2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates31 March – 12 August 2018
Teams40 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored149 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Abdoul Tapsoba
Flag of Gabon.svg Eric Bekale Biyoghe
Flag of Uganda.svg Steven Mukwala (4 goals each)
2017
2021

The 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Contents

Players born 1 January 1999 or later are eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Niger who qualified automatically as hosts. [1]

Teams

Apart from Niger, the remaining 53 members of CAF were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, and a total of 40 national teams were in the qualifying draw, which was announced on 26 February 2018. [2] [3]

Final tournament hostsBye to second round
(16 teams)
First round entrants
(24 teams)
Notes
Did not enter

Format

Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to determine the winner. [4]

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows. [3]

RoundLegDate
First roundFirst leg30 March – 1 April 2018
Second leg20–22 April 2018
Second roundFirst leg11–13 May 2018
Second leg18–20 May 2018
Third roundFirst leg13–15 July 2018
Second leg20–22 July 2018

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 26 February 2018. [2] [3]

The seven winners of the third round qualify for the final tournament.

First round Second round Third round
            
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 2 0 2
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0 1 1
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 1 2 3 (a)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0 3 3 (a)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Bye
 
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 1 0 1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1 5 6
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 1 0 1
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 0 0 0
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 2 0 2
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2 1 3
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Bye
 
First round Second round Third round
            
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3 2 5
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1 1 2
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0 0 0
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0 2 2
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Bye
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3 1 4
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1 1 2
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia Bye
 
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 2 0 2
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1 2 3
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin w/o
First round Second round Third round
            
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Bye
 
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 3 3 6
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1 3 4
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Bye
 
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 3 1 4
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1 0 1
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 4 1 5
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 0 2 2
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 3 0 3
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0 2 2
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Bye
 
First round Second round Third round
            
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1 0 1 (a)
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1 0 1 (a)
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0 1 1
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2 1 3
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Bye
 
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1 0 1
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0 3 3
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 0 0 0
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2 1 3
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1 2 3
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1 0 1
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Bye
 
First round Second round Third round
            
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 5 3 8
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 1 0 1
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1 0 1 (4 p)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0 1 1 (5 p)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Bye
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1 0 1
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1 3 4
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 0 0 0 (6 p)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 0 0 0 (5 p)
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1 1 2
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2 4 6
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Bye
 
First round Second round Third round
            
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 0 0 0
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0 6 6
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1 0 1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1 3 4
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Bye
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0 2 2
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 0 0 0
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 0 1 1 (a)
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 0 1 1 (a)
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1 4 5
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 2 1 3
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Bye
 
First round Second round Third round
            
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0 1 1 (a)
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0 1 1 (a)
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1 0 1
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1 3 4
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Bye
 
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2 1 3
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2 4 6
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Bye
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0 0 0 (7 p)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0 0 0 (6 p)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Bye
 

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg2–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2–0 0–1
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg1–0Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 1–0 0–0
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg5–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3–1 2–1
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg w/o Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg5–2Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 4–0 1–2
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–1 (a)Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–1 0–0
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg0–3Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0–2 0–1
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg8–1Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 5–1 3–0
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–0 (6–5 p)Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 0–0 0–0
Seychelles  Flag of Seychelles.svg0–6Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0–0 0–6
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg1–1 (a)Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 0–0 1–1
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg1–1 (a)Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0–0 1–1
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg2–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
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Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Mohamed Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
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Complexe Moulay El Hassan, Rabat
Referee: Bakary Camara (Gambia)

Mauritania won 2–1 on aggregate.


Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg1–0Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
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Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Referee: Alioune Sow Sandigui (Senegal)
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg0–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
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Bo Stadium, Bo
Referee: Ayensu Afful Isaka (Ghana)

Guinea-Bissau won 1–0 on aggregate.


Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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20 August Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
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Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Algeria won 5–2 on aggregate.


Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svgCancelledFlag of Benin.svg  Benin
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Referee: Thomas Kangoma (Sierra Leone)
Benin  Flag of Benin.svgCancelledFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
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Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)

Benin won on walkover after Liberia withdrew. [5]


Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg4–0Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
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Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville
Referee: Numbi Pierre Kibingo (DR Congo)
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg2–1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
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Stade Municipal, Lomé
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Gabon won 5–2 on aggregate.


Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
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Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Biruk Yemanabran Kassaun (Ethiopia)
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg0–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
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Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)

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


Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg0–2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
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Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Mohamed Nur Muhudin (Somalia)
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg1–0Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
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Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)

Burundi won 3–0 on aggregate.


Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg5–1Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
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Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Adel Mukhtar Adam (Sudan)
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg0–3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
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Juba Stadium, Juba
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Uganda won 8–1 on aggregate.


Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
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National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg0–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
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Penalties
5–6
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Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Fitial Charel Kokolo (Congo)

0–0 on aggregate. Tanzania won 6–5 on penalties.


