The best placed teams from the 2012 tournament
Cameroon,
Equatorial Guinea and
South Africa received a bye to the second round. The first round was held on 14–16 February (first leg) and 28 February–2 March 2014 (second leg). • 1 South Sudan and Mozambique withdrew. Ethiopia and Comoros advance to the next round. • 2 Sierra Leone withdrew from the match because of financial problems. Nigeria advanced to the next round. • 3 Guinea Bissau withdrew. Senegal advanced to the next round. ----
Algeria won 2–0 on aggregate. ----
Tunisia won 5–2 on aggregate. ----
Ethiopia won by default. ----
Ghana won 6–0 on aggregate. ----
Ivory Coast won 5–0 on aggregate. ----
2–2 on aggregate. Rwanda won by away goals. ----
Nigeria won by default. ----
Senegal won by default. ----
Comoros won by default. ----
Zimbabwe won 3–1 on aggregate. ----
Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate. ==Second round==