2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates22 March 2017 – 24 March 2019
Teams51 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played146
Goals scored348 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Odion Ighalo
(7 goals)
2017
2021

The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches were organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the 32nd edition of the international men's football championship of Africa. [1]

Contents

As per the decision of the CAF Executive Committee on 20 July 2017, a total of 24 teams qualified to play in the final tournament. [2]

Draw

A total of 51 teams entered the tournament, including Cameroon which would have qualified automatically for the final tournament as the hosts before their hosting rights were stripped. The draw for the qualifications stage took place on 12 January 2017, 19:30 UTC+1, in Libreville, Gabon. [3]

Seeding

For seeding, the teams were ranked using CAF's own system which were calculated based on the team's performance in the three most recent editions the Africa Cup of Nations final tournaments, the three most recent editions the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaigns, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup final tournament and qualifying campaign. [4]

The teams ranked 1–45 (Pots 1–4) directly entered the group stage, while the teams ranked 46–51 (Pot 5) entered the preliminary round.

PotRankTeamTournaments and weighting factorTotal
2017
AFCON
Q
2015
AFCON
2015
AFCON
Q
2013
AFCON
2013
AFCON
Q
2012
AFCON
2014
FWC
2014
FWC
Q
× 2× 3× 1× 2× 0.5× 1× 2× 1
Pot 11Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 824361.568763.5
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 818481.546756.5
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 62161.512744.5
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 89421.512743.5
5Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 89441.53534.5
6Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 86381.54333.5
7Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 833121.51533.5
8Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 812241.5229.5
9Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 83416729
10Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 43341.58326.5
11Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 66461.5326.5
12Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 863o11524
Pot 213Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 66413222
14Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 49312322
15Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 6930.5321.5
16Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 41213121
17Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4346320
18Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 841.52318.5
19Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 820.5515.5
20Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 6121.5515.5
21Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 6161.5115.5
22Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 4221.52213.5
23Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 621312
24Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 621211
Pot 325Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 81110
26Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 412310
27Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 411129
28Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 2121.5118.5
29Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 60.528.5
30Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 80.58.5
31Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 22138
32Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 211318
33Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone [nb 1] 41128
34Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 6118
35Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 40.526.5
36Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 60.56.5
Pot 437Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 66
38Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 66
39Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 4116
40Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 40.515.5
41Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 40.515.5
42Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 2125
43Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 20.524.5
44Flag of the Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 40.54.5
45Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 20.513.5
Pot 546Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 20.52.5
47Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 20.52.5
48Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 22
49Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 22
50Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 22
51Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 22
No Pot52Flag of Chad.svg  Chad [nb 2] 0.50.5
53Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea [nb 3] 0
54Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia [nb 3] 0
Notes
  1. Sierra Leone went into the qualifying period, but were disqualified due to a suspension by CAF.
  2. Chad were banned from entering by CAF due to their withdrawal from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament. [5]
  3. 1 2 Eritrea and Somalia did not enter.

Procedure

The nine teams from Pot 4 were drawn in Groups D to L, while the twelve teams from each of the Pots 3, 2 and 1 were drawn in Groups A to L. Then, the six teams from Pot 5 were drawn into three pairings, which would play in the preliminary round. The three winners would advance to Groups A, B and C of the group stage. [6]

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying tournament was as follows.

RoundMatchdayDatesMatches
Original dates [7] Revised dates [8]
Preliminary roundFirst leg20–28 March 2017Team 1 vs. Team 2
Second legTeam 2 vs. Team 1
Group stageMatchday 15–13 June 2017Team 1 vs. Team 2; Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 219–27 March 20183–11 September 2018Team 2 vs. Team 3; Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 33–11 September 20188–16 October 2018Team 1 vs. Team 3; Team 2 vs. Team 4
Matchday 4Team 3 vs. Team 1; Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 58–16 October 201812–20 November 2018Team 2 vs. Team 1; Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 65–13 November 201818–26 March 2019Team 3 vs. Team 2; Team 1 vs. Team 4

Matchday 2 was postponed at the request of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualified teams so that they could play friendly matches in March 2018 to prepare for the World Cup. [9] [10]

Preliminary round

The six teams were drawn into three ties, played in home-and-away two-legged format. The three winners advanced to the group stage to join the 45 teams which entered directly.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
São Tomé and Príncipe  Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg2–4Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 0–1 2–3
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg3–1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 2–0 1–1
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg2–6Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 2–0 0–6

Group stage

The 48 teams were drawn into 12 groups of four teams (from Group A to Group L). They consisted of the 45 teams which entered directly, plus the three winners of the preliminary round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.

