2016 African Nations Championship qualification

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2016 African Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates15 June – 31 October 2015
Teams42 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored131 (2.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mozambique Luís (4 goals)
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The 2016 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]

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

Teams[]

2016 CHAN Qualification
  Team qualified
  Team failed to qualify
  Team did not enter

A total of 42 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds, split into zones according to their regional affiliations.[3]

Zone Spots Teams entering qualification Did not enter
Northern Zone 2 spots
Zone West A 2 spots
  •  Cape Verde
Zone West B 3 spots
  •  Benin
Central Zone 3 spots
Central-East Zone 2 spots +
 Rwanda (hosts)
Southern Zone 3 spots
Total 15 spots + hosts 42 teams
Notes
  • Algeria were excluded by the CAF from participating because of their withdrawal against Libya in the 2014 African Nations Championship qualification.[4][5][6]

Format[]

In the Northern Zone, teams played each other on a double round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[1]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 apply;
  6. Goal difference in all games;
  7. Goals scored in all games;
  8. Away goals scored in all games;
  9. Drawing of lots.

In all other zones, 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 top two teams in the Northern Zone and the 13 winners of the first round in all other zones qualified for the final tournament.

Schedule[]

The draw was held on 5 April 2015, 16:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][7][8]

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[9][8]

Northern Zone[10]
Matchday Date
Matchdays 1–3
(Host: Morocco) 		15–21 June 2015
Matchdays 4–6
(Host: Tunisia) 		19–25 October 2015
All other zones
Round Matchday Date
Preliminary round First leg 19–21 June 2015
Second leg 3–5 July 2015
First round First leg 16–18 October 2015
Second leg 23–25 October 2015

Northern Zone[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 2016 African Nations Championship
2  Tunisia 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
3  Libya 4 1 0 3 1 8 −7 3
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Note: Libya played their home matches in Morocco and Tunisia due to security concerns.

Morocco 1–1 Tunisia
Hafidi Goal 68' Report Aouadhi Goal 39'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)
Libya 1–0 Tunisia
Goal 75' Report
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)
Morocco 3–0 Libya
Iajour Goal 16'
Hafidi Goal 40'
Saâdane Goal 73'		 Report
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: El Fatih Wadeed Khaleel (Sudan)
Tunisia 1–0 Libya
Bguir Goal 75' Report
Referee: Redouane Necib (Algeria)
Libya 0–4 Morocco
Report Benjelloun Goal 26'
Goal 39'
Housni Goal 84'
Ounajem Goal 90+4'
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)
Tunisia 2–3 Morocco
Machani Goal 28'
Bguir Goal 80'		 Report Khadrouf Goal 20'
Achchakir Goal 70' (pen.)
Ounajem Goal 84'

Zone West A[]

Preliminary round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  2–4  Mali 1–1 1–3
Mauritania  4–1  Sierra Leone 2–1 2–0
Guinea  4–2  Liberia 3–1 1–1
Senegal  4–1  Gambia 3–1 1–0

Note: Guinea and Sierra Leone played their home matches in Mali and Mauritania respectively due to the Ebola outbreak (Sierra Leone home match brought forward by a week).[11][12]

Guinea-Bissau 1–1 Mali
Obetchi Goal 5' Sissoko Goal 19'
Mali 3–1 Guinea-Bissau
Goal 33'
Goal 76'
Sissoko Goal 85'		 Goal 29'
Referee: Ahmed Sekou Toure (Guinea)

Mali won 4–2 on aggregate.

Mauritania 2–1 Sierra Leone
Abeid Goal 5'
Denna Goal 45+1' (pen.)		 Tarawallie Goal 85'
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Sierra Leone 0–2 Mauritania
Goal 34'
Beyguili Goal 36'
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

Mauritania won 4–1 on aggregate.

Guinea 3–1 Liberia
S. Camara Goal 8', 38'
Sankhon Goal 62'		 Dweh Goal 56'
Referee: Eric Fagla (Togo)
Liberia 1–1 Guinea
Vitalis Goal 38' A. Camara Goal 57'
Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)

Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.

Senegal 3–1 Gambia
Goal 9', 90+3'
Goal 45'		 Goal 11'
Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
Gambia 0–1 Senegal
Goal 7'
Referee: (Tunisia)

Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.

First round[]

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mali  3–2  Mauritania 2–1 1–1
Guinea  3–3 (a)  Senegal 2–0 1–3

Note: Guinea played their home match in Mali due to the Ebola outbreak.[13]

Mali 2–1 Mauritania
Abeid Goal 67' (o.g.)
A. Diarra Goal 90+2'		 Denna Goal 8' (pen.)
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Mauritania 1–1 Mali
Niass Goal 45' Bakayoko Goal 5'
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Manuel Timas Mendes (Cape Verde)

Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.

