 Teams that didn't qualify for this tournament from the 2012 African Cup of Nations were both co-hosts, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Senegal, Sudan, Guinea and Botswana.South Sudan was ineligible to participate as the qualifying competition had already started by the time its membership of CAF was confirmed.The South African Football Association opened bidding to all 2010 FIFA World Cup host cities however a maximum of seven venues would be used.