2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification

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2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates12 November 2018 – 10 September 2019
Teams43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played66
Goals scored157 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Zambia Fashion Sakala (5 goals)
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The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

Players born 1 January 1997 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Egypt who qualified automatically as hosts.[1] These matches also served as the first stage of the CAF qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan.

Teams[]

Apart from Egypt, the remaining 53 members of CAF were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, and a total of 43 national teams were in the qualifying draw, which was announced on 2 October 2018.[2] The 13 teams which had the best performance in the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations final tournament and qualifying competition were given a bye to the second round.

Final tournament hosts Bye to second round
(13 teams) 		First round entrants
(30 teams)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (D): Disqualified after draw
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter
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  •  Liberia
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Format[]

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

Schedule[]

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[3] All matches were played during the FIFA International Window. The third round was originally scheduled for 3–11 June 2019, but was rescheduled to 2–10 September 2019 due to the proximity of its initial dates to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations between 21 June and 19 July.[4]

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 12–20 November 2018
Second leg
Second round First leg 18–26 March 2019
Second leg
Third round First leg 2–10 September 2019
Second leg

Bracket[]

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 2 October 2018.[2][3]

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

  First round Second round Third round
                                   
 Angola — — w/o  
  — —  
   Angola 1 0 1  
   South Africa 3 3 6  
 South Africa Bye
 
   South Africa 5 0 5
   Zimbabwe 0 0 0
  0 1 1 (a)  
  0 1 1 (a)  
    0 0 0
   Zimbabwe 0 2 2  
 Zimbabwe Bye
 
  First round Second round Third round
                                   
  1 1 2  
  2 1 3  
    0 0 0  
   Zambia 1 1 2  
 Zambia Bye
 
   Zambia 2 3 5
    1 3 4
 Burundi 2 1 3 (a)  
  0 3 3 (a)  
   Burundi 0 1 1
    0 2 2  
  Bye
 
  First round Second round Third round
                                   
 Ghana 5 0 5  
  1 1 2  
   Ghana 4 0 4  
   Gabon 0 0 0  
 Gabon Bye
 
   Ghana 1 1 2
   Algeria 1 0 1
  1 3 4  
  1 1 2  
    0 1 1
   Algeria 0 3 3  
 Algeria Bye
 
  First round Second round Third round
                                   
 Cameroon 3 1 4  
  0 1 1  
   Cameroon — — w/o  
    — —  
  Bye
 
   Cameroon 1 1 2 (a)
   Tunisia 0 2 2 (a)
  1 0 1  
  0 2 2  
    0 0 0
   Tunisia 0 1 1  
 Tunisia Bye
 
  First round Second round Third round
                                   
 Burkina Faso 1 1 2  
  1 3 4  
    1 1 2  
   Ivory Coast 2 6 8  
 Ivory Coast Bye
 
   Ivory Coast 0 2 2 (a)
    1 1 2 (a)
  1 1 2  
  2 4 6  
    2 0 2
   Senegal 1 0 1  
 Senegal Bye
 
  First round Second round Third round
                                   
  1 0 1  
  1 1 2  
    2 0 2  
    0 0 0  
  5 3 8
  0 1 1  
    1 0 1
   Nigeria 0 5 5
  — — w/o  
  — —  
    2 0 2
   Nigeria 0 4 4  
 Nigeria Bye
 
  First round Second round Third round
                                   
  0 0 0  
  0 5 5  
   [note 1] 2 0 2 w/o  
   Morocco 0 1 1 w/o  
 Morocco Bye
 
   Morocco 1 0 1
    1 1 2
  4 0 4  
 Somalia 0 1 1  
    1 0 1
    1 4 5  
  Bye
 

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Angola  w/o   — —
  1–1 (a)   0–0 1–1
  2–3   1–2 1–1
Burundi  3–3 (a)   2–0 1–3
Ghana  5–2   5–1 0–1
  4–2   1–1 3–1
Cameroon  4–1   3–0 1–1
  1–2   1–0 0–2
Burkina Faso  2–4   1–1 1–3
  2–6   1–2 1–4
  1–2   1–1 0–1
  8–1   5–0 3–1
  w/o   — —
  0–5   0–0 0–5
  4–1  Somalia 4–0 0–1
Angola Cancelled 
Report
Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)
 Cancelled Angola
Report
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

Angola won on walkover after Namibia withdrew.[5]

 0–0 
Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
 1–1 
  • Goal 33'
 Report
  • Goal 61'
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

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

 1–2 
 Report
  • Goal 85' (o.g.)
  • Goal 88'
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
 1–1 
 Report
  • Goal 90+4'
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Malawi won 3–2 on aggregate.