Guinea 2–0 Senegal
Goal 6'
A. I. Sylla Goal 24'
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
Senegal 3–1 Guinea
Goal 13'
Goal 83', 89'		 Bangoura Goal 3'
Referee: Hicham Tiazi (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. Guinea won on away goals.

Zone West B[]

First round[]

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana  2–2 (a)  Ivory Coast 2–1 0–1
Nigeria  2–0  Burkina Faso 2–0 0–0
Niger  3–1  Togo 2–0 1–1

Note: Second leg of Ivory Coast v Ghana delayed by a week due to presidential elections.[14]

Ghana 2–1 Ivory Coast
Fameyeh Goal 45+3', 89' Sangaré Goal 33'
Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Ghana
Boua Goal 35'
Referee: Abderahamane Kelly (Mauritania)

2–2 on aggregate. Ivory Coast won on away goals.

Nigeria 2–0 Burkina Faso
Bature Goal 25'
Salami Goal 76' (pen.)
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Burkina Faso 0–0 Nigeria
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Omar Mohamed Ragab (Libya)

Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate.

Niger 2–0 Togo
Garba Goal 11'
Kowa Goal 14'
Togo 1–1 Niger
Goal 20' Kowa Goal 18'
Referee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau)

Niger won 3–1 on aggregate.

Central Zone[]

First round[]

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
DR Congo  w/o  Central African Republic — —
Cameroon  1–0  Congo 0–0 1–0
Chad  1–2  Gabon 0–2 1–0

Note: Central African Republic withdrew.[15] Second leg of Congo v Cameroon postponed to 31 October due to civil unrest.[16]

DR Congo Cancelled Central African Republic
Central African Republic Cancelled DR Congo

DR Congo won on walkover.

Cameroon 0–0 Congo
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
Congo 0–1 Cameroon
Goal 76'
Referee: Yves Roponat Mbourou (Gabon)

Cameroon won 1–0 on aggregate.

Chad 0–2 Gabon
Goal 15'
Goal 84'
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)
Gabon 0–1 Chad
Goal 69'
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)

Gabon won 2–1 on aggregate.

Central-East Zone[]

  •  Rwanda qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts.
  •  Sudan received a bye to the first round.

Preliminary round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tanzania  1–4  Uganda 0–3 1–1
Djibouti  1–4  Burundi 1–2 0–2
Ethiopia  2–0  Kenya 2–0 0–0
Tanzania 0–3 Uganda
Ssekisambu Goal 40', 66'
Miya Goal 90' (pen.)
Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
Uganda 1–1 Tanzania
Keziron Goal 83' Bocco Goal 59' (pen.)
Referee: Djamal Aden Abdi (Djibouti)

Uganda won 4–1 on aggregate.

Djibouti 1–2 Burundi
Aboubaker Goal 54' Goal 51'
Nahimana Goal 65'
Stade du Ville, Djibouti
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Burundi 2–0 Djibouti
Nshimirimana Goal 12', 79'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: (Eritrea)

Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 2–0 Kenya
Girma Goal 23'
Panom Goal 77' (pen.)
Referee: Mohammed Omar Ragab (Libya)
Kenya 0–0 Ethiopia
Referee: Adélaïde Ali Mohamed (Comoros)

Ethiopia won 2–0 on aggregate.

First round[]

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uganda  4–0  Sudan 2–0 2–0
Burundi  2–3  Ethiopia 2–0 0–3
Uganda 2–0 Sudan
Kalanda Goal 19'
Miya Goal 36'
Referee: Luelseghed Ghebremichael (Eritrea)
Sudan 0–2 Uganda
Okhuti Goal 43'
Miya Goal 45'
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)

Uganda won 4–0 on aggregate.

Burundi 2–0 Ethiopia
Mavugo Goal 1', 90+2'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
Ethiopia 3–0 Burundi
Tesfaye Goal 37'
Panom Goal 73', 79' (pen.)
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Mahmoud El-Banna (Egypt)

Ethiopia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Southern Zone[]

Preliminary round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zimbabwe  2–0  Comoros 2–0 0–0
Lesotho  1–1 (a)  Botswana 0–0 1–1
Namibia  3–3 (5–6 p)  Zambia 2–1 1–2
Mozambique  9–1  Seychelles 5–1 4–0
South Africa  5–0  Mauritius 3–0 2–0
Swaziland  2–4  Angola 2–2 0–2
Zimbabwe 2–0 Comoros
Rusike Goal 10'
Goal 90'
Referee: Mbongiseni Fakudze (Swaziland)
Comoros 0–0 Zimbabwe
Referee: Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique)

Zimbabwe won 2–0 on aggregate.

