2016 African Nations Championship qualification
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]
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 15 June – 31 October 2015 |
Teams | 42 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 131 (2.34 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Rwanda who qualified automatically as hosts.[2]
Teams
![](../I/2016_ANC_Qualification.png.webp)
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 |
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Northern Zone | 2 spots | ||
Zone West A | 2 spots | ||
Zone West B | 3 spots | ||
Central Zone | 3 spots | ||
Central-East Zone | 2 spots +![]() |
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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]
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
- Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Away goals scored in all games;
- 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]
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Northern Zone
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 |
Note: Libya played their home matches in Morocco and Tunisia due to security concerns.
Libya ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report | Benjelloun ![]() Lembarki ![]() Housni ![]() Ounajem ![]() |
Zone West A
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Preliminary round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guinea-Bissau ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–3 |
Mauritania ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–0 |
Guinea ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
3–1 | 1–1 |
Senegal ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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Obetchi ![]() |
Sissoko ![]() |
Mali ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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B. Diarra ![]() Koné ![]() Sissoko ![]() |
Fati ![]() |
Mali won 4–2 on aggregate.
Mauritania ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Abeid ![]() Denna ![]() |
Tarawallie ![]() |
Sierra Leone ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Dellahi ![]() Beyguili ![]() |
Mauritania won 4–1 on aggregate.
Liberia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Vitalis ![]() |
A. Camara ![]() |
Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.
Senegal ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Niang ![]() Ba ![]() |
Krubally ![]() |
Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.
First round
Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mali ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Guinea ![]() |
3–3 (a) | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–3 |
Note: Guinea played their home match in Mali due to the Ebola outbreak.[13]
Mali ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Abeid ![]() A. Diarra ![]() |
Denna ![]() |
Mauritania ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Niass ![]() |
Bakayoko ![]() |
Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.
Guinea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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A. M. Sylla ![]() A. I. Sylla ![]() |
3–3 on aggregate. Guinea won on away goals.
Zone West B
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First round
Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ghana ![]() |
2–2 (a) | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Nigeria ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Niger ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–1 |
Note: Second leg of Ivory Coast v Ghana delayed by a week due to presidential elections.[14]
Ghana ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Fameyeh ![]() |
Sangaré ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Boua ![]() |
2–2 on aggregate. Ivory Coast won on away goals.
Burkina Faso ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate.
Togo ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Akaté ![]() |
Kowa ![]() |
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 |
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DR Congo ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
— | — |
Cameroon ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–0 |
Chad ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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]
Central African Republic ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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DR Congo won on walkover.
Cameroon won 1–0 on aggregate.
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 |
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Tanzania ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–1 |
Djibouti ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–2 |
Ethiopia ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Uganda won 4–1 on aggregate.
Burundi ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Nshimirimana ![]() |
Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.
Ethiopia won 2–0 on aggregate.
First round
Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Uganda ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 |
Burundi ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–3 |
Uganda won 4–0 on aggregate.
Ethiopia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Southern Zone
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Preliminary round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zimbabwe ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Lesotho ![]() |
1–1 (a) | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Namibia ![]() |
3–3 (5–6 p) | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–2 |
Mozambique ![]() |
9–1 | ![]() |
5–1 | 4–0 |
South Africa ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–0 |
Swaziland ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
2–2 | 0–2 |
Comoros ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Zimbabwe won 2–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Lesotho won on away goals.
Namibia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Stephanus ![]() Nenkavu ![]() |
Kalengo ![]() |
Zambia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Mbewe ![]() Kalengo ![]() |
Nenkavu ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Mtonga ![]() Zimba ![]() Chirwa ![]() Phiri ![]() Mfune ![]() Chepeshi ![]() Kalengo ![]() |
6–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3–3 on aggregate. Zambia won on penalties.
Mozambique ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Luís ![]() Reinildo ![]() Diogo ![]() |
Waye-Hive ![]() |
Seychelles ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Luís ![]() Isac ![]() Gildo ![]() Reinildo ![]() |
Mozambique won 9–1 on aggregate.
South Africa ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Gabuza ![]() Ntshangase ![]() |
Mauritius ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Masango ![]() Letlabika ![]() |
South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.
Swaziland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Tsabedze ![]() Ndzinisa ![]() |
Dário ![]() Ary Papel ![]() |
Angola won 4–2 on aggregate.