The original host Cameroon was drawn into Group B. With the team guaranteed a spot in the finals regardless of its ranking in the group, its matches would have counted in determining the qualification of the other teams.

All group winners plus three best runners-up would have qualified for the finals. From Group B, if Cameroon had finished first or second, the other team placed in the top 2 would have qualified too and no other team would have been eligible to qualify, while if Cameroon had finished third or fourth, the group winner would have qualified and the runner-up would have been eligible to qualify as one of the three best runners-up. [6]

On 20 July 2017, when the first round of the qualifying group stage had already been played, the final tournament was expanded from 16 to 24 teams. Under the new format, the best-placed team other than Cameroon would have qualified from Group B, while the group winners and runners-up would have qualified from all other groups.

On 30 November 2018 Cameroon was stripped of the hosting rights. The team lost its automatic spot for the finals but still could qualify through the qualification process, which it eventually did. On 8 January 2019 Egypt was named as the replacement host. As at that point Egypt had already been assured of a top 2 finish in Group J, the winners and runners-up from all qualification groups would now qualify for the final tournament.

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 (Regulations Article 14): [1]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Drawing of lots.
  The 12 group winners and runners-up qualified for the final tournament.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Senegal.svg Flag of Madagascar.svg Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Flag of Sudan.svg
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 6510122+1016 Final tournament 2–0 3–0 3–0
2Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 631288010 2–2 1–0 1–3
3Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 62045726 0–1 0–1 1–0
4Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 610551383 0–1 1–3 1–4
Source: CAF

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Cameroon.svg Flag of Malawi.svg Flag of the Comoros.svg
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 632183+511 [lower-alpha 1] Final tournament 2–0 3–0 1–0
2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 632163+311 [lower-alpha 1] 1–0 1–0 3–0
3Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 61232645 [lower-alpha 2] 0–0 0–0 1–0
4Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 61235945 [lower-alpha 2] 2–2 1–1 2–1
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head goal difference: Morocco 1, Cameroon –1.
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head away goals scored: Malawi 1, Comoros 0.

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Mali.svg Flag of Burundi.svg Flag of Gabon.svg Flag of South Sudan.svg
1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 6420102+814 Final tournament 0–0 2–1 3–0
2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 6240115+610 1–1 1–1 3–0
3Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 622275+28 0–1 1–1 3–0
4Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 6006218160 0–3 2–5 0–1
Source: CAF

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Algeria.svg Flag of Benin.svg Flag of The Gambia.svg Flag of Togo.svg
1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 632194+511 Final tournament 2–0 1–1 1–0
2Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 631256110 1–0 1–0 2–1
3Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 61326606 1–1 3–1 0–1
4Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 61234845 1–4 0–0 1–1
Source: CAF

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of Libya.svg Flag of the Seychelles.svg
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6411146+813 Final tournament 0–2 4–0 3–1
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6330112+912 1–1 0–0 6–0
3Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 62131611+57 2–3 1–2 5–1
4Flag of the Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 6015325221 0–3 0–0 1–8
Source: CAF

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Ghana.svg Flag of Kenya.svg Flag of Ethiopia.svg Flag of Sierra Leone.svg
1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 430181+79 Final tournament 1–0 5–0 Canc.
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 421141+37 1–0 3–0 Canc.
3Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 4013010101 0–2 0–0 1–0
4Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 00000000Disqualified [lower-alpha 1] Canc. 2–1 Canc.
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. On 30 November 2018, the CAF decided to disqualify Sierra Leone from the qualifiers, and all their matches were annulled, due to FIFA's suspension of the Sierra Leone Football Association on 5 October 2018. [11]

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Flag of Liberia.svg Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 632194+511 Final tournament 1–1 3–0 2–0
2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 623186+29 1–2 1–0 3–1
3Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 62135947 1–0 1–1 2–1
4Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 612371035 1–1 1–1 3–1
Source: CAF

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Guinea.svg Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Flag of Rwanda.svg
1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 633084+412 Final tournament 1–1 1–0 2–0
2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 6321125+711 2–3 4–0 3–0
3Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 61324846 0–0 0–0 2–1
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 602451272 1–1 1–2 2–2
Source: CAF

Group I

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Angola.svg Flag of Mauritania.svg Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Flag of Botswana.svg
1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 640296+312 [lower-alpha 1] Final tournament 4–1 2–1 1–0
2Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 640276+112 [lower-alpha 1] 1–0 2–0 2–1
3Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 631285+310 3–1 1–0 3–0
4Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 60151871 0–1 0–1 0–0
Source: CAF'
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head goal difference: Angola 2, Mauritania –2.

