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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)
2015 2023
International football competition

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. 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. 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

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. 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.

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.

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 5 0 5
 Zimbabwe 0 0 0
 Mozambique (a) 0 1 1
 Eswatini 0 1 1
 Mozambique 0 0 0
 Zimbabwe 0 2 2
First round Second round Third round
            
 Botswana 1 1 2
 Malawi 2 1 3
 Malawi 0 0 0
 Zambia 1 1 2
 Zambia 2 3 5
 Congo 1 3 4
 Burundi (a) 2 1 3
 Tanzania 0 3 3
 Burundi 0 1 1
 Congo 0 2 2
First round Second round Third round
            
 Ghana 5 0 5
 Togo 1 1 2
 Ghana 4 0 4
 Gabon 0 0 0
 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
First round Second round Third round
            
 Cameroon 3 1 4
 Chad 0 1 1
 Cameroon w/o
 Sierra Leone
 Cameroon (a) 1 1 2
 Tunisia 0 2 2
 Uganda 1 0 1
 South Sudan 0 2 2
 South Sudan 0 0 0
 Tunisia 0 1 1
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 (a) 0 2 2
 Guinea 1 1 2
 Mauritania 1 1 2
 Guinea 2 4 6
 Guinea 2 0 2
 Senegal 1 0 1
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
First round Second round Third round
            
 Rwanda 0 0 0
 DR Congo 0 5 5
 DR Congo 2 0 2 w/o
 Morocco 0 1 1 w/o
 Morocco 1 0 1
 Mali 1 1 2
 Ethiopia 4 0 4
 Somalia 0 1 1
 Ethiopia 1 0 1
 Mali 1 4 5

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Estádio 11 de Novembro, LuandaReferee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)
Namibia Cancelled Angola
Report
Sam Nujoma Stadium, WindhoekReferee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

Angola won on walkover after Namibia withdrew.


Mozambique 0–0 Eswatini
Report
Estádio do Zimpeto, MaputoReferee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Eswatini 1–1 Mozambique
Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, ManziniReferee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

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


Botswana 1–2 Malawi
Report
Botswana National Stadium, GaboroneReferee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
Malawi 1–1 Botswana
Report
Kamuzu Stadium, BlantyreReferee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Malawi won 3–2 on aggregate.


Burundi 2–0 Tanzania
Report
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, BujumburaReferee: Tsegay Mogos (Eritrea)
Tanzania 3–1 Burundi
Report
National Stadium, Dar es SalaamReferee: Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

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


Ghana 5–1 Togo
Report
Baba Yara Stadium, KumasiReferee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Togo 1–0 Ghana
Report
Stade Municipal, LoméReferee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Ghana won 5–2 on aggregate.


Equatorial Guinea 1–1 São Tomé and Príncipe
Report
Estadio de Malabo, MalaboReferee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
São Tomé and Príncipe 1–3 Equatorial Guinea
Report
Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São ToméReferee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Equatorial Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.


Cameroon 3–0 Chad
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, YaoundéReferee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Chad 1–1 Cameroon
Report
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'DjamenaReferee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)

Cameroon won 4–1 on aggregate.


Uganda 1–0 South Sudan
Report
Phillip Omondi Stadium, KampalaReferee: Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)
South Sudan 2–0 Uganda
Report
Juba Stadium, JubaReferee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

South Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.


Burkina Faso 1–1 Niger
Report
Stade du 4 Août, OuagadougouReferee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Niger 3–1 Burkina Faso
Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, NiameyReferee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)

Niger won 4–2 on aggregate.


Mauritania 1–2 Guinea
Report
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, NouakchottReferee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Guinea 4–1 Mauritania
Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, ConakryReferee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Guinea won 6–2 on aggregate.


Seychelles 1–1 Sudan
Report
Stade Linité, VictoriaReferee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Sudan 1–0 Seychelles
Report
Khartoum Stadium, KhartoumReferee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.


Kenya 5–0 Mauritius
Report
Moi International Sports Centre, NairobiReferee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)
Mauritius 1–3 Kenya
Report
Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue MaurelReferee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Kenya won 8–1 on aggregate.


Libya Cancelled Gambia
Report
Gambia Cancelled Libya
Report

Libya won on walkover after Gambia withdrew.


Rwanda 0–0 DR Congo
Report
Umuganda Stadium, GisenyiReferee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
DR Congo 5–0 Rwanda
Report
Stade des Martyrs, KinshasaReferee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

DR Congo won 5–0 on aggregate.


Ethiopia 4–0 Somalia
Report
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis AbabaReferee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Somalia 1–0 Ethiopia
Report
El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti (Djibouti)Referee: Elsiddig El Treefe (Sudan)

Ethiopia won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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  Morocco 2–0 0–1
Ethiopia  1–5  Mali 1–1 0–4
Angola 1–3 South Africa
Report
Estádio 11 de Novembro, LuandaReferee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
South Africa 3–0 Angola
Report
Bidvest Stadium, JohannesburgReferee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

South Africa won 6–1 on aggregate.


Mozambique 0–0 Zimbabwe
Report
Estádio do Zimpeto, MaputoReferee: Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)
Zimbabwe 2–0 Mozambique
Report
National Sports Stadium, HarareReferee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

Zimbabwe won 2–0 on aggregate.


Malawi 0–1 Zambia
Report
Kamuzu Stadium, BlantyreReferee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Zambia 1–0 Malawi
Report
National Heroes Stadium, LusakaReferee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)

Zambia won 2–0 on aggregate.


Burundi 0–0 Congo
Report
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, BujumburaReferee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Congo 2–1 Burundi
Report
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, BrazzavilleReferee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

Congo won 2–1 on aggregate.


Ghana 4–0 Gabon
Report
Accra Sports Stadium, AccraReferee: Jean-Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)
Gabon 0–0 Ghana
Report
Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, LibrevilleReferee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)

Ghana won 4–0 on aggregate.


Equatorial Guinea 0–0 Algeria
Report
Estadio de Malabo, MalaboReferee: Abdoulaye Rhissa (Niger)
Algeria 3–1 Equatorial Guinea
Report
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, AlgiersReferee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.


Cameroon Cancelled Sierra Leone
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Sierra Leone Cancelled Cameroon
Report

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


South Sudan 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Juba Stadium, JubaReferee: Omar Artan (Somalia)
Tunisia 1–0 South Sudan
Report
Stade du 7 Mars, Ben GardaneReferee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Tunisia won 1–0 on aggregate.


Niger 1–2 Ivory Coast
Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, NiameyReferee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)
Ivory Coast 6–1 Niger
Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, AbidjanReferee: Bashir Salisu (Nigeria)

Ivory Coast won 8–2 on aggregate.


Guinea 2–1 Senegal
Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, ConakryReferee: Fitial Kokolo (Congo)
Senegal 0–0 Guinea
Report
Stade Lat Dior, ThièsReferee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)

Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate.


Sudan 2–0 Kenya
Report
Al-Merrikh Stadium, OmdurmanReferee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
Kenya 0–0 Sudan
Report
Moi International Sports Centre, KasaraniReferee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Sudan won 2–0 on aggregate.


Libya 2–0 Nigeria
Report
Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane (Tunisia)Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Nigeria 4–0 Libya
Report
Stephen Keshi Stadium, AsabaReferee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

Nigeria won 4–2 on aggregate.


DR Congo 2–0 Morocco
Report
Stade des Martyrs, KinshasaReferee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Morocco 1–0 DR Congo
Report
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, RabatReferee: 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.


Ethiopia 1–1 Mali
Report
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis AbabaReferee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Mali 4–0 Ethiopia
Report
Stade Modibo Kéïta, BamakoReferee: Gilberto Dos Santos (Guinea-Bissau)

Mali won 5–1 on aggregate.

Third round

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Orlando Stadium, JohannesburgReferee: António Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
Zimbabwe 0–0 South Africa
Report
Barbourfields Stadium, BulawayoReferee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)

South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.


Zambia 2–1 Congo
Report
National Heroes Stadium, LusakaReferee: Ibrahim Ben Tsimanohitsy (Madagascar)
Congo 3–3 Zambia
Report
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, BrazzavilleReferee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)

Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate.


Ghana 1–1 Algeria
Report
Accra Sports Stadium, AccraReferee: Kouassi Frederic Francois Biro (Ivory Coast)
Algeria 0–1 Ghana
Report
Stade 8 Mai 1945, SétifReferee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.


Cameroon 1–0 Tunisia
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, YaoundéReferee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)
Tunisia 2–1 Cameroon
Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, RadèsReferee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid Hussien (Egypt)

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


Ivory Coast 0–1 Guinea
Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, AbidjanReferee: Yelebodom Gado Mawabwe Bodjona (Togo)
Guinea 1–2 Ivory Coast
Report
Stade du 28 Septembre, ConakryReferee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

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


Sudan 1–0 Nigeria
Report
Al-Merrikh Stadium, OmdurmanReferee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Nigeria 5–0 Sudan
Report
Stephen Keshi Stadium, AsabaReferee: Bangaly Konaté (Guinea)

Nigeria won 5–1 on aggregate.


Morocco 1–1 Mali
Report
Stade de Marrakech, MarrakeshReferee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Mali 1–0 Morocco
Report
Stade Modibo Kéïta, BamakoReferee: 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 Nations
 Egypt (hosts) 23 June 2017 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)
 Mali 10 September 2019 1 (2015)
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

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.
  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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