Burundi 2–0 
  • Goal 60' (pen.)
  • Goal 78'
 Report
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Tsegay Mogos (Eritrea)
 3–1 Burundi
  • Goal 4'
  • Goal 43'
  • Goal 70'
 Report
  • Goal 89'
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

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

Ghana 5–1 
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
 1–0 Ghana
  • Goal 19'
 Report
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Ghana won 5–2 on aggregate.

 1–1 
 Report
  • Goal 3'
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
 1–3 
  • Goal 34'
 Report
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Equatorial Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.

Cameroon 3–0 
 Report
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
 1–1 Cameroon
  • Goal 29'
 Report
  • Goal 18'
Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)

Cameroon won 4–1 on aggregate.

 1–0 
  • Kizza Goal 90+2' (pen.)
 Report
, Kampala
Referee: Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)
 2–0 
  • Goal 23'
  • Goal 89'
 Report
Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

South Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso 1–1 
 Report
  • Goal 27' (pen.)
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
 3–1 Burkina Faso
  • Goal 45', 63'
  • Goal 74'
 Report
  • Goal 78'
Referee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)

Niger won 4–2 on aggregate.

 1–2 
  • Goal 9'
 Report
  • Ma. Traore Goal 73'
  • D. Camara Goal 90'
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
 4–1 
 Report
  • Goal 16'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Guinea won 6–2 on aggregate.

 1–1 
  • Goal 8'
 Report
  • Goal 15'
Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
 1–0 
  • Goal 48' (o.g.)
 Report
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

 5–0 
 Report
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)
 1–3 
  • Langue Goal 87'
 Report
Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Kenya won 8–1 on aggregate.

 Cancelled 
Report
 Cancelled 
Report

Libya won on walkover after Gambia withdrew.[7]

 0–0 
Report
Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
 5–0 
 Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

DR Congo won 5–0 on aggregate.

 4–0 Somalia
  • Goal 28'
  • Goal 39'
  • Gebremichael Goal 66' (pen.)
  • Goal 70'
 Report
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Somalia 1–0 
  • Goal 14'
 Report
Referee: Elsiddig El Treefe (Sudan)

Ethiopia won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Angola  1–6  South Africa 1–3 0–3
  0–2  Zimbabwe 0–0 0–2
  0–2  Zambia 0–1 0–1
Burundi  1–2   0–0 1–2
Ghana  4–0  Gabon 4–0 0–0
  1–3  Algeria 0–0 1–3
Cameroon  w/o   — —
  0–1  Tunisia 0–0 0–1
  2–8  Ivory Coast 1–2 1–6
  2–1  Senegal 2–1 0–0
  2–0   2–0 0–0
  2–4  Nigeria 2–0 0–4
  2–1 w/o[note 1]  Morocco 2–0 0–1
  1–5   1–1 0–4
Angola 1–3 South Africa
  • Goal 87'
 Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
South Africa 3–0 Angola
 Report
Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

South Africa won 6–1 on aggregate.

 0–0 Zimbabwe
Report
Referee: Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)
Zimbabwe 2–0 
  • Goal 88'
  • Goal 90+4'
 Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

Zimbabwe won 2–0 on aggregate.

 0–1 Zambia
Report
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Zambia 1–0 
 Report
Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)

Zambia won 2–0 on aggregate.

Burundi 0–0 
Report
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
 2–1 Burundi
 Report
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

Congo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ghana 4–0 Gabon
 Report
Referee: Jean-Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)
Gabon 0–0 Ghana
Report
Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)

Ghana won 4–0 on aggregate.

 0–0 Algeria
Report
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa (Niger)
Algeria 3–1 
 Report
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon Cancelled 
Report
 Cancelled Cameroon
Report

Cameroon won on walkover due to FIFA's suspension of the Sierra Leone Football Association.[8]

 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)
Tunisia 1–0 
 Report
Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Tunisia won 1–0 on aggregate.

 1–2 Ivory Coast
  • Goal 58'
 Report
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)
Ivory Coast 6–1 
 Report
  • Amoustapha Goal 21'
Referee: Bashir Salisu (Nigeria)

Ivory Coast won 8–2 on aggregate.

 2–1 Senegal
 Report
  • Id. Ndiaye Goal 38'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Fitial Kokolo (Congo)
Senegal 0–0 
Report
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)

Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate.

