2020 African Nations Championship qualification

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2020 African Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates20 April – 20 October 2019
Teams48 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored146 (2.28 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uganda.svg Patrick Kaddu
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Prince Dube
(4 goals each)
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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.

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A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Cameroon which qualified automatically as hosts. [1]

Teams

Originally, a total of 47 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds, split into zones according to their regional affiliations. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 30 January 2019 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [2] [3] A re-draw of the Central Eastern Zone (CECAFA) was announced on 3 July 2019, after Ethiopia (original hosts) and Djibouti (originally banned) were included. [4] A re-draw of the Central Zone (UNIFFAC) was also made, after Cameroon (new hosts) were excluded from qualifying. [5] [6] Therefore, a total of 48 (out of 53) teams CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds after the re-draws.

ZoneSpots (total 16)Teams entering qualificationDid not enter
Northern Zone
(UNAF)		2 spots
Western Zone A
(WAFU-UFOA A)		2 spots
Western Zone B
(WAFU-UFOA B)		3 spots
Central Zone
(UNIFFAC)		2 spots +
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (hosts)
Central Eastern Zone
(CECAFA)		3 spots
Southern Zone
(COSAFA)		3 spots
Notes

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played). [9]

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

Zone / RoundMatchdayDate
Northern ZoneWestern Zone A
Western Zone B
Central Zone
Central Eastern Zone		Southern Zone
——First roundFirst leg19–21 April 2019
Second leg10–12 May 2019
—First roundSecond roundFirst leg26–28 July 2019
Second leg2–4 August 2019
First roundSecond roundThird roundFirst leg20–22 September 2019
Second leg18–20 October 2019

Northern Zone

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0–00–3
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg3–1 [note 1] Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1–02–1
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
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Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
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Stade Municipal, Berkane
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Morocco won 3–0 on aggregate.

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report
Stade Olympique, Rades
Referee: Abderrezak Arab (Algeria)
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg1–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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Stade Boubker Ammar, Salé (Morocco) [note 2]
Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)

Tunisia won 3–1 on aggregate, but withdrew in January 2020. As a result, Libya qualified. [10]

Western Zone A

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg0–7Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0–40–3
Cape Verde  Flag of Cape Verde.svg1–2Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 0–01–2
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg1–3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–00–3
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg0–4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
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Estádio Lino Correia, Bissau
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg3–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
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Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Bangaly Konate (Guinea)

Mali won 7–0 on aggregate.

Cape Verde  Flag of Cape Verde.svg0–0Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
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Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia
Referee: Bonifacio Julio da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg2–1Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
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Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

Mauritania won 2–1 on aggregate.

Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
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Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–0Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
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Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
Referee: Fabrício Duarte (Cape Verde)

Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg0–2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0–00–2
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–1 (1–3 p)Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–00–1
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg0–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
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Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Slim Belkhaouas (Tunisia)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg2–0Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
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Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Mali won 2–0 on aggregate.

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Penalties
3–1
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

1–1 on aggregate. Guinea won 3–1 on penalties.

Western Zone B

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg0–1Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 0–00–1
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg0–0Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
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Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg1–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
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Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg4–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4–10–2
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg2–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2–00–1
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 0–10–0
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg4–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
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Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
Report
Agege Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Al-Mustapha (Niger)

Togo won 4–3 on aggregate.

Niger  Flag of Niger.svg2–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
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Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Adaari Abdul Latif (Ghana)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
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Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Niger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
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Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
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Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

Burkina Faso won 1–0 on aggregate.

Central Zone

Original draw (before Cameroon were excluded):

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg w/o Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe ——
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg4–5Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 3–31–2
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svgCancelledFlag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe
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Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui
Referee: Diosdado Nzibi Nze (Equatorial Guinea)
São Tomé and Príncipe  Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svgCancelledFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
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TBC
Referee: Jean-Piere Nguiene Bissila (Congo)

Central African Republic won on walkover after São Tomé and Príncipe withdrew. [11]

Chad  Flag of Chad.svg3–3Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
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Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena
Referee: André Kolissala (Central African Republic)
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg2–1Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
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Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)

Equatorial Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg1–6Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 0–21–4
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg2–3Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2–20–1
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg0–2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
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Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui
Referee: Diosdado Nzibi Nze Angono (Equatorial Guinea)
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg4–1Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
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Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon)

DR Congo won 6–1 on aggregate.

Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg2–2Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
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Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg1–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
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Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Congo won 3–2 on aggregate.

Central Eastern Zone

Original draw (before Ethiopia and Djibouti were included):

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg4–1Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 2–02–1
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg2–7Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–31–4
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg3–5Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 0–13–4
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–0 (4–1 p)Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0–00–0
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg2–0Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
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Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Emmanuel Alphonce Mwandembwa (Tanzania)
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg1–2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
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Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala (Uganda) [note 3]
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)

Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.

Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg1–3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
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El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti (Djibouti) [note 4]
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg4–1Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
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Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Elsiddig Mohamed Eltreefe (Sudan)

Uganda won 7–2 on aggregate.

Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg0–1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
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El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg4–3Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
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Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Ethiopia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
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National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg0–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report
Penalties
1–4
Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani
Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)

0–0 on aggregate. Tanzania won 4–1 on penalties.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–6Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0–30–3
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–2Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0–11–1
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 0–12–1
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
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Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–0Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
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Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Uganda won 6–0 on aggregate.

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg0–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
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Tigray Stadium, Mekelle
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
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Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Rwanda won 2–1 on aggregate.

Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
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National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg1–2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
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Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

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

Southern Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg5–1Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 2–03–1
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–1 (a)Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 0–01–1
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–0Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
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Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse
Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)
Seychelles  Flag of Seychelles.svg1–3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
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Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

Botswana won 5–1 on aggregate.

Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg0–0Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
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Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg1–1Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
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Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

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

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0–02–3
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg2–2 (5–4 p)Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1–11–1
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg0–2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0–20–0
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg3–3 (a)Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–02–3
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg6–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3–23–0
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg1–7Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0–41–3
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
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Francistown Stadium, Francistown
Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg3–2Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
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National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
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Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg1–1Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Report
Penalties
4–5
Estádio dos Coqueiros
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia)

2–2 on aggregate. Eswatini won 5–4 on penalties.

Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg0–2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
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Stade de Moroni, Moroni
Referee: Nelson Emile Fred (Seychelles)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg0–0Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
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Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

Namibia won 2–0 on aggregate.

Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg1–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
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Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg3–2Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
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Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

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

Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg3–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
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Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–3Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
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Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Abdoul Ohabee Kanoso (Madagascar)

Lesotho won 6–2 on aggregate.

Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg0–4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
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Stade Auguste Vollaire, Flacq
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg3–1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
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Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

Zimbabwe won 7–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg2–3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0–12–2
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg1–2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–00–2
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg3–1Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 3–10–0
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg0–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
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Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Dharamveer Hurbungs (Mauritius)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–2Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
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National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia)

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg1–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
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Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg2–0Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
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Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

Namibia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg3–1Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
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National Sports Stadium, Harare
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg0–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
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Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Egbert Yvon Havelock (Seychelles)

Zimbabwe won 3–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. [12]

TeamQualifying zoneQualified onPrevious appearances in African Nations Championship 1
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (hosts)Central Zone13 April 2019 [1] 3 (2011, 2016, 2018)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Northern Zone 19 October 20193 (2014, 2016, 2018 )
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 31 January 2020 [10] 3 (2009, 2014 , 2018)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Western Zone A 20 October 20193 (2011, 2014, 2016)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 20 October 20192 (2016, 2018)
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo Western Zone B 19 October 20190 (debut)
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 20 October 20192 (2011, 2016)
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 20 October 20192 (2014, 2018)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Central Zone 20 October 20194 ( 2009 , 2011, 2014, 2016 )
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 20 October 20192 (2014, 2018)
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Central Eastern Zone 19 October 20194 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 19 October 20193 (2011, 2016 , 2018)
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 18 October 20191 (2009)
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Southern Zone 19 October 20193 (2009, 2016, 2018)
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 19 October 20191 (2018)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 20 October 20194 (2009, 2011, 2014, 2016)

Goalscorers

There were 146 goals scored in 64 matches, for an average of 2.28 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. ↑ Tunisia withdrew after winning the tie, and Libya replaced them in the final tournament. [10]
  2. ↑ Libya played their home leg in Morocco due to the Libyan Civil War.
  3. ↑ South Sudan played their home leg in Uganda due to renovation of Juba Stadium.
  4. ↑ Somalia played their home leg in Djibouti due to the Somali Civil War.

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  9. ↑ "Regulations of the African Nations Championship" (PDF). CAF.
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