2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates12 April – 19 November 2014
Teams51 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored268 (2.14 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Jonathan Pitroipa
(6 goals)
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The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches determined the participating teams for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

Contents

A total of 16 teams competed in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. [1]

Prior to November 2014, it was expected that Morocco would be the host country (and thus be pre-qualified). However, as Morocco missed the 9 November deadline for confirming their willingness to host (because of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa), Morocco was expelled from the tournament. [2] [3] Equatorial Guinea was chosen as the new host, and despite having played in the qualifiers and been disqualified due to fielding an ineligible player, they now qualify for the tournament automatically. [4] [5]

Qualified teams

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TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA ranking
at start of event
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Hosts14 November 20142nd 2012 Quarter-finals (2012)
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde Group F winners15 October 20142nd 2013 Quarter-finals (2013)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Group B winners15 October 201415th 2013 Winners (1990)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Group G winners14 November 201417th 2013 Winners (2004)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Group A winners15 November 20149th 2013 Winners (1996)
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Group F runners-up15 November 201417th 2013 Winners (2012)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Group D winners15 November 201417th 2010 Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Group C winners15 November 20145th 2012 Quarter-finals (1996, 2012)
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Group C runners-up15 November 20149th 2013 Runners-up (2013)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Group G runners-up15 November 201413th 2012 Runners-up (2002)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Group D runners-up19 November 201420th 2013 Winners (1992)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Group E winners19 November 201419th 2013 Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Group E runners-up19 November 201411th 2012 Runners-up (1976)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Group B runners-up19 November 20148th 2013 Runners-up (1972)
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Group A runners-up19 November 20147th 2000 Winners (1972)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Best 3rd place19 November 201417th 2013 Winners (1968, 1974)

Format

The qualifying draw was supposed to take place in Morocco on 10 March 2013 during CAF General Assembly. [6] However, the CAF Executive Committee decided on 8 March 2013 that the qualifying draw would be held on 31 January 2014 in South Africa in line with the 2014 African Nations Championship. [7] However, on 28 January 2014, the draw date was reported to have changed once again. The qualifying draw was held on 27 April 2014 in Cairo, Egypt (with the exception of the preliminary round which was held on 21 February 2014 in Cairo). [8]

A total of 51 teams entered the qualification matches (Djibouti and Somalia did not enter). [9] [10] After the CAF Executive Committee meeting on 24 January 2014, it was decided that the qualifiers shall be played in the format of several qualifying rounds, as well as a group stage with seven groups consisting of four teams each. The two top teams of each group then directly qualify for the finals, along with the best third place team of the seven groups. [11] This was different from the original proposal, which consisted of a preliminary round followed by a group stage with twelve groups of four teams. [12]

The top 21 teams listed in the CAF Ranking shall automatically qualify for the group stage. The seven other teams playing in the group stage shall be determined following the conclusion of the qualifying rounds. The ranking is computed using the teams' results in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals (weighted by 3) and qualifiers, the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finals (weighted by 2) and qualifiers (weighted by 0.5), the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations finals, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. If tied on points, the tiebreaker is decided by the results of the latest editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Below are the ranking of the 51 teams that entered the qualification matches: [11] [13] [14]

Bye to group stageCompeting in qualifying rounds
Entering in first roundEntering in preliminary round
  1. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (39.5 pts)
  2. Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (38 pts)
  3. Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (36 pts)
  4. Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (33 pts)
  5. Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso (32 pts)
  6. Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (30 pts)
  7. Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (22.5 pts)
  8. Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (18 pts)
  9. Flag of Angola.svg  Angola (17 pts)
  10. Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde (16.5 pts)
  11. Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo (14.5 pts)
  12. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (14.5 pts)
  13. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (13.5 pts)
  14. Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (13.5 pts)
  15. Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo (12 pts)
  16. Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia (12 pts)
  17. Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon (12 pts)
  18. Flag of Niger.svg  Niger (11 pts)
  19. Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea (11 pts)
  20. Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (11 pts)
  21. Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan (10.5 pts)
  1. Flag of Libya.svg  Libya (10.5 pts)
  2. Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea (9 pts)
  3. Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana (8 pts)
  4. Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi (7 pts)
  5. Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (6.5 pts)
  6. Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique (6 pts)
  7. Flag of Benin.svg  Benin (5.5 pts)
  8. Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone (5 pts)
  9. Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo (5 pts)
  10. Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic (4.5 pts)
  11. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (4 pts)
  12. Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya (4 pts)
  13. Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia (3.5 pts)
  14. Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia (3.5 pts)
  15. Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (3.5 pts)
  16. Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania (3.5 pts)
  17. Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia (3 pts)
  18. Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi (2 pts)
  19. Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho (2 pts)
  20. Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau (1.5 pts)
  21. Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar (1.5 pts)
  22. Flag of Chad.svg  Chad (1 pt)
  23. Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe (1 pt)
  24. Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles (1 pts)
  25. Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros (0.5 pts)
  26. Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland (0.5 pts)
  1. Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius (0.5 pts)
  2. Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea (0 pts)
  3. Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania (0 pts)
  4. Flag of South Sudan (2011-2023, upright star).svg  South Sudan (0 pts)