First round
Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zimbabwe ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
3–1 | 1–1 |
Zambia ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–1 |
South Africa ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
0–2 | 2–1 |
Zimbabwe ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Mutuma ![]() Phiri ![]() |
Seturumane ![]() |
Lesotho ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Mokhahlane ![]() |
Mutuma ![]() |
Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate.
Zambia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kalengo ![]() Luchanga ![]() Sautu ![]() |
Zambia won 4–1 on aggregate.
South Africa ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Mateus ![]() Ary Papel ![]() |
Angola ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Gelson ![]() |
Fabrício ![]() Lakay ![]() |
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 |
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![]() | Northern Zone | 22 October 2015 | 1 (2014) |
![]() | 22 October 2015 | 1 (2011) | |
![]() | Zone West A | 24 October 2015 | 2 (2011, 2014) |
![]() | 24 October 2015 | 0 (debut) | |
![]() | Zone West B | 30 October 2015 | 2 (2009, 2011) |
![]() | 25 October 2015 | 1 (2014) | |
![]() | 25 October 2015 | 1 (2011) | |
![]() | Central Zone | 13 October 2015[15] | 3 (2009, 2011, 2014) |
![]() | 31 October 2015 | 1 (2011) | |
![]() | 24 October 2015 | 2 (2011, 2014) | |
![]() | Central-East Zone | 29 January 2011[2] | 1 (2011) |
![]() | 25 October 2015 | 2 (2011, 2014) | |
![]() | 25 October 2015 | 1 (2014) | |
![]() | Southern Zone | 25 October 2015 | 3 (2009, 2011, 2014) |
![]() | 25 October 2015 | 1 (2009) | |
![]() | 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
Ary Papel
Laudit Mavugo
Abbas Nshimirimana
Joel Fameyeh
Sékou Amadou Camara
Abdoulaye Sissoko
Taghiyoulla Denna
Abdelilah Hafidi
Mohamed Ounajem
Reinildo
Benyamin Nenkavu
Koffi Dan Kowa
Ibrahima Keita
Mamadou Niang
Siphelele Ntshangase
Saad Bguir
Erisa Ssekisambu
Festus Mbewe
- 1 goal
Dário
Mateus
Mpho Kgaswane
Hassan Bizimana
Shasir Nahimana
Ronald Ngah Wandja
Nassar Ndiguem
Darar Djama Aboubaker
Aschalew Girma
Seyoum Tesfaye
Rick Martel Allogho Mba
Richy Mandraut
Salif Krubally
Alsény Camara Agogo
Kilé Bangoura
Ibrahima Sory Sankhon
Aboubacar Iyanga Sylla
Aboubacar Mouctar Sylla
Malam Fati
Obetchi
Koffi Boua
Ibrahima Sangaré
Thabiso Brown
Ralekoti Mokhahlane
Tsepo Seturumane
Allison Dweh
Gobeom Sie Vitalis
Moayed Al Khritli
Moussa Bakayoko
Abdoulaye Diarra
Boubacar Diarra
Ismaël Koné
Aly Abeid
Boubacar Beyguili
Mohamed Yali Dellahi
Mamadou Niass
Abderrahim Achchakir
Abdessalam Benjelloun
Rachid Housni
Mouhcine Iajour
Abdeladim Khadrouf
Abdessamad Lembarki
Marwane Saâdane
Diogo
Gildo
Momed Hagi
Isac
Willy Stephanus
Idrissa Halidou Garba
Yaro Bature
Gbolahan Salami
Abdoulaye Ba
Sylvain Badji
Mouhamad Waliou Ndoye
Gervais Waye-Hive
Sallieu Tarawallie
Thamsanqa Gabuza
Fagrie Lakay
Wandisile Letlabika
Mandla Masango
Sabelo Ndzinisa
Tony Tsabedze
Raphael Bocco
Gnama Akaté
Karim Aouadhi
Ali Machani
Frank Kalanda
Kizito Keziron
Caesar Okhuti
Conlyde Luchanga
Spencer Sautu
Marshall Mudehwe
Danny Phiri
Evans Rusike
- Own goal
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External links
- Orange African Nations Championship Qualifiers, Rwanda 2016, CAFonline.com