 2–0 
  • Goal 32', 75' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
 0–0 
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Sudan won 2–0 on aggregate.

 2–0 Nigeria
 Report
Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane (Tunisia)[note 4]
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Nigeria 4–0 
  • Osimhen Goal 32', 65', 81'
  • Okereke Goal 90+2'
 Report
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

Nigeria won 4–2 on aggregate.

 2–0 Morocco
 Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Morocco 1–0 
 Report
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

DR Congo won 2–1 on aggregate. However, they were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible (overaged) player, and Morocco won on walkover.[9]

 1–1 
  • Goal 72'
 Report
  • Goal 52'
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
 4–0 
 Report
Referee: Gilberto Dos Santos (Guinea-Bissau)

Mali won 5–1 on aggregate.

Third round[]

Winners qualified for 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.[10]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Africa  5–0  Zimbabwe 5–0 0–0
Zambia  5–4   2–1 3–3
Ghana  2–1  Algeria 1–1 1–0
Cameroon  2–2 (a)  Tunisia 1–0 1–2
Ivory Coast  2–2 (a)   0–1 2–1
  1–5  Nigeria 1–0 0–5
Morocco  1–2   1–1 0–1
South Africa 5–0 Zimbabwe
 Report
Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: António Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
Zimbabwe 0–0 South Africa
Report
Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)

South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.

Zambia 2–1 
 Report
  • Goal 47'
Referee: Ibrahim Ben Tsimanohitsy (Madagascar)
 3–3 Zambia
 Report
Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)

Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate.

Ghana 1–1 Algeria
  • Mohammed Goal 66' (pen.)
 Report
  • Zorgane Goal 31'
Referee: Kouassi Frederic Francois Biro (Ivory Coast)
Algeria 0–1 Ghana
Report
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon 1–0 Tunisia
 Report
Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)
Tunisia 2–1 Cameroon
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid Hussien (Egypt)

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

Ivory Coast 0–1 
Report
Referee: Yelebodom Gado Mawabwe Bodjona (Togo)
 1–2 Ivory Coast
  • Goal 35'
 Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

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

 1–0 Nigeria
 Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Nigeria 5–0 
 Report
Referee: Bangaly Konaté (Guinea)

Nigeria won 5–1 on aggregate.

Morocco 1–1 
  • En-Nesyri Goal 49'
 Report
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
 1–0 Morocco
 Report
Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)

Mali won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams[]

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Africa U-23 Cup of Nations1
 Egypt (hosts) 23 June 2017[1] 2 (2011, 2015)
 South Africa 10 September 2019 2 (2011, 2015)
 Zambia 8 September 2019 1 (2015)
 Ghana 10 September 2019 0 (debut)
 Cameroon 10 September 2019 0 (debut)
 Ivory Coast 10 September 2019 1 (2011)
 Nigeria 10 September 2019 2 (2011, 2015)
  10 September 2019 1 (2015)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers[]

There were 157 goals scored in 66 matches, for an average of 2.38 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Botswana (against Malawi)
  • Niger (against Ivory Coast)
  • Seychelles (against Sudan)

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b DR Congo were disqualified for fielding an ineligible (overaged) player.
  2. ^ a b The matches between Ghana and Togo, originally scheduled for 16 and 20 November 2018, were postponed to 18 and 22 December 2018 due to Ghana hosting the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations.[6]
  3. ^ Somalia played their home leg in Djibouti due to the Somali Civil War.
  4. ^ Libya played their home leg in Tunisia due to the Libyan Civil War.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - 23 SEPTEMBER 2017". www.cafonline.com. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Qualifiers fixtures: Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Egypt 2019". CAF. 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Qualifier Total U-23 AFCON, Egypt 2019" (PDF). CAF.
  4. ^ "Total AFCON U-23: Rescheduling of Third Round matches". CAF. 14 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Namibia Withdraw From 2019 AFCON 23s Qualifiers". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  6. ^ "U-23 AfconQ: Ghana-Togo tie moved to December". footy-ghana.com. 14 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Gambia dragged out of Olympic qualifiers". thepoint.gm. 8 October 2018.
  8. ^ "CAN U23 : le Cameroun de Rigobert Song qualifié par forfait". Afrik-Foot. 8 March 2019.
  9. ^ "ELIM CAN U23: LA RD CONGO DISQUALIFIÉE AU PROFIT DU MAROC". africatopsports.com. 24 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Fixtures of the Third Round of the U-23Q" (PDF). cafonline.com.

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