Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Mauritania ta shiga kamfen ɗin neman cancantar wasannin Afirka na farko, da nufin kaiwa ga
1973 na karshe a Najeriya. An zana su a cikin rukuni da Mali da Guinea a Guinea. Wasan farko ya yi rashin nasara 11<unk>0 ga Mali, kuma a ranar 20 ga Mayu Mauritania ta yi rashin nasara 14<unk>0 ga Guinea. Mauritania ba ta cancanta ba.