
Uganda at the AFCON
- 5 appearances (first in 1962)
- 15 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1978) Fourth Place (1962)
Ethiopia
1:1
Uganda
4:2 (penalties), 1:1 (a.e.t.), 1:1 (0:0)
- 25 August 1996
- Addis Ababa
AFCON History
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