Football at the 2015 African Games – Men's qualification

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2015 African Games men's football tournament qualification
Tournament details
Dates21 February – 12 April
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored45 (1.88 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Egypt.svg Kahraba (4 goals)
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The 2015 African Games men's football tournament qualification decided the participating teams of the 2015 African Games men's football tournament. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the men's football tournament, including Congo who qualified automatically as hosts. [1] Both the qualifying rounds and the final tournament were age-restricted and open to men's under-23 national teams only.

Contents

Teams

A total of 24 teams entered the qualifying rounds, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). [2]

RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teams
First round
20
Second round
4
Qualifying roundsTotal24
Final tournament1

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).

The seven winners of the second round qualified for the final tournament.

Schedule

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

RoundLegDate
First roundFirst leg20–22 February 2015
Second leg6–8 March 2015
Second roundFirst leg20–22 March 2015
Second leg10–12 April 2015

Qualification rounds

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svgw/oFlag of Libya.svg  Libya ——
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgw/oFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau ——
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg1–2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0–11–1
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg4–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3–01–1
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–40–2
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svgw/oFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar ——
Mali  Flag of Mali.svgw/oFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia ——
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg0–0 (4–1 p)Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0–00–0
Swaziland  Flag of Eswatini.svgw/oFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe ——
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–4Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–20–2

Note: Libya, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Tunisia and Swaziland withdrew. [4]

Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svgCancelledFlag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report
Libya  Flag of Libya.svgCancelledFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report

Burkina Faso won on walkover.

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgCancelledFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svgCancelledFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report

Ivory Coast won on walkover.

DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg0–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Report Nshimirimana Soccerball shade.svg50'
Referee: Aurélien Juenkou Wandji (Cameroon)
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg1–1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Fiston Soccerball shade.svg42' Report Ipumbu Soccerball shade.svg36'
Referee: Zekarias Girma Fega (Ethiopia)

Burundi won 2–1 on aggregate.

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Rabia Soccerball shade.svg45'
Kahraba Soccerball shade.svg88', 90+4' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Mokhtar Amalou (Algeria)
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Omumbo Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.) Report Kahraba Soccerball shade.svg16' (pen.)
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Egypt won 4–1 on aggregate.

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Méyé Soccerball shade.svg53' Report Ajayi Soccerball shade.svg2', 47'
Oghenekaro Soccerball shade.svg45+1' (pen.)
Onyekachi Soccerball shade.svg90'
Referee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Oduduwa Soccerball shade.svg67'
Ajayi Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.

Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svgCancelledFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Report
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svgCancelledFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report

Zambia won on walkover.

Mali  Flag of Mali.svgCancelledFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svgCancelledFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report

Mali won on walkover.

Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg0–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg0–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Report
Penalties
1–4
Referee: Jean Claude Kinamvuidi Fuengi (DR Congo)

0–0 on aggregate. Mozambique won on penalties.

Swaziland  Flag of Eswatini.svgCancelledFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Report
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgCancelledFlag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland
Report

Zimbabwe won on walkover.

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–2Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Hotessa Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.) Report Osman Soccerball shade.svg26'
Gaafar Soccerball shade.svg38'
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg2–0Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Mukhtar Soccerball shade.svg3'
Osman Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)

Sudan won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2015 African Games.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg2–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2–10–0
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0–20–2
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0–02–1
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg3–3 (a)Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2–21–1
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–00–2
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg2–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–01–1
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg2–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–00–1
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg2–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Ouédraogo Soccerball shade.svg54'
Sango Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Kouadio Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Ousmane Sidibe (Mali)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
Referee: El Fatih Wadeed Khaleel (Sudan)

Burkina Faso won 2–1 on aggregate.

Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report Trezeguet Soccerball shade.svg5'
Fathi Soccerball shade.svg45'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–0Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Kahraba Soccerball shade.svg21'
Salem Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report
Suez Stadium, Suez
Referee: Hicham Tiazi (Morocco)

Egypt won 4–0 on aggregate.

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report
Abuja National Stadium, Abuja
Referee: Med Said Kordi (Tunisia)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg1–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Samu Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Awoniyi Soccerball shade.svg35', 87'
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)

Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg2–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Sylla Soccerball shade.svg6'
A. Traoré Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report Diaw Soccerball shade.svg15'
Thiouné Soccerball shade.svg75'
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Daudu Williams (Sierra Leone)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Koné Soccerball shade.svg54' Report S. Traoré Soccerball shade.svg15'
Stade Caroline Faye, M'Bour
Referee: Idriss Biani (Chad)

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

Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Salomão Soccerball shade.svg85' Report
Campo do Grupo Afrin, Maputo
Referee: Osiase William Koto (Lesotho)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Salomão Soccerball shade.svg73' (o.g.)
Adjei Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report
Tamale Stadium, Tamale
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg1–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Mutasa Soccerball shade.svg21' Report
Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Tinyiko Victor Hlungwani (South Africa)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Tchamabo Soccerball shade.svg45' Report Moyo Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

Zimbabwe won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg2–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Osman Soccerball shade.svg21'
El Tahir Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Report
El Obeid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Bruno Andriamiharisoa (Madagascar)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Masuku Soccerball shade.svg83' Report
Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo (hosts)14 September 2011 [1] 3 ( 1965 , 1973, 1995)
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 11 April 20151 (1973)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 12 April 20157 (1973, 1978, 1987 , 1991 , 1995 , 2003, 2007)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 12 April 20155 ( 1973 , 1978, 1991 , 1995, 2003 )
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 12 April 20153 (1987, 2003, 2011)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 12 April 20155 (1973, 1978, 2003, 2007, 2011 )
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 12 April 20152 (1991, 1995 )
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 11 April 20150 (debut)
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

On 26 August 2015, the CAF announced that Egypt had withdrawn from the competition. Burundi, the team eliminated by Egypt in the final round, declined to replace them due to short notice. Therefore, only seven teams competed in the final tournament. [5]

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "AAG Congo 2015: Men, Women qualifiers set for start". CAFonline.com. 20 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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