2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification

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.

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) Fashion Sakala (5 goals)

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)
  •  Angola
  •  Botswana
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Burundi
  •  Cameroon
  •  Chad
  •  DR Congo (D)
  •  Equatorial Guinea
  •  Eswatini
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Gambia (W)
  •  Ghana
  •  Guinea
  •  Kenya
  •  Libya
  •  Malawi
  •  Mauritania
  •  Mauritius
  •  Mozambique
  •  Namibia (W)
  •  Niger
  •  Rwanda
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe
  •  Seychelles
  •  Somalia
  •  South Sudan
  •  Sudan
  •  Tanzania
  •  Togo
  •  Uganda
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (D): Disqualified after draw
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter
  •  Benin
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Central African Republic
  •  Comoros
  •  Djibouti
  •  Eritrea
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Lesotho
  •  Liberia
  •  Madagascar

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  
 Namibia — —  
   Angola 1 0 1  
   South Africa 3 3 6  
 South Africa Bye
 
   South Africa 5 0 5
   Zimbabwe 0 0 0
 Mozambique 0 1 1 (a)  
 Eswatini 0 1 1 (a)  
   Mozambique 0 0 0
   Zimbabwe 0 2 2  
 Zimbabwe Bye
 
  First round Second round Third round
                                   
 Botswana 1 1 2  
 Malawi 2 1 3  
   Malawi 0 0 0  
   Zambia 1 1 2  
 Zambia Bye
 
   Zambia 2 3 5
   Congo 1 3 4
 Burundi 2 1 3 (a)  
 Tanzania 0 3 3 (a)  
   Burundi 0 1 1
   Congo 0 2 2  
 Congo Bye
 
  First round Second round Third round
                                   
 Ghana 5 0 5  
 Togo 1 1 2  
   Ghana 4 0 4  
   Gabon 0 0 0  
 Gabon Bye
 
   Ghana 1 1 2
   Algeria 1 0 1
 Equatorial Guinea 1 3 4  
 São Tomé and Príncipe 1 1 2  
   Equatorial Guinea 0 1 1
   Algeria 0 3 3  
 Algeria Bye
 
  First round Second round Third round
                                   
 Cameroon 3 1 4  
 Chad 0 1 1  
   Cameroon — — w/o  
   Sierra Leone — —  
 Sierra Leone Bye
 
   Cameroon 1 1 2 (a)
   Tunisia 0 2 2 (a)
 Uganda 1 0 1  
 South Sudan 0 2 2  
   South Sudan 0 0 0
   Tunisia 0 1 1  
 Tunisia Bye
 
  First round Second round Third round
                                   
 Burkina Faso 1 1 2  
 Niger 1 3 4  
   Niger 1 1 2  
   Ivory Coast 2 6 8  
 Ivory Coast Bye
 
   Ivory Coast 0 2 2 (a)
   Guinea 1 1 2 (a)
 Mauritania 1 1 2  
 Guinea 2 4 6  
   Guinea 2 0 2
   Senegal 1 0 1  
 Senegal Bye
 
  First round Second round Third round
                                   
 Seychelles 1 0 1  
 Sudan 1 1 2  
   Sudan 2 0 2  
   Kenya 0 0 0  
 Kenya 5 3 8
 Mauritius 0 1 1  
   Sudan 1 0 1
   Nigeria 0 5 5
 Libya — — w/o  
 Gambia — —  
   Libya 2 0 2
   Nigeria 0 4 4  
 Nigeria Bye
 
  First round Second round Third round
                                   
 Rwanda 0 0 0  
 DR Congo 0 5 5  
   DR Congo[note 1] 2 0 2 w/o  
   Morocco 0 1 1 w/o  
 Morocco Bye
 
   Morocco 1 0 1
   Mali 1 1 2
 Ethiopia 4 0 4  
 Somalia 0 1 1  
   Ethiopia 1 0 1
   Mali 1 4 5  
 Mali Bye
 

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Angola  w/o  Namibia — —
Mozambique  1–1 (a)  Eswatini 0–0 1–1
Botswana  2–3  Malawi 1–2 1–1
Burundi  3–3 (a)  Tanzania 2–0 1–3
Ghana  5–2  Togo 5–1 0–1
Equatorial Guinea  4–2  São Tomé and Príncipe 1–1 3–1
Cameroon  4–1  Chad 3–0 1–1
Uganda  1–2  South Sudan 1–0 0–2
Burkina Faso  2–4  Niger 1–1 1–3
Mauritania  2–6  Guinea 1–2 1–4
Seychelles  1–2  Sudan 1–1 0–1
Kenya  8–1  Mauritius 5–0 3–1
Libya  w/o  Gambia — —
Rwanda  0–5  DR Congo 0–0 0–5
Ethiopia  4–1  Somalia 4–0 0–1
Angola Cancelled Namibia
Report
Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)
Namibia Cancelled Angola
Report
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

Angola won on walkover after Namibia withdrew.[5]

Mozambique 0–0 Eswatini
Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Eswatini 1–1 Mozambique
  • G. Dlamini  33'
 Report
  • Bonera  61'
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

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

Botswana 1–2 Malawi
 Report
  • Legopelo  85' (o.g.)
  • Nachipo  88'
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
Malawi 1–1 Botswana
  • Banda  66'
 Report
  • Gaogangwe  90+4'
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Malawi won 3–2 on aggregate.

Burundi 2–0 Tanzania
  • Mabano  60' (pen.)
  • Mavugo  78'
 Report
Referee: Tsegay Mogos (Eritrea)
Tanzania 3–1 Burundi
  • Kyombo  4'
  • Yusuph  43'
  • Kiimbwa  70'
 Report
  • Mavugo  89'
Referee: Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

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

Ghana 5–1 Togo
 Report
  • Klidje  32'
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Togo 1–0 Ghana
  • Anika  19'
 Report
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Ghana won 5–2 on aggregate.

