The first round was held on 25–27 May 2012 (first leg) and 15–17 June 2012 (second leg).
Summary ;Notes • Note 1: Match has been called off. DR Congo advanced to the final tournament, as Equatorial Guinea is qualified as hosts.
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Ethiopia advances to the
final tournament. ---- {{football box {{football box '''Côte d'Ivoire''' advances to the
final tournament. ---- {{football box {{football box
South Africa advances to the
final tournament. ---- {{football box {{football box
Senegal advances to the
final tournament. ---- {{football box {{football box
Nigeria advances to the
final tournament. ---- {{football box {{football box
Cameroon advances to the
final tournament. ---- {{football box Matches cancelled;
Equatorial Guinea qualify automatically as host of
final tournament, and
Congo DR qualify as walkover winners of this tie. ==References==