Group J

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Tunisia.svg Flag of Egypt.svg Flag of Niger.svg Flag of Eswatini.svg
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 6501124+815 Final tournament 1–0 1–0 4–0
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt [lower-alpha 1] 6411165+1113 3–2 6–0 4–1
3Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 612341175 1–2 1–1 0–0
4Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini [lower-alpha 2] 6015214121 0–2 0–2 1–2
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. Egypt were named as hosts of the final tournament replacing Cameroon on 8 January 2019. At that time, they had already clinched a top two place in Group J and assured of qualification to the final tournament.
  2. The official name of Swaziland was changed to Eswatini in 2018 after they had played their first qualifying match, and since then both FIFA and CAF have used the name Eswatini for official use. [12] [13]

Group K

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Flag of Namibia.svg Flag of Mozambique.svg Flag of Zambia.svg
1Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 623187+19 Final tournament 1–0 2–2 2–1
2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 62225728 [lower-alpha 1] 0–0 1–0 1–1
3Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 62227708 [lower-alpha 1] 2–2 1–2 1–0
4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 621387+17 2–1 4–1 0–1
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Namibia 6, Mozambique 0.

Group L

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Uganda.svg Flag of Tanzania.svg Flag of Lesotho.svg Flag of Cape Verde.svg
1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 641173+413 Final tournament 0–0 3–0 1–0
2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 622265+18 3–0 1–1 2–0
3Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 61323746 0–2 1–0 1–1
4Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 61234515 0–1 3–0 0–0
Source: CAF

Qualified teams

Qualified
Failed to qualify
Withdrew, disqualified or did not enter
Not part of CAF 2019 ACN Qualifiers.png
  Qualified
  Failed to qualify
  Withdrew, disqualified or did not enter
  Not part of CAF

The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in Africa Cup of Nations 1
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Group A winners16 October 201814 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 1992 , 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017)
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Group A runners-up16 October 20180 (debut)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Group B winners17 November 201816 (1972, 1976 , 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988 , 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Group B runners-up23 March 201918 (1970, 1972 , 1982, 1984 , 1986, 1988 , 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000 , 2002 , 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017 )
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Group C winners17 November 201810 (1972, 1994, 2002 , 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi Group C runners-up23 March 20190 (debut)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Group D winners18 November 201817 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 , 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Group D runners-up24 March 20193 (2004, 2008, 2010)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Group E winners17 November 201817 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980 , 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 , 2000 , 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013 )
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Group E runners-up24 March 20199 ( 1996 , 1998, 2000 , 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2013 , 2015)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Group F winners30 November 201821 ( 1963 , 1965 , 1968, 1970, 1978 , 1980, 1982 , 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 , 2002, 2006, 2008 , 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Group F runners-up30 November 20185 (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Group G winners24 March 20193 (2004, 2006, 2017)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Group G runners-up24 March 201918 (1965, 1968 , 1970, 1972, 1974 , 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Group H winners18 November 201811 (1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Group H runners-up18 November 201822 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984 , 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 , 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 , 2017)
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Group I winners22 March 20197 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 , 2012, 2013)
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Group I runners-up18 November 20180 (debut)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Group J winners16 October 201818 (1962, 1963, 1965 , 1978, 1982, 1994 , 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 , 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Group J runners-up / Hosts16 October 201823 ( 1957 , 1959 , 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974 , 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986 , 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 , 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2017)
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau Group K winners23 March 20191 (2017)
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Group K runners-up23 March 20192 (1998, 2008)
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Group L winners17 November 20186 (1962, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1978, 2017)
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Group L runners-up24 March 20191 (1980)
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 348 goals scored in 146 matches, for an average of 2.38 goals per match.

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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