| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 12 April – 19 November 2014 |
| Teams | 51 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 268 (2.14 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Jonathan Pitroipa(6 goals) |
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The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches determined the participating teams for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
A total of 16 teams competed in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[1]
Prior to November 2014, it was expected that Morocco would be the host country (and thus be pre-qualified). However, as Morocco missed the 9 November deadline for confirming their willingness to host (because of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa), Morocco was expelled from the tournament.[2][3] Equatorial Guinea was chosen as the new host, and despite having played in the qualifiers and been disqualified due to fielding an ineligible player, they now qualified for the tournament automatically by virtue of being the hosts.[4][5]
- ^ "Regulations of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.
- ^ "CAF acknowledges Morocco's refusal to host ORANGE AFCON 2015 from January 17 to February 8". CAF. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
- ^ "CAF to lift African Cup ban on Morocco". ESPN.com. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "EQUATORIAL GUINEA DESIGNATED HOST COUNTRY OF ORANGE AFCON 2015". CAF. 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: Equatorial Guinea to host tournament". CNN. 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-05.