The men's qualification for football tournament at the 2003 All-Africa Games.
Qualification stage edit
Zone I (North Africa) edit
Morocco and Tunisia withdrew.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Libya 
|
1–1 (a) |  Algeria
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Libya | 1–1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
Al Idrissi  68' (pen.) |
Messaoud 62' |
Algeria qualified.
Zone II (West Africa 1) edit
- First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mali 
|
w/o |  Mauritania
|
— | — |
Senegal 
|
4–3 |  Guinea
|
1–1 | 3–2 |
Senegal advanced to the second round.
- Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal
|
2–1 | Mali
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
Senegal qualified.
Zone III (West Africa 2) edit
- First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberia 
|
w/o |  Benin
|
— | — |
Togo 
|
w/o |  Niger
|
— | — |
- Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia
|
w/o |  Ghana
|
— | — |
| Togo
|
w/o |  Ivory Coast
|
— | — |
| Ghana
|
bye | |||
| Ivory Coast
|
bye |
- Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana
|
w/o | Ivory Coast
|
— | — |
Ghana qualified.
Zone IV (Central Africa) edit
- First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rwanda 
|
w/o |  Congo
|
— | — |
| Cameroon
|
bye |
- Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameroon 
|
4–2 | Rwanda
|
3–0 | 1–2 |
Cameroon qualified.
Zone V (East Africa) edit
Tournament held in Egypt. Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda withdrew after Egypt refused to honour their pledge to provide participating nations with return air tickets.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Kenya
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
 Ethiopia (W)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sudan (W)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Uganda (W)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Egypt qualified.
Zone VI (Southern Africa) edit
- First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Swaziland 
|
1–3 |  Namibia
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
Botswana 
|
3–1 |  Lesotho
|
1–0 | 2–1 |
Namibia qualified to the second round.
Botswana qualified to the second round.
- Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zimbabwe 
|
2–1 |  Mozambique
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
Zambia 
|
3–2 | Namibia
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
South Africa 
|
4–4 (4–3 p) |  Malawi
|
2–2 | 2–2 |
Angola 
|
5–2 | Botswana
|
4–1 | 1–1 |
| Zimbabwe | 1–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 1–1 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
Zimbabwe qualified to the third round.
Zambia qualified to the third round.
| South Africa | 2–2 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Sibeko 70' Mngomeni 80' |
Mwafulirwa 62' Ng'ambi 82' |
| Malawi | 2–2 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
South Africa qualified to the third round.
Angola qualified to the third round.
- Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe
|
2–2 (a) | Zambia
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
| South Africa
|
4–2 | Angola
|
2–0 | 2–2 |
Zambia qualified.
| South Africa | 2–0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Manyathela 83' Khanyeza 90' |
| Angola | 2–2 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Mateus 31' Gilberto 62' (pen.) |
Manyathela 4', 90' |
South Africa qualified.
Zone VII (Indian Ocean) edit
No matches, 2 teams qualify from Zone VI.
Qualifying teams edit
The following 8 nations qualified for men's play at the 2003 All Africa Games. Two teams qualify from Zone VI replacing Zone VII.
| Zone | Team |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Nigeria
|
| Zone I | Algeria
|
| Zone II | Senegal
|
| Zone III | Ghana
|
| Zone IV | Cameroon
|
| Zone V | Egypt
|
| Zone VI | South Africa
|
| Zambia
| |
| Zone VII | no team |