Equatorial Guinea 1–1 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Report
  • Gilson  3'
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
São Tomé and Príncipe 1–3 Equatorial Guinea
  • Gilson  34'
 Report
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Equatorial Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.

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

Cameroon won 4–1 on aggregate.

Uganda 1–0 South Sudan
 Report
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)
South Sudan 2–0 Uganda
  • Taku  23'
  • Wol  89'
 Report
Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

South Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso 1–1 Niger
  • Badolo  34'
 Report
  • Hanhainikoye  27' (pen.)
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Niger 3–1 Burkina Faso
  • Salou  45', 63'
  • Boubacar  74'
 Report
  • Cissé  78'
Referee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)

Niger won 4–2 on aggregate.

Mauritania 1–2 Guinea
  • Teguedi  9'
 Report
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Guinea 4–1 Mauritania
 Report
  • Traoré  16'
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Guinea won 6–2 on aggregate.

Seychelles 1–1 Sudan
  • Henriette  8'
 Report
  • Waleed  15'
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Sudan 1–0 Seychelles
  • Fanchette  48' (o.g.)
 Report
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Kenya 5–0 Mauritius
 Report
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)
Mauritius 1–3 Kenya
 Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Kenya won 8–1 on aggregate.

Libya Cancelled Gambia
Report
Gambia Cancelled Libya
Report

Libya won on walkover after Gambia withdrew.[7]

Rwanda 0–0 DR Congo
Report
Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
DR Congo 5–0 Rwanda
 Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

DR Congo won 5–0 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 4–0 Somalia
 Report
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Somalia 1–0 Ethiopia
  • F. Hassan  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
Mozambique  0–2  Zimbabwe 0–0 0–2
Malawi  0–2  Zambia 0–1 0–1
Burundi  1–2  Congo 0–0 1–2
Ghana  4–0  Gabon 4–0 0–0
Equatorial Guinea  1–3  Algeria 0–0 1–3
Cameroon  w/o  Sierra Leone — —
South Sudan  0–1  Tunisia 0–0 0–1
Niger  2–8  Ivory Coast 1–2 1–6
Guinea  2–1  Senegal 2–1 0–0
Sudan  2–0  Kenya 2–0 0–0
Libya  2–4  Nigeria 2–0 0–4
DR Congo  2–1 w/o[note 1]  Morocco 2–0 0–1
Ethiopia  1–5  Mali 1–1 0–4
Angola 1–3 South Africa
  • Teixeira  87'
 Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
South Africa 3–0 Angola
 Report
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

South Africa won 6–1 on aggregate.

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

Zimbabwe won 2–0 on aggregate.

Malawi 0–1 Zambia
Report
Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Zambia 1–0 Malawi
 Report
Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)

Zambia won 2–0 on aggregate.

Burundi 0–0 Congo
Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Congo 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.

Equatorial Guinea 0–0 Algeria
Report
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa (Niger)
Algeria 3–1 Equatorial Guinea
 Report
Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon Cancelled Sierra Leone
Report
Sierra Leone Cancelled Cameroon
Report

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

South Sudan 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)
Tunisia 1–0 South Sudan
 Report
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Tunisia won 1–0 on aggregate.

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

Ivory Coast won 8–2 on aggregate.

Guinea 2–1 Senegal
 Report
Referee: Fitial Kokolo (Congo)
Senegal 0–0 Guinea
Report
Stade Lat Dior, Thiès
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)

Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sudan 2–0 Kenya
  • Waleed  32', 75' (pen.)
 Report
Kenya 0–0 Sudan
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Sudan won 2–0 on aggregate.

Libya 2–0 Nigeria
 Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Nigeria 4–0 Libya
 Report
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

Nigeria won 4–2 on aggregate.

DR Congo 2–0 Morocco
 Report
Morocco 1–0 DR Congo
 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]

Ethiopia 1–1 Mali
  • Demu  72'
 Report
  • Samadiaré  52'
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Mali 4–0 Ethiopia
 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  Congo 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)  Guinea 0–1 2–1
Sudan  1–5  Nigeria 1–0 0–5
Morocco  1–2  Mali 1–1 0–1
South Africa 5–0 Zimbabwe
 Report
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 Congo
 Report
  • Thémopolé  47'
Referee: Ibrahim Ben Tsimanohitsy (Madagascar)
Congo 3–3 Zambia
 Report
Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)

Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate.

Ghana 1–1 Algeria
 Report
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
  • Sahli  37'
  • Oueslati  71' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid Hussien (Egypt)

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

Ivory Coast 0–1 Guinea
Report
  • Mor. Sylla  63'
Referee: Yelebodom Gado Mawabwe Bodjona (Togo)
Guinea 1–2 Ivory Coast
  • Mo. Traoré  35'
 Report
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

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

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

Nigeria won 5–1 on aggregate.

Morocco 1–1 Mali
 Report
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Mali 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 Africa10 September 20192 (2011, 2015)
 Zambia8 September 20191 (2015)
 Ghana10 September 20190 (debut)
 Cameroon10 September 20190 (debut)
 Ivory Coast10 September 20191 (2011)
 Nigeria10 September 20192 (2011, 2015)
 Mali10 September 20191 (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

  • Goitseone Legopelo (against Malawi)
  • Inoussa Amadou (against Ivory Coast)
  • Don Fanchette (against Sudan)

Notes
  1. DR Congo were disqualified for fielding an ineligible (overaged) player.
  2. 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. "DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - 23 SEPTEMBER 2017". www.cafonline.com. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. "Qualifiers fixtures: Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Egypt 2019". CAF. 2 October 2018.
  3. "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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