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2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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.

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)Burkina Faso Abdoul Tapsoba
Gabon Eric Bekale Biyoghe
Uganda Steven Mukwala (4 goals each)
← 2017
2021 →

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

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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 hosts Bye to second round
(16 teams) 		First round entrants
(24 teams)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter

Format

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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

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

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 30 March – 1 April 2018
Second leg 20–22 April 2018
Second round First leg 11–13 May 2018
Second leg 18–20 May 2018
Third round First leg 13–15 July 2018
Second leg 20–22 July 2018

Bracket

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

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania   2–1   Morocco 2–0 0–1
Guinea-Bissau   1–0   Sierra Leone 1–0 0–0
Algeria   5–2   Tunisia 3–1 2–1
Liberia   w/o   Benin — —
Gabon   5–2   Togo 4–0 1–2
Kenya   1–1 (a)   Rwanda 1–1 0–0
Ethiopia   0–3   Burundi 0–2 0–1
Uganda   8–1   South Sudan 5–1 3–0
Tanzania   0–0 (6–5 p)   DR Congo 0–0 0–0
Seychelles   0–6   Mozambique 0–0 0–6
Malawi   1–1 (a)   Eswatini 0–0 1–1
Botswana   1–1 (a)   Namibia 0–0 1–1
Mauritania  2–0  Morocco
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Referee: Mohamed Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Morocco  1–0  Mauritania
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Referee: Bakary Camara (Gambia)

Mauritania won 2–1 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau  1–0  Sierra Leone
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Referee: Alioune Sow Sandigui (Senegal)
Sierra Leone  0–0  Guinea-Bissau
Report
Referee: Ayensu Afful Isaka (Ghana)

Guinea-Bissau won 1–0 on aggregate.

Algeria  3–1  Tunisia
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Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Tunisia  1–2  Algeria
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Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Algeria won 5–2 on aggregate.

Liberia  Cancelled  Benin
Report
Referee: Thomas Kangoma (Sierra Leone)
Benin  Cancelled  Liberia
Report
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)

Benin won on walkover after Liberia withdrew.[5]

Gabon  4–0  Togo
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Referee: Numbi Pierre Kibingo (DR Congo)
Togo  2–1  Gabon
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Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Gabon won 5–2 on aggregate.

Kenya  1–1  Rwanda
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Referee: Biruk Yemanabran Kassaun (Ethiopia)
Rwanda  0–0  Kenya
Report
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)

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

Ethiopia  0–2  Burundi
Report
Referee: Mohamed Nur Muhudin (Somalia)
Burundi  1–0  Ethiopia
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Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)

Burundi won 3–0 on aggregate.

Uganda  5–1  South Sudan
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Referee: Adel Mukhtar Adam (Sudan)
South Sudan  0–3  Uganda
Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Uganda won 8–1 on aggregate.

Tanzania  0–0  DR Congo
Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
DR Congo  0–0  Tanzania
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Penalties
 5–6
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Referee: Fitial Charel Kokolo (Congo)

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

Seychelles  0–0  Mozambique
Report
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Mozambique  6–0  Seychelles
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Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

Mozambique won 6–0 on aggregate.

Malawi  0–0  Swaziland
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Referee: Pilan Ncube (Zimbabwe)
Eswatini  1–1  Malawi
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Referee: Nelson Emile Fred (Seychelles)

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

Botswana  0–0  Namibia
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Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Namibia  1–1  Botswana
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Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)

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

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania   3–3 (a)   Guinea 1–0 2–3
Guinea-Bissau   2–3   Nigeria 2–2 0–1
Algeria   0–2   Ghana 0–0 0–2
Gambia   2–3   Benin 2–1 0–2
Burkina Faso   6–4   Libya 3–1 3–3
Gabon   3–2   Ivory Coast 3–0 0–2
Rwanda   1–3   Zambia 0–2 1–1
Burundi   3–1   Sudan 1–1 2–0
Uganda   1–1 (4–5 p)   Cameroon 1–0 0–1
Tanzania   2–6   Mali 1–2 1–4
Mozambique   1–4   South Africa 1–1 0–3
Malawi   5–3   Angola 1–2 4–1
Botswana   1–4   Congo 1–1 0–3
Senegal   0–0 (7–6 p)   Egypt 0–0 0–0
Mauritania  1–0  Guinea
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Referee: Jerry S. Yekeh (Liberia)
Guinea  3–2  Mauritania
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Referee: Slim Belkhouas (Tunisia)

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

Guinea-Bissau  2–2  Nigeria
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Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Nigeria  1–0  Guinea-Bissau
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Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)

Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

Algeria  0–0  Ghana
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Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)
Ghana  2–0  Algeria
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Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)

Ghana won 2–0 on aggregate.

