2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification

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2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates24 April – 2 August 2015
Teams26 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored69 (2.03 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Kahraba
Mali Adama Niane
(4 goals each)
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The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]

A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Senegal who qualified automatically as hosts.[2]

The top three teams of the final tournament will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil.[3]

Teams[]

A total of 26 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.[4]

Round Teams entering round No. of teams
First round
10
Second round
9
Third round
7
Qualifying rounds Total 26
Final tournament 1
Notes
  • The final tournament was originally to be hosted by the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After Senegal replaced them as hosts,[2] the CAF released an updated version of the draw. In the initial draw, Zimbabwe and Swaziland were to play each other in the first round, where the winner would play South Africa in the second round, where the winner would play Senegal in the third round. In the updated draw, Zimbabwe and Swaziland play each other in the second round, where the winner play South Africa in the third round.[4]
  • Namibia's U23 team manager Jakes Amaning said the Namibia Football Association did apply to take part in the tournament, but due to unforeseen circumstances its name did not appear in the CAF draw. The Confederation of African Football have said the Namibian application may not have been received due to a "technical error".[5] Although the draw took place on 20 September 2014, FIFA have set a deadline of 25 October for applicants.[6]

Format[]

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[1]

The seven winners of the third round qualified for the final tournament.

Schedule[]

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[7][4]

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 24–26 April 2015
Second leg 8–10 May 2015
Second round First leg 22–24 May 2015
Second leg 29–31 May 2015
Third round First leg 17–19 July 2015
Second leg 31 July–2 August 2015

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana  7–1  Liberia 2–0 5–1
  w/o   — —
  w/o   — —
  4–4 (a)   3–0 1–4
  3–1  Somalia 2–0 1–1

Note: Guinea-Bissau and Libya withdrew.[8] Liberia played their home match in Ghana due to Ebola outbreak. Somalia played their home match in Djibouti (originally in Kenya) due to security concerns.[9]

Ghana 2–0 Liberia
Mohammed Goal 28'
Ashia Goal 65'		 Report
Referee: Benjamin Ekabatiem Ekabatiem Odey (Nigeria)
Liberia 1–5 Ghana
Goal 34' Report Gadze Goal 20'
Mensah Goal 25'
Mohammed Goal 39', 60'
Goal 77'
Referee: Antonio Manuel Fortes Rodrigues (Cape Verde)

Ghana won 7–1 on aggregate.

 Cancelled 
Report
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Toure (Guinea)
 Cancelled 
Report
Referee: Jerry S. Yekeh (Liberia)

Sierra Leone won on walkover.

 Cancelled 
Report
 Cancelled 
Report

Mauritania won on walkover.

 3–0 
Kebatho Goal 66', 86'
Makgantai Goal 67'		 Report
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
 4–1 
Olunga Goal 19', 36', 90'
Goal 78'		 Report Kebatho Goal 22'
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)

4–4 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals.

 2–0 Somalia
Mukunzi Goal 17'
Goal 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Waziri Sheha Waziri (Tanzania)
Somalia 1–1 
Goal 90' Report Songa Goal 4'
Stade du Ville, Djibouti
Referee: Gait Metodious Oting (South Sudan)

Rwanda won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana  1–1 (4–5 p)   1–0 0–1
  1–1 (a)  Cameroon 0–0 1–1
  2–4   1–1 1–3
  1–3  Zambia 1–1 0–2
  1–4   1–2 0–2
Zimbabwe  2–2 (a)   0–0 2–2
Tunisia  3–0   1–0 2–0

Note: Sierra Leone played their home match in Cameroon due to Ebola outbreak.

Ghana 1–0 Congo
Andoh Goal 44' Report
Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)
Congo 1–0 Ghana
Ganvoula Goal 26' Report
Penalties
5–4
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Referee: Henry Duvalier Mouandjo Kalla (Cameroon)

1–1 on aggregate. Congo won on penalties.

Sierra Leone 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)
Cameroon 1–1 Sierra Leone
Minala Goal 33' Report Goal 90' (pen.)
Referee: Idriss Biani (Chad)

1–1 on aggregate. Sierra Leone won on away goals.

Mauritania 1–1 Mali
Niass Goal 63' Report Niane Goal 88' (pen.)
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Mali 3–1 Mauritania
Niane Goal 3', 88' (pen.)
Cissé Goal 69'		 Report Bagili Goal 53'
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)

Mali won 4–2 on aggregate.

