Football at the 2015 African Games – Men's qualification

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Not to be confused with 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification.
2015 African Games men's football tournament qualification
Tournament details
Dates21 February – 12 April 2015
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored45 (1.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Kahraba (4 goals)
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Main article: Football at the 2015 African Games

The 2015 African Games men's football tournament qualification decided the participating teams of the 2015 African Games men's football tournament. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the men's football tournament, including who qualified automatically as hosts.[1] Both the qualifying rounds and the final tournament were age-restricted and open to men's under-23 national teams only.

Teams[]

A total of 24 teams entered the qualifying rounds, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[2]

Round Teams entering round No. of teams
First round
20
Second round
4
Qualifying rounds Total 24
Final tournament
  •   (hosts)
 1

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).

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

Schedule[]

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[3]

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 20–22 February 2015
Second leg 6–8 March 2015
Second round First leg 20–22 March 2015
Second leg 10–12 April 2015

Qualification rounds[]

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burkina Faso  w/o   — —
Ivory Coast  w/o   — —
  1–2  Burundi 0–1 1–1
Egypt  4–1   3–0 1–1
Gabon  1–6  Nigeria 1–4 0–2
Zambia  w/o   — —
  w/o  Tunisia — —
  0–0 (4–1 p)   0–0 0–0
  w/o  Zimbabwe — —
  1–4   1–2 0–2

Note: Libya, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Tunisia and Swaziland withdrew.[4]

Burkina Faso Cancelled 
Report
 Cancelled Burkina Faso
Report

Burkina Faso won on walkover.

Ivory Coast Cancelled 
Report
 Cancelled Ivory Coast
Report

Ivory Coast won on walkover.

 0–1 Burundi
Report Nshimirimana Goal 50'
Referee: Aurélien Juenkou Wandji (Cameroon)
Burundi 1–1 
Fiston Goal 42' Report Goal 36'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Zekarias Girma Fega (Ethiopia)

Burundi won 2–1 on aggregate.

Egypt 3–0 
Rabia Goal 45'
Kahraba Goal 88', 90+4' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Mokhtar Amalou (Algeria)
 1–1 Egypt
Omumbo Goal 22' (pen.) Report Kahraba Goal 16' (pen.)
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Egypt won 4–1 on aggregate.

Gabon 1–4 Nigeria
Méyé Goal 53' Report Ajayi Goal 2', 47'
Oghenekaro Goal 45+1' (pen.)
Goal 90'
Referee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
Nigeria 2–0 Gabon
Goal 67'
Ajayi Goal 87'		 Report
Abuja National Stadium, Abuja
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.

Zambia Cancelled 
Report
 Cancelled Zambia
Report

Zambia won on walkover.

 Cancelled Tunisia
Report
Tunisia Cancelled 
Report

Mali won on walkover.

 0–0 
Report
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)
 0–0 
Report
Penalties
1–4
Referee: Jean Claude Kinamvuidi Fuengi (DR Congo)

0–0 on aggregate. Mozambique won on penalties.

 Cancelled Zimbabwe
Report
Zimbabwe Cancelled 
Report

Zimbabwe won on walkover.

 1–2 
Hotessa Goal 89' (pen.) Report Goal 26'
Goal 38'
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
 2–0 
Goal 3'
Goal 56'		 Report
, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)

Sudan won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round[]

Winners qualified for 2015 African Games.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burkina Faso  2–1  Ivory Coast 2–1 0–0
Burundi  0–4  Egypt 0–2 0–2
Nigeria  2–1  Zambia 0–0 2–1
  3–3 (a)  Senegal 2–2 1–1
  1–2  Ghana 1–0 0–2
Zimbabwe  2–1  Cameroon 1–0 1–1
  2–1  South Africa 2–0 0–1
Burkina Faso 2–1 Ivory Coast
Goal 54'
Sango Goal 88'		 Report Kouadio Goal 45+2'
Referee: Ousmane Sidibe (Mali)
Ivory Coast 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Referee: El Fatih Wadeed Khaleel (Sudan)

Burkina Faso won 2–1 on aggregate.

Burundi 0–2 Egypt
Report Trezeguet Goal 5'
Fathi Goal 45'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Egypt 2–0 Burundi
Kahraba Goal 21'
Salem Goal 62'		 Report
Referee: Hicham Tiazi (Morocco)

Egypt won 4–0 on aggregate.

Nigeria 0–0 Zambia
Report
Abuja National Stadium, Abuja
Referee: Med Said Kordi (Tunisia)
Zambia 1–2 Nigeria
Samu Goal 76' Report Awoniyi Goal 35', 87'
Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)

Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

 2–2 Senegal
Goal 6'
Goal 68'		 Report Diaw Goal 15'
Thiouné Goal 75'
Referee: Daudu Williams (Sierra Leone)
Senegal 1–1 
Koné Goal 54' Report Goal 15'
Referee: Idriss Biani (Chad)

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

 1–0 Ghana
Salomão Goal 85' Report
Referee: Osiase William Koto (Lesotho)
Ghana 2–0 
Salomão Goal 73' (o.g.)
Adjei Goal 83'		 Report
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe 1–0 Cameroon
Mutasa Goal 21' Report
Referee: Tinyiko Victor Hlungwani (South Africa)
Cameroon 1–1 Zimbabwe
Goal 45' Report Moyo Goal 57' (pen.)
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

Zimbabwe won 2–1 on aggregate.

 2–0 South Africa
Goal 21'
El Tahir Goal 69'		 Report
, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Bruno Andriamiharisoa (Madagascar)
South Africa 1–0 
Masuku Goal 83' Report
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams[]

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
  (hosts) 14 September 2011[1] 3 (1965, 1973, 1995)
 Burkina Faso 11 April 2015 1 (1973)
 Egypt 12 April 2015 7 (1973, 1978, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2007)
 Nigeria 12 April 2015 5 (1973, 1978, 1991, 1995, 2003)
 Senegal 12 April 2015 3 (1987, 2003, 2011)
 Ghana 12 April 2015 5 (1973, 1978, 2003, 2007, 2011)
 Zimbabwe 12 April 2015 2 (1991, 1995)
  11 April 2015 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

On 26 August 2015, the CAF announced that Egypt had withdrawn from the competition. Burundi, the team eliminated by Egypt in the final round, declined to replace them due to short notice. Therefore, only seven teams competed in the final tournament.[5]

Goalscorers[]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Congo to host 2015 All Africa Games". 2011-09-14.
  2. ^ "AAG Congo 2015: Men, Women qualifiers set for start". CAFonline.com. 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Jeux Africains : La RD Congo et le Gabon à la trappe" (in French). Afrik.com. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Egypt withdraws from African Games Brazzaville 2015". CAF. 26 August 2015.

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