2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates21 September 2022 – 28 March 2023
Teams38 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored133 (2.22 per match)
Top scorer(s)
(4 goals each)
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2027→

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

Contents

Players born 1 January 2001 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of 8 teams, including automatically qualified hosts Morocco, qualified to play in the group stages of this edition of the tournament, wich also doubled as the first stage of the African qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France.

Teams

Apart from Morocco, the remaining 53 CAF members were eligible to enter qualification and a total of 38 national teams entered its draw which was announced on 18 August 2022. [1] Eighteen best teams from the previous edition and its qualification procedures were given a bye to the second round.

Main tournament edition hostsBye to second round
(18 teams)		First round entrants
(20 teams)
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

All matches were played during the FIFA International Window and its schedules were as follows: [2]

RoundLegDate
First roundFirst leg19–27 September 2022
Second leg
Second roundFirst leg22–23 October 2022
Second leg29–30 October 2022
Third round [3] First leg22–28 March 2023
Second leg

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg2–4Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 0–02–4
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg3–3 (a)Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 0–03–3
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg3–2Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2–01–2
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg1–2Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 1–00–2
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg0–1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 0–00–1
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg5–1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 3–02–1
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg2–2 (a)Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 0–12–1
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg4–4 (a)Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 4–10–3
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg12–1Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 5–07–1
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg8–1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2–16–0

Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg0–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Report
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg4–2Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report Camará Soccerball shade.svg78', 88'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Adaari Abdul-Latif (Ghana)

Niger won 4–2 on aggregate.

Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–0Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Report
Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg3–3Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report
Stade Huye, Butare (Rwanda) [note 1]
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)

Tanzania won 3–3 on aggregate via the away goals rule.

Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg2–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Mathews Hamalila (Zambia)
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–1Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Report N. Dlamini Soccerball shade.svg75'
Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown

Eswatini won 3–2 on aggregate.

Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg1–0Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
El Abd Soccerball shade.svg90+4' Report
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott
Referee: Alhasan Bass (Gambia)
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg2–0Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Report
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Tanislas Ahomlanto (Benin)

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svgVoided
(0–0)		Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svgVoided
(1–0)		Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Bongonga Soccerball shade.svg74' Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

DR Congo won 1–0 on aggregate, but later got disqualified and had its result forfeited for fielding ineligible players. Although Ethiopia advanced to the final round, they chose not to compete and thus Algeria advanced in their place.

Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg3–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Report
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg1–2Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Aristide Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (pen.) Report
Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre

Mozambique won 5–1 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–1Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Report Bojang Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.)
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou (Benin) [note 2]
Referee: Abubakar Abdullahi (Nigeria)
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg1–2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Bâ Soccerball shade.svg82' Report
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh (Morocco) [note 3]

Burkina Faso won 2–2 on aggregate via the away goals rule.

Libya  Flag of Libya.svg4–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Report Kamanzi Soccerball shade.svg76'
Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg3–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report
Stade Huye, Butare
Referee: Souleiman Djama (Djibouti)

Rwanda won 4–4 on aggregate via the away goals rule.

Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg5–0Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
Report
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Dharamveer Hurbungs (Mauritius)
Seychelles  Flag of Seychelles.svg1–7Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Aboudou Soccerball shade.svg4' Report
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo (Madagascar) [note 4]

Madagascar won 12–1 on aggregate.

Angola  Flag of Angola.svg2–1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Report Tsuseb Soccerball shade.svg58'
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg0–6Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Report
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda (Angola)

Angola won 8–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg1–1 (a)Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0–01–1
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg3–3 (a)Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 2–01–3
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–10–2
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg w/o [upper-alpha 1] Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda ——
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg0–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0–00–1
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg1–2Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1–10–1
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg2–2 (a)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–20–0
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–01–2
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg w/o [upper-alpha 2] [upper-alpha 3] Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria ——
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–20–2
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–0 (3–5 p)Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0–00–0
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–10–1
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg0–5Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 0–10–4
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg2–3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–30–0

Notes:

  1. ↑ Guinea won on a walkover after Uganda withdrew from the competition. [9]
  2. ↑ DR Congo originally won the tie, but were later disqualified after competing in the second round for fielding ineligible players. Algeria advanced to the final round. [10]
  3. ↑ Algeria won on a walkover after Ethiopia withdrew from the competition. [11] [12]

Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Hamidou Diero (Burkina Faso)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–1Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Traoré Soccerball shade.svg59' Report Amoustapha Soccerball shade.svg46'
Stade de Yamoussoukro, Yamoussoukro

Niger won 1–1 on aggregate via the away goals rule.

Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg2–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Report
Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg3–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report Winsavi Soccerball shade.svg82' (o.g.)
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)

Sudan won 3–3 on aggregate via the away goals rule.

Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Msengi Soccerball shade.svg76' (pen.) Report Makanjuola Soccerball shade.svg29' (pen.)
Benjamin Mpaka Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Souleiman Djama (Djibouti)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report
Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan
Referee: Gnama Aklesso (Togo)

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg0–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Faisal Soccerball shade.svg70' Report
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Egypt won 1–0 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg1–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
A. Conteh Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.) Report Mutale Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
SKD Sports Complex, Monrovia (Liberia) [note 5]
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg1–0Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Phiri Soccerball shade.svg65' Report
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Zambia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Togo  Flag of Togo.svg2–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Moussa Ahmadou Alou (Niger)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–0Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
Report
Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

South Africa on 2–2 on aggregate via the away goals rule.

Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg1–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Bassinga Soccerball shade.svg1' Report
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report Bassinga Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Radès
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Conogo won 2–2 on aggregate via the away goals rule.

DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svgVoided
(4–1)		Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Report Bekkouche Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Santillan da Costa (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svgVoided
(3–1)		Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report Mwamba Soccerball shade.svg58'
8 May 1945 Stadium, Sétif
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

DR Congo won 5–4 on aggregate but was later disqualified, thus Algeria advanced to the final round.

Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Vilanculos Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Afriyie Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Referee: Ibrahim Tsimanohitsy (Madagascar)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Report
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou (Benin) [note 2]
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
Penalties
5–3
Stade Abdoulaye Wade, Dakar
Referee: Younoussa Camara (Guinea)

Senegal won 5–3 on penalties and advanced to the final round.

Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Diaby Soccerball shade.svg44' (o.g.) Report Diomandé Soccerball shade.svg43'
Stade Huye, Butare
Referee: Hassan Hagi (Somalia)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Traoré Soccerball shade.svg35' Report
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Referee: Stanislas Ahomlanto (Benin)

Mali won 2–1 on aggregate.

Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg0–1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report Ovono Soccerball shade.svg65'
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg4–0Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Report
Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Gabon won 5–0 on aggregate.

Angola  Flag of Angola.svg2–3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Zini Soccerball shade.svg14', 88' Report
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–0Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Report
Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.

Third round

Winners qualified for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg2–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 0–02–1
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0–00–2
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2–00–0
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–1 (a)Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1–10–0
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–10–1
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 3–10–3
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–1 (7–6 p)Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–00–1
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg1–2Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Manu Soccerball shade.svg88' Report
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)

Niger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report
Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat (Morocco)
Referee: Yannick Kabanga Malala (DR Congo)

Guinea won 2–0 on aggregate.

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg0–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Jeannot Franck Bito (Cameroon)

Egypt won 2–0 on aggregate.

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Maseko Soccerball shade.svg67' Report Bissila Soccerball shade.svg44'
Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg0–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Congo won 1–1 on aggregate via the away goals rule.

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Bekkouche Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Issahaku Soccerball shade.svg86'
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Hassen Corneh (Liberia)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Issahaku Soccerball shade.svg12' Report
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report Diarra Soccerball shade.svg60'
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar
Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg3–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Mali won 4–3 on aggregate.

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Moussango Soccerball shade.svg13' Report
Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Eto'o Soccerball shade.svg25' Report
Penalties
6–7
Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé

Gabon won 7–6 on penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. [15]

TeamQualified onPrevious U-23 Africa Cup of Nations appearances 1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (hosts)7 July 20221 ( 2011 )
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 26 March 20233 (2011, 2015, 2019 )
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 27 March 20230 (debut)
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 28 March 20231 ( 2011 )
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 28 March 20231 (2019)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 28 March 20230 (debut)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 28 March 20232 (2015, 2019)
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 28 March 20230 (debut)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 133 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.22 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ↑ South Sudan played their home matches overseas, since none of their stadiums met the quality standards set in CAF's regulations. [4] [5]
  2. 1 2 Burkina Faso played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set in CAF's regulations. [6]
  3. ↑ Gambia played their home matches in Morocco, since none of their home stadiums met the quality standards set in CAF's regulations. [7]
  4. ↑ Seychelles played their home matches overseas, since none of their stadiums met the quality standards set in CAF's regulations. [8]
  5. ↑ Sierra Leone played their home matches in Liberia, since their only stadium which satisfies the criteria of hosting international matches – the Siaka Steven Stadium in Freetown – is undergoing long term renovations. [13] [14]

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