Botswana 1–1 Zambia
Goal 67' Report Chirwa Goal 13'
Referee: Patrick Ngoleka (Malawi)
Zambia 2–0 Botswana
Kampamba Goal 47'
Goal 55'		 Report
Referee: Jose Maria Rachide (Mozambique)

Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Rwanda 1–2 Uganda
Nshuti Goal 61' Report Miya Goal 10'
Mutyaba Goal 70'
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djamal (Djibouti)
Uganda 2–0 Rwanda
Goal 61'
Miya Goal 64'		 Report
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

Uganda won 4–1 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe 0–0 Swaziland
Report
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Swaziland 2–2 Zimbabwe
Goal 40' (pen.)
Dlamini Goal 60'		 Report Kadewere Goal 56'
Pfumbidzai Goal 80' (pen.)
Referee: Andofetra Avombitana Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on away goals.

Tunisia 1–0 Sudan
Kchok Goal 89' Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Sudan 0–2 Tunisia
Report Chaalali Goal 23'
Meriah Goal 66'
, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy (Egypt)

Tunisia won 3–0 on aggregate.

Third round[]

Winners qualified for 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  2–1   2–1 0–0
Algeria  2–0   2–0 0–0
Gabon  0–3   0–1 0–2
Ivory Coast  0–0 (3–4 p)  Zambia 0–0 0–0
Egypt  6–1   4–0 2–1
Zimbabwe  1–4  South Africa 1–1 0–3
Morocco  1–2  Tunisia 1–0 0–2

Note: Sierra Leone played their home match in Algeria due to Ebola outbreak (match also brought forward by a week).

Nigeria 2–1 
Ajayi Goal 48', 54' Report Nkounkou Goal 66'
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

Algeria 2–0 
Amokrane Goal 8', 21' Report
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Referee: Wahid Tamuni Salah (Libya)
 0–0 Algeria
Report
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

Algeria won 2–0 on aggregate.

Gabon 0–1 
Report Niane Goal 77'
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
 2–0 Gabon
Goal 68' (o.g.)
Traoré Goal 89'		 Report
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Mali won 3–0 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast 0–0 Zambia
Report
Referee: Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Zambia 0–0 Ivory Coast
Report
Penalties
Penalty scored
Kampamba Penalty missed
Penalty scored
B. Sakala Penalty missed
Zulu Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Daka Penalty scored		 4–3 Penalty missed Kessié
Penalty scored Assalé
Penalty missed Diarra
Penalty missed Coulibaly
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty missed N'Guessan
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

0–0 on aggregate. Zambia won on penalties.

Egypt 4–0 
Salem Goal 7'
Kahraba Goal 68', 90+2'
Sobhi Goal 79'		 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
 1–2 Egypt
Miya Goal 77' Report Kahraba Goal 18', 56'
Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

Egypt won 6–1 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe 1–1 South Africa
Musona Goal 84' (pen.) Report Dolly Goal 66'
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
South Africa 3–0 Zimbabwe
Dolly Goal 2', 90'
Motupa Goal 9'		 Report
Harry Gwala Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
Referee: Simanga Pritchard Nhleko (Swaziland)

South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate.

Morocco 1–0 Tunisia
Bencharki Goal 45' (pen.) Report
Stade de FUS, Rabat
Referee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau)
Tunisia 2–0 Morocco
Rjaïbi Goal 57'
Jouini Goal 63'		 Report
Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)

Tunisia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams[]

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Senegal (hosts) 14 March 2015[2] 1 (2011)
 Nigeria 2 August 2015 1 (2011)
 Algeria 25 July 2015 1 (2011)
  2 August 2015 0 (debut)
 Zambia 1 August 2015 0 (debut)
 Egypt 1 August 2015 1 (2011)
 South Africa 1 August 2015 1 (2011)
 Tunisia 1 August 2015 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers[]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Gabon (playing against Mali)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Regulations U23 AFCON English" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Macky Sall accepts to host U-23 Championship in December". CAF. 14 March 2015.
  3. ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Fixtures of the Qualifiers of U-23 African Championship" (PDF). CAF. 15 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Namibian U23 Side Not Drawn for Olympics Qualifiers". Windhoek: Namibian U23 Side Not Drawn for Olympics Qualifiers  – via AllAfrica (subscription required). 27 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe: Pasuwa Welcomes CAF Under-23 Draw". NewZimbabwe  – via AllAfrica.com (subscription required). 24 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  7. ^ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  8. ^ "African journey to Rio de Janeiro takes-off". CAF. 22 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Djibouti to host Somalia, Rwanda tie". SuperSport. 6 May 2015.

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