Seychelles  Flag of Seychelles.svg0–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
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Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg6–0Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
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Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

Mozambique won 6–0 on aggregate.


Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg0–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland
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Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Pilan Ncube (Zimbabwe)
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–1Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
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Somhlolo Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Nelson Emile Fred (Seychelles)

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


Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
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National Stadium, Gaborone
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg1–1Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
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Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)

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

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg3–3 (a)Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–0 2–3
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg2–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2–2 0–1
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–0 0–2
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg2–3Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 2–1 0–2
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg6–4Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 3–1 3–3
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg3–2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3–0 0–2
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0–2 1–1
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg3–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–1 2–0
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–1 (4–5 p)Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–0 0–1
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–6Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–2 1–4
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–1 0–3
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg5–3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1–2 4–1
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg1–4Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1–1 0–3
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–0 (7–6 p)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0–0 0–0
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg1–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
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Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Jerry S. Yekeh (Liberia)
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg3–2Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
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Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: Slim Belkhouas (Tunisia)

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


Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg2–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
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Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
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U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)

Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.


Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
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Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
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Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)

Ghana won 2–0 on aggregate.


Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg2–1Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
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Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Reinaldo Domingos Barbosa (Guinea-Bissau)
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg2–0Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
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Benin won 3–2 on aggregate.


Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg3–1Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
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Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg3–3Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
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Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse (Tunisia) [note 1]
Referee: Elsiddig Mohamed Eltreefe (Sudan)

Burkina Faso won 6–4 on aggregate.


Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg3–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
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Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg2–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
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Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Gabon won 3–2 on aggregate.


Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg0–2Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
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Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg1–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
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Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)

Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate.


Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg1–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
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Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Referee: Mihindou Mbina Gauthier (Gabon)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg0–2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
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Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

Burundi won 3–1 on aggregate.


Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
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Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
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Penalties
5–4
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Adaari Abdul Latif (Ghana)

1–1 on aggregate. Cameroon won 5–4 on penalties.


Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
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National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Soulaimane Ansudane (Comoros)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg4–1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
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Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Lotfi Bekoussa (Algeria)

Mali won 6–2 on aggregate.


Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
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Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira
Referee: Messie Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg3–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
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Moruleng Stadium, Saulspoort
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)

South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate.


Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg1–2Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
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Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg1–4Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
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Estádio dos Coqueiros, Luanda
Referee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria)

Malawi won 5–3 on aggregate.


Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg1–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
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Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg3–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
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Congo won 4–1 on aggregate.


Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
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Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg0–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
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Penalties
6–7
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Al Masry Club Stadium, Port Said
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

0–0 on aggregate. Senegal won 7–6 on penalties.

Third round

Winners qualify for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg1–6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–1 0–5
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg4–2Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 3–1 1–1
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg4–1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 3–1 1–0
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg1–3Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1–0 0–3
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–1 0–3
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–0Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 0–0 2–0
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg3–6Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2–2 1–4
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
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Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg5–0Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
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Agege Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.


Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–1Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
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Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
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Ghana won 4–2 on aggregate.


Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg3–1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
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Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg0–1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
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Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Burkina Faso won 4–1 on aggregate.


Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg1–0Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
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Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon)
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg3–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
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Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Burundi won 3–1 on aggregate.


Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
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Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg3–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
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Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.


South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–0Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
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Moruleng Stadium, Saulspoort
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg0–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
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Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

South Africa won 2–0 on aggregate.


Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg2–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
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Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg4–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
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Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Senegal won 6–3 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations 1
only final tournament era (since 1991)
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger (hosts)26 May 2015 [1] 0 (debut)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 21 July 201810 (1993, 1995 , 1999, 2001, 2005 , 2007, 2009, 2011 , 2013, 2015 )
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 12 August 201810 (1991, 1993 , 1997, 1999 , 2001, 2003, 2009 , 2011, 2013, 2015)
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 21 July 20182 ( 2003 , 2007)
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 22 July 20181 (1995)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 22 July 201811 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21 July 20187 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011 , 2015, 2017)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 21 July 20184 (1993, 1995, 2015 , 2017)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

  1. Libya played their home leg in Tunisia due to the Libyan Civil War.
  2. 1 2 The first leg between Ghana and Benin was postponed to 4 August due to the impasse between the Ghana Football Association and the government. The second leg was also moved to the following weekend. [6]

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The qualification phase of the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations decided the participating teams of the final tournament. A total of eight teams will play in the final tournament, to be hosted by Zambia.

The 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 9th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

The 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

The 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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.

The 2018–19 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 27 November to 23 December 2018. A total of 56 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide 15 of the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018–19 CAF Champions League.

The 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 27 November 2018 to 20 January 2019. A total of 70 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup.

The 2020 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2020 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament.

The 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the fifth edition of the CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's national teams from Africa qualify for the Olympic football tournament.

The 2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 11th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) organized a qualification competition from 13 January to 5 June 2022 for its nations consisting of players born on or after 1 January 2005 to secure one of 3 qualification spots at the that year's FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India.

This article details the qualification schedule and matches for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.

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