Gambia  2–1  Benin
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Referee: Reinaldo Domingos Barbosa (Guinea-Bissau)
Benin  2–0  Gambia
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Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)

Benin won 3–2 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso  3–1  Libya
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Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)
Libya  3–3  Burkina Faso
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Referee: Elsiddig Mohamed Eltreefe (Sudan)

Burkina Faso won 6–4 on aggregate.

Gabon  3–0  Ivory Coast
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Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Ivory Coast  2–0  Gabon
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Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Gabon won 3–2 on aggregate.

Rwanda  0–2  Zambia
Report
Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)
Zambia  1–1  Rwanda
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Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)

Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Burundi  1–1  Sudan
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Referee: Mihindou Mbina Gauthier (Gabon)
Sudan  0–2  Burundi
Report
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

Burundi won 3–1 on aggregate.

Uganda  1–0  Cameroon
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Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Cameroon  1–0  Uganda
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Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Adaari Abdul Latif (Ghana)

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

Tanzania  1–2  Mali
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Referee: Soulaimane Ansudane (Comoros)
Mali  4–1  Tanzania
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Referee: Lotfi Bekoussa (Algeria)

Mali won 6–2 on aggregate.

Mozambique  1–1  South Africa
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Referee: Messie Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
South Africa  3–0  Mozambique
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Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)

South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate.

Malawi  1–2  Angola
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Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
Angola  1–4  Malawi
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Referee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria)

Malawi won 5–3 on aggregate.

Botswana  1–1  Congo
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Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
Congo  3–0  Botswana
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Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Congo won 4–1 on aggregate.

Senegal  0–0  Egypt
Report
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Egypt  0–0  Senegal
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Penalties
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Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

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

Third round

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania   1–6   Nigeria 1–1 0–5
Ghana   4–2   Benin 3–1 1–1
Burkina Faso   4–1   Gabon 3–1 1–0
Zambia   1–3   Burundi 1–0 0–3
Cameroon   1–4   Mali 1–1 0–3
South Africa   2–0   Malawi 0–0 2–0
Congo   3–6   Senegal 2–2 1–4
Mauritania  1–1  Nigeria
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Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
Nigeria  5–0  Mauritania
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Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.

Ghana  3–1  Benin
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Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Benin  1–1  Ghana
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Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Ghana won 4–2 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso  3–1  Gabon
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Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
Gabon  0–1  Burkina Faso
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Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Burkina Faso won 4–1 on aggregate.

Zambia  1–0  Burundi
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Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon)
Burundi  3–0  Zambia
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Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Burundi won 3–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon  1–1  Mali
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Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Mali  3–0  Cameroon
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Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.

South Africa  0–0  Malawi
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Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Malawi  0–2  South Africa
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Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

South Africa won 2–0 on aggregate.

Congo  2–2  Senegal
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Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)
Senegal  4–1  Congo
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Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Senegal won 6–3 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

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The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations1
only final tournament era (since 1991)
  Niger (hosts) 26 May 2015[1] 0 (debut)
  Nigeria 21 July 2018 10 (1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Ghana 12 August 2018 10 (1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Burkina Faso 21 July 2018 2 (2003, 2007)
  Burundi 22 July 2018 1 (1995)
  Mali 22 July 2018 11 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
  South Africa 21 July 2018 7 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017)
  Senegal 21 July 2018 4 (1993, 1995, 2015, 2017)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ Libya played their home leg in Tunisia due to the Libyan Civil War.
  2. ^ a b 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "CAF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECISIONS OF 26 MAY 2015". www.cafonline.com. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Fixtures of Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Niger 2019 qualifiers". cafonline.com. 26 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Fixtures of Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Niger 2019 qualifiers" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  4. ^ "Regulations of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAFonline.com. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ HEM, Jp (26 March 2018). "le Liberia forfait offre le second tour au Bénin". beninwebtv.com (in French). Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Éliminatoires Aller de la Can U20 Le match Ghana vs Bénin programmé pour le 04 Août". footy-ghana.com. 17 July 2018.
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