Lesotho 0–0 Botswana
Botswana 1–1 Lesotho
Kgaswane Goal 88' Brown Goal 81'
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

1–1 on aggregate. Lesotho won on away goals.

Namibia 2–1 Zambia
Stephanus Goal 52'
Goal 63'		 Kalengo Goal 15'
Referee: Joaquin Esono Ela Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)
Zambia 2–1 Namibia
Mbewe Goal 29'
Kalengo Goal 72'		 Goal 43'
Penalties
Mtonga Penalty scored
Zimba Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Phiri Penalty scored
Mfune Penalty scored
Chepeshi Penalty scored
Kalengo Penalty scored		 6–5 Penalty missed Isaacks
Penalty scored
Penalty scored Kamatuka
Penalty scored Keimuine
Penalty scored Gebhardt
Penalty scored Iimbondi
Penalty missed Hoaseb
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

3–3 on aggregate. Zambia won on penalties.

Mozambique 5–1 Seychelles
Luís Goal 32', 42', 49'
Reinildo Goal 35'
Diogo Goal 73'		 Waye-Hive Goal 70'
Referee: Khulasande Qongqo (South Africa)
Seychelles 0–4 Mozambique
Luís Goal 14'
Isac Goal 20'
Gildo Goal 37'
Reinildo Goal 44'
Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Mozambique won 9–1 on aggregate.

South Africa 3–0 Mauritius
Gabuza Goal 26'
Ntshangase Goal 28', 44'
Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
Mauritius 0–2 South Africa
Masango Goal 69'
Letlabika Goal 84'
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.

Swaziland 2–2 Angola
Tsabedze Goal 65'
Ndzinisa Goal 83'		 Goal 30'
Ary Papel Goal 54'
Referee: Emile Fred (Seychelles)
Angola 2–0 Swaziland
Gelson Goal 31', 86'
Referee: Lekgotla Leonard Johannes (Botswana)

Angola won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round[]

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zimbabwe  4–2  Lesotho 3–1 1–1
Zambia  4–1  Mozambique 3–0 1–1
South Africa  2–3  Angola 0–2 2–1
Zimbabwe 3–1 Lesotho
Mutuma Goal 48' (pen.), 56'
Phiri Goal 81'		 Seturumane Goal 63'
Referee: Sheha Waziri (Tanzania)
Lesotho 1–1 Zimbabwe
Mokhahlane Goal 79' (pen.) Mutuma Goal 35'
Referee: Kalasande Qongo (South Africa)

Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate.

Zambia 3–0 Mozambique
Kalengo Goal 77'
Luchanga Goal 80'
Sautu Goal 89'
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Mozambique 1–1 Zambia
Hagi Goal 83' (pen.) Mbewe Goal 26'
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Zambia won 4–1 on aggregate.

South Africa 0–2 Angola
Mateus Goal 54'
Ary Papel Goal 90+2'
Rand Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Angola 1–2 South Africa
Gelson Goal 43' Fabrício Goal 29' (o.g.)
Lakay Goal 90'
Referee: Mbongisseni Fakudze (Swaziland)

Angola won 3–2 on aggregate.

Qualified teams[]

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[17]

Team Zone Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Morocco Northern Zone 22 October 2015 1 (2014)
 Tunisia 22 October 2015 1 (2011)
 Mali Zone West A 24 October 2015 2 (2011, 2014)
 Guinea 24 October 2015 0 (debut)
 Ivory Coast Zone West B 30 October 2015 2 (2009, 2011)
 Nigeria 25 October 2015 1 (2014)
 Niger 25 October 2015 1 (2011)
 DR Congo Central Zone 13 October 2015[15] 3 (2009, 2011, 2014)
 Cameroon 31 October 2015 1 (2011)
 Gabon 24 October 2015 2 (2011, 2014)
 Rwanda (hosts) Central-East Zone 29 January 2011[2] 1 (2011)
 Uganda 25 October 2015 2 (2011, 2014)
 Ethiopia 25 October 2015 1 (2014)
 Zimbabwe Southern Zone 25 October 2015 3 (2009, 2011, 2014)
 Zambia 25 October 2015 1 (2009)
 Angola 24 October 2015 1 (2011)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers[]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

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