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. [13] [15]

RoundMatchdayDate
Qualifying roundsPreliminary round 1st leg11–13 April 2014
Preliminary round 2nd leg18–20 April 2014
First round 1st leg16–18 May 2014
First round 2nd leg30 May–1 June 2014
Second round 1st leg18–20 July 2014
Second round 2nd leg1–3 August 2014
Group stageMatchday 15–6 September 2014
Matchday 210 September 2014
Matchday 310–11 October 2014
Matchday 415 October 2014
Matchday 514–15 November 2014
Matchday 619 November 2014

Qualifying rounds

In each of the qualifying rounds, teams were drawn into knock-out ties. Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played). [1]

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held at the CAF Executive Committee on 21 February 2014 at Cairo, Egypt. [13] The four teams ranked 48–51 played in this round.

On 30 March 2014, Eritrea withdrew from the preliminary round of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, [16] likely due to a rising number of the Eritrean national team players defecting from Eritrea during away matches. [17]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg3–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1–0 2–0
Eritrea  Flag of Eritrea.svgw/oFlag of South Sudan (2011-2023, upright star).svg  South Sudan — —
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg1–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Ba Soccerball shade.svg23' Report
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg0–2Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Report Sow Soccerball shade.svg38'
Bessam Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stade George V, Curepipe
Referee: Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique)

Mauritania won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Eritrea  Flag of Eritrea.svgCancelledFlag of South Sudan (2011-2023, upright star).svg  South Sudan
Report
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

South Sudan advanced to the first round after Eritrea, who have a history of their players defecting whilst on international duty, withdrew. [18] [19]

First round

The draw for the first round was held on 27 April 2014 at Cairo, Egypt. [20] [21] The 26 teams ranked 22–47 and the two winners of the preliminary round played in this round. Teams ranked 22–35 were seeded, and teams ranked 36–47 and the two winners of the preliminary round were unseeded. [22]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg1–2Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1–0 0–2
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–1Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1–0 1–1
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2–1 0–1
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svgawd.Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1–0 0–3
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg1–3Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1–0 0–3
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg0–3Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0–0 0–3
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–1Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0–0 0–1
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg1–3Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 0–0 1–3
Swaziland  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–2Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 1–1 0–1
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svgawd.Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles — —
São Tomé and Príncipe  Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg0–4Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 0–2 0–2
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg3–3 (a)Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 2–0 1–3
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg3–2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1–0 2–2
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg5–0Flag of South Sudan (2011-2023, upright star).svg  South Sudan 5–0 0–0
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg2–0Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Potloane Soccerball shade.svg2'
Jetoh Soccerball shade.svg5' (o.g.)		 Report
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)

Lesotho won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

2–2 on aggregate. Uganda won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.

Equatorial Guinea won 3–1 on aggregate. However, on 3 July 2014, the CAF announced that Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for fielding the ineligible player Thierry Fidjeu in the tie, and as a result, Mauritania advanced to the second round. [23] Equatorial Guinea later qualified for the final tournament as replacement hosts.

Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg1–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Bester Soccerball shade.svg87' Report
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Hagi Wiish (Somalia)

Congo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg3–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Birori Soccerball shade.svg38', 62', 72' Report
Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Rwanda won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Botswana won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Guinea-Bissau won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Sierra Leone won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svgCancelledFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
Report
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Seychelles  Flag of Seychelles.svgCancelledFlag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Report
Stade Linité, Victoria

Seychelles advanced to the second round after Gambia were suspended from all CAF competitions for two years for deliberately fielding overage players in the 2015 African U-20 Championship qualification match against Liberia. [24]

Benin won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg2–0Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Mhango Soccerball shade.svg6', 74' Report
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Rainhold Shikongo (Namibia)

3–3 on aggregate. Malawi won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.

Tanzania won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg5–0Flag of South Sudan (2011-2023, upright star).svg  South Sudan
Josemar Soccerball shade.svg12'
Mexer Soccerball shade.svg42'
Sonito Soccerball shade.svg45', 53'
Isac Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)

Mozambique won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 27 April 2014 at Cairo, Egypt. [25] The 14 winners of the first round played in this round.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg1–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–0 0–0
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–0Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 2–0 1–0
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svgawd.Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 2–0 0–2
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg3–1Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 2–0 1–1
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgw/oFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 2–0 —
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg1–1 (3–4 p)Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1–0 0–1
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg3–4Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 2–2 1–2

Lesotho won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to Group C.

Uganda won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to Group E.

Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg2–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Gandzé Soccerball shade.svg66'
Doré Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

2–2 on aggregate. Rwanda won the penalty shoot-out. However, on 17 August 2014, the CAF announced that Rwanda were disqualified for fielding the ineligible player Daddy Birori in the tie, as it emerged that Birori had been using a different name and a Congolese passport when playing for his club side, AS Vita. [26] As a result, Congo advanced to Group A. [27]

Botswana won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to Group G.

Seychelles  Flag of Seychelles.svgCancelledFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Report
Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: Hagi Wiish (Somalia)

Sierra Leone advanced to Group D after Seychelles withdrew. [28] Seychelles were forced to forfeit after the Sierra Leone team was barred by the Seychelles immigration authorities from entering the country to play the second leg for fears over the West African Ebola virus epidemic. [29]

1–1 on aggregate. Malawi won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to Group B.

Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg2–1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Josemar Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Domingues Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Samatta Soccerball shade.svg75'
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)

Mozambique won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to Group F.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 April 2014 at Cairo, Egypt. [30] [31] The 21 teams ranked 1–21 and the seven winners of the second round played in this round. Teams ranked 1–7 were seeded into Pot 1, teams ranked 8–14 were seeded into Pot 2, teams ranked 15–21 were seeded into Pot 3, and the seven winners of the second round were seeded into Pot 4. The 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four, with each group containing one team from each pot. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group, plus the best third-placed team, qualified for the finals.

Tiebreakers

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 were applied in the following order: [1]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 applied;
  6. Goal difference in all games;
  7. Goals scored in all games;
  8. Away goals scored in all games;
  9. Drawing of lots.
Legend
Group winners, runners-up, and the best third-placed team qualified for the finals

Group A

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPts  RSA   CGO   NGA   SDN
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 633093+612 0–0 0–0 2–1
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 631266010 0–2 0–2 2–0
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 622297+28 2–2 2–3 3–1
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 6105311−83 0–3 0–1 1–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPts  ALG   MLI   MWI   ETH
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 6501114+715 1–0 3–0 3–1
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 630386+29 2–0 2–0 2–3
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 621359−47 0–2 2–0 3–2
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 6114712−54 1–2 0–2 0–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group C

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPts  GAB   BFA   ANG   LES
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 633094+512 2–0 1–0 4–2
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 632184+411 1–1 1–1 2–0
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 61325506 0–0 0–3 4–0
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 6024312−92 1–1 0–1 0–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group D

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPts  CMR   CIV   COD   SLE
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 642091+814 4–1 1–0 2–0
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 63121311+210 0–0 3–4 2–1
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 6303109+19 0–2 1–2 3–1
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 6015314−111 0–0 1–5 0–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group E

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPts  GHA   GUI   UGA   TOG
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6321117+411 3–1 1–1 3–1
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 6312108+210 1–1 2–0 2–1
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 621345−17 1–0 2–0 0–1
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 6204712−56 2–3 1–4 1–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group F

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPts  CPV   ZAM   MOZ   NIG
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 640296+312 2–1 1–0 3–1
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 632162+411 1–0 0–0 3–0
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 61324406 2–0 0–1 1–1
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 6033411−73 1–3 0–0 1–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group G

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPts  TUN   SEN   EGY   BOT
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 642062+414 1–0 2–1 2–1
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 641181+713 0–0 2–0 3–0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 620456−16 0–1 0–1 2–0
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 6015111−101 0–0 0–2 0–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Ranking of third-placed teams

GrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
D Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 6303109+19
A Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 622297+28
E Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 621345−17
B Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 621359−47
C Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 61325506
F Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 61324406
G Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 620456−16
Source: [ citation needed ]

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 South Sudan played their home matches outside of the country due to security concerns stemming from the South Sudanese Civil War.
  2. ↑ Libya played their home matches outside of the country due to security concerns.
  3. ↑ Central African Republic played their home matches outside of the country due to security concerns.

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