Ahead of the weekend's final round of qualifying for the 2012 African Nations Cup, the Confederation of African Football has revealed the qualification process.

According to Caf, qualification to the 16-nation event to be staged in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea will be determined by the criteria below:

- The team finishing first in each group.

- The team finishing second from the Group K (where there are five (5) teams)

- The two best teams finishing second from ten other groups. (excluding Group K)

The two best second placed teams from groups 1-10 will be determined by considering their results with the teams in first and the third positions in their respective groups AND not considering their results with the (4th) last placed teams in their groups in order to permit Group F (Burkina Faso, The Gambia and Namibia) to stay in the competition for the two best second teams.

In the case where Group K is reduced to four teams in the course of the competition, only the first team of the group will automatically qualify for the ACN. The second team will have to run for the three best second teams of the group.

How to determine best second placed teams:

- Highest number of points

- Better Goal difference

- Higher number of Goals